KayakPaddling.net

Learning to paddle is great fun and now it is also easy. Here You can find practical animated tutorials about sea kayak paddling. We will start right from the beginning, learn the most essential paddling strokes and also take a look at the safety and recovery skills.

• Startup
• Getting in from Pier
• Getting in from Shore
• Keeping Balance
• Paddling Basics
• Holding the Paddle
• Paddling Forward
• Using Paddle for Steering
• Turning with Sweep Strokes
• Carved Turns
• Moving Sideways
• Paddling Backwards
• Safety Basics
• Foreword
• Wet Exit & Swimming
• Assisted Kayak Emptying
• Emptying Kayak by Self
• Assisted Re-entry (Heel Hook)
• Paddle Float Re-entry
• Braces and rolls
• Recovery Basics
• Low Brace
• High Brace
• Eskimo Roll
• 
  About the Site

KayakPaddling.net is made to help paddlers around the world to paddle safely and enjoyable. The articles are written mainly for open water paddlers, but most of the information is also valid for white water paddling.

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Texts, illustrations and coding by Niko Hakkarainen, www.nikohak.com

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NOTE! While paddling is a relatively safe sport, you are
trying the things described on this website at your own risk.

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