Kayak Skills
Kayak Navigation
Kayaking at Night
High Brace
Eskimo Roll
Eskimo Roll Made Easy
Capsize, Swim, Roll
Forward Stroke
Forward Stroke Cadence
Edging a Kayak
Self-Rescue/Wet Entry
High Winds
Kayaking in High Winds
Using a Skeg Properly
Hypothermia - Cause and Prevention
Hypothermia - Signs and Treatment
Hypothermia - Self-Recovery
Dehydration and Heat Exhaustion
Heat Exhaustion and Prevention
This articles covers basic fundamentals of kayak navigation on lake and river. I use practical examples of using map, compass, time, distance, pace, wind estimates, line of position, and range.
Kayaking at night is a kayak skill and it is a lot of fun. So that you can kayak during the hours of darkness safely, here are some principles and techniques of night lighting and night navigation.
A skilled high brace prevents an inadvertent capsize, is a good lead-in skill for an Eskimo roll, and it's a good way to cool off on a hot summer day. Our high brace page includes procedure, practice, and video.
Learn a good roll simply by applying your well rehearsed high brace.
An easy roll to learn is what we call the Lever Roll. We explain it and show video.
You capsize, you lose your paddle (although you should never let go of your paddle), you swim to your paddle, you re-acquire your paddle, and you roll. (video included)
Here is a good article on the basic forward stroke, its principles, its methods, and ideas for long range efficiency. (video included)
An explanation and method of pausing between strokes, letting the kayak glide and preserving strength on long paddles.
Text and videos explaining the principles and showing the motion of edging or turning a kayak without a rudder.
Learn this four point balance method as taught by Kayak Lake Mead. It is the fastest method of getting back into your kayak. (video included)
This article's purpose is to provide you with an understanding of wind and waves. Knowledge will increase confidence. Confidence will increase your skills in high winds.
The techniques for paddling in high winds.
This article gives the use of the skeg in trimming your kayak in the variable conditions of wind and in various loading configurations of your kayak.
An article about hypothermia, its definition, its causes, and its prevention.
This article discusses the signs of impending and the treatment of various levels of hypothermia.
This article describes a real life kayaking situation of hypothermia and the use of a self-recovery kit.
This is an article about the concepts of heat injuries; dehydration, heat exhaustion, and stroke. These are the things to know about hiking or kayaking in the desert during the big heat of summer.
Surviving in the desert heat; practical applications of preventing heat injuries in the desert.
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