You’re welcome and thank you for watching and the kind words. As you go forward into this sport, don’t be afraid to ask questions. I will be glad to help where I can. Tight lines and safe paddles
You re very welcome! I am glad that I can help you learn a bit as you begin your journey into this wonderful sport. That is the whole purpose of the school is to provide some education and instruction where I can and help get people out on the water safely. Please let me know if you have any questions on anything, we all began like you at one point, including me, so I am glad to help where I can. Tight Lines and Safe Paddle.
I have been kayaking for many years but recently suffered a stroke and now have poor balance, so I am reviewing and in some cases relearning everything I do in a boat. Stepping in to the kayak and then sitting down is not going to work for me. To get in, why can’t you just do the opposite of how you got out at 2:50 in the video? That would be: be parallel to the ramp, hold on to the paddle and the back of the seat for balance, sit down then swing your feet in. I’ll try that next time I am out (when the weather warms up). To do that in my sit in kayaks, I am going to have to stay pretty flexible. 😊 Thanks for the videos, they are helpful.
Sorry to hear about your stroke, but I am glad to see you are not letting it stop you from kayaking. You can do just as you described, I talk about that way of entering and exiting the kayak in a different video. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-15gxIp18Wyw.html
One thing to be careful of is how slippery the ramp can get from algae where the water is shallow. I slipped and fell in after stepping out of my boat one time and it was the devil trying to get my footing again on the slippery slope.
You’re very welcome, thank you for watching. I wish you safe paddles in your new kayak! What brand and model are you getting, if you have decided of course?
@@Mr_Damion_Scott my biggest and first recommendation is to go to a store that allows you to try out the kayaks before you buy them. Many local smaller shops can accommodate either in store/on site, or by renting different kayaks. There are so many factors to take into consideration when choosing a kayak, and a lot of those deal with personal preference and feel and fit. Once you decide on a sit on top of a sit in kayak, then you can figure out length, weight, price, and other factors.
Very true!! Safer for sure, but parallel entry and exit isn’t always possible. I have been in places that have so much tree cover, rocks, steep cuts at back, out other environmental things that don’t allow the length of a kayak, so sometimes you have to nose it in and out.
It isn’t fragile at all, that thing has pushed me off many Oyster beds, rocks, trees, and even swatted a few snakes that got to close. I don’t care about scratches in the kayak, they are going to happen, but there are those out there that sweat over every little scratch…not me, those are battle scars. Been doing this over 15 years, just can’t see the need to buy any of those hull protectors, but I can see why others would want them, big investment to protect a best they can
Roy1795 your paddle stroke may be determined by a few factors like paddle length, gear on the kayak, comfort, width of kayak versus how high your paddle sits in normal paddle position. For me I find that I blend a bit between the high angle and the low angle paddle stroke style. I do tend to lean more towards the low angle without the riser and a higher angle with the riser.
