Sea Kayaker Magazine's Handbook of Safety and Rescue Paperback – Illustrated, April 30, 2003

This book excels where Sea Kayker Magazine's Deep Trouble fell short. This is a volume with fewer stories and presents in-depth and comprehensive coverage of just about all topics on kayaking technique and strategy. When I read it first, I did not pay too much attention to the first chapter on judgment and leadership. Now I am re-reading it and finding it very interesting.Prior to this volume, I've read several kayak books by kayaking oracles (Dowd, Foster, Hutchinson) and this one definitely presents multiple topics that are either not covered elsewhere at all of are not covered elsewhere in this detail.Even when topics presented in this book are redundant with other sources, the relative emphasis on safety rather than efficiency is new and I found it compelling.

Great book

Training preparation. This book is a "must read" for all seakayakers and trainers.

This book is very readable. It contains clear photographs of kayaking techniques all clearly explained. The photos are in black and white with some line drawings but this does not detract from the appreciation of the book.As a newcomer to kayaking (BCU1) I found the book useful and informative. It contains several anecdotes about situations in which you could find yourself in trouble and what the solution should have been. Recommended but remember to get out and kayak!

This was bought as laugh for my brother who was in the process of making a home built canoe from 2 sheets of plywood and a plan off the internet. He is notoriously bad at constructing anything so thought this would be very apt.Actually turns out to be a very informative book!

Great book, very informative, something in there for everyone no matter what level you`re at.

This is not a huge manual but it contains excellent information for anyone wanting to learn how to properly plan kayak outings, even for advance / experienced paddlers. Many paddling schools recommend that their students read this book before an upcoming course. I strongly recommend it to all.

Wanted a kayak book just on rescues. This book fitted the bill! Good pictures and well written. Not the best overall kayak book but good if you're looking to understand rescues and how to deal with them.