Basic Canoeing

All the Skills and Tools You Need to Get StartedJon Rounds, editor - Wayne Dickert, paddling demonstrator and consultant - photographs by Skip Brown - illustrations by Taina LitwakThis illustrated guide on the essential skills of canoeing should be required reading for anyone getting into the sport. A section on the mechanics of good paddling is followed by a catalog of the most important strokes, each illustrated in sequential photos, with concise text on the key points. Essential river maneuvers--eddy turns, peel-outs, and ferries--are demonstrated by the Olympic paddling team of Wayne Dickert and Horace Holden, Jr.About the Author:Wayne Dickert is the head of instruction at Nantahala Outdoor Center in North Carolina. He was a member of the 1996 U.S. Olympic Canoe and Kayak Team and a 10-time qualifier for the U.S. Canoe and Kayak National Team.Skip Brown is a freelance photographer whose work has appeared in National Geographic, Outside, Mens Journal, Paddler, and many other publications. He photographed Stackpoles Kayaking with Eric Jackson series: Whitewater Paddling and Playboating.Taina Litwak is a professional illustrator, former president of the Guild of Natural Science Illustrators, and a certified medical illustrator.
Specifications: AuthorWayne Dickert