Whitewater safety and rescue essential knowledge for canoeists, kayakers, and raft guides

Whitewater Safety and Rescue is a must for recreational paddlers and professional river guides alike. Covering topics from strategies for safely descending a rapid to recovering overboard paddlers and making injured people safe, it thoroughly explains all aspects of safety and rescue on a river and...

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Main Author: Ferrero, Franco
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Guilford, Conn. : Falcon Guides, Ã2009.
Series:Falcon guide.
How to paddle series.
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Summary:Whitewater Safety and Rescue is a must for recreational paddlers and professional river guides alike. Covering topics from strategies for safely descending a rapid to recovering overboard paddlers and making injured people safe, it thoroughly explains all aspects of safety and rescue on a river and in white water. Over 400 color photographs and detailed diagrams illustrate this essential and modern instructional guide for canoeists, kayakers, and rafters.
Item Description:Includes index.
Physical Description:296 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.
ISBN:9780762750870
0762750871
Author Notes:Franco Ferrero is a qualified British Canoe Union (BCU) Level 5 Coach (Sea and Inland) and is certified in the United Kingdom as a Rescue Emergency Care first-aid provider and a Rescue 3 Instructor. He is the author of BCU Canoe & Kayak Handbook , BCU Coaching Handbook , and Sea Kayak Navigation . He lives in Wales.