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Books > Sport & Leisure > Sports & outdoor recreation > Water sports & recreations > Boating > Canoeing & kayaking
The most comprehensive canoeing techniques book ever is now
available for the first time in paperback.
Illustrated with 600 full-color photographs, this wide-ranging
book is designed with both beginner and seasoned canoeists in mind.
Gary & Joanie McGuffin, North America's most celebrated
canoeing couple, discuss issues rarely covered in other how-to
guides, such as developing fitness and balance.
The book offers first-hand, experience-based instruction on
outfitting, reading the river, paddling strokes for all flatwater
and whitewater conditions, advanced turns and maneuvers, portaging,
safety and rescue techniques - even how to tie a canoe on your
vehicle.
Recommended by both the American Canoe Association and the
Canadian Recreational Canoeing Association, Paddle Your Own Canoe
features: Canoeist's vocabulary Selecting the right canoe Selecting
the right paddle Portaging techniques Self-rescue techniques Solo
whitewater spins Complete flatwater techniques Complete whitewater
techniques
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