Book Review

Oct0ber-November 1995

This is an article from WaveLength Magazine, available in print in North America and globally on the web.

Complete Book of Sea Kayaking

Fourth Edition

by Derek C. Hutchinson
The Globe Pequot Press
Book Publishers, 1995
ISBN: 1-56440-722-7
7.5" X 10.25", 192 pp, col. & B/W ills.
Index. $19.95 paperback

From equipment to advanced strokes and techniques, Hutchinson describes in detail everything you need to know to master the sport of sea kayaking. Each chapter includes the author's own diagrams and photographs detailing each technique. Photographs of the author in action show his expertise in handling a variety of situation on the open water. Along with techniques, Hutchinson also includes chapters on weather, tides, and navigation.

This fourth edition contains a chapter not found in previous editions, on the history and origins of the kayak, as well as new information on navigation.

Derek C. Hutchinson is a 30-year veteran of sea kayaking. He has led kayaking tours on the North Sea as well as on the Pacific Ocean, from Alaska to Baja, California. He is a senior coach of the British Canoe Union, and has developed ten sea kayaks of his own design.

Available at your local bookstore or order directly from Globe Pequot Press (6 Business Park Road, P.O. Box 833, Old Saybrook, CT 06475; 1-800-243-0495; (in CT, 1-800-962-0973) and please include a $3.00 shipping and handling fee.