Water category: 2366 books

Covering thousands of miles of Georgia's waterways, Canoeing & Kayaking Georgia is the definitive guide to Georgia's whitewater to wilderness swamps--and everything in between. This updated edition incorporates the exhilarating new urban whitewater course in Columbus, and the recently established...

Ken Weyand discovered kayaking late in life, but it added a world of fun (and occasional excitement) to his retirement. For the past several years he has spent winters in Florida, where opportunities for flat-water paddling on rivers, creeks and estuaries are plentiful.Each year he explores...

This exciting and demanding sport is much different than its flat-water sibling, with different equipment and techniques, all of which are covered in Basic Illustrated Sea Kayaking. Full-color images cover the many sea kayak models and accessories, as well as important information on tides and currents,...

CLICK HERE to download the section on sea kayaking "Safety: Self & Assisted Rescue" from Sea Kayaking* Features 130 demonstrative photographs and 30 charts and illustrations * Written by a veteran paddling coach and expert in kayak stroke efficiency * Advice from expert contributors throughout...

2005 National Outdoor Book Award Winner. A fully illustrated introduction to river kayaking with a full-color gear guide plus chapters on river safety and reading the water. Step-by-step instruction on essential techniques, including all major strokes and rolls.

The kayak touring, stand up paddling, and kayak fishing along the Connecticut and Rhode Island coast is some of the finest in the country. Most of these waters are protected from large ocean swells, while ocean currents allow for lively waters and abundant sea life. These conditions permit beginners...

What makes travel special? Perhaps the chill realization that a polar bear's eyes are fixed on you. Maybe it is the chance meeting with a man who buries sharks in a beach, only to dig them up months later, not out of morbid curiosity, but for food. Perhaps it is the undulating wing-beat of a dark...

Follow Me: Leadership & Trip Planning presents everything you need to know to be comfortable leading trips on the water in a single short book. Organized in chronological order, Follow Me takes you step-by-step from conceiving your paddle to organizing it to leading it. Both day paddles and multi-day...

99 Tips To Get Better At Spearfishing For every spearo there are issues to overcome. From equalizing problems and poor breath-hold to finding the good places to go spearfishing. This guide contains some of the best advice we have learned to overcome these issues and continue to get better as...

When it's sink or swim, this Quick Guide will keep you afloat! On the water, when an engine problem surfaces, there is no time to spend searching through an exhaustive manual. Diesel Engine Care and Repair provides all the answers--fast. Drawn from the world's largest boating library,...

This densely illustrated, hands-on guide to diesel engine maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair renders its subject more user-friendly than ever before. Finally, boatowners who grew up with gas engines can set aside their fears about tinkering with diesels, which are safer and increasingly more...

The term sidemount diving indicates a configuration of equipment where the cylinders are mounted only at the side of the body and not on the back (backmount). Special attachment and buoyancy systems are being used, which show the benefits of this way of diving to its best advantage: freedom of movement,...

Ph.D. Oceanographer Scott McDowell’s comprehensive guidebook is written for new boaters as well as those selecting a home port for their live-abroad retirement. The book is filled with practical tips including how to approach Marina Management, selecting the best type of slip for easy docking and...

“Take the plunge with Maisy and her friends as they splash and wade through their first swimming lesson.” — Kirkus Reviews Today Maisy and her friends are going swimming for the first time. Eddie is a natural, but Maisy and Tallulah get into the pool slowly?—?ooh, it’s freezing! But...