Whilst 1:25 and 1:50 Ordnance Survey maps are superb for Sea Kayak route planning and navigation, Nautical charts offer another ‘view’ of the coastal landscape. ‘Understanding A Nautical Chart‘ by Paul Boissier is a new release from Wiley Nautical aimed squarely at helping people read and understand the huge array of data contained in a [...]
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News: Paul Caffyn’s Dreamtime Voyage Republished
Paul Caffyn is a New Zealand based Sea Kayaker, famous for undertaking some epic circumnavigations. Perhaps his best known trip was the first circumnavigation of Australia in 1982. Over a 360-day period, the New Zealander logged 9,420 miles including some huge paddling days of 50+ miles within a 24 hour period. On occasion he even [...]
Review: Sea Kayak Handling Book
There are many books out there that cover all aspects of Sea Kayaking within one publication. Sea Kayak Handling is different. It foucses purely on developing kayak handling skills through detailed, yet concise coverage of strokes and associated techniques. Written by Doug Cooper – a BCU Level 5 Sea Coach, and Head of Paddlesports at [...]
Sea Kayak Handling
Sea Kayak Handling, a new title from Pesda Press, is due to be published on 28th March. Written by Doug Cooper, Head of Paddlesport at Glenmore Lodge, the book is a practical guide aimed at beginners and intermediate paddlers. Pesda Press have a knack or publishing superb books, be it technique or guide based, from [...]
Review: Paddle Your Own Kayak Book
Paddle Your Own Kayak by Gary and Joanie McGuffin, published by Boston Mills Press, is subtitled ‘an illustrated guide to the art of kayaking’. This subtitle really highlights one of the major selling points of this book, and the reason I impulsively purchased it, the superb and inspiring photography. Paddle Your Own Kayak contains 207 [...]
