WOOF: Intro to Sea Kayaking and Forward Kayak Strokes

WOOF: Women Outdoors Online Funtimes

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Intro to Sea Kayaking and Forward Kayak Strokes

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This will be the first part in a series of Sea Kayak instructional videos. Topics covered in this session include:

Your Boat

• Anatomy of a kayak
• Boat design
• Kayak movements
• Rudders vs skegs
• Kayak stability

Your Body

• Anatomy of the body
• Fitting in a kayak
• Edging & leaning a kayak
• Torso rotation

Your Blade

• Anatomy of a paddle
• Blade shapes
• Paddle shafts
• Choosing a paddle
• Paddle length
• Holding a paddle
• Paddling unfeathered or feathered
• Indexing
• Wrist safety
• Water/blade resistance
• Blade manipulation
• Wind/blade resistance

Combining your boat, body, & blade

Moving a kayak with a paddle

• Back slip
• Going straight
• Kayak & paddle movements

Strokes

• Parts of a stroke
• Stroke symmetry
• Strokes review

Forward Strokes

• Generic forward stroke
• Forward stroke variables
• Forward touring stroke
• Forward high angle stroke
• Forward low angle & supportive stroke
• Greenland forward stroke
• Wing paddle forward stroke
• Stroke stability

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