Canoeing: Ray Goodwin - Couverture souple

Goodwin, Ray

 
9781906095543: Canoeing: Ray Goodwin

Synopsis

A thoroughly modern guide to the traditional open canoe.

Canoeing (2nd Edition) by Ray Goodwin is a comprehensive and inspiring look at every aspect of open canoeing — from design and equipment to technique and expedition travel. What truly sets this book apart is its deep focus on canoeing skills, refined through decades of professional coaching and wilderness experience.

  • Master key techniques — paddling, tracking, lining, sailing, and rescues
  • Develop your canoeing vision with the new ‘vision pattern’ approach to reading rapids
  • Learn advanced methods for improvised sailing, lining, tracking, and solo rescue
  • Gain insights into canoe expeditions from around the world
  • Explore family paddling with the expanded section on canoeing with children

Through clear explanations and stunning photography, Ray Goodwin shares the reality of canoeing — sometimes gritty, always enthralling. This second edition introduces fresh techniques and stories that inspire paddlers at every level to go further, think smarter, and paddle with confidence.

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À propos de l?auteur

About the Author
Ray Goodwin is widely regarded as the UK’s leading canoe coach. He has paddled extensively throughout Europe and North America, including the Rio Grande, the Arctic Circle, and the Grand Canyon. A British Canoe Union Level 5 Coach in Canoe, Inland Kayak, and Sea, he also holds a Mountain Instructor’s Certificate and has led expeditions on Kilimanjaro, Mount Kenya, and in the Atlas Mountains. Ray runs his own coaching and guiding business, working with everyone from beginners to advanced leaders. Learn more at www.raygoodwin.com.

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