Re: [Paddlewise] Sea Kayaking Literature?

The Waterman book is one of the most outstandingly bad books I have ever read on
any subject.  It is so bad it is funny.

Don Starkell's "Paddle to the Arctic" is an interesting study in microdecisions
by a guy trying to paddle the Northwest Passage.  It could have used editing.
The author seems both admirable and a little nuts.

Hutchinson's and Dowd's books are always recommended. The latter is wonderfully
concise.

Steven W. Jarvis wrote:

> Paddlewisers,
>
> I'm relatively new to touring kayaking, and when I really get into
> something, I like to delve into the literature of it (both the "literary"
> and the instructional). I'm the same way about flyfishing (a GREAT body of
> literature). So far, I've read (or am currently reading):
>
> "Baja Journey" by Robin Carey (pretty good)
>
> "Kayaking the Vermilion Sea" by Jonathan Waterman (a little self-absorbed
> and not enough about paddling for me)
>
> "The Happy Isles of Oceania: Paddling the Pacific" by Paul Theroux (not so
> much about paddling so far --- page 110 --- but he's so good it hardly
> matters)
>
> I've also been pointed to:
>
>  A Boat in Our Baggage (can't remember the author's name at the moment)
>
> Any other suggestions?  Any good sea kayaking fiction out there?
>
> I didn't include how-to/instructional books in this list, but I've read:
>
> "A Woman's Guide to Sea Kayaking" (I think that's the title) by Shelley
> Johnson (great book for men, too)
>
> "The Complete Book of Sea Kayaking" by Derek Hutchinson (good stuff, though
> really pointed more at actual SEA kayaking as opposed to touring kayaking on
> other sorts of water (and being in northwest Arkansas, I've got quick access
> to some great large lakes and some rivers, but no oceans).
>
> I want to read Ralph Diaz's "The Complete Folding Kayaker" as I'm already
> looking forward to traveling with my next boat (I've had my own boat for
> less than two months, though I've begged and borrowed and rented for the
> last year or so).
>
> I also would like a good book on navigation. David Burch's "Fundamentals of
> Kayak Navigation" seems to be the only one available, though I thought I had
> read mention of a new one as well.
>
> Comments, recommendations, etc. much appreciated.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Steve
>
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> Fayetteville, Arkansas USA
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