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Gary McGuffin & Joanie McGuffin
Hardcover
208 pages
Out of Print.
New old stock.
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Paddle Your Own Canoe
$80.00
The most comprehensive canoeing techniques book ever is now available for the first time in paperback.
Illustrated with 600 full-color photographs, this wide-ranging book is designed with both beginner and seasoned canoeists in mind. Gary & Joanie McGuffin, North America's most celebrated canoeing couple, discuss issues rarely covered in other how-to guides, such as developing fitness and balance.
The book offers first-hand, experience-based instruction on outfitting, reading the river, paddling strokes for all flatwater and whitewater conditions, advanced turns and maneuvers, portaging, safety and rescue techniques – even how to tie a canoe on your vehicle.
Recommended by both the American Canoe Association and Paddle Canada, Paddle Your Own Canoe features:
– Canoeist's vocabulary
– Selecting the right canoe
– Selecting the right paddle
– Portaging techniques
– Self-rescue techniques
– Solo whitewater spins
– Complete flatwater techniques
– Complete whitewater techniques
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Additional information
| Weight | 1.12 kg |
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| Dimensions | 22.2 × 29 × 2 cm |
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