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Kayaking Made Easy, 3rd: A Manual for Beginners with Tips for the Experienced (Made Easy Series)

Kayaking Made Easy, 3rd: A Manual for Beginners with Tips for the Experienced (Made Easy Series)
By Dennis Stuhaug

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Updated to reflect all the latest gear and techniques, this guide is the perfect step-by-step handbook for beginners, with sage advice on every aspect of flat-water and sea kayaking, from selecting a boat to kayak camping.

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  • Amazon Sales Rank: #73588 in Books
  • Published on: 2006-04-01
  • Original language: English
  • Number of items: 1
  • Binding: Paperback
  • 264 pages

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"The friendly, accessible tone of this book is refreshing and encouraging . . . ."
--Columbus Dispatch, Columbus, Ohio


". . . written so smartly and technically it could double as a course textbook."
--Woodland Hills Daily News, Los Angeles

From the Back Cover

A generously illustrated handbook for beginners and seasoned paddlers, Kayaking Made Easy is brimming with advice, humor, and personal anecdotes about every aspect of flatwater and sea kayaking. Dennis Stuhaug, an encouraging and enthusiastic instructor, takes a step-by-step approach to introducing kayaking gear, strokes, maneuvers, and the complexities of long-distance navigation.

He’ll help you:
Choose the right hull for your needs
Outfit your kayak with seat, flotation, spray deck, and other fittings
Master basic maneuvers, from the sweep stroke to the sculling brace
Assemble a kayaking wardrobe that’s comfortable and affordable
Safely navigate the hazards of wind, fog, eddies, and rip currents
Ensure that all your companions, including the kids, have a terrific time

About the Author

Dennis Stuhaug is a former editor with Canoe & Kayak magazine, a former paddling instructor, and the author of Basic Essentials Sit-on-Top Kayaking (FalconGuides). He lives, writes, and paddles in the Seattle area.

Customer Reviews

A complete and thorough "how to" guide to the sport and recreation of kayaking5
This newly expanded and revised third edition of Kayaking Made Easy: A Manual For Beginners With Tips For The Experienced by Dennis Stuhaug is a complete and thorough "how to" guide to the sport and recreation of kayaking. Providing readers with a concisely presenting approach to preparing for and engaging in kayaking, Kayaking Made Easy offers a truly "user friendly" guide to everything from choosing the right hull for individual needs, outfitting the kayak with seat, flotation, spray deck and other fittings, mastering basic maneuvers from the sweep stroke to the sculling brace, and assembling a kayaking wardrobe that is both comfortable and affordable, to safe navigation through the hazards of wind, fog, eddies and rip currents, and ensuring that all companions, including kids, enjoy the active and fun ride. A welcome addition to personal and community library reference collections, Kayaking Made Easy is very strongly recommended reading for novice kayakers, and has much of value to offer even seasoned kayakers.

Recommended5
Being new to kayaking I found this book to be very through and in depth. An excellent primer along with many pointers for the more experienced.

Needs some pictures1
This book might be packed with information about the various paddling techniques but takes at least three readings to understand what the author is trying to describe. The narrative would be helped tremendously if some pictures were included. Simple things like showing the proper wrist rotatation during strokes, even body positioning during the stroke are not illustrated.

In addtion, the authors writing style leaves a lot to be desired. The author wants to imagine he is right next to us while we sit in the kayak. Things like, '...go ahead and pick up your kayak while we walk down this hill together....' UGH!!!!

Just describe each technique and some illustrations to go with each step would do wonders for this book.

As a novice to kayaking I can't recommend this book