Sea Kayaking: A Manual for Long-Distance Touring

by John Dowd

New edition of a thorough reference first published in 1981 when the sport was little known and revised/reprinted several times since then. Though certainly of interest and useful to the beginner, this reference is especially useful to the experienced paddler who needs specifics rather than generali

Genres: Nonfiction, Travel, Adventure

304 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1981

About the author

John Dowd is a true adventurer, as well as a writer and photojournalist. He has worked as a seaman on a Danish freighter out of Libya; taught at New Zealand's Anakiwa Outward Bound School; paddled from Punta Arenas to Puerto Montt in Chile on assignment for National Geographic; and established himself in the Guinness Book of World Records by leading a 3600-kilometer kayak expedition from Venezuela to Miami along the Caribbean island chain. He is the author of Hogsty Reef and Rare and Endangered. He lives in Canada.

Awards:
* Arthur Ellis Award Best Juvenile (1994): Abalone Summer

Reviews

[Forest · Rating 5 out of 5]

The version I read is perhaps 20 years old yet still outstanding. The first hand experiences that accompany sound advice make this and engaging work of non-fiction. Geared toward the serious sea-kayaker, this book provides the skills and knowledge needed to cross oceans, or the pond in your back yard.

[Brian · Rating 4 out of 5]

Shockingly well-written, intricate, and detailed for a book about moving a sharp oval across the surface of the water. It made me more excited and scared to paddle the Inside Passage. For my survival, I will have to thank, in part at least, this book.

[Mike Parkes · Rating 4 out of 5]

Dowd was the original editor of Sea Kayaker magazine and an expedition kayaker who did some epic trips. He knows his stuff.