CKF Library

Library rules have been designed to make it easy to borrow while also protecting our collection so members can continue to enjoy our Library in the future.
  1. Only current members of CKF may borrow from the Library.
  2. Maximum of two items, at one time, per household.
  3. Materials are loaned for a two week period.
  4. Renewal may be arranged for an additional two weeks, providing no other member is waiting for the item.
  5. Materials may be ordered by title or code number. The last letter in the code number indicates the amount of the deposit required to borrow the item.
         A: $15.00 B: $25.00 C: $35.00
  6. A check for the appropriate deposit, made out to California Kayak Friends, must be received before the items can be sent to you. Upon timely return of the borrowed items your check will be destroyed. If borrowed materials are not received within two weeks of the due date, or if an item is damaged beyond normal wear, your check will be cashed.

Club Librarian, Len Goodman (DOWN2THEC@AOL.COM) is available to answer questions, approve renewals, etc.

Code Book Title
001A Canoe and Kayaking by the American Red Cross
002B Eskimo Rolling by Derek Hutchinson
003B Kayak:Tbe Animated Manual of Whitewater Techniques by W.Neal
004B Fundamentals of Kayak Navigation by David Burch
005B The Coastal Kayakers Manual by Randel Washburne
006B Sea Canoeing by Derek Hutchinson
007B Sea Kayaking: A Manual for Long Distance Touring by John Dowd
008A River Safety Report 1986-1988 by the American Canoe Assocation
009A Canoeing Skills for the Serious Paddler by David Harrison
010A Canoeing by the American National Red Cross
011A The Basic Essentials of Canoeing by Cliff Jacobson
012A The Kayaking Book by Jay Evans Wilderness, Science and Survival
101A Hypothermia, Frostbite and Other Cold Injuries by Wilkerson, et al
102B Medicine for Mountaineering by Wilkerson
103B Waves and Beaches by Willard Bascom
104A How to Shit in the Woods by Kathleen Meyer
105B The Oceans: A Book of Questions and Answers by Don Groves
106A Whale Fact Pack by the American Cetacean Society
107A Dolphin Fact Pack by the American Cetacean Society Guidebooks
201A Whitewater Trips for Kayakers, ...on Vancouver Island by Betty Pratt-Johnson
202B The Coastal Kayaker: Kayak Camping Alaska/BC by R. Washburn
203B California Whitewater: A Guide to the Rivers by Cassady&Calhoun
204B Rivers of Cost Rica: Canoeing, Kayaking, Rafting Guide, Maxfield
205A On the NaPali Coast: A Guide for Hikers & Boaters by Kathy Valier
206B Paddling Hawaii: An Insider's Guide to Exploring Secluded Coves, Jungle Streams & Wild Coasts of the Hawaii by Audrey Sutherland
207A A Guide to the Queen Charlotte Islands by Neal Carey Alaska Paddling Guide by Mosby and Dapkus
208A A Guide to Alaska's Kenai Fjords by David Miller
210B Sea Kayaking Canada's West Coast by lnce and Kottner
211B Paddling South Carolina Personal Odysseys and History
301C Seekers of the Horizon: Kayaking Voyages Around the World, W. Nordby
302C Baidarka by George Dyson
303C Qajaq: Kayaks of Siberia and Alaska by David Zimmerly
304B The Exploration of the Colorado River and Its Canyon, John Powell
305B Paddle to the Amazon by Don Starkell
306B Paddling My Own Canoe by Audrey Sutherland
307B Keep It Moving: Baja by Canoe by Valerie Fons
308A The Starship and The Canoe by Kenneth Brower

Videos for House Parties

List your event in the Yak, then call Doug Schwartz at (714) 730-3684 to arrange to receive your video(s).

  1. Kayak, by Alaska State Museum - traditional kayaks.
  2. QAJAQ Klubben, Greenland paddling, 80 minutes.
  3. Greenlanders at Kodiak, 38 minutes.
  4. Cold, Wet & Alive, By the ACA on Hypotherrnia, 23 minutes.
  5. Kayak Touring, Basic Rescues & Skills by Ecomarine.
  6. Paddling the Open Coast, 1987, by Tsunami Rangers
  7. The Adventures of the Tsunami Rangers, 20 minutes.
  8. Rolling with Rocky, whitewater rolling action.see bottom next column
  9. Kayak Playpaddling, whitewater action.
  10. Upper Newport Bay - Ecology & People, by Friends of UNB
  11. Kaua'i and Moloka'i, Hawaii.
  12. Taiwan - 1987 Dragon Boat Races.
  13. MADRAC V, Mississippi Week Trip.

Updated 10/22/00