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Here a selection of Canoeing and Kayaking books avalible from Cordee, which i will try to keep up to date. If you are interested in ordering books are any other products from their website, please use the link from our website and we will then recieve 5% of the sales value to put towards funding our club.

	Scottish White Water The SCA Guidebook The long awaited guidebook to white water across the length & breadth of the country. Written by paddlers, for paddlers, this is a must for anyone, covering 215 runs on 190 rivers & illustrated in colour. 320pp 148x210mm 32 pages of colour photos, 2 colour maps. Price: £15.95
	Sea Kayak Sea Kayak - A manual for intermediate and advanced sea kayakers. This book is a modern guide to sea kayaking by one of the leading exponents of the sea kayaking who is also a highly respected coach in this field. Gordon Brown is a BCU Level 5 sea coach based on the Isle of Skye, Scotland. He shares his knowledge with you in his own succinct humorous style and very visual approach. In this book Gordon covers topics of kayaking history; physiology; boat and paddle dynamics; seamanship and navigation; safety and rescue; weather forecasting; caves; rockhopping and tidal races; expeditions and overnighting - as well as a wealth of tips and resources for the sea paddler. Over seventy photographs and illustrations help to make this an essential modern manual for the sea kayaker. Price: £15.99
	Laugh of the Water Nymph 22 adventure stories from rivers around the world, ranging from nail-biting epics to expeditions, travel and personality. The book includes 40 pages of stunning photographs from various trips and has been fantastically well received - Dave Manby called it the best book on whitewater, period, and it also received high praise from National Geographic. Price: £17.99
	White Water Safety and Rescue Covering topics from strategies for safely descending a rapid, to making safe and recovering an injured person this guide describes the essential knowledge for every recreational paddler and professional river guide. Other topics covered include reading white water, skilful paddling, equipment design plus a whole host of other useful information. This book is unique in that it covers both safety and rescue. Safety is the process of staying out of trouble in the first place. Rescue is what we do to retrieve a situation that has got out of hand. Price: £15.95