Kayak: The Animated Manual of Intermediate and Advanced Whitewater Technique is an outdoor classic for all of those who want to live on the edge, but safely. Complete with all the details to enhance your whitewater experience, Kayak is a great resource for learning new skills for intermediate and advanced kayakers and learning rescue basics. Plus, all of this is explained in easy-to-read and understand illustrations that are as funny as they are resourceful. This book will teach you basic river courtesy rules, intermediate and advanced technique, and most importantly, how to hold on to your life and limbs and keep your sanity as well.
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Anyone who kayaks--or would like to--will get a laugh out of Kayak: The Animated Manual of Intermediate and Advanced Whitewater Technique. Author William Nealy draws on his 12 years of whitewater experience to combine instruction and kayaking philosophies with his offbeat sense of humor. Through animated diagrams, Nealy explains intermediate paddling techniques, different types of Eskimo rolls, river rescue, and running a river at flood stage. The chapter on hydrotypography ("the art of using watery features to your maximum advantage") provides an excellent tutorial on river dynamics. The book's animated style is especially useful for illustrating the dynamics of eddies, ledges, holes, and other river features. Despite the humor, safety is Nealy's primary message in Kayak.
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"Incorporates Nealys well-known humor with many excellent additions to whitewater knowledge." -- Bunny Johns, Nantahala Outdoor Center
"Kayak contains a great deal of material which, although known to experts, has never been described in printThe rescues information n particular is excellent." -- Charlie Walbridge
"Nealy has laid the foundation for tomorrows experts. Kayak finally fills a serious void in whitewater literature." -- Les Bechdel, co-author, River Rescue
"Kayak contains a great deal of material which, although known to experts, has never been described in printThe rescues information n particular is excellent." -- Charlie Walbridge
"Nealy has laid the foundation for tomorrows experts. Kayak finally fills a serious void in whitewater literature." -- Les Bechdel, co-author, River Rescue
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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:
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KAYAK by William Nealy,
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This review is from: Kayak: The Animated Manual of Intermediate and Advanced Whitewater Technique (Paperback)
If you buy one book on whitewater kayaking, this is it. Very informative, lots of tips and extremely funny. All presented in a cartoon format with a unique 'time-lapse' approach.Particularily good are the sections of whitewater river reading & scouting; various rescue techiques both for yourself & others; and big water technique. An essential buy for any aspiring whitewater kayaker.
13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
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If you paddle rivers, you want this book!,
By "lcook151" (NJ United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Kayak: The Animated Manual of Intermediate and Advanced Whitewater Technique (Paperback)
Most introductory paddling books begin with equipment and clothing, run through basic strokes and present a couple of simple moves, eddying out and peeling out, for example, with some fundamental river information thrown in at the end. The assumption is that you will learn what you need to know on the water.This book is different. It may very well be the best introduction to flowing water on the market. Though it is supposed to be for advanced paddlers, the information and techniques it imparts are useful to boaters of all skill levels. It teaches you to approach a rapid and to figure out how it works, and what it will do to you when you get into it. Nealy's cartoons are humorous and engaging, and offer him a visual means of explaining a sport that doesn't generally translate well into print. I generally re-read my copy a couple of times a year.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Book for any level,
By Chad Caig (Indian Trail, NC United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Kayak: The Animated Manual of Intermediate and Advanced Whitewater Technique (Paperback)
Nealy does a great job of conveying his to-the-point descriptions in terminology that even the most novice of paddler can understand. Keep in mind that this book is geared towards the paddler that has been in the water a few times, but it is still a great book if you have never even sat in a kayak. As far as a read, it is great. This is a real page turner with tons of diagrams. I had absolutly no question about what the author was trying to say. Overall, it is an excellent book and well worth the money
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