- Paperback: 144 pages
- Publisher: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press; 1 edition (April 1 1999)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0070251991
- ISBN-13: 978-0070251991
- Product Dimensions: 23.1 x 18.8 x 1 cm
- Shipping Weight: 363 g
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#840,372 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #16 in Books > Outdoors & Nature > Outdoor Recreation > Canoeing > Instructional
- #18 in Books > Sports > Water Sports > Canoeing > Instructional
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Laurie Gullion, expert canoeist, teaches women how to get on the water with little frustration. This comprehensive guide includes learning the basic strokes...probem-solving tips...solo strategies...planning river trips...transporting the boat... and more. Add the personal stories of women canoeists, and Canoeing is guaranteed to increase the reader's confidence and pleasure in the sport.
From the Publisher
"A great beginner's book. I like the book's down-home conversations with the reader. It makes the reading enjoyable and memorable. I especially like the view expressed throughout the book that canoeing is something everyone can enjoy. The international approach to the canoeing experience is very interesting, helpful, encouraging, and of interest to more experienced paddlers."
James R. Abel, MD Wilderness canoe guide Senior staff physician University of Massachusetts at Amherst
"Gullion brings a wealth of expertise to print. . . . Readers should rest assured that the book provides some of the latest information on canoeing available. . . . Canoeing will help bring the activity of canoeing into the 21st century."
Kim P. Whitley Outdoor specialist, instructor Department of Kinesiology The College of William and Mary --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
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I can still see the tiny log cabin as clearly as the narrow brook that runs past its front porch, although I have not returned to that special corner of the North Maine Woods in 17 years. Read the first page
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover
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This book taught me everything I know...about canoeing, anyway., Sep 30 2005
By Mike Smith - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Canoeing (Paperback)
In 1999 and 2000--as a young, adventure-crazed hippy--I spent six-and-a-half months circumnavigating the entire 1,960-miles shoreline of Lake Powell, in Utah and Arizona, in a beat-up Old Town-Tripper. I canoed the shores of every river arm, every bay, every canyon, and every cove. I lived mainly on brown rice, experienced terrifying waves and windstorms, spent weeks of the winter in crushing solitude, and months of the summer dodging drunken jet-skiers.
For over six months, canoeing was my life, and this book was my only instructor. I had no clue what I was doing, but in a matter of days, studying this book and following its advice, I was able to meet every challenge nature could offer.
My next planned trip is a long kayak paddle along the entire chain of Aleutian Islands...and I'll be taking a Laurie Gullion book with me then, as well. Probably her book on coastal sea kayaking--and next time I'll practice more.
If you're interested in canoeing, get this book. It will tell you all the basic strokes you need to know, and give you good advice on safety and equipment.
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