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So what? Then move on, quietly, without complaining.

Thanks Anthony! I'm glad this was helpful. I really put it together for fun, not (as some commentators have said) for any ego-trip, but just as a record of how I taught my son and daughter, what worked, and why. It means a lot to me that others have enjoyed it.

@@QuicoReed you'll never please some geniuses. I wonder have they any helpful videos up themselves? Most probably not.

ksero1000, then DO it! :) It's all about trying. Find other boaters in the area. You can google kayak or canoe clubs in your area. They often have roll sessions and lessons. I've taught many people how to roll the boat and how to kayak. You can get used kayaks for free, or really cheap. That blue/black RPM Max cost me $100, with paddle! The little orange boat was $100, with paddle. I have so many paddle now it's becoming a problem. I promise you, if you show interest, and will go meet new people, the kayaking crowd is full of lovely, kind people who LOVE teaching. Women especially love to help other women learn. Every time I took my daughter boating, older ladies took her under their wing and guarded her all the way down the river.

BTW...there is nothing wrong with sit on top kayaks! I own two for fishing. More on those will be available in future videos.

Quico Reed I cant wait!

Ha ha ha yeah, the set up is easy, the roll is the hard part. Find some experienced boaters to help him. The secret is keeping your head in the water until last, and using the hip snap to start the roll.

Awesome buddy, keep working at it. Don't get down if you're scared for a while. It's just not natural to strap oneself into a boat that feels like a coffin floating in moving water! You'll get more comfortable over time.

Great, thanks. Go boating!

we already did that in the pool. We spent a number of days in a pool practicing wet exits. He was ready for moving water. They have to get over the fear at some point, this is the safest place in moving water to do so. The only way to get over your fear is to face it. Thanks for the comment.

How did your green river run turn out? I don't mind other folks' comments. They just don't know what they don't know.

John Sanchez You're a sadly negative fellow, aren't you? If I review the commentaries on my video, I see LOTS of great comments about how good the video is. 10 to 1 positive reviews.I don't pretend to be a professional documentary video production house. I am a father and was teaching my kids to boat. And since I have successfully taught a number of people to boat, I thought maybe it might be interesting to share the class.I didn't think narration was necessary. I have spent a lot of time watching other instruction videos, where experts perform the desired action flawlessly. That is lovely. But I think it is more instructive to show a real beginner struggling, and point out what is going wrong, and show the symptoms of the mistakes.Why? Because other beginners will be able to recognize they did it wrong when they miss the eddy or flat spin as they exit the eddy and will remember what they saw. Then they will remember how it was SUPPOSED to look and try again.If you pay attention, you will see positive examples of how to do it. And you see the student get it right in the end. Or were you too busy being negative to notice?!No, I didn't present a glossary of terms. If you want that, go to the American Canoe Association or other sites to learn those terms.I have been a teacher, coach and instructor of one type or another for over 30 years. I don't try to mimic what others do; I see what they do, see what they don't do, and take my own path.I would suggest to you a little attitude readjustment. You need to go boating. Get your head on straight. Come back when you are happier.

Quico Reed I was happy to watch your video. I was happy to be getting beginner lessons into paddling as it is a sport I am interested in learning. I am not a negative guy, though I am not going to try to prove that to you. This is why I am upset at the junk I watched. The title of the video is "Beginner Kayak Lessons," Yet you say, by yourself, "I think it is more instructive to show a real beginner struggling, and point out what is going wrong, and show the symptoms of the mistakes.Why? Because other beginners will be able to recognize they did it wrong..." So, if I am taking a beginner lesson, how am I going to recognize that I did something wrong if I have no body of work/lesson/understanding to fall back on. Which really doesn't help if your not at least going to provide simple terminology. How am I supposed to "Note the basic paddling skills" if I don't understand what they are. Instead I am left to guess about whats wrong while trying to read the comments. And I don't care if you got a 10 to 1 positive review, hell, every bad singer goes on American Idol gets a 10 to 1 positive review from the judges. I will say this though, good job getting your kids out of the house and off of the devices. But if you are going to make an instructional video, make an instructional video. If your going to use this to advertise your services, then at least put up contact information. But if you take the time to stop and rewatch this, from the point of view as someone who is trying to learn this stuff, with no formal training...? I don't say what I say out of Malice, although it generally comes out that way. If you read what I said, its nothing more than a general overall disclaimer.

John Sanchez I am not advertising services. I taught my kids to kayak. I shared the video. I explained what was happening.Take it, leave it, whatever.If I created a one size fits all video it would be hours long. And there are already LOTS of instructional videos on TH-cam.One last thought; Please do NOT think you can sit down to videos and then safely get on a river. Please Do NOT do that!If you have a buddy give you some very basic instruction, say in a pool, learn the terms, practice some easy moves such as paddling forward, turning, wet exits, etc. Then move to a SLOW moving river or creek. And I mean SLOOOOOWWWW.Have someone video you from the bank. Watch the video. THEN come back to TH-cam and look at instruction and compare the two.THEN this video will begin to make more sense to you.So, maybe the title should have been..."Instructing beginners who already have a little flat water pool instruction and are now ready to try moving water for the first time." But that seems long.

One last thing. You asked how much instruction they had had previously. I'll explain exactly what I had done up to this point.1) both children had been taught to swim and were even on community swim teams. They felt very comfortable in the water.2) both had been introduced to moving water via inner tubes on a creek, WITH life jackets and helmets on. This gave them an understanding of how powerful moving water is, and how to safely swim to shore, keep their feet up in a swim, etc. And to trust their life jackets.3) They had received instruction in a POOL in the Kayak, and were taught the names of boat parts, the paddle, how to hold the paddle. Paddle forward, backward. Positioning paddle for Eddy out, and eddy turn. How to WET EXIT, and were already starting to perform a ROLL.4) the frightened boy, my son, had then gone with me on a very slow and lazy river but had a scare there. Luckily, I had scouted ahead and was able to give a heads up when we found a tree had fallen across the river and created a potentially deadly strainer. He tried to eddy out but missed the eddy. He flipped, swam, rescued himself and his gear but was scared afterward.5) so this was to get him over that fear and work on his eddy turns and eddying out.I think that covers it.

perhaps something like this is more to your liking. th-cam.com/video/d2RzTXvyccs/w-d-xo.html

Clear Creek in Golden Colorado.

I bought a faceless helmet and bought the cage separately and attached it.

huntingdon84 You could always buy a childs hockey helmet. They have cages on the front to protect the face.

***** it would be much cheaper to do what I did. The kid's mask is about $50 and the facemask was like $30. A hockey mask with a cage is much more expensive

Clear Creek, Golden CO.

Thanks for sharing. As soon as I can I'll work on another one. Is there a skill you find particularly difficult? I'd be happy to break it down for you.

So Stephen, where do you boat (what part of the country)?

Victoria , at the moment all my practice is confined to the surf , i learnt a few hard lessons that way i have to say , i learned quickly exiting the boat is always the very last option , but when you do i found to try and stay with it even try to use it as a surfboard is the very safest option , i wet exited straight into the rip at rye back beach without a lifejacket and abandoned the boat immediately ,BIG MISTAKE ON ALL COUNTS ,closest i ever came to dying the waves spat me back out only luck saved me ......my training is all safety safety safety now , braces , rolls , balance and paddle control , i hope to hit my first whitewater very soon i,ll start fairly shallow the bunyip river and tyers but i hope to do the thomson river above he reservoirs this year , i,m totally addicted and pend all my free time in the water , i have all my safety gear now but i,m not geared for the cold yet....if you live in victoria and give lessons would love to go for a paddle with you.....i,m not really having too much trouble with things given i,m learning it myself from you and others on here , my rolls don,t work every time but i get it goin most times when i,m relaxed and warned up and the fear goes ,i won,t bullshit the accident in the surf really shocked me but i take it all deadly serious now while i still have massive fun , i,m lookin forward to my first boof .....i,m mostly working on my braces so i don,t go over in the first place but rolls i practice every time anyway

Stephen Mallett Yes indeed, I understand all too well. I learned in the surf in Florida, and a tight tuck was not quite as important. First time I got onto a river within 5 minutes I had flipped and smashed my face on a rock. Boy did I TUCK like crazy after that. I had two black eyes and a broken nose and looked like a raccoon. I boated anyway though. No sense quitting just because of spilt blood! LOL