This concise yet comprehensive handbook
contains what you need to know before you
go. It features advice and practical tips
from decades of experience. If you are
interested in paddling but don't have a lot
of experience or don’t know where to begin,
Gearing Up to Go Paddling
is a valuable resource on how
to maintain your safety and respond
effectively to situations that you may
encounter. It is the 'go-to handbook’ for
the paddling enthusiast that covers all the
basics, from your first stroke to everything
else in between.
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If you’re looking for a fun and
exciting way to enjoy the outdoors and fresh
air, paddling a kayak, canoe, or SUP board
just may be the
perfect new hobby for you. Gearing Up to
Go Paddling provides
clear, easy-to-follow information.
Gearing Up to Go Paddling
Tablet of Contents:
Section
One Gearing Up to Go
Paddling
1. Paddling Fitness
2. Group Classes | Private
Lessons
3. Buying vs. Renting:
Exploring Your Options
4. The Ins and Outs of
Kayaking
5. Basic Canoeing: All the
Skills and Tools You Need to
Get Started
6. Dscover the Basics of Stand-up
Paddle Boarding
7. What Type of Paddle
Should I Use?
8. Personal Floatation
Devices | Life Jacket
9. Kayak vs. Canoe: Which is
Right for You?
10.Solo vs. Tandem: The
Pros and Cons
Section Two Getting
on the Water
11. What Should I Wear?
12. How to Load and
Transport Your Boat With and
Without Help
13. How to Launch and Land
Without Falling in the Water
14. The Essential Paddling
Techniques for Kayaking
15. Bracing: The Most
Powerful of the Recovery
Techniques
16. What Do I Do if My Kayak
Flips? Self-rescue
Techniques
17. The Fundamental Canoe
Strokes and How to Launch
Like a Pro
18. Canoe Self-Rescue
Techniques
19. How to Paddle a SUP
Board: Tips and Tricks
20. How to Get Back On Your
SUP AFter Falling Off
Section Three
Planning a Paddling Outing
21. How To Pick the Perfect
Place to Paddle
22. What is a Float Plan?
23. What Do I Need to Bring?
24. Before Getting Underway:
A Pre-departure Checklist
25. Boat-in Camping | Easy
Meal Ideas | Packing a
Cooler
26. Paddling With Your
Four-legged Friend
27. Capturing Wildlife From
the Seat of a Kayak or Canoe
28. Paddling Solo vs.
Paddling With a Group
Section Four Tips to
Help Increase Your Safety
29. Boating Safety: What You
Need to Know Before You Go
30. Water Hazards: What to
Watch Out for When Paddling
31. Weather Hazards and How
to Survive Them
32. Medical Emergencies You
May Encounter on the Water
33. Poisonous Plants to
Avoid While on Land
34. Paddling in Bear Country
Closing
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