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    Wind Strategies for Kayakers: Challenges, Solutions, & Mastery
    Wind Strategies for Kayakers: Challenges, Solutions, & Mastery
    Wind Strategies for Kayakers: Challenges, Solutions, & Mastery
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    Wind Strategies for Kayakers: Challenges, Solutions, & Mastery

    By Jay Gitomer

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    Wind Strategies for Kayakers helps paddlers use the wind to their advantage. This booklet tells you everything you need to know about wind effects on your boat and how to use the wind to improve your performance. Loaded with practical advice and plenty of diagrams, this booklet will help you turn a negative into a positive and take your sport to the next level.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJay Gitomer
    Release dateNov 30, 2013
    ISBN9781310535659
    Wind Strategies for Kayakers: Challenges, Solutions, & Mastery
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    Jay Gitomer

    Jay Gitomer is the owner-operator of Blue World Paddlesports and the founder of Babes with Blades All-Women, No-Yelling Paddling Events. She is an ACA Level 3 Coastal Kayak Instructor, BCU UKCC Level 1 Paddlesports Coach, and BCU 4-Star Leader. She is known for her creative, fun approach to training. Jay runs the paddleboard club Baltimore Boards, is a former coordinator of the Chesapeake Paddlers Association, and volunteers with Team River Runner to help wounded service people. Jay also sits on the Advisory Committee of the Safety Education and Instruction Council of the American Canoe Association.

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      Wind Strategies for Kayakers - Jay Gitomer

      WIND STRATEGIES FOR KAYAKERS

      Challenges, Solutions, & Mastery

      by Jay Gitomer

      Copyright 2013 Jay Gitomer

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      Thank you for downloading this ebook. This book is the copyrighted property of the author, and may not be reproduced, copied, or distributed for commercial or non-commercial purposes without permission. If you enjoyed this book, please encourage your friends to download their own copy at https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/jaygitomer, where they can also discover other works by this author. Thank you for your support!

      Table of Contents

      Introduction

      Wind Basics

      Performance

      Winding Up the Wind Lesson

      Connect with the Author

      Free Book Sample

      About the Author

      ~INTRODUCTION~

      In my early days as a paddler, I would drive to launch sites with one eye nervously on every flag I passed. I was happy when the flags hung slackly, but if the flags had any movement, I got a little nervous. To me, the wind was an unpredictable beast that churned up the water and made paddling difficult and maybe scary.

      A few years have gone by, and now when I see flags flapping on the way to a launch, I’m excited about what lies instore. Knowing how to deal with wind adds an interesting level

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