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Kayak Tip: Having a hard time getting into a small kayak cockpit with your
knees? Sit on the kayak behind the cockpit opening and seat,
straighten out your legs, then slide the legs into the boat using your
thumbs to hold the back band or seat in place as you slide over the seat
to drop in place! It helps to be on solid ground or in shallow water
making contact with terra firma, then slide off into the water. You
can reach the ground to slide the boat around. Get out the same way
by reversing the technique, by pressing down on the rear sides of the
cockpit and pushing yourself back to that same spot.
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Surfing a
rapid is a
whitewater technique for whitewater boats, but also has wonderful
opportunities for recreational kayaks in class one rapids. First,
get excellent at ferrying. This is the way you enter a surf
hole. A surf hole is a wave on the river. At a side view,
has a shape of a dip between high waves, the longer and glassier the dip
is the
better. A wave that is at angles to the river is more difficult,
as it will push you to one side, more difficult to stay in. Start
by ferrying across the river to get used to the current speed. You
will note that the faster the current, the more important the attitude
or nose angle is. Slight angles are required in faster current for
control in crossing the river. Hard angles are required for the
same controlled crossing in slower currents. For surfing holes,
you are most likely in faster current. Use ferrying technique all
the way. Angle the boat to arrive at your hole, below it is
best. Then stall the boat there, making sure the boat is pointing
straight at the water coming at you. Starting downstream from the
hole, paddle up into it. This is where the adrenaline kicks
in. You will see that once you enter this surfing hole wave, it
will start to pull you upstream right into it! Keep that nose
straight! It will try to push it to one side or the other to kick
you out. Back stroke, forward stroke, just keep it straight!
The best technique when you get there is to rudder steer, pointing the
paddle straight to the back of the boat, and pushing or pulling the
water towards or away from the stern or back of the boat. If you
paddle too fast upstream, you will shoot right out of the
hole. The idea is that when in the hole, with the right
angle and effort, you will just sit there, with little or no effort, in
the absolute fastest current of the river, with all the noise, it is a
true healthy rush!!! One word of caution, when checking out the
hole in the beginning, make sure there are no rocks below you down
stream in the
water. You do not want to surf up stream or in front of a rock, flip, and hit
the rock. Be downstream of rocks and stay away from the front of
them. Flipping and getting washed into a rock is bad news,
dangerous. Be careful there. Good depth when spilling is
important, so if a surf hole looks good on top, but dangerous on the
bottom, find a deeper area of the river with the wave you want. Be
picky. A helmet is also suggested in more extreme waves, life
preservers are always a must, as well as a buddy with a "real throw
bag rope". Look for recovery downstream, making sure you are
not near a dangerous obstacle when trying to recover. Surfing
below a little ledge is good, not going upstream from the ledge, and
plenty of room to recover incase of a wet exit in a recreational
kayak. Don't surf if you are scared to spill. You probably
will until you have it mastered for that level. The faster the
current, the harder it is to surf, so try little easy
ones!
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