books & videos

KNL Donations to NL Public Libraries

Videos, DVDs, and books are shelved at the Hunter Library at the Arts & Culture Centre in St. John's. They can be borrowed through any public library in the province. See library locations and hours at http://www.nlpubliclibraries.ca  The library has many other interesting kayaking books on the shelves.

Donations are made on behalf of KNL members and KNL executive, unless otherwise noted

Books

Futaleufu Whitewater: A Paddler's Guide to Chile's Futaleufu River by Tyler Curtis  - (Donated by Heliconia Press by Brendan Mark) (2005).
This is a comprehensive guide to the Futaleufu River in Patagonia Chile. The book has detailed descriptions and photos of all rapids and sections of the Fu and of its tributary rivers. It provides visitors with important travel information, a history of the region, and contributions from some of the most influential paddlers and people of the region. Whether you've visited the Fu, or hope to visit the Fu someday, Futaleufu Whitewater is a book you need to get your hands on.  120 pages

TORRENT - (Donated by Heliconia Press by Brendan Mark) (2005).
Torrent is a journey through the lens of Jock Bradley, one of the most published and respected whitewater photographers of all time with an eye that has beheld many of the world's greatest paddlers in some of the most exotic locations.

Resplendent in its quality of reproduction, this coffee table style book is the first of its kind in the paddling world. The 160 full-colour pages, bound by hard cover, draws the soul of whitewater to the surface, stimulates the senses, and captures the imagination.
160 pages, hardcover, full color, 10" x 12"

An Essential Guide: Touring & Sea Kayaking by Alex Matthews and Ken Whiting - (Donated by Heliconia Press by Brendan Mark) (2006).
Touring and Sea Kayaking provides beginner and experienced kayakers with the knowledge and skills necessary to safely and comfortably enjoy sea kayaking. Whether you're interested in touring around inland waterways, or exploring coastal waters, the stunning photography, fun illustrations, and concise descriptions drawn from expert sea kayaker, Alex Matthews, and World Champion Kayaker and best-selling author, Ken Whiting, make this book the most valuable on the sport.
Learn About:
- Choosing and caring for equipment
- Transporting a kayak
- The fundamental strokes and concepts
- Important safety considerations
- Recovering from a capsize
- Coping with wind and waves
- Paddling in surf
- Overnight kayak trips
- And much more...
128 pages, 6" x 9", Full Colour

An Essential Guide:  Canoe Camping by Mark Scriver  - (Donated by Heliconia Press by Brendan Mark) (2006)
Whether you're interested in a weekend trip with friends or family or a multi-day wilderness experience, this easy-to-read guide makes canoe camping fun and safe for both new and experienced canoe trippers.

Drawing from the decades of canoe tripping and guiding experience of world renowned canoeist, Mark Scriver, Canoe Camping provides the tools necessary for anyone to plan a comfortable canoe trip. Whatever you need, you'll find it in this essential guide.
Learn to:
- Plan a smooth trip
- Choose the right equipment
- Pack your gear efficiently
- Set-up camp
- Keep your group healthy and comfortable
- Cook with fire, stoves and ovens
- Organize and prepare your meals
- Handle wildlife
- Camp with kids
- Stay safe in the outdoors
124 pages, 6" x 9", Full Colour

Sea Kayaker Magazine's Handbook of Safety and Rescue by Doug Alderson and Michael Pardy. (2003). With chapters on seamanship, rescues, safety gear, tripping, navigation, paddling technique, and fitness. 199 pages. Call Number  797.1 AL2

Weather and Sea State Notes by Sea Kayak Instruction & Leadership Systems (SKILS). (2005). Sections on the theory and principles of weather and sea states, and interpreting marine weather forecasts. 32 pages. Call Number:  797.1225 SE1

Navigation Notes by Sea Kayak Instruction & Leadership Systems (SKILS). (2005). Sections on charts, tides, currents, piloting, dead reckoning, and GPS. 26 pages.
Call Number:  797.1224 SE1

Instructor Manual by Sea Kayak Instruction & Leadership Systems (SKILS). (2005). Sections on instructor traits, types of learners, organizing teaching, course and lesson content, teaching methods, and assessment. 58 pages. Call Number:  797.1224  SE1

Guide Manual by Sea Kayak Instruction & Leadership Systems (SKILS). (2005). Sections on pre-trip planning, challenges, emergency procedures, pre-launch checks, group management, campsites, food & water, post-trip follow-up, leadership, legal liability, recommended resources, gear lists, and incident reports. 63 pages. Call Number:  797.1224 SE1

The Instructor and Guide Manuals are focused on sea kayaking but are largely applicable to whitewater paddling as well.

Sea Kayaker's Deep Trouble by Matt Broze and George Gronseth
20 Real-life Tales from Sea Kayaker's Accident Reports. Twenty true, riveting stories of kayak accidents plus analyses by experts and lessons learned.  Call Number: 797.1224 B82

Women Sea Kayaking by Shelly Johnson
The only complete womens' guide to sea kayaking. Helps the novice through all the most common learning blocks, challenges and fears.

Kayaker's Savvy Paddler  by Doug Alderson
Contains Hundreds of ingenious, field- tested tips for better, safer paddling. Call Number: 797.1224 AL2

Where the Wind Blows - A Guide to Marine Weather in Atlantic Canada. Call Number: 551.69 B68

Sailing Directions: Newfoundland: East & South Coasts, Cape Bonavista to Ferryland Head (Including Placentia Bay). Call Number: 623.894 C16

Around the Rock: a Newfoundland sea kayak journey by Ken Campbell. (2004). Little Bay Press, Tacoma, Wash. 213p. (Donated by Ken Campbell) Call number: 797.122 C15

Canyons, Coves & Coastal Waters: choice canoe and kayak routes of Newfoundland and Labrador by Dan Murphy, Jim Price and Kevin Redmond. (1996). Breakwater Press, St. John's, NL. 143p. (Donated by Neil Burgess) Call number 797.122 M95 

The Complete Book of Sea Kayaking, 4th edition by Derek Hutchinson. (1994). Globe Pequot Press. (Donated by Neil Burgess) Call number: 797.1 H97 - Covers gear, strokes, surfing, rescues, waves, weather, tides, navigation and history of Inuit kayaks.

The Essential Sea Kayaker: a complete course for the open water paddler by David Seidman. (1992). Ragged Mountain Press, Camden, Maine. (Donated by John and Sherrill Knight) Call number: 797.1224 SE4 - Covers gear, transporting a kayak, entries, strokes, bracing, balance, rescues, surfing, and weather. Lots of photos and drawings. 

Essentials of Sea Survival by Frank Golden Frank and Michael Tipton. 2002. Human Kinetics, Champaign, IL. 305p. (Donated by John & Sherrill Knight) Call number: 613.6 G56

Fundamentals of Kayak Navigation, 3^rd edition by David Burch. (1999). Globe Pequot Press, Guilford, CT. 340p. (Donated by Neil Burgess) Call number: 797.1 B89 

May We Rant and Roar No More: a sea kayak journey around Newfoundland by Michael Paul. (2001). Pottersfield Press, Lawrencetown Beach, NS. 255p. (Donated by Neil Burgess) Call number 917.18 P28

VHS Videos

Kayak Roll - (54 mins). Performance Video. (2002).
The Kayak Roll demonstrates and explains a smooth and effortless roll. Crystal clear underwater footage, animation, and explanations make this a video you don't want to miss!   Designed for every skill level, beginner to teacher. This two-part video presents a step by step learning progression enabling you to learn an effortless roll from scratch. The diagnostic section offers solutions to help you tune-up or teach that laboured roll.  Every paddler will enjoy it, whether they are beginner struggling to learn, an intermediate seeking to improve, or an advanced boater learning to teach a buddy. Call Number: 797.122 K18

Liquid Skills - (75 mins). Heliconia Press. (2001).
Ken Whiting & Chris Emerick produce another how-to video, this one aimed at the beginning & developing whitewater kayaker. The 1st part focuses on the fundamental whitewater strokes & techniques; the 2nd focuses on key playboating moves that let paddlers take advantage of al the play waves, holes, & eddy lines of the river. Call Number: 797.1224 L66

Capsize Recoveries:  Vol. 1  -  Capsize Recoveries - (123 min) (2001). University of Sea Kayaking Video.
Our approach is to first look at the components that make up a successful capsize recovery. After reviewing the different components we show you a variety of ways to put them together and also show the traditional ways capsize recoveries are done. We want you to practice the different variations to find the ones that will work best for you, your equipment and your paddling partners. We strongly believe a capsize and the recovery that follows should not be considered an emergency if you are properly trained, so practising your skills and dressing for immersion are essential. Call Number:  797.122 C17 Vol. 1

Capsize Recoveries: Vol.  2 - Rescue Procedures - (123 min) (2001). University of Sea Kayaking Video.
If you are not dressed for immersion, cannot get back into your kayak or if you become incapacitated then you are entering the realm of an emergency. Most emergencies could have been avoided but if you find yourself in one then the information in volume two will be helpful. We discuss contacting emergency help with radio simulations and with flare demonstrations. Rescue techniques for incapacitated paddlers are shown. Prevention and treatment for exposure is also discussed along with dressing for immersion. Towing and moving paddlers who are in the water are shown too. Call Number:  797.122 C17 Vol. 2

Sea Kayaking Safety and Awareness
Describes the safety gear you need and how to plan your trip to ensure a safe return. Call Number:  797.1224 SE1

 DVDs

Playboating with Ken Whiting - (Donated by Heliconia Press by Brendan Mark) -- 2 copies at the library
Sequel to the award-winning, best-selling instructional video, 'Play Daze', 'Playboating with Ken Whiting' is a step-by-step guide to all playboating moves, and is guaranteed to improve your paddling. While following some of the best paddlers in the world on their jouneys through Canada and Chile, novice playboaters will learn the fundamental skills and techniques, while competent paddlers will learn how to take their paddling to new levels. Highly experienced paddlers will be taken right to the edge, and shown the secrets to all the latest freestyle moves.

Includes: surfing, spinning, squirting, double pumps, stalls, flatwater cartwheels, clean cartwheels, splitwheels, aerial loops, flatwater loops, tricky-whu's, blunts, air screws, pan ams, helix's, some great practice drills, and much more.
AWARDS: National Paddling Film Festival - Best Professional, Paddler Magazine - Best Instructional.   Call number:  797.1224  P69

The Ultimate Guide to Sea Kayaking - (Donated by Heliconia Press by Brendan Mark) - (120 mins)
The Ultimate Guide is a four-part video by World Champion Kayaker, Ken Whiting, and expert sea kayaker, Alex Matthews, which provides both new and experienced paddlers with the knowledge and skills necessary to safely and comfortably enjoy sea kayaking.
Unique to the sea kayaking world, The Ultimate Guide To Sea Kayaking combines top-notch instruction with unmatched cinematography and adventure travel. Award-winning cameraman, Chris Emerick, captures all the action from destination hotspots around Vancouver Island, the Olympic Peninsula, and Canada's renowned Algonquin Park.
PART ONE introduces new paddlers to the sport through equipment tips and basic information you need before you hit the water.
PART TWO focuses on the essential strokes and techniques.
PART THREE looks exclusively at safety and rescue techniques.
PART FOUR deals with more advanced paddling techniques, such as preparing for multi-day trips and dealing with surf, currents and weather.

Teva Presents... DYNASTY... driven by Volkswagon - (Donated by Heliconia Press by Brendan Mark) - (35 mins)
An influential group or family that passes their power from generation to generation... Join the Young Gun Crew on this global kayaking adventure. Launch into the White Nile's legendary Hypoxia rapid and experience first descents on the thundering rivers of Madagascar. Witness the first ever Hail Mary off New Zealand's Maruia Falls. Watch awe struck as the best and brightest kayak stars stick big wave tricks and radical new down river moves. If you thought the new school of kayaking had reached its peak, Dynasty is here to say you are mistaken!

This is the Sea 2 (2005) - by Justine Curgenven. (90 mins)
Take a head-long dive into over 90 minutes of inspiring, edge-of-your seat sea kayaking action from award winning filmmaker Justine Curgenven & Cackle TV. Immerse yourself in stunning photography from Japan, Tasmania, Newfoundland, The Great Lakes, British Columbia, Norway & Wales, featuring some of the world's best paddlers. You will be inspired!
Including:

• 6 month circumnavigation of Japan by Hadas Feldman and Jeff Allen
• Black belt seakayaking at 'The Bitches' tidal race in South Wales
• Stunning scenery on the remote Lofoten Islands in Norway
• Bryan Smith surviving multiple trashings at the famous "Skooks" tidal rapid
• Paddling with icebergs and whales in Newfoundland
• International racing kayaker Sean Morley in a nail-biting rockhop
• Fantastic underwater rolling footage with Greenland-style paddler Doug VanDoren
• Exploring the Manitou Islands on Lake Michigan
• Kayaks getting vertical in North Wales tidal races

Performance Sea Kayaking - (61 mins.) Performance Video. (1995).
An entertaining look at the basics of sea kayaking. Hot paddling technique, rescues and basic seamanship skills are demonstrated and explained. Features the Channel Islands, Apostle Islands, big surf, inland lakes and many of the top instructors in the field! Call Number:  797.1224  P41

This is the Sea by Justine Curgenven (60 minutes). An action video with exciting sea kayaking footage from Siberia, Wales, Greenland, California, Georgia, Florida, and Washington. Includes interviews with sea kayaking greats Nigel Foster, Chris Duff, Malligiaq Padilla, Shawna Franklin, Nigel Dennis, and many others. More info at www.cackletv.com Call number:  797.1224 ST3

Whitewater Kayaking with Ken Whiting  - (105 min) (2001). Heliconia Press.  - This DVD includes 2 popular whitewater instructional videos -  Call number: 797.1224 W58

Liquid Skills and SOAR - Skills On All Rivers.
It covers essential strokes, skills and techniques for beginner, intermediate and advanced whitewater paddlers. Call number: 797-1224 L66