Everyone Should know the Kayaking Rules and follow. There are three golden rules of Kayaking. By follow these three rules you will be safe and let the paddle most efficiently. Lets discuss below about the three golden rules-
- Use the power of your body’s torso rotation for all your strokes.
- Choose an appropriate paddling location.
- Have a plan if you capsize.
The power of torso rotation:
Use your whole upper body for your strokes and not just using the muscles in your arms. You need to twist at the waist when you take a stroke, rather than just reaching and pulling with your arms. When taking a forward stroke your reach forward shouldn’t just involve your arms. Use your whole upper body. When taking a stroke on the right side of the boat, reach forward with not only your hands, but with your right shoulder, turning my body to the left. Then plant the blade fully in the water. And when you pull on that stroke, you pull with my arms and my whole upper body.
Appropriate paddling location for your skill level:
The ideal kayaking environment has protection from wind and waves, a good access point for launching and landing, lots of places to easily go ashore, and minimal motorized boat traffic. Look for calm bays, quiet lakes, and riverways without noticeable current. If you venture into water that isn’t protected from wind and waves, and/or if you travel further from shore than you can comfortably swim, you’re entering a new world. A world in which you’ll need to protect yourself and the people you’re paddling with by taking a sea kayaking course. Which teaches you valuable exposed water rescue skills.
Have a plan that you’re confident being able to execute in the case that you capsize:
You need to know if you can reenter the kayak from the water. The only way to know this is by practicing it before heading out. If you find you’re unable to reenter the kayak, or you just don’t have any desire to try, it doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy the wonders of kayaking. It just means that you should always stay close enough to shore so that you can comfortably swim to land. One thing that I can tell you is that reentering a sit-on-top kayak is a lot easier than reentering a sit-inside kayak, because it won’t swamp. Sit-on-top kayaks are more versatile for the average recreational kayaker.