Mary Shideler did not let her short stature interfere with a quest to paddle all 1,007 lakes in northern Minnesota's Itasca County using her home built Pygmy Kayak. The Kayak Lady  is a collection of stories and photos-a mix of adventure and fun-that documents Mary's experiences over 15 years. To read an excerpt from the book, click here.

$19.95

$35.00

Comprehensive, how to do pre-trip navigation planning, use charts and current tables, determine location, find your way in fog, use a compass assess marine weather, etc. Includes chapters on ice navigation, electronic navigation aids, and chart reading.

$18.95

Follow two friends as they build a pair of Pygmy Coho's and paddle together for 97 days through the wilderness on a journey from Alaska to Seattle.  Paddler magazine calls it "The best feature film on kayaking produced in the last decade." For a preview of the film click here: Paddle to Seattle Trailer

$20.00

Twenty harrowing, real-life tales of sea kayaking accidents that both excite and instruct.  Writers interviewed survivors, witnesses and rescuers.  After relating what happened, they offer expert analyses of what was done right, what should have been done differently and what gear would have made a difference.

$16.95

A manual for Long-Distance Touring.  Revised, enlarged edition; the "bible" for the long expedition: equipment, planning, technique, weather, currents, navigation, food gathering & more.

$19.95

 

A multi-level guide to learning, troubleshooting and progressing through an ancient Greenland technique.

The Roll: Learn the fundamentals of a roll using a technique that is gentle on the body.

Troubleshooting: Make your roll cleaner, more consistent and more reliable.

Advanced Rolls: Progress to more advanced rolls (including norsaq, hand and elbow rolls).

$29.95

 

 

Featuring Ginni Callahan in her Arctic Tern 14.  Thrilling footage taken from a kayak cam in big surf and roaring tidal races lets you feel you're in the boat with expert paddlers!  See and hear personal insights from the world's top sea paddlers including expedition paddler Chris Duff, Greenland Kayak Champion Maligiaq, and world leaders Nigel Foster and Nigel Dennis.  Locations are as far a field as California, Georgia, Washington, Greenland, Wales and Russia.

$30.00