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Kayaking 101: Essential Guide to Kayaking

Kayaking 101: Essential Guide to Kayaking

If you want to learn all about kayaking… if you want to start kayaking but don’t know where to start… if you want to short-cut your learning curve and look like an veteran kayaker after just a few times out on the water… then this book was written just for you.

Kayaking isn’t complicated once you know a few basics. In fact, it's way easier than "regular boating”. Some of the reasons are:

- Kayaks aren’t as expensive as boats…

- It doesn’t take a long time to learn the basic strokes and language…

- Most kayak veterans are nice people and are willing to help you get started

- You can learn at your own pace (you don’t have to do white water rapids)…even by yourself

- It’s fun!

And you don't need to know a lot of technical stuff or be in really great shape to get started…That's the big secret.

In fact, there are only a few key tricks and tactics that can make you TEN TIMES better as a kayaker once you know them.

Here's just some of what's inside this book:

- Kayak Crash Course: You’ll have the knowledge of a pro kayaker when you learn about all the different types of kayaks… their uses… different paddles… and history

- Safety first: Everything you need to know to make your kayaking adventures fun and fulfilling while keeping safe

- Your quick-start guide to white water kayaking and its different types: creeking… playboating… squirt boating… and boofing.

- Surf and ocean kayaking 101: what you need to know before tackling this exciting but challenging form of kayaking

- How to get started racing kayaks… and the different types of races and kayaks available to you

- How to choose the perfect Kayak for the type of kayaking you want to do (you’ll want this short-cut guide with you before you go looking to buy a kayak!)

- Kayaking techniques for the beginner… intermediate… and advanced kayaker

- Common Paddling Mistakes: knowing these paddling mistakes and how to avoid them will help you transform yourself into a super-skilled kayaker in half the time.

- Secrets all the pros know about how to hold your paddle which give you more power and endurance, plus keep you from accidently injuring yourself.

- Kayaker fitness: Kayaking demands a very unique type of physical fitness… these are special exercises to get you in shape quickly and easily

- Plus much MORE!

This just scratches the surface of what's in this book. It gives you everything you need to get started in your new hobby of kayaking today.

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Inflatable Boat Safety is Essential

Inflatable Boat Safety is Essential

Boating safety may seem like a nuisance or too much extra hassle. After all, boating is supposed to be fun, right? Boating safety is not rocket science, and if you exercise common sense and do some planning ahead of your boating excursion, you should be able to have safe boating experience. The reality is that, generally speaking, most folk that are preparing for a day out on the water forget this and do not tend to focus on the safety issues at all.

Knowing and following proper inflatable boat safety protocols is not only a good idea, it is essential to your continued enjoyment of the boat and might just save you from injury or death. What safety concerns might you have? How do you ensure that you are following the right safety techniques? Here, you will find a wide range of concerns that are vital to inflatable boat and inflatable kayak safety.

The good news is that boating accidents and fatalities have been on the decline over the last twenty years.Accidents involving Personal Watercraft have almost doubled in the last few years. Accident risks multiply at busy times such as July 4th weekend, when recreational boating increases on popular lakes and rivers. The chance of being involved in an accident cannot be completely alleviated but can be reduced by using good judgment, courtesy, common sense and knowledge and obedience of boating safety laws.

Your first concern should be determining what safety protocols are required in the area in which you are boating. Many local areas have different requirements, so it is important that you know what rules apply to the area in which you are using your boat. You can find these with your local parks department or the parks department of the area you are visiting.

Another important part of inflatable boat safety is to ensure that you have the right safety equipment with you at all times. Life vests are not only required, but can save your life (or the life of your passengers). In addition, you should have a repair kit in case of punctures, the correct number of paddles or oars, a map of the area and any licenses of permits required to boat in the area.All inflatable boats come with a specified occupant or weight capacity. Do NOT exceed this. This rating is set by the manufacturer for a good reason. If you exceed this limit, you can cause catastrophic problems that might result in damage, injury or death.

Airis Play Tandem 2-Man Inflatable Kayak Walker Bay

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