Sea Kayak Navigation [Paperback]

Franco Ferrero (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 28, 1999

The black art demystified! A book that tells you only what you need to know and cuts out the confusing nonsense! Clear, concise and illustrated throughout with excellent diagrams and drawings.

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At last a specialist book on navigation written specially for the kayaker. Franco has a good pedigree as a sea kayaker, brought up in the Channel Islands, 1978 circumnavigation of Ireland and an unsupported crossing of the North Sea in 1989, now Head of Kayaking at Plas y Brenin, the UK National Mountain Centre in North Wales.

The writing is very practical, with many hints and tips, relating purely to the kayaker. Many of the generic sea kayaking books do have chapters or even sections on navigation but here we have a fairly concise volume which covers far more than these earlier books.

It is always easy to find what has been missed out, but here Franco makes the point that he has only included what he considers necessary, 'no more, no less'. So what is covered and how? The section on Basic Navigation is well written and an ideal start for the beginner. Its basis is pilotage, the art of navigation by the 'eyeball', following landmarks, buoys and transits. An excellent chapter which, for most people, is what will be used for most trips.

There is so much clear and concise information in the chapters on POSITION, PREDICTING TIDES and ALLOWING FOR WIND AND TIDES, that it makes the book an essential item in most sea paddlers' kit.

The book is illustrated throughout with photographs and clear diagrams. I would thoroughly recommend this excellent book and believe it will become a well-regarded work for sea kayakers and instructors everywhere. -- Ocean Paddler, UK, February 1999

About the Author

Franco Ferrero began sea kayaking at the age of fifteen. He was lucky enough to be brought up in the Channel Islands. The small scattered islands, fast tidal streams and summer fogs meant that navigation was a key skill learnt at an early age. In 1978 he was one of a team of three Jerseymen who completed the first circumnavigation of Ireland by sea kayak. In 1989 with Kevin Danforth he made a record breaking unsupported crossing of the North Sea; ninety nautical miles as the crow flies, over a hundred after allowing for the tidal streams, in twenty seven hours and ten minutes. Franco is a BCU Level 5 Coach (Sea and Inland). He currently works half time for the Canoe and Kayak Department at Plas Y Brenin, the UK national centre and the other half as Managing Director of Pesda Press.

Product Details

• Paperback: 64 pages
• Publisher: Cordee; 1 edition (February 28, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0953195619
• ISBN-13: 978-0953195619
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.8 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,451,560 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Rare Information, March 29, 2000

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This book is well written in the UK style and tradition. This book civers the unique problems delt with by open water kayakers. These are techniques usfull for any unpowered small boat traveller.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Rare Information, March 29, 2000

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This book is well written in the UK style and tradition. This book civers the unique problems delt with by open water kayakers. These are techniques usfull for any unpowered small boat traveller.