| Kayaking skills are primarily based upon the technique | | | | perpendicular position back into the water, one should |
| and how you approach the specific task within the | | | | arch the neck outward, towards the surface of the |
| activity. Some of these include the flip or roll over once | | | | water, against the shoulder. In other words, if one is |
| you have capsized, and even holding the paddle in the | | | | trying to tip the vessel to the right then the paddle |
| correct fashion. | | | | should be out of the right hand side of the kayak and |
| Starting off with the paddle holding technique, one will | | | | the head and right shoulder tilted towards the right. As |
| realize that this is one of the most vital skills, as the | | | | one pulls the paddle into the perpendicular position |
| paddle is essentially your propelling and guiding tool | | | | continue roll through towards the right and pushing into |
| once out there in the water. The kayak paddle differs | | | | the water with the paddle to the left. One should use |
| from a canoe paddle, as it has 2 blades attached | | | | the face of the paddle as a lever to push oneself out |
| compared to the canoe paddle only having one. In | | | | of the water. You should then follow through with the |
| developing the necessary kayaking skills, the paddle | | | | momentum, in a rolling fashion to correct your kayak |
| must be held correctly so that the most power can be | | | | and your position in the water, this will include a hip |
| generated from utilizing the paddle correctly in the | | | | snap which is that gaining momentum you will use to |
| water. The face of the paddle is the part that you will | | | | right yourself. |
| use to pull yourself through the water, and this part is | | | | The above mentioned are only two of many kayaking |
| the concave part of the blade. A simple trick in this | | | | skills that would have to be studied, learned and further |
| area, is if the paddle has writing on the blade, one | | | | developed, as one gets more into the kayaking |
| should keep this the right way up and not upside down | | | | experience. However, these two basic skills are very |
| to assist in holding it correctly. | | | | valuable in terms of this type of activity, as no matter |
| Another one of the vital and necessary skills is the | | | | how an advanced you become, in a certain situations |
| rolling over once you have been capsized, which | | | | you will be capsized, especially in an ocean or white |
| involves tucking the body in toward the kayak to avoid | | | | water setting, and the quicker you master this skill, the |
| any potential head injuries. One should then reach out | | | | quicker you will be able to right yourself and possibly |
| with the paddle in hand, to one side of the kayak and | | | | prevent any potential injury. |
| whilst turning the paddle from a horizontal position to a | | | | |