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Sea Kayaker's Deep Trouble: True Stories and Their Lessons from Sea Kayaker Magazine | 
 enlarge | Authors: Matt Broze, George Gronseth
Publisher: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  25 reviews
Sales Rank: 76939
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 192
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 8.3 x 5.5 x 0.6
ISBN: 0070084998
Dewey Decimal Number: 797.122409795
EAN: 9780070084995
ASIN: 0070084998
Publication Date: May 1, 1997
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Product Description
This riveting book offers 20 harrowing, real-life tales of sea kayaking accidents that will not only keep readers on the edge of their seats, but also instruct them with potentially life-saving lessons.
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 Great stories with detailed analysis of what went wrong September 13, 2007
This book is loaded with well told, detailed stories of paddling gone awry. Each story is followed by an instructive analysis of the situation--how the paddlers misjudged the conditions, how they might have avoided equipment failure, what training might have helped the situation, etc. It's all laid out in very practical terms that you could put to use yourself. Amongst the stories are numerous sidebars with more information on techniques and equipment that are also useful, but much drier. My only criticism is that the book has not been updated. Most of the stories are from the mid-eighties and while the principles of kayaking haven't changed, available equipment continues to evolve. In summary, a fun book to read full of useful information for any sea kayaker.
 Good Information, Out of date stories. March 17, 2007
The stories in this book had some real value to them and any beginner would see the value in reading about the unfortunate disasters of others. However, I was disappointed that most of the recent events talked about happened between 1984 thru 1994, almost 13-23 years ago. Sea Kayaking has come a long way since then, but none the less, the events the book talks about are important valuable lessons to those beginners just starting out in the sport.
 Lessons are not hard to learn August 8, 2006
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
Deep trouble recounts the stories and reports of 20 kayaking incidents which range from death (often with sketchy information as you would imagine) to mild hypothermia to extraordinary feats of endurance and survival.
Unfortunately I found a majority of the incidents were the result of either total novices `in over their heads' or total stupidity. Kayaking in shorts and a tee shirt in 10degrees water and 20knot winds with no pfd; the lessons are not hard to learn. Also many of the lessons from each incident were the same, how many times should we read to dress for immersion and wear a pfd?
However, of the 20 cases presented, one or two were noteworthy, others included elements of interest, and some of the comments from the `pros' was useful.
The formatting - which includes simultaneous commentary with the incident report - didn't work for me at all (others report here that they like it, go figure).
I expected more from this book (I have always wanted to read 'Total Loss' the equivalent book about sailing) but it just wasn't aimed at me. The target audience must be novice kayakers who don't wear a pfd; if you are in that audience buy this book.
A guide of what not to do. August 5, 2006
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
If you are new to this sport or an experienced paddler, this book can provide valuable insight on how to stay out of trouble and what to do, or not do if you find yourself in trouble.
excellent information June 20, 2006
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
As a newby kayaker, I find this book to be highly
useful, if a bit intimidating. Hopefully, by reviewing
these incidents, I can be less of a potential danger
to myself and burden to others.
One negative: the quality of the binding of this book is
truly abysmal. It literally disintegrated in my hands
as I was reading it.
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