DVD's, Books and Magazines

"Good reading for the train, coffee break, ignoring the kids or when you're pretending to work ........"

The following are some pretty good reads and views. Really anything that improves your paddling knowledge and enjoyment is a great thing!

Suggested DVD's or Videos

Technique & Training

Performance Sea Kayaking - The Basics ........ and Beyond
- Kent Ford, Performance Video and Instruction, Inc.

In the Surf - Performance Surf Kayaking
- Kent Ford, Performance Video and Instruction, Inc.

The Kayak Roll - Learn, Tune and Teach the Kayak Roll
- Kent Ford, Performance Video and Instruction, Inc.

Expeditions

This Is The Sea
- Justine Curgenven - Cackle TV Productions.

A world tour with the world's top sea paddlers by award winning filmmaker, Justine Curgenven. Thrilling footage taken in big surf and roaring tidal races lets you feel you are in the boat with expert paddlers. Watch their eyes bulge and hear them scream in excitement as they meet the challenge of big water! Hear personal insights from the world's top sea paddlers including expedition paddler Chris Duff, Greenland Kayak Champion Maligiaq Padilla, and world leaders Nigel Foster and Nigel Dennis. Locations are as far afield as California, Georgia, Florida, Washington, Greenland, Wales and Russia.

This Is The Sea Two
- Justine Curgenven - Cackle TV Productions.

Take a head-long dive into over 90 minutes of inspiring, edge-of-your seat sea kayaking action from renowned filmmaker Justine Curgenven & Cackle TV. Immerse yourself in stunning photography from Japan, Tasmania, Newfoundland, The Great Lakes, Skooks, Norway & Wales featuring some of the world's best paddlers. You will be inspired.

Adventure Paddling

Tsunami Rangers Video Collection Adventures of the Tsunami Rangers

Tsunami Rangers Kayak Magic

Guide to Ocean Adventure

Kayaking Ocean Rock Gardens

Suggested Books

Instructor/Trainer Resources:

Outdoor Safety - Risk Mangement for Outdoor Leaders
- by Cathye Haddock - New Zealand Mountain Safety Council
- ISBN 0-908931-19-0

Outdoor Leadership - Techniques, Common Sense & Self Confidence
- by John Graham - The Mountaineers
- ISBN 0-89886-502-6

Effective Leadership in Adventure Programming
- by Simon Priest & Michael Gass - Human Kinetics
- ISBN 0-87322-637-2

Outdoor Recreation Safety
- by Neil J. Dougherty IV - Human Kinetics
- ISBN 0-87322-944-4

Club or Association Manuals & Publications:

The Kiwi Association of Sea Kayakers (KASK) Handbook - New Zealand
- Paul Caffyn - Kiwi Association of Sea Kayakers (NZ) Inc.
- ISBN 0-9583585-0-8

Australian Canoeing Instructor and Guide Manauls: Flat Water, Sea and Advanced Sea Levels
- Australian Canoeing Inc.
- No ISBN

Fundamentals of Coastal Kayaking - Manual For Instructors
- American Canoe Association - National Coastal Kayaking Committee
- No ISBN

Canoeing and Kayaking for Persons with Physical Disabilities
- Anne Weber & Janet Zeller - American Canoe Association
- ISBN 0-943117-02-X

Paddling Techniques:

The Optimum Kayak
- by Andy Knapp - Ragged Mountain Press
- ISBN 0-07-038298-0

The Savvy Paddler
- by Doug Alderson - Ragged Mountain Press
- ISBN 0-07-136203-7

Sea Kayaking - A Manual for Long-Distance Touring
- John Dowd - Douglas & McIntyre
- ISBN 1-55054-563-9

The Complete Book of Sea Kayaking - Fourth Edition
- Derek Hutchinson - Ragged Mountain Press
- ISBN 0-7136-6675-7

Expedition Kayaking on Sea and Open Water
- Derek Hutchinson - Globe Pequot
- ISBN 1-56440-721-7

Sea Kayaking - A Womans Guide
- by Shelley Johnson - Ragged Mountain Press
- ISBN 0-07-032955-9

Complete Sea Kayak Touring
- by Jonathan Hanson - Ragged Mountain Press
- ISBN 0-07-026204-7

Sea Kayaker - Deep Trouble
- Matt Broze and George Gronseth - McGraw Hill
- ISBN 0-07-008499-8

Sea Kayaking
- Nigel Foster - Fernhurst Books
- ISBN 0-906754-60-7

The Coastal Kayakers Manual
- Randell Washburne - Globe Pequot
- ISBN 1-56440-153-7

The Essential Sea Kayaker
- David Seidman - Ragged Mountain Press
- ISBN 0-07-158009-3

Extreme Sea Kayaking (Tsunami Rangers)
- Eric Soares and Michael Powers - Ragged Mountain Press
- ISBN 0-07-050718-X

River Rescue
- Les Bechdel and Slim Ray - AMC Books
- ISBN 0-910146-55-1

Eskimo Rolling
- 2nd Edition - Derek Hutchinson - McGraw Hill

The Bombproof Roll and Beyond
- Paul Dutky - Menasha Ridge Press
- ISBN 0-89732-085-9

Nigel Foster’s Surf Kayaking
- Nigel Foster - Globe Pequot
- ISBN 0-7627-0218-4

Catch Every Eddy .... Surf Every Wave
- Tom Foster and Kel Kelly - Outdoor Centre of New England
- ISBN 0-9645221-4-4

Sea Kayaking - Basic Essentials
- by Dave Harrison - Stackpole Books
- ISBN 0-8117-2721-1

Kayak Touring - Basic Essentials
- by J. Michael Wyatt -Globe Pequot
- ISBN 0-7627-0480-2

Complete Folding Kayaker
- Ralph Diaz - Ragged Mountain Press

Kayak and Canoe Games
- American Canoe Association - Menasha Ridge Press
- ISBN 0-89732-194-4

Canoe Games - Second Edition
- Dave Ruse - A & C Black, London - approved by the BCU
- ISBN 0-7136-4038-3

Paddle Your Own Canoe
- Gary & Joanie McGuffin - The Boston Mills Press
- ISBN 1-55046-3773-2

Sit-on-top Kayaking, A Beginner's Guide
- by Tom Holtey - GeoOdyssey Publications
- ISBN 0-9668655-0-2

Canoeing (Outdoor Pursuits Series)
- by Laurie Guillion - Human Kinetics Publishers
- ISBN 0-87322-443-4

Weather & Kayak Navigation:

Fundamentals of Kayak Navigation
- David Burch - Globe Pequot
- ISBN 1-56440-155-3

Emergency Navigation
- David Burch - McGraw Hill
- ISBN 0-07-156558-2

Sea Kayak Navigation Simplified
- Lee Moyer - Alpen Books Press
- ISBN 0-9669795-3-2

Map Reading Handbook - Edition 2
- TASMAP - Mercury Walch
- ISBN 0-7246-3824-5

Manual of Meteorology - Part 1 - General Meteorology
- Bureau of Meteorology - Govt. Publishing Service

The Storm Spotters’ Handbook
- Commonwealth of Australia - Australian Government Printing Service
- ISBN 0-644-28752-7

The Australian Weather Book
- Keith Colls & Richard Whitaker, NSW Bureau of Meteorology
- National Book Distributors & Publishers
- ISBN 1-86436-254-5

Chart 5011 (INT 1 - Edition 1 -1991) Symbols and Abbreviations used on Admiralty Charts
- Admiralty Charts & Publications
- No ISBN

Food, Survival & Emergency Care Resources:

Wild Food in Australia
- A.B & J.W. Cribb - Collins Australia
- ISBN 0-7322-2491-8

Cookery - National Outdoor Leadership School
- Claudia Pearson
- ISBN 0-8117-2860-9

The Well-Fed Backpacker
- June Fleming
- ISBN 0-394-73804-7

Wilderness Medicine - Beyond First Aid
- Wm. Forgey, M.D. - ICS Books
- ISBN 0-934802-93-9

Great Paddling Adventure Narratives:

In the Wake of the Jomon
- Jon Turk - McGraw Hill
- ISBN 0-0714-4902-7

Cold Oceans
- by Jon Turk - Harper Collins
- ISBN 0-06092-925-1

Southern Exposure
- Chris Duff - The Globe Pequot Press
- ISBN 0-7627-2595-8

The Dreamtime Voyage
- Paul Caffyn - The Kayak Dundee Press, New Zealand
- ISBN 0-473-02349-0

Cresting the Restless Waves - North Island Kayak Odyssey
- Paul Caffyn - New Zealand Canoeing Association
- ISBN 0-9597823-1-1

Dark Side of the Wave - Stewart Island Kayak Odyssey
- Paul Caffyn - New Zealand Canoeing Association
- ISBN 0-9597823-0-3

The Hidden Coast, Kayak Explorations From Alaska to Mexico
- Joel W. Rogers - Alaska Northwest Books
- ISBN 0-88240-403-2

Baidarka - The Kayak
- George Dyson - Alaska Northwest Books
- ISBN 0-88240-315-X

Kabloona in the Yellow Kayak
- Victoria Jason - Turnstone Press
- ISBN 0-88801-201-2

A Boat In Our Baggage
- by Maria Coffey - McGraw Hill

Kayaking the Vermillion Sea - Eight Hundred Miles Down Baja
- by Johnathan Waterman
- ISBN 0-684-80242-2

Song of the Paddle - An Illustrated Guide to Widlerness Camping
- by Bill Mason - Firefly Books
- ISBN 1-55209-089-2

Paddling Destination Guide Books:

An Introduction to Sea Kayaking in Queensland
- by Gerard Effeney - Gecko Books
- ISBN 0-9751319-0-7

Canoeing the Rivers and Lakes Victoria
- by Yvonne and Chris McLaughlin
- ISBN 0-1-9588417-1-3

Canoeing Guide to New South Wales
- by New South Wales Canoe Association
- ISBN 0-646-00264-3

100 Magic Miles of the Great Barrier Reef, the Whitsunday Islands
- by David Colfelt - Windward Publications
- ISBN 0-9586989-0-2

The Waterways of Sydney Harbour
- by Phillip Matthews - Phillip Matthews Book Publishers
- ISBN 0-646-32969-3

Paddling Books for Kids (and adults):

Paddle-to-the-Sea
- by Holling Clancy Holling - Houghton Mifflin
- ISBN 0-395-29203-4

A Cat in a Kayak
- by Maria Coffey - Annick Press
- ISBN 1-55037-509-3

Suggested Magazines

We highly recommend the following high quality magazine publications sources of superior quality paddling information. They provide a very international range of ideas and methods and good dreaming & learning material - worth every dollar and pound.

From the US, Sea Kayaker Magazine .............

Subscription information can be found online at: http://www.seakayakermag.com

From the UK, Canoe & Kayak Magazine .............

Subscription information can be found online at: http://www.canoekayak.co.uk/main.html