3 Golden Rules of Recreational Kayaking for Beginners

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Published 2011-02-05

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All Comments (21)

@PaddleTV 2 years ago

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@Activ8 7 years ago

I did kayaking 2 days ago for my first time and we had a great fun with our friends. Will try it once again, especially when we have a lake nearby our city...
@CanoeingTheEdgeOfTheWorld 4 years ago

Paddle TV always makes high quality instructional videos.
@robertheidersbach588 6 years ago

Great video. These points are defiantly good for beginners to know!
@Timtebowofficial 6 years ago

Do these tips apply to medicinal kayaking as well?
@corax2012 10 years ago

When actually paddling I noticed the examples don't have anywhere near the spinal rotation as the over dramatization. It's not all spinal rotation, but a combination. You feel it when you hit the right combo ... last week I had my Old Town Predator mx in up to a two foot chop and 30 knot breeze ... a very stable craft, and I had plenty of upper and lower body movment going!
@finleycastello6512 8 years ago

THX, very helpful.
@vanhouse95 10 years ago

Thank you for this great video
@desmondbarnes3431 7 years ago

good informative video, thanks
@kayak43456 12 years ago

Thanks for another great kayaking lesson. I will use this on my Kayak the Bay Facebook page for my renters. My biggest advice is to just go out an DO IT. Don't over think this. It takes time, you will still be able to get some great paddling in.
@danvitale1642 3 years ago

I just jumped in and been padding ever since.
@moosamohammad534 9 years ago

One of my favorites hobby, but I have difficulty to go up when I fell down.
@tranquility9325 7 years ago

Also, so far as getting in or out, if there is something to hold onto on the dock itself, then grab onto it. In this vid, there was a part of the deck that she could have grabbed onto but didn't. Although, not all decks have this convenience
@thecutestcuck7978 5 years ago

I found out if I drink a lot of beer before I kayak my body is more limber and Im not concerned about tendonitis.
@joelster69 12 years ago

nice scenery
@CommunityNirvana 10 years ago

#1 Dont talk about recreational kayaking.
@elijahaddey490 7 years ago

I'm going kayaking with my school in may any Really need helpful tips as this is my first time kayaking
@manofallsorts6022 6 years ago

I LOVE GOING KAYAKING!
@greenerexpeditions8213 6 years ago

Don't drown, mkay. Drowning is bad.
@PaddleTV 12 years ago

Actually, they all are. It's just not being exaggerated... it's being done naturally. Just because the arms are moving, it doesn't mean the power isn't coming from the torso. FYI: 4 of the 5 paddlers in this video are World Champion Kayakers!