Anyone on here do any kayaking? Last time I did it was over 30 years ago but I have the opportunity to purchase one and just wondered what gear I need any training I might need/want? I live near the sea and the Norfolk broads and thought it might be a pleasant pass time
Good fun. Went with a mate in Scotland around the lochs a few years back. Camping, beer open fires. And pissing rain of course but good craic. Dunno exactly what you mean by 'kayaking' but we had the 'American' type. One rowing at the front port and the other at the back starboard. Loads of kit in the middle, including mountain bikes.
Dunno, but there is sometimes some confusion between a kayak and a canoe. A canoe to me is one of those pointy things that you sit in with a single paddle and a water seal round your waist. And you see the odd barmy fucker going over waterfalls in them.
Better just hiring the stuff. Remember watching ray mears building a birch bark canoe. Then again, he's a jungle Jim.
I bought a couple of sit-on-tops for fun with my kids and we ended-up getting quite into it. This is a good place to start for info British Canoe Union
I have one that is used regularly by me, Mrs Duke Sox and Louis our dog/ballast. Great fun and highly recommended. We went for a heavy duty inflatable one so easy storage & transport but still seems very sturdy in use. Not bothered with any training or safety gear as we tend to use local rivers so fairly benign and the 3 of us are all strong open water swimmers.
I thought, strictly speaking, a canoe is the open boat which you propel with a single bladed paddle from a kneeling position (Ray Mears birch bark canoe etc) and a kayak an Inuit craft where you sit in an enclosed cockpit with a seal-skin skirt around your waist and use a double ended paddle.
Used to do this every year on holiday in France and loved it, then decided instead of a polypropylene/nylon kayak to buy and inflatable one. Not as good consequently selling my twice used inflatable sevylor
I have one of these Rockpool Kayaks and recommend Sea Kayak Pesda Press I use it in the Lakes and Scotland. Great pastime but potentially very dangerous, never underestimate the debilitating effect of cold water.
Agreed, I see Davina McCall's open water swim in Windemere didn't go too, err swimmingly. 5 deg C water temp is very cold. Brrrrr....
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