Descrição do livro
This book is intended to be a comprehensive look at the sea kayaking environment and how to be sure you have the correct safety equipment available to you. Understanding the weather, (including how to read and utilize forecasts and what it actually looks like on the water), sea conditions, water quality and temperatures, currents, rules and regulations, other water users, indigenous wildlife issues, the surf environment, specific river hazards, cold water hazards and much more. Exercises and examples help you hone your skills in interpreting the information and making the right decisions.
Sea kayaking seems so safe and easy, yet the rescue and casualty statistics tell a very different story. And the main reason that people get into trouble almost always comes down to lack of knowledge.
Lack of knowledge in what safety equipment is needed, and when and how to use it.
This book - available in either ebook or print format - will give you that knowledge. Whatever your level, you will learn from this book. With information drawn from industry experts who have advised governments, national organisations and coroners inquests on small paddle craft safety, this comprehensive guide should be every sea kayaker’s companion. The wealth of information is backed up with self-assessment quizzes, and a website full of supporting material, designed so that you can either dip in to find specific info, or read them from cover to cover.
The activity of sea kayaking is in itself an incredibly safe pastime, but the environment we operate in is not zero risk. Drowning is the third biggest cause of unintentional injury and deaths worldwide. We’re very much at the mercy of the weather, which can be fickle and unpredictable. However, with the right knowledge these risks and hazards can be reduced to something close to zero, and you can quite conceivably paddle all your life without ever becoming a statistic. This book will give you that knowledge.
This version is printed in high quality colour with a gloss paperback cover.
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