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The club has a large and expanding selection of books, charts, and videos of interest to both sea and whitewater kayakers. These materials are stored in a glass cabinet in the club boathouse and are available for loan to club members only. Please follow the links below for borrowing policies and an index of materials.
How to Borrow and Return a Library Item
What to do if the Item is on Loan to Someone Else
How to Suggest New Materials for the Library
Sea Kayaking Materials
Sea Kayaking Books and Magazines
Sea Kayaking Videos, Tapes, and CDs
Sea Kayaking Charts and Atlases
Whitewater Kayaking Materials
Whitewater Kayaking Books and Magazines
Whitewater Kayaking Videos, Tapes, and CDs
We also have a new web page with descriptions and links to online kayaking articles! Articles listed include everything from carving a paddle, to kayaking technique, to kayaking adventure narratives. Just follow the link below to check it out.
Whitewater and sea kayak trip coordinators have access to the keys to the club library. To borrow an item, go to the club boathouse at a time a trip coordinator is there (such as before and after pool sessions or before and after trips) so the coordinator can open the cabinet. In the library cabinet, there is an index card box containing circulation cards for every library item. Although some attempt has been made to organize this box, you may have to search through the entire box to locate the card corresponding to your item. Once you find the right card, write your name at the bottom of the list on the card along with the date you borrowed the item. Then place the card back in the box and lock up the cabinet.
There is a chance the circulation card for your item will be missing. In this case, make a new card for it (using the blank cards at the back of the box).
Please observe the following guidelines for acceptable periods of loan:
Videos, Charts, and Atlases: 1 week
Books and all other materials: 4 weeks
When you are ready to return the item, you will have to find a trip coordinator again to open the cabinet for you. Put the item back in the cabinet, locate the circulation card, and note the date you returned the item on the card.
Thank you for following these guidelines!
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If you do not find the book or video you are looking for, it is most likely on loan to another club member. Locate the circulation card and find who currently has the item and when he or she borrowed it. The borrower is entitled to the have the item for the periods indicated above. If the borrower still has the item past that period, the item is overdue. Please contact the individual directly (if you do not know this person, e-mail the listserv to contact him or her) and request the item be returned as soon as possible.
If the item is missing altogether, or if you cannot reach the person with the item (or that person is unresponsive), please contact the club librarian, Victor Kress kress@geology.washington.edu.
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The club wants to stay up to date with all the latest cutting-edge kayaking books and videos. At the same time, the club cannot buy every book or video on the market. No one person is responsible for purchasing new items. Instead, club members (usually trip coordinators) make a suggestion to the club librarian. Assuming the club librarian and the treasurer agree on the new purchase, and there are no objections from the club's officers, club members can purchase the new material and get a reimbursement.
When you are ready to place a new item in the library, make sure to create a new circulation card for the item, and write "UKC" prominently on the item's cover in black ink.
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Please contact the club librarian, Victor Kress kress@geology.washington.edu, if you have any questions on library policy. If there are any mistakes in the material index, or you have some additions, please contact the web page author, Gary Lai GaryLai@aol.com.
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· Sea Kayaking – A Manual for Long Distance Touring, by John Dowd, 1988.
· The Essential Sea Kayaker – A Complete Course for the Open Water Paddler, by David Seidman, 1992.
· Sea Canoeing (3rd edition), by Derek Hutchinson, 1984.
· Paddling the Sunshine Coast (a guide to paddling trips in southwestern British Columbia), by Dorothy and Bodhi Drope, 1997.
· Kayaking Puget Sound, the San Juans, and Gulf Islands: 50 Trips on the Northwest’s Inland Waters (1st and 2nd editions), by Randel Washburne, 1990 and 1999.
· Fundamentals of Kayak Navigation (3rd edition), by David Burch, 1999.
· Sea Kayaker's Deep Trouble: True Stories and Their Lessons from Sea Kayaker Magazine, by Matt Broze, George Gronseth, and Chris Cunningham, 1997.
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· Sea Kayaking in Baja (Trailside series video about paddling around Isla Espiritu Santo), 40 minutes, 1993.
· Performance Sea Kayaking (general sea kayaking instructional video), 58 minutes.
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· Chart No. 1: Nautical Chart Symbols, Abbreviations, and Terms (9th edition), from NOAA and Defense Mapping Agency, 1990.
· San Juan Current Guide, including Gulf Islands & Straight of Juan de Fuca.
· Canadian Current Atlas: Juan de Fuca Straight to Straight of Georgia.
· Puget Sound Current Guide.
· Chart No. 1: Symbols, Abbreviations, Terms, from the Canadian Hydrographic Service, 1996.
· Waterproof Chart #30: Puget Sound (in Sea Locker)
· Waterproof Chart #43: San Juan Island (in Sea Locker)
· CA 3545: Johnstone Straight (in Sea Locker)
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· A Paddler’s Guide to the Olympic Penninsula (a comprehensive guide to 40 river runs on Washington’s Olympic Penninsula), by Gary Korb.
· River Safety Report 1982-1985, edited by Charles C. Walbridge.
· The Exploration of the Colorado River, by John Wesley Powell.
· Soggy Sneakers: Guide to Oregon Rivers (2nd edition), from the Willamette Kayak and Canoe Club, 1986.
· Washington Whitewater 2 (A Guide to 17 of Washington’s Lesser Known Whitewater Trips), by Douglas A. North, 1987.
· Upper Rogue River Recreation Trails, from the Prospect Ranger District, 1980.
· Water Trails of Washington, by Werner Furrer, 1979.
· Basic River Canoeing, by Robert McNair, 1968.
· River Safety Anthology (accounts of rescue and tragedy on North American Rivers), by Charlie Walbridge and Jody Tinsley, 1996.
· Whitewater Rescue Manual, by Charles Walbridge and Wayne A. Sundmacher, 1995.
· A Guide to the Whitewater Rivers of Washington: 320 trips through the Pacific Northwest (2nd edition), by Jeff and Tonya Bennett, 1995.
· Kayak – the Animated Manual of Intermediate and Advanced Whitewater Technique, by William Nealy, 1986.
· Canoeing and Kayaking Instruction Manual, by Laurie Gullion, 1987.
· Kayaks to Hell (satirical cartoon depictions of whitewater boating), by William Nealy, 1982.
· Whitewater Tales of Terror (satirical cartoon depictions of whitewater boating), by William Nealy, 1983.
· American Whitewater – the Journal of the American Whitewater Affiliation:
à Mar/Apr 1974
à May/June 1974
à May/June 1975
à May/June 1982
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· Whitewater Self Defense (rescue video), 65 minutes, 1998.
· Paucartambo: The Rest of the River (documentary about kayaker Lars Holbek running a river in Peru), 58 minutes.
· Music River: Original Whitewater Songs and River Ballads.
· “Gee Spot.”
· Thirst (Liquid Lifestyles 2).
· Whitewater Racing.
· Grace Under Pressure (rolling instructional video).
· Essential Boat Control.
· Liquid Lifestyles.
· “Twitch.”
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· American Red Cross: Uncalculated Risk.
· American Red Cross: Margin of Error.
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