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Ocean Kayaking Resources

Recommended Reading List

EQUIPMENT TIPS
TOURING TIPS
DESTINATION TIPS

SAFETY GUIDE
SUGGESTED READING
USEFUL LINKS

Beginner Skills

  • BCU Canoe and Kayak Handbook
  • Touring and Sea Kayaking - The Essential Skills - Ken Whiting with Alex Matthews
  • Simple Kayak Navigation - Ray Killen
  • The Ultimate Guide to Sea Kayaking - DVD
  • The Ultimate Guide to Rec Boating - DVD

Intermediate Skills


  • BCU Canoe and Kayak Handbook
  • Deep Trouble - Broze and Gronseth
  • Sea Kayakers Handbook of Safety and Rescues - Pardy and Alderson
  • Living with the Weather Along the BC Coast - Owen Lange
  • Fundamentals of Kayak Navigation - Burch
  • Kayak Strokes - Doug Alderson
  • The Ultimate Guide to Sea Kayaking - DVD
  • This is the Sea Vol. 1-3 DVD
  • Pacific Horizons DVD
  • Rough Water Paddling - Matthews & Whiting (Level 2)
  • Sea Kayaking Safety - DVD (Level 2)
  • Sea Kayak - Gordon Brown (Level 2)

Rolling


  • Kayak Rolling - The Black Art Demystified - Loel Collins
  • Rolling a Kayak - Ken Whiting (Book and DVD)
  • The Bombproof Roll and Beyond - Paul Dutky
  • Eskimo Rolling - Derek Hutchinson
  • Greenland rolling with Dubside - DVD
  • The Kayak Roll - DVD

Guiding and Instucting


  • BCU Coaching Handbook
  • BCU Canoe and Kayak Handbook
  • Sea Kayakers Handbook of Safety and Rescue – Alderson and Pardy
  • Kayak Strokes – Doug Alderson
  • SKILS Instructor Manual – Michael Pardy


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