Good posture improves your sea kayaking. I was doing some coaching at the weekend with Phil Hadley (Blog) when we noticed a couple sea kayakers tended to lean backwards as they came in to land through the surf. This often happens when using a...
Read moreTip: “Take the paddle blade out at your hips,you’re not getting much more power taking the blade further back,but you will increase the time till the start of next stroke.” Try experimenting by taking the paddle out earlier and...
Read moreArticle about our popular Sit-on-top kayak skills course written by Andy Benham in Sea Angler Magazine. The course is designed for paddlers of Sit-on-top kayaks who want to develop their skills. Opportunity to be assessed for the BCU 3 star sea...
Read moreGreg Barton makes a few criticisms of British sea kayak designs in the American edition of Canoe & kayak Magazine. “Most recreational paddlers don’t realize that British-style sea kayaks, which lack a rudder and perform poorly in...
Read moreHow visible are sea kayakers? I recently came across one of those dark green coloured kayaks. The sort that people buy because they think it will not scare the fish away. What surprised me was just how hard it was to see them in comparison to...
Read morePeople often wonder how they can check their PFD (or buoyancy aid as we call them in UK) is still ok and meets flotation standards. Somewhere deep in the BCU website is this document on how to test PFDs (buoyancy aids). It dates from 2000...
Read moreOver the Summer we ran Sit-on-top kayak test days. The aim was to enable paddlers to get a better idea of what Sit-on-top kayak to buy. There were a few surprises when we tried out different designs. The key message is to: Decide what sort of...
Read moreAndy and Keith’s paddle skills were rapidly improving. So much so that in spite of a lot of ‘playing’ in la Tour they did not fall in. It was time to cure that with a bit of self rescue and assisted sit on top kayak rescue...
Read moreSurf launching and landing skills It’s easy to arrive at the beach to find a bit of surf stops you getting out fishing with your sit-on-top kayak. Or, you return after a great trip to find the surf has increased. Landing is now a bit of a...
Read moreI’ve just had the pleasure of working on 3 star paddling skills for sit on top kayakers with Andy Benham author of Discover kayak fishing and Keith White from Jersey Bass Guides. Both Andy and Keith recognise that by developing their...
Read moreConnectivity and forward paddling technique Many sea kayakers spend a lot of time looking at the best type of paddle to use in order to improve their paddle skills. However, it is also important to develop an efficient paddling style. A lot is...
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