The Canoe Handbook: Techniques for Mastering the Sport of Canoeing

by Slim Ray

Overview

Using proven teaching methods developed at the acclaimed Nantahala Outdoor Center, Ray presents the basic maneuvers for all canoeists.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780811730327
Publisher:	Stackpole Books
Publication date:	02/01/1992
Series:	Techniques for Mastering the Sport of Canoeing
Edition description:	1st ed
Pages:	224
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

Editorial Reviews

Here is a canoe instruction book that goes beyond the usual beginners' flatwater guides. The author, an instructor with the Nantahala Outdoor Center, provides a lengthy section on elementary white-water canoeing and how to ``read'' water, as well as chapters on the usual flat water strokes. The technique known as ``the Eskimo roll,'' utilized in open canoeing, is also discussed. Clearly, this is an instruction book geared to the intermediate canoeist and above. While the book covers some basic material for beginners, the American National Red Cross's Canoeing (Doubleday, 1977. o.p.) or Laurie Gullion's Canoeing and Kayaking Instruction Manual (American Canoe Assn., 1987) are more appropriate for elementary instruction. This welcome addition to canoeing literature is highly recommended for large canoeing collections, or wherever the sport is popular.-- Donald H. Dederick, SUNY Health Science Ctr., Brooklyn

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