5023-840 Navigation,Sea State and Weather Paddler's Manual

Written from a Canadian perspective, but you can apply the lessons anywhere in the world. This guide is a useful reference for kayakers and canoeists paddling large bodies of water. It covers skills such as reading charts, navigating, using a compass, predicting tides and currents, avoid collisions, understanding waves and shorelines, and distinguishing forms of sea ice. It also outlines weather phenomena, recording and predicting weather, and making the most of marine forecasts.