- Paperback: 171 pages
- Publisher: Menasha Ridge Press; First edition edition (April 1 2007)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0897325893
- ISBN-13: 978-0897325899
- Product Dimensions: 25.2 x 18.1 x 1.1 cm
- Shipping Weight: 386 g
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Amazon Bestsellers Rank:
#258,371 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #22 in Books > Sports > Water Sports > Kayaking > Whitewater Kayaking
- #24 in Books > Outdoors & Nature > Outdoor Recreation > Kayaking > Whitewater Kayaking
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Product Description
Product Description
Completely updated to reflect the latest in paddling technology, William Nealy’s classic illustrated kayaking skills manual is dead-on hilarious. Kayak enlightens and entertains. From hardcore hippy hairboaters who used to catch air in their block-long Dancers to insane youngsters clattering tiny play boats down steep creeks with more rocks than water, Nealy is back and more useful and entertaining than ever. You may break a rib laughing, but with Nealy holding your hand you’ll be less likely to break a bone while boofing an insane rapid or maybe an entire waterfall.
About the Author
A world famous cartoonist, William Nealy became a cult figure in the world of outdoor sports with his combination of instruction and artful caricatures in his paddling and mountain biking manuals. Nealy died in 2001.
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4.7 out of 5 stars (6 customer reviews)
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Funny, July 18 2008
By Cori. H - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Kayak: The New Frontier: The Animated Manual of Intermediate and Advanced Whitewater Technique (Paperback)
What a great book, the drawings are wonderful to see what to do when kayaking.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Old School, Jan 3 2012
By Pictureman "pictureman" - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Kayak: The New Frontier: The Animated Manual of Intermediate and Advanced Whitewater Technique (Paperback)
I learned a lot from Nealy's books and maps when I first started boating. I was lucky enough to meet him. He had such an imaginative way of looking at things and making them memorable. His art puts an easily remembered view to the way things work and what actually happens when your moves don't. In the lower corner of the pages he shows a roll in progress; as you let them flip by under your thumb. Even today "if you can't spit, don't run run it" still applies, unless you enjoy being severely thrashed. Even if you are a short boat hot dog, give it a read and get an idea of what it was like in a 13' 2" boat running stuff without seeing videos, reading blogs/forums, depending on the few books available and often Nealy's maps to get even a clue what was over the next drop or round the corner. Oh yeah, no cell phones, imagine that, no help coming, on your own.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Wow, this book really makes sense, July 1 2010
By Satureja douglasii "herbabuena" - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Kayak: The New Frontier: The Animated Manual of Intermediate and Advanced Whitewater Technique (Paperback)
I just started whitewater kayaking with a class late last autumn and began paddling outside 2 1/2 months ago. So far I've put in about 90 hours boating in that time and the concepts in this book finally feel like they're starting to sink in.The explanations are really clear. The illustrations are (of course) fantastic. And humorous, which helps keep the topics interesting, for those of us who would prefer to be actually ON the water, rather than reading about it!
Sometimes it really helps to experience physical visuals, too. Nealy describes eddy fences and boils in a way that really makes them seem like 3-D features. Which they are. But until I paddled the Ottawa River, the ones I encountered were so subtle that their shape wasn't clear. While there on the Ottawa, I really *saw* and *felt* them, and had my "Aha! This is what he means!" moment.
I've read the book once, and I think it's time to read it again. I imagine I'll be reading it over and over as I progress, picking up different useful things at each stage of my development.
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