Intro to Big Water - How To Kayak
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 9 พ.ค. 2020
- P5 and I join James Burleson and his crew on the iconic Tuckasegee River Section 3. This is a classic NC run that is not too challenging, but yet offers a great environment to improve skills and expose newer paddlers to the concepts and experience of kayaking big water. As P5 progresses in his kayaking, I have been carefully selecting runs and river conditions that will challenge him, yet not overwhelm him. On each occasion, he has risen to the challenge. I really appreciate the invite from James which offered us the perfect river, at the perfect flow on the perfect day! Come along and experience the Tuckasegee!
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A father's love.
Makes me miss my 'little man' he's 37 and lives 350 miles away.
Thanks Pete.
Awesome, as usual!
Thanks William! Trying to savor these days!!
Can't hit like enough for this one! Awesome river, been there, in a class 2 open canoe! And for you to watch Pete go through it...great!
Thanks Bob!
REALLY enjoy the camera work, instruction, education and spirit of your videos! Hope to catch you guys on a river some day! Nothing like paddling with your favorite young man!
Thanks Kevin! You nailed it! SYOTR!
Another great video. Enjoying a sport and hobby with your son and family is awesome. I have never seen my brother smile so much while kayaking. Cheers
That is what I'm talking about! Thanks KM!
Pete, you are a Dad and a half... that was awesome! Thanks for sharing it.
Thanks Tim! Trying my best!
Thank you for your videos. Much appreciate your friends and family bravely and proudly showing us newbies the "moves". As well your practical guidance to the strategic journey down river is so appreciated!!!
Thanks Denise! Hopefully it can all be of use to you!
Some day when I grow up! Looks like so much fun. 👍🏼
I hear ya Linda!
Yah,your dream come true. Nice 👍
Yes sir!!!!!
Content. You said it was coming. And it will just get bigger and better from here. Great job grooming him, sir. If he can maintain control like that in everything each day, he will surely be some kind of little man!
Thanks Kathy! Thats another aspect of it all and really far more important. Life lessons and fleeting time with my lil buddy!
Awesome video, this is great stuff. Educational and entertaining, can’t ask for more then that.
Thanks a ton Matthew!!
thanks for the video, and good memories, one of my first white water, big water kayaking adventures several years ago, we had good weather like you guys and
it was a fun & enjoyable run
Thanks lou36!
Great video btw!
Thanks j24dup!
Come grab a shuttle with Smoky Mountain River Adventures next time! Awesome vid!
Will do Skyler!
You guys need to make it up here to the Slave River! (NT, Canada) REAL big water!
Would love that Zackary!
Nice video as always. Just noticed the Tuckasegee on the drive to the Nantahala today. Looks pretty similar to Nantahala section III. I will have to give it a try.
Oh yeah! its a good one in that range of river!
Another fun video! I just hate P5 didn't get to run over anybody like at Kibler. He was smiling through his helmet. Thanks again!
Thanks Dean! Indeed he was!
Can you imagine Petes adrinalin rush going thru his first big water? I know he felt awesome. Great vid bro need more like this.
Oh yeah! I hope he never forgets! Thanks Roy!
@@RiverKingsKayak i don't think he will. this experience will live with him forever.
Pete my dad has always been my hero, i'm sure you are little mans hero too. It won't be long he will try to out paddle you. Enjoy these times they will fly by.
Thanks DD! Same here! They are flying already! I love that little rascal.
The Tuck is about 20 minutes from my place. I've never ran it but had planned to at the end of the summer do an over night trip from tuckasegee to fontana lake in Bryson city. Thanks for another great video and inspiration river kings! And little Pete lookin like a pro out there!
Right on Cody! Thank you sir!
Great stuff right there..😎👍
Thanks canajian!
Great video and best one of the river I've seen! thanks for the tips would love to take a class soon!
Thanks SBO! At the moment, I dont really offer formal classes per se. However, we are always out and about, would love to link up sometime!
Another great video guys, Pete, did you get a new boat.
Thanks Dave! I recently picked up a flying squirrel 95. I will be using it on a pretty cool trip next week. Kinda been missing my yellow jefe!
i just drove past this place and now im dying to try it out, wish there was stuff closer to where we actually live in cincinnati lol we got nothing like this
right on Gvmy!
Great stuff again looking forward to the next one, is that boat your riding the flying squirrel
Thanks PALS, yes, that is the flying squirrel. I will be taking it into a very special place next week. Of course that video will be in two weeks...
looks like a great run, missed the premiere unfortunately. Hope everybody is doing well.
Thanks Matt! We missed you on the chat!
What size Squirrel did you paddle?
95
I’ve been paddling a 95 for the past two years and for whatever reason, I’ve struggled with it (stability/control). Just went with a older Nomad and it’s gave me so much more confidence. I hate it, because it’s a super nice boat.
@@j24dup one thing I noticed right off the bat on the first day I paddled it, is that the low Chines behind the seat really do tend to stay engaged. That leads to a feeling of the boat isabout to dump but it would always seem to land on secondary stability without really having to do anything but it did give me a really weird first 10 minutes. I have since just learned to come to expect what it's going to do and combat that with a lean. I love how fast it is but my Jefe is my gold standard for a boat that I always feel super comfortable in. I'm looking to try the Delta 88 and the alpha... that's the thing about boats, you really have to get in there with some big water to see what they really do and to see if they match how you like to paddle. The 95 was the first Big Creek boat I've had that seem to want to catch that Stern rail like that. It was something I immediately didn't like about the boat as well. Once you're going forward it does really Hold the Line well and that can help in big water
Good note man. Hopefully I’ll eventually get comfortable with it. I’m gonna spend a little longer in the Nomad, (build my confidence back up), before jumping back in the Squirrel. See you on the river!
Looks like a run I could actually do without swimming lol
We should go back there with the crew...
@@RiverKingsKayak I'm down