Books

This ebook aims to be the most complete source of information for sea kayak touring paddlers worldwide to increase knowledge, safety, and enjoyment. It covers day trips to multi-month trips with examples from across the world. This is a reference for all paddlers, from beginners to experts, who tour large bodies of water.

This is the ebook version that is available as a download from the Canadian publisher (SKILS).

Freedom of the Seas, Volume 1 is intended as a reference for kayakers, SUP enthusiasts and canoeists touring large bodies of water.

You will learn to: read a chart, navigate using numerous, techniques, use a compass to take bearings and steer a course, understand and predict tides and currents, avoid collisions with other vessels, understand waves and surf, distinguish different forms of sea ice, understand weather phenomena, observe, record and predict the weather, make the most of marine weather forecasts, and much more. Written by Canadian kayak guides and instructors with decades of experience, the book has is known as ’the bible’ for Canadian trainee kayak guides, but it’s lessons are valuable worldwide.