Product Description

This is a complete beginner's guide to the sit-on-top kayak. Sit-on-top kayaking is the fastest growing water-based activity. It's fun and easy to learn. Anyone can do it! Paddlers, newcomers and those curious about the sport will find all the answers to their questions in this book. Using colour photos and clear descriptions, this book is the perfect introduction to sit-on-top kayaking. Choosing the right kayak, how to store and transport it, how to get the most fun out of your boat and how to stay safe whilst doing so are explored in detail. Snorkelling, fishing and scuba diving are some of the other activities that benefit from using sit-on-tops and these are also covered.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #98499 in Books
• Published on: 2007-07-01
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 89 pages

About the Author
British Canoe Union Level 5 Sea Kayak Coach and Director of Jersey Kayak Adventures Ltd, Derek Hairon is one of the leading specialist sit-on-top kayak outfitters in the UK. Derek has kayaked for over 40 years. He first learned to kayak around the incredible coastline of Jersey in the Channel Islands (which has some of the highest tides in the world) after his father built him a sit-on-top kayak. He has undertaken many sea kayak expeditions, most notably a circumnavigation of Ireland in 58 days and expeditions to Alaska, Canada, and whitewater kayaking in Nepal. Closer to home he has paddled extensively in the Channel Islands, including 35-mile open crossings. He has kayaked most of the best sea kayaking spots in the UK. In his younger days he was a member of the Jersey surf kayak team and has been active in coaching sea kayaking in Jersey. In 2004 he set up Jersey Kayak Adventures in order to offer kayaking tours and courses to cater for the growth in this popular sport.

Customer Reviews

A must for novices.
An excellent book covering all the safey aspects of Sit on Top kayaks. Very sound advice for anyone using one of these craft for the first time, and also an interesting read for the more experienced.
Full of high quality pictures and diagrams

Should come free with your first kayak.
As someone new to kayaking last year (and what fantastic fun it's been!) I found this readable little book a very useful introduction. It covers the basics sensibly and comprehensively with sections on paddling technique, clothing and equipment, safety tips, and some useful stuff about reading and managing currents and tides. An excellent introduction which is difficult to fault.

Book - Sit on Top Kayak
As someone new to kayaking, this is an excellent, easily read, and very helpful book.