内容简介
Thisrivetingbookoffers20harrowing,real-lifetalesofseakayakingaccidentsthatwillnotonlykeepreadersontheedgeoftheirseats,butalsoinstructthemwithpotentiallylife-savinglessons.
作者简介
AbouttheAuthorsIn1972,MattBrozewroteFreestyleSkiing,thefirstbookonthesubject.Co-ownersorMarinerKayakssince1980,heandhisbrotherCamhavedesignedtenseakayaks.Mattdevelopedandpromotedthenow-commonpaddle-floatrescuesin1981.HiswritingonseakayaksafetyandrescuesandexperienceinextremeconditionsledtohisbecomingSeaKayakermagazine'ssafetycolumnistin1984.He'sstillaregularcontributoronsafety,paddlingskills,recreationalracing,andequipment.Matthaspaddledover400seakayakdesigns.GeorgeGronsethearnedaBachelorofSciencedegreeinmechanicalengineeringandmovedtotheNorthwest,wherehetookupkayakingandworkedfortheBoeingCompanyanalyzingthestrengthandsafetyofairplanes.Beforelonghewasteachingkayakingandleadingtripsforclubsandfriends.HesucceededMattBrozeassafetycolumnistforSeaKayakermagazine.Georgehaspublishednumerousarticlesontechniqueaswellassafetyandhasgivenmanypresentationsforkayaksclubsandsymposia.In1991,hefoundedtheSeattle-basedKayakAcademyinordertodevoteallhistimetoteachingandwritingaboutkayaking.ChristopherCunninghamistheeditorofSeaKayakermagazine.Histravelsinsmallsailing,rowing,andpaddlingcrafthavecoveredover7,000milesofNorthAmericanwaterways.Hislongestcruisewasa2,500-milepaddlefromQuebectoCedarKey,Florida.Hehasbeenbuildingkayaksandothersmallcraftsince1979.HehaspublishedaccountsofhissmallboattravelsandarticlesonboatbuildinginSeaKayaker,Nor'westing,andSmallBoatJournalaswellastwoanthologies:OyoandSeekersoftheHorizon.ChristopheroccasionallyteachestraditionalkayakconstructionatTheWoodenBoatSchoolinBrooklin,Maine,andisafrequentlectureratseakayaksymposia.AbouttheContributorsChrisAmato(page143)isawildlifebiologistwholivesinNewYorkCity.AlisonArmstrong(page94)livesinNewYorkCityandhaskayakedextensivelyalongthecoastofMaine.DebDavis(page22)isanauthorandformerassociateeditorofSeaKayakermagazine;shelivesinIndianola,Washington.KenKelton(page100)isabuildingcontractorlivinginSanFrancisco.HestillgoessurfingandkayakingontheCaliforniacoast.TomWatson(page173)isakayakinstructorinKodiak,Alaska,andamemberofKodiakIslandSearchandRescue.
