Simple Kayak Navigation - Ray Killen

Simple Kayak Navigation

(Autor)

Buch | Softcover
128 Seiten
2006
Ragged Mountain Press (Verlag)
978-0-07-146794-0 (ISBN)
16,20 inkl. MwSt
Presents an introduction to plotting a course in a seagoing kayak. This book features methods adapted to the constraints of navigating a tiny, slow craft while at the same time paddling and peering over wave tops.
Learn practical, easy-to-use techniques for navigating the sea safely and confidently

In Simple Kayak Navigation, kayaking instructor Ray Killen explains everything you need to know about plotting your course for a safe and smooth sea adventure. He teaches you dozens of essential navigation procedures specially adapted to the needs of sea kayakers.

Killen's simple, easy-to-learn navigational methods will help you determine your position, ensure your safety, and keep you on track. Emphasizing the importance of pre-trip planning, Killen shows you how to plot your course and how to make adjustments to it when unexpected situations arise. You'll also get advice on navigating in fog and wind, compensating for currents, avoiding collisions, and taking bearings.

You'll also learn how to:



Use GPS to plan routes and determine heading, speed, and position Make sense of nautical charts and maps Interpret buoys, lights, and other aids to navigation Make the best use of both deck-mounted and hand-held compasses Use tides and currents to your advantage

Ray Killen is the former chair of the Coastal Kayaking Committee of the American Canoe Association. He is an ACA-Certified Coastal Kayak Instructor/Trainer/Educator and has written the curricula for the ACA's Introduction to Traditional Kayak Skills and Instructor Endorsement courses. He holds a British Canoe Union 4-star rating, is a Certified Level 3 coach, and a recipient of the BCU's Canoe Safety Award. A sea kayaker since 1988, Ray has paddled the coasts of New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Delaware, Virginia, Lake Superior, and Florida, and the tidal races off Anglesey, Wales. He has been a volunteer instructor with New Jersey Ocean County Parks and Recreation and with the "Becoming an Outdoor Woman" program. Ray has had extensive training in moving water, rescue scenarios, towing methods, tidal races, and kayak surfing, and he is the owner and primary instructor of Katabasis LLC, offering instruction in a wide range of sea kayaking skills.

Erscheint lt. Verlag 16.6.2006
Zusatzinfo 55 Illustrations
Verlagsort New York
Sprache englisch
Maße 183 x 231 mm
Gewicht 272 g
Themenwelt Sachbuch/Ratgeber Sport Segeln / Tauchen / Wassersport
ISBN-10 0-07-146794-7 / 0071467947
ISBN-13 978-0-07-146794-0 / 9780071467940
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