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Sea Kayaking Illustrated : A Visual Guide to Better Paddling

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This book is a superb resource for all sea kayakers, from aspiring novices to adrenaline-seeking rock garden explorers. Better than probably any other instructional book on sea kayaking does, Robison provides something for everyone. He thoroughly presents a comprehensive range of basic paddling skills and sprinkles among them subtle insights, tricks and tips derived from his impressive paddling career. As a former professional sea kayaking guide, I would recommend this resource to all sea kayakers. You are bound to learn from it and you will smile and giggle as you do. The illustrations bring the concepts to life and make the information quite accessible. An essential book for any sea kayaking library.

This is an excellent introductory book. The cartoon-like illustrations are simple, clear, and often funny. The book covers all the topics any of the other good introductory guides cover, but the humor makes it fun to read rather than feeling like you're plowing through a dry text book.

Sea Kayaking Illustrated is simply an outstanding guide for anybody who wants to immerse themselves in the marvelous world of sea kayaking. Although I might be considered an expert level sea kayaker, this book can serve as an excellent introductory level primer, yet has plenty to offer the more advanced practitioners of the craft. As a seasoned veteran of the wind and waves, I was pleasantly surprised to find lots of information in the book that was new to me, and presented in ways I hadn't before considered. There's everything from nuts and bolts basics to more advanced tricks of the trade. Everything from common sense kayak-carrying techniques to tips on how to deal with the various wildlife you'll encounter.

As you can tell, I love this book. For the coup-de-grace, it's entertainingly illustrated and humorous, so you don't feel like you're reading a textbook. This is the first work i've read by Robison, but this is a talented author/illustrator, heck i'd probably read a book about druid preening osprey if he wrote it. I strongly recommend it for anyone who's into sea kayaking (or who wants to get into it). And then you look at the price of the book and realize it's really a no-brainer to buy it! Shred on!!!

This is an excellent book. This book not only covers the various kayaking skills, it also provides lots of information on kayak design, selection, camping tips, tips on how to read tidal charts... etc. This is all done in a humorous, non-tedius way, which kept my interest a few hours until I finished it. Very useful information and I highly recommended it.
My tip - read this book and watch a video (I used the Sea Kayaking: the ultimate Guide by Ken Whiting). The combination of the two complements each other quite well.

This book has a lot of GREAT information in it. It gets the points across by funny but sometimes very serious cartoons and illustrations. There is a lot of emphasis on safety which is very important to learn up front.

Very useful little book for beginners or experienced paddlers. Robison takes you through the basics, all the way from equipment and knots to basic and advanced paddling strokes, with amusing and helpful cartoon drawings to illustrate the text. A must-have. Five stars for any serious paddler.

This book has great information and is funny and enjoyable to read. The author's pictures are often more descriptive than the photos in other books. I often shy away from books that are illustrated rather than photographed, but in this case, I'm glad I went ahead and purchased this one. I wish it had been the first kayaking book I purchased, as I probably wouldn't have bought the others.

This is a great book for people new to kayaking. It has fun illustrations and good instruction that is easy to understand. I bought it for myself, my parents, and a friend who is a beginning paddler.

About 4 years ago I decided I wanted to take up kayaking, so I bought a copy of this illustrated book, then bought a kayak and I've been paddling weekly ever since (except the Winter). Can you learn from a book? I did. No lessons. Might they have been helpful? Sure, but I have to say that this guide tells a lot and gave me the confidence to go for it. It's also very funny. I only wish I'd taken up kayaking years ago for the exercise, fresh air, and contemplation. Nothing better to escape stress.

This book is fantastic. The pictures combine humor with instruction, and the book itself covers a lot of basics for those just learning about sea kayaking. I've been very happy with it.