Sea Kayaking by Dowd, John -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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Title Page Dedication Acknowledgements Introduction 01 - Equipment

THE BOAT CHOOSING A KAYAK RUDDERS AND SKEGS BUILT-IN BUOYANCY SEATS CUSTOMIZING YOUR COCKPIT SPRAY SKIRTS AND SPRAY DECKS PADDLES BAGS AND CONTAINERS REPAIR KIT SAFETY EQUIPMENT EPIRBS CLOTHING LOADING A KAYAK KAYAK MAINTENANCE

02 - Technique

PADDLING GREENLAND STYLE PADDLE BRACES MANOEUVRING TURNING IN WIND SAILING SURFING AT SEA

03 - Risk, self-rescue and assisted rescues

DAILY PLANNING TAKING ADVICE GROUP TRAVEL RESCUE ASSISTED RESCUES

04 - Navigation

TOOLS OF THE TRADE TAKING RANGES AND BEARINGS AND ESTIMATING SPEED AND DISTANCE IN THE WIND OPEN CROSSINGS MORE ABOUT WIND NAVIGATING IN THE PRESENCE OF COASTAL WINDS DEALING WITH COASTAL CURRENTS NAVIGATING ESTUARIES AND HEADLANDS NAVIGATING AT NIGHT SNIFFING UP LAND

05 - Weather

WIND ORIENTATION BAROMETER TROPICAL WEATHER WEATHER IN THE SUBPOLAR AND COOLER TEMPERATE ZONES TEMPERATE WEATHER

06 - Reading the sea

OCEAN SWELLS, WINDBLOWN WAVES AND CHOP INTERFERENCE WAVES: RIPS, OVERFALLS AND CLAPOTIS PLUNGING, SPILLING AND SURGING BREAKERS BOOMERS WAVES AND WIND SPEED TIDES AND TIDAL CURRENTS OCEAN CURRENTS

07 - Hazards

SURF RIP CURRENTS, TIDE RIPS, WIND RIPS AND WHIRLPOOLS CORAL RIVER ENTRANCES LIVE HAZARDS SHIPS AND OTHER MONSTERS ICEBERGS, BERGY BITS AND GROWLERS SEA ICE SEA KAYAKING SOLO

08 - Storm and other emergency procedures

RUNNING BEFORE A STORM LYING TO A DROGUE RAFTING UP THE ULTIMATE STORMS SLEEPING IN A KAYAK SEPARATION AT SEA TOWING

09 - Camping, food gathering and the environment

THE LOW-IMPACT PADDLER SPECIAL EQUIPMENT CAMPING IN THE LAND OF STORMS CAMPING IN THE SUN SECURITY FOOD HUNTING, FISHING AND DIVING FROM A KAYAK

10 - First aid

TENOSYNOVITIS KAYAKER’S ARM (CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME) KAYAKER’S ELBOW BACK INJURIES DISLOCATIONS CHAFING AND SALTWATER RASHES BLISTERS BOILS, CARBUNCLES AND PRESSURE SORES INFECTIONS SEASICKNESS SUNBURN PHOTOTOXICITY DEHYDRATION EXHAUSTION AND HALLUCINATIONS HYPERTHERMIA HYPOTHERMIA COLD SHOCK

11 - Survival situations

SURVIVAL AT SEA WITH NO BOAT SURVIVAL WITH A BOAT DRINKING WATER MAROONED

12 - Planning an expedition

THE SCHEDULE LEADERSHIP PRE-DEPARTURE WORK SPONSORS PHYSICAL PREPARATION

13 - Tours, rentals and instruction

TOURS RENTALS LESSONS AND INSTRUCTION PROGRAMS A WELL-BALANCED INSTRUCTIONAL SEA KAYAKING PROGRAM (FROM CANADA’S WEST COAST) CLUB COURSES

14 - Sea kayaking for people with special needs Appendix A: Transoceanic solos Appendix B: Sea kayaking photography Appendix C: Responsibility in the outdoors Bibliography Index Copyright Page

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