One in the absolute biggest mistakes that new kayakers make is choosing to in a slim, sleek and sexy kayak. The sleek kayak is made for speed and though can provide many exciting thrills it is also typically very risky. For a new kayaker this means usually rolling head first into the water.
If never mind swimming and precisely how to re-board your kayak from from inside the water, then go for it try out the speedy model. However for most beginner kayakers would like to stay dry and hopefully arrive at their paddling destination.
Beginner’s Mistake.
I took a friend out paddling one time many rice. We were in Deep Cove in Vancouver, B.C. and rented kayaks for the day with our destination being little island not very far out. I’d kayaked often times before but for my friend it was his occasion. Being his occasion out and being an athletic type of a guy, he wanted the fastest boat available to buy. Trying to explain the dynamics of a new different shaped kayaks worked fell on deaf tvs and radio stations. My friends inexperience and slightly overzealous need for excitement had his focus centered solely on implementing a fast kayak.
As we had been renting the kayaks I decided that he would have to locate out from experience. After a very brief verbal lesson we hit the water with our destination in view. I noticed quickly that my friend was while on an extremely difficult time controlling his kayak. I he would get the hang of it pretty quick though and paddled along my journey. Within minutes I had covered a reasonable distance and realized that my friend was nowhere in appearance. After a quick panic sensation I soon burst into uncontrollable giggles because realized that his kayak had rolled and all I could see was his head bobbing in the water. Laughing so hard I could barely paddle I watched as a speed boat came to his rescue, hauled his embarrassed butt into their boat and helped him to obtain the water beyond his kayak.
Although my friend’s kayaking experience been found not to a good one, hints by far one for the funniest kayaking trips I’ve ever had. His deflated ego paddled soaking wet onto our destination where we then switched kayaks. He then paddled the beginner kayak back to shore with no other problems.
His mistake though usual for first time kayakers can also be very dangerous. Though I any great laugh out of it, in reality it could have been dangerous and disastrous had my friend hurt himself or been somewhere where help had been not close just.
Lesson learned.
The lesson was definitely learned however. as a beginner kayaker it can be not important for be quickest boat in the water. The trick is to obtain a stable kayak and learn fundamentals before you move on towards the speed.
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