Kayaking on Rivers | Paddling for Beginners
Kayaking on Rivers | Paddling for Beginners
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Great information to hear as a semi – beginner. Thank you very much for the info and thanks for the upload!
Glad I know what I’m doing already or you would have scared me out of going. Taking a newb out in 2 days too unless she sees this first I guess.
God I love edging my kayak
Thank you so much for this!
Always good videos to revisit. You know it’s spring when… 🙂
THX, Ken. Def the target audience member for this vid. super helpful info. and, who knows, maybe life-saving!
Thank you ❤
I’m thinkin I’ll probably end up drowning
I’ve been kayaking on creeks and lakes for about a month now (sit on kayak) and I’m about to go to a river and I’m really nervous.
Newbie here, had a very interesting experience a week ago, class 2 – 3 trip down the river in my backyard, had an open cockpit sit in kayak, wheeee, sank that bad boy 3 times. Managed to survive with minor scrapes / bruises, but certainly learned that I have a LOT to learn!
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My first kayak experience I put my kayak in the St-Lawrence river, I’m lucky I didn’t die or something. There’s huge boats making waves multiples foots high, massive currents, rapids, debris … It’s almost like kayaking at sea now that I’m more experienced ahahhaha.
I’m three years behind catching up on these videos… how about tips when you get on top of a hidden log or rock. Still the biggest thing that freaks me out. I’m on top of the log in a river and trying to get myself off it.
Love your beginners videos as I’m new to kayaking thanks for sharing
I’m a bass angler and have recently acquired myself a nice angling kayak and have been studying your channel before I even attempt this and you’ve brought a lot of things to light that I never even considered
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good video.
Good advices ❤- additional there could be waves from ships and boats – so any advices, when the waves are coming from more than one direction?
I absolutely love your videos and so glad I found your site. Thanks for all your teachings.
Yes you freaked my peddling urge.
what boat is this ?
Thank you. Very clearly explained. Really useful. I have tried this out and found your tips useful.
Great series of videos
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So are opposite edge turns only for flat water?
This is a fantastic resource Ken. Thanks for taking the time to make it. Teaching an intro to river class tonight so I was doing some research. This touches exactly what I’m hoping impart on these first time river paddlers.
This is fantastic information, I saw a video I think you mentioned the ACA and I started it, thanks for putting out the great content and educating everyone
I’m really not a commercial guy but he did the best ads ever 😂 ” Your marine phone protector is not only waterproof, but can also float, because that does any good to be waterproof if it’s going down the river”🤣🤣
Do you have a video on class 2 water?
Great video! I wish we watched it before our scary experience last year. Now I see what could have happened but luckily didn’t. One big lesson we learned was to have paddle bungees so we don’t lose our paddles under the log like last time!
Thank you! Good stuff.
“Hug that rock”..😉
Best explanation I’ve seen of getting in and out of eddies. There is an eddy on a river near my home, it flips almost everyone because they lean the wrong way. Now I get it. Seriously, light bulb moment here. Thank you!
So you’re paddling down the river, how to get back? How to paddle back up stream? Janis
What kayak are you using?
thanks, one of best of safety vids out there buddy
What about against current
Thank you so much for all the videos you make. Got into kayaking fairly recently and getting ready to try my very first paddling in current. All your videos so far are of great help and I take them into account every time I’m on the water.
In my younger days, I spent a lot of time tandem canoeing, so I’m wondering if kayaking is very much different in how to avoid strainers, and the technique of ferrying on the water, bracing with the paddle, etc. I observed you bracing with your paddle when you were going in and out of eddies.
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Any tips if you are stuck in a weir/dam?😮
Quicksand is real.. Don’t let yourself float sideways. All it takes is a stick to flip you out if your moving sideways in the current.
I am a newbie, and love your content and humor. Thank you!
Nice one Ken all GREAT ADVICE !
Your videos are great. I paddled in an inflatable kayak down a class 1 river (Provo River) today. First time ever on a river, and it was awesome. I was nervous the night before, and watched this video to help. Great advice, and it got into my brain a little better hearing from you in addition to the experienced kayaker I went with. The boat I borrowed was crappy cheap, and leaky and I still had the best time. I was so jazzed I came home and immediately bought one of the inflatable kayaks you reviewed on another video. Thanks!
What paddle are you using in this video?
Just the information I was looking for, thank you.
I just want to say thank you. youre videos are quite educational! I appreciate that, im from Muskoka Ontario, Canada and there are a ton of rivers my aluminum boat cant go.
13 minutes in and I didn’t see him paddle at all.
Very helpful, did my first day on level 1 with some small rapids, your video was very helpful and enforced what i was being told by my instructors.
Excellent