Waubonsee Community College

Eastern Arctic kayaks, history, design, technique, by John D. Heath and E. Arima with contributions by John Brand [and others]

eng

Includes bibliographical references and index

mapsillustrations

index present

non fiction

Eastern Arctic kayaks

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by John D. Heath and E. Arima with contributions by John Brand [and others]

history, design, technique

Eastern Arctic Kayaks is the product of years of kayak study by two of the world's experts. Combining analyses of form and function with historical background and illustrations of kayaking techniques, this volume will appeal to recreational kayakers and scholarly readers alike. An excerpt from John Brand's Little Kayak Book series makes this British publication available to American readers for the first time

Greenland: Maps of Greenland: Kayaks of Greenland: Evolution and construction -- Old Greenland kayaks in museums -- Greenland kayak paddles -- Origins of the Greenland technique -- Training and technique -- Capsize maneuvers -- Storm technique -- Sculling rolls -- Additional techniques -- Throwing stick and hand rolls -- Miscellaneous remarks -- Greenland kayak -- References -- Greg Stamer / Using Greenland paddles: Overview -- Harvey Golden / Kayaks in European museums: Recent research expedition -- Hugh Collings / Seventeenth-century kayak and the Swedish kayak tradition -- John Brand / Kayaks in England, Wales, and Denmark: Excerpts from the Little Kayak Book Series -- H.C. Petersen / Kayak sports and exercises -- Johannes Rosing / Dramatic kayak trip, 1899-1900: Ataralaa's narrative -- East Canadian arctic: Maps of the East Canadian arctic -- E. Arima / Kayaks of the East Canadian arctic -- Kayak hunting at sea -- Kayak hunting on lakes and rivers -- Variations: Multichine -- Flat bottoms -- Kayak making -- Speculations on design ancestry -- References -- Glossary -- Index -- About the authors