Canoe Racing (Second Edition)
The Competitor's Guide to Marathon and Downriver Canoe Racing

by Peter Heed and Dick Mansfield

ISBN: 0-941950-37-9
Price: $18.95

Canoe Racing has been a staple of nearly every canoe racer for the last 12 years.   It is now revised with updated photos and advice.  
This book is packed with advice on technique, equipment, and racing tactics, Canoe Racing is the "bible" of marathon and downriver canoe racing. Both newcomers and experts will enjoy this thorough guide. Illustrated with action shots from across North America, it is designed for runners, cyclists, and skiers looking for a new sport; for recreational canoeists who may want to try a new sport; and for canoe racers who want to learn more about the subtleties of racing.

"Read Canoe Racing ," was the advice I got from all my racing friends when I got into canoe racing just a few years ago. So I bought a copy. Not only is it the perfect book for anyone interested in getting into marathon or downriver canoe racing, but it is a perpetual reference for racers who want to get more competitive. You'll enjoy the clear, enthusiastic writing and expert advice. And like me -- like all racers that own a copy -- you'll find yourself going back to read sections again and again.This is an inexhaustible classic."
Gareth Stevens, Editor, Canoe News

Description: 256 pages, photographs, reference list, resource listing, and index

You'll learn how to:

• Break into competitive canoe racing
• Cut through the confusing jargon and choose
  exactly the right canoe and paddle for you
• Set up your boat like a pro
• Train for top canoe racing performance
• Develop a powerful forward stroke
• Read the river to find the fast racing lanes
• Ride the stern wake or the side wake
• Use shallow water to your advantage
• Find tactical opportunities in every race
• Put together a successful canoe triathlon team

Peter Heed is a long-time competitive marathon canoe racer and is a seven-time National Marathon and Whitewater Canoe Champion.

Dick Mansfield is a writer/publisher based in Vermont.

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