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Essential Sculling: An Introduction to Basic Strokes, Equipment, Boat Handling, Technique, and Power [Paperback]

Daniel J. Boyne (Author)
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Essential May 2000
A fully illustrated beginner's guide to the art and skill of rowing.

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Essential Sculling is an authoritative, concise, and thoroughly readable handbook that focuses on helping anyone become an accomplished sculler. Here Daniel J. Boyne, offers the finest instruction - for men and women alike - on the art and skill of rowing, including: identifying and buying a well-made boat; beginner and advanced technique; boat-handling skills; drills for blending technique and power; training for competition; the mechanics of rigging; the value of camps and coaches; and much more.With clear descriptions, and illustrations throughout, Boyne teaches a healthy respect for both the tradition of sculling and the precise beauty of its execution. (6 X 9, 160 pages, b&w photos, diagrams)

About the Author

Daniel J. Boyne is director of recreational rowing at Harvard University. An avid freelance writer, his work has appeared in American Rowing, Boston Book Review, Harvard Magazine, and Wooden Boat.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 160 pages
  • Publisher: The Lyons Press; 1st edition (May 2000)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1558217096
  • ISBN-13: 978-1558217096
  • Product Dimensions: 9 x 5.9 x 0.5 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #76,674 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Daniel J. Boyne is the author of Kelly: A Father, a Son, an American Quest(Mystic), The Red Rose Crew: A True Story of Women, Winning and the Water (Hyperion/Lyons), and Essential Sculling (The Lyons Press). He has also written articles for The Atlantic Monthly, Harvard Magazine, Double Take, Wooden Boat, and Gray's Sporting Journal, among others. Most of his writing has concerned itself with the interplay between sport and society, and he has often focused on groups or individuals who have used sport as a means to change their social status.

He currently lives in Cambridge with his wife and daughter, and works at Harvard University.

 

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5.0 out of 5 stars Essentail sculling-essentail raeding., November 3, 2000
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russell j gourlay (Derby United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Essential Sculling: An Introduction to Basic Strokes, Equipment, Boat Handling, Technique, and Power (Paperback)
As a recent convert to the sport of sculling I have read most everything published to the point of obsession. This book does however stand head and shoulders above most. It is for the more cerebral sculler, dealing not just with technique, boats, races etc but the mental rigour and benefits that is undoubtably the attraction to most of us "Norman no mates" who prefer the intensity of a single scull. It has been read and read and read again and still has something fresh to offer. I want Daniel J Boynes job!! r. gourlay email:robert.ellis.survey@lineone.net
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Truly an "Essential" book, September 12, 2000
This review is from: Essential Sculling: An Introduction to Basic Strokes, Equipment, Boat Handling, Technique, and Power (Paperback)
I started sculling this summer and bought "Essential Sculling" to get some tips. I found it so full of useful information that I refer to it almost every time I go out on the river, and always find something new to help me improve.

I would recommend this book to anyone interested in sculling (or rowing of any sort, for that matter) and I expect my copy to be well-worn and dog-earred long before I run out of helpful hints to pull from the pages.

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Truly an "Essential" book, September 12, 2000
This review is from: Essential Sculling: An Introduction to Basic Strokes, Equipment, Boat Handling, Technique, and Power (Paperback)
I started sculling this summer and bought "Essential Sculling" to get some tips. I found it so full of useful information that I refer to it almost every time I go out on the river, and always find something new to help me improve.

I would recommend this book to anyone interested in sculling (or rowing of any sort, for that matter) and I expect my copy to be well-worn and dog-earred long before I run out of helpful hints to pull from the pages.

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