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Epicurus.com - Sea Kayaker's Deep Trouble: True Stories and Their Lessons from Sea Kayaker Magazine
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List Price: $16.95
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Manufacturer: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 797.122409795
EAN: 9780070084995
ISBN: 0070084998
Label: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press
Manufacturer: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 192
Publication Date: 1997-05-01
Publisher: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press
Studio: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press
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Editorial Reviews:
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This riveting book offers 20 harrowing, real-life tales of sea kayaking accidents that will not only keep readers on the edge of their seats, but also instruct them with potentially life-saving lessons.
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Yup! We do that!
Comment: These are stories about folks like us. Got complacent and didn't check safety gear, or got over confident to quickly, etc. This book will frighten the "I don't need to" (check/replace/plan/etc) attitude out of folks! Great stuff! Personally I was VERY happy I had read this book before getting caught when the weather got "a bit rough" while kayaking on Lake Superior. I was at least somewhat better prepared...
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Summary: Eye Opening Book!
Comment: I bought this book for my husband when he first started out kayaking last year. He's was pretty casual about it at first, just enjoying the waters. I gave him this book and it really put into perspective the different dangers of sea kayaking! My man has gotten himself certified as an instructor and is working on more ceritifications! He's taking kayaking pretty seriously now and I'm glad he went in with open eyes. The stories in this book frightened and excited his adventurous spirit and I'm glad I got it for him. He enjoyed reading it and shared the stories with me. It was fun.
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Summary: Great stories with detailed analysis of what went wrong
Comment: This book is loaded with well told, detailed stories of paddling gone awry. Each story is followed by an instructive analysis of the situation--how the paddlers misjudged the conditions, how they might have avoided equipment failure, what training might have helped the situation, etc. It's all laid out in very practical terms that you could put to use yourself. Amongst the stories are numerous sidebars with more information on techniques and equipment that are also useful, but much drier. My only criticism is that the book has not been updated. Most of the stories are from the mid-eighties and while the principles of kayaking haven't changed, available equipment continues to evolve. In summary, a fun book to read full of useful information for any sea kayaker.
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Summary: Good Information, Out of date stories.
Comment: The stories in this book had some real value to them and any beginner would see the value in reading about the unfortunate disasters of others. However, I was disappointed that most of the recent events talked about happened between 1984 thru 1994, almost 13-23 years ago. Sea Kayaking has come a long way since then, but none the less, the events the book talks about are important valuable lessons to those beginners just starting out in the sport.
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Summary: Lessons are not hard to learn
Comment: Deep trouble recounts the stories and reports of 20 kayaking incidents which range from death (often with sketchy information as you would imagine) to mild hypothermia to extraordinary feats of endurance and survival.
Unfortunately I found a majority of the incidents were the result of either total novices `in over their heads' or total stupidity. Kayaking in shorts and a tee shirt in 10degrees water and 20knot winds with no pfd; the lessons are not hard to learn. Also many of the lessons from each incident were the same, how many times should we read to dress for immersion and wear a pfd?
However, of the 20 cases presented, one or two were noteworthy, others included elements of interest, and some of the comments from the `pros' was useful.
The formatting - which includes simultaneous commentary with the incident report - didn't work for me at all (others report here that they like it, go figure).
I expected more from this book (I have always wanted to read 'Total Loss' the equivalent book about sailing) but it just wasn't aimed at me. The target audience must be novice kayakers who don't wear a pfd; if you are in that audience buy this book.
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