Rough Water Handling

Rough Water Handling by Doug Cooper is a practical guide that will help you to master the skills needed to manoeuvre a sea kayak efficiently in rough water and advanced conditions. For intermediate and advanced paddlers, Doug draws on his personal and coaching experience to help the reader master sea kayak handling skills and techniques. Accurate sequential photos and simple concise language make the descriptions easy to follow and understand.

The technical, tactical, physiological and psychological aspects of these skills are covered in the areas of : high wind paddling, moving water, surf, rock hopping, tide races, open crossings and rolling.

Rough Water Handling is recommended as support material for the British Canoe Union 4 and 5 Star (Sea) awards.