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An entertaining look at the basics of kayak touring. Hot paddling technique, rescues and basic seamanship skills are demonstrated and explained. The basics and beyond. Sea Kayakers Magazine's Readers Top Pick. Recommended by Video Librarian and Booklist.
 Join world reknowned and experienced instructors as they explain the important elements of paddling strokes, rescues, and trip preparation. See paddling skills demonstrated by some of the best paddlers in the world. Learn the essence of paddling efficiently so you'll tire less on your next trip. See how to recover from a capsize, and unlock the secrets of the eskimo roll. Hear the experts talk about navigation, big crossings, and dealing with wind and weather. All this information is presented in a lively, watchable manner.
Features the Pacific Northwest coast and TASK sea kayak symposium, North shore of Lake Superior and the Apostle Islands, Southern California coast, the Channel Islands and big surf, Maine, and a top secret high mountain lake. Appearances and/ or assistance from: Ken Fink Navigation Guru, Shelly Johnson Paddlesport Instructor and consultant, Greg Barton Olympic Gold medalist, Wayne Horodowich Chairman of Task Instructor Exchange, Jeff Cooper American Canoe Association Instructor Trainer, Cathy Pithath H2O Outfitters Instructor, Lee Moyer Leader in education, Eric Soares & Jim Kacook Tsunami Rangers extreme sea kayak club, Randy Carlson Univ. Minnesota National Kayak Institute, Grant Herman Reknowned Outdoor Educator. In other words, no expense was spared to get the leaders in the field teaching in some of their favorite paddling locations.  
Reviews: "Well produced and technically comprehensive..."
- Sea Kayaker "The breadth of 'Performance Sea Kayaking' is fairly astounding... This video should be in your library."
- Atlantic Coastal Kayaker "This video hits the mark quite neatly...anyone watching this could not fail to pick up the most important points of long boat handling, navigation skills, and some basic rescues."
- Canoe Focus, Great Britain "If you could have only one video about sea kayaking, this would be a very good choice."
- Canoe and Kayak "Highly recommended."
- Video Librarian "This scenic and informative program will whet the appetite."
- Booklist "Beautifully photographed and evenly paced."
- SNEWS (Outdoor Industry newsletter) "Breadth, depth, and details make this video demand more than a one time survey...a comprehensive sea kayaking instructional textbook."
- Ken Fink, Poseidon Kayak Imports "Simple, yet explicit narration is the hallmark of Kent Ford's instructional videos."
- Outdoor Retailer, Editors Picks "We bought one for rental, but discovered people want to own it... so now we sell lots of them"
- Bernadette Dehart, Cove Kayak Center, FL "Encourages technique over strength."
- Sports Afield "If you are serious about learning to sea kayak, the video is well worth the price."
- Paddler Magazine
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