Sea Kayaker's Deep Trouble

'For many of us, a kayak is the means by which we can take in the full measure of the rich coastal environment. But the environment where air, water, and land meet is notoriously variable, and the intimate connection a kayak provides with that environment leaves us exposed and vulnerable to forces that can easily overpower us...Paddlers who invest time and effort and fully engage their senses not only have a greater degree of safety - they discover more of the subtle textures of the waterways they travel' - from the Preface by Christopher Cunningham.Sea Kayaker's Deep Trouble" offers more than twenty harrowing real-life accounts of sea kayaking accidents that will both keep you on the edge of your seat and instruct you with potentially life-saving lessons. These tales drawn from "Sea Kayaker" magazine are the result of interviews with accident survivors witnesses and rescuers. From capsizes and hypothermia to brushes with sharks and entrapment in sea caves the situations are described in chilling detail and t