CONTENTS:

1. A Short History of Canoeing in Britain
2. Design and Selection of Equipment
3. Canoe Construction: Materials and Methods
4. Safety
5. Placid Water: Getting Started
6. The Basic Strokes of Kayaking
7. Reading Water
8. Kayaking: White Water Technique
9. White Water Safety and Rescue
10. Sea Kayaking
11. Deep Water Rescues
12. Rolling
13. Teaching Techniques and Group Leadership
14. Canoeists with Special Needs
15. Use of the Swimming Pool
16. The Canoe
17. Into Fast Touring and Racing
18. From Camps to Expeditions
19. Surfing
20. Forms of Canoeing Competition
21. Access to Water
22. Conservation Canoeing