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Nigel Foster - Surf Kayaking (book)
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Nigel Foster - Surf Kayaking (book)
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Kayakers who prefer an adrenaline rush to the serenity of backwater kayaking are now taking to the surf as an alternative to whitewater. Surf kayaking combines an excellent workout with technical skill and a style of movement that can be as individual as any performing art. This is the only surf kayaking book available, and whether you're surfing for the first time or training for competition, kayaking guru Nigel Foster gives you all the information you need to do it right. His trademark photo sequences help to clearly teach the essential techniques of this increasingly popular sport. Let Foster show you how to assess surf conditions and take a beach's safety profile; how to master acrobatics, including pirouettes and popouts; correct 'wave etiquette;' and special techniques such as steering a zigzag course, performing a 360 and roller coasters, and more! Nigel Foster has been surf kayaking for 30 years and holds the highest coaching level awarded by the British Canoe Union (BCU). He is one of the select group of specialists responsible for establishing the surf kayaking coaching program now operated by the BCU. Foster is also a regular contributor to Sea Kayaker magazine and the author of Nigel Foster's Sea Kayaking.

About the Author

Nigel Foster is regarded as one of the most charismatic and talented kayaking instructors in the world today. His innovative approach attracts kayakers of all levels throughout the USA, where he now lives, in Europe, and elsewhere around the world. Introduced to kayaking as a teenager Foster soon became obsessed with trying as many styles of kayaking that he could, from surf competition to white water racing, slalom to marathon, sea touring to inland touring. He also learned to paddle a variety of different styles of canoe, from sprint to white-water. His first multiday solo kayak trip was around SW and southern England. That trip sparked a whole series of longer explorations. At age 24 he circumnavigated Iceland in his first design of sea kayak. Trips to Newfoundland, (he and his friend cut their kayaks in half to fly them out, as there were none available in Newfoundland in those days) the Faeroe Islands and Norway. He crossed France in a tandem racing kayak, and explored the west coast of Scotland. Fully qualified as a teacher, Foster made a living teaching Outdoor Education in local authority centers in England and Wales. After his near-deadly solo kayak trip from Baffin Island to Labrador (see his book "Stepping Stones of Ungava and Labrador") he moved to the National Water-Sports Center in Wales. When he launched his own business in Wales, (now based in USA) sea kayaking became his major focus, but not just on-water teaching around the world. Foster also designs sea kayaks for companies in USA, Canada and Sweden, writes (books and magazine articles), teaches canoeing, and for fun plays guitar. His most recent book "Stepping Stones of Ungava and Labrador" recounts not only his epic solo Hudson Strait crossing but also the journey he made to finish that trip in 2004 with his now wife Kristin Nelson.

  • Paperback: 128 pages
  • Publisher: Globe Pequot; 1st edition (August 1, 1998)
  • Language: English
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