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The Paddlers Guide to Outrigger Canoeing
480 pages
800 photos / illustrations
Perfect bound
Softcover
250mm x 295m
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The Art and Skill

of Steering
180 pages
350 photos / illustrations
Perfect bound
Softcover
250mm x 295mm
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Tree Felling Ceremony

Extract from Paddlers Guide to Outrigger Canoeing.
Photos Steve West.
Deep in a hot languid rainforest, on the Pacific island of Huahine, the air dense with the smells of smoke from village fires and the fragrance of lush vegatation, there is a gathering, a ceremony. The felling of bread-fruit tree, which has long served the community, will perish and be reborn as a va`a, to continue to serve the community in another form. It's a time of sadness and celebration. Click images to enlarge.

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The Art and Skill of Steering
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Chapters 1-9 / Chapters 10-18 / Sample Pages
185 pages 7.7"x 9.25" [19cmx23.5cm] 1.0lb [475gms]
ISBN 0 9586554 1 3

Photo Steve West Steerer Todd Bradley Location Waikiki. Photo taken with a Nikon F801 strapped to the forward `iako, secured within a waterproof housing, activated via remote.

This comprehensive book, presented in easy to follow manual format, is the next best thing to having a personal coach at your side. Covering a wide range of topics, issues and techniques, information is presented in logical, easy to follow sequence, fully illustrated and supported by photos from around the Pacific. A valuable source of reference for all outrigger canoe paddlers; whether novice, experienced and for those who coach.

This publication manifested out of a deep respect and acknowledgment for those steerers who have the magic touch and as such an attempt to put at least part thereof what they know on paper, seemed an absolute necessity.

The ability to steer an outrigger canoe, while being very much a science is fundamentally an intuition. In theory, you can be told or shown how to steer; but in practice, it requires time on the water; lots and lots of it, developing skills, which evolve to a point in being a natural extension of oneself in getting the most out of canoe and crew. While most every good paddler, over time, will make for a fair to good steerer, to become a true master one must make a study of its nuances and possess abilities both natural and acquired.

The contents of the Art and Skill of Steering, addresses many of the subtle paddle skills and analytical concepts required, supported by inspiring quotes from some of the world’s best. Being in the hands of a master steerer, is a unique feeling. Beyond the physical merits of their skills, a master steerer is an analytical animal, who simply interprets, anticipates and acts upon instincts in a superior manner to others. In some regard they possess a sixth sense, which serves to inspire and bring confidence to the crew.

This fully revised edition and 4th reprinting, includes new images, improved illustrations and an additional chapter covering the skill of steering a rudderless va`a hoe.