Kayaking on Rivers | Paddling for Beginners
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Learn how to kayak on rivers from expert Ken Whiting. Paddling techniques for beginners.
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❤i love your videos i watch every one you explain stuff so well! im in quebec and mostly do class 1 river and this videos great!! thanks
I’m not a newbie , but I’ll still watch every video like this . You can’t be a “know-it-all” , gotta be open to learn everyday . Good video , thx for the upload !
Great advice
Truer words....
Im trying to be a know it all
All of this is great advice, especially about recognizing and avoiding danger! Just today I paddled a few miles down the St. Marys River in Florida/Georgia at flood stage, in very fast current with strainers everywhere (in my new Bonafide EX123). I survived to tell the tale! For the next video, maybe talk about how to steer effectively to avoid obstacles (I have noticed this requires some pre-planning), how to properly approach bridges/pilings (they seem notoriously dangerous), and strategies for making your way upstream against the current (or just directly across the river from one side to the other). Also, how to get around or through obstacles that fully block the river (fallen trees, etc.), knowing when and how to portage, etc. Another good topic would be understanding the effects of tides on coastal creeks and waterways, and how to avoid trouble when kayaking around power boats. Would love to hear your thoughts on any of those topics. Thanks! Love this channel!
yes all of this
But what do you do when you cannot avoid getting pressed against a strainer?
Hint: I always paddle upriver when I start out. That way when It's time to return, the journey is easier. This is especially important until you get to know your fitness level to paddle rivers. Also, I'm an excellent swimmer, but I ALWAYS wear a life jacket. No execeptions or it's a No Go. Great video, thank you very much.
Good advice Kenny!
PFD is a must. When I'm on Class II and above I'll always wear a helmet too. When you see the scuffs on your helmet after bouncing off a friendly boulder or two it's easy to see the value. 😄
Thanks for the advice
As someone new to kayaking, I really appreciate your “beginner” videos.
Great to hear you're enjoying them!
9 months later, how’s your kayaking experience been?
@@khoreydakers1905 … absolutely fantastic!!! I’ve had so much fun exploring local creeks and lakes that I’ve gotten my sister into kayaking too. My friend and I are planning a weeklong kayaking trip to Kentucky next month. I’ve recommended these videos to my sister and heartedly recommend to anyone starting out.
So I got a sea kayaking anecdote that involves a river. I was paddling with a group and to get back to launch point we had to cross a rapid (maybe class 2 at the heart of it, I'm not super familiar with white water classifications) created by the mouth of a river. When we left earlier in the day it was high tide, so we island hoped further away and were not bothered by the river mouth, but coming back we had no choice because other wise we would have been on sand. Anyway, I'm the last in the group to cross the rapid (second guide was dealing with rudder breaking issue further back though) and I know full well I have to show my butt to the current to prevent capsizing. Well my dumbass somehow managed to lose a bit of balance and of course that made me lean into the rapid, thus the current caught my boat and flipped me. So since I couldn't roll yet, I just got out of my kayak and flipped it upright, then saw the guide was already pretty far away and on the other side of the rapid (I was still in it) so I decided to just climb back into my kayak. I actually did manage to climb back in my sea kayak before the guide got to me (hurray for me! First time I did it when it was not practice) but yeah, just wanted to say to new paddlers that if you don't show your butt to the current while your sideways, it's going to just grab your boat and flip you super quickly, so unless you got good bracing/rolling, you're going for a swim.
I began kayaking this year. And learning a lot from your videos. I see there's different techniques in using the pedal down a river turning and whatnot. It'd be nice for an in-depth paddle instruction on how to hold the paddle in the river for steering and keeping it going straight.
Awesome video. Went on a (rental) kayaking trip with a buddy mostly blind. Been kayaking before, but only on lakes, harbors, and ponds--not really any currents to worry about. Did very minimal research about river kayaking beforehand besides general hazards and the like, as the route we were taking was very basic and in a fairly populated area. We had an absolute blast and we're both very interested in getting into the hobby (especially since we tried a pungo very much like the one you're sitting on. What a kayak!).
This video was very helpful as it helped to fill in some of the blanks we realized after our trip. I had no idea those things were called eddy lines! So cool that the hobby is so fleshed out that there is a name for every part of the boat and phenomenon in the water! Having access to information like this in well made videos makes me happy to live in the world we live in today. I didn't even search for this stuff, it just pops into my recommended after I was looking into which kayaks are best for beginners. Now I'm deep in the rabbit hole and getting useful tips like this. Thanks for your effort. Sure beats blindly trying to find a book or stumbling across a person who can guide you into the hobby!
In this day in age you could of researched where you were going to kayak even with a company renting boats, on that river.
You shouldn't go kayaking alone if you can help it. safety in numbers, if you get a foot entrapment or get stuck under a fallen tree, you can get help from your buddies and possibly not die. Just thought I'd throw that out there.
as a class 4 whitewater kayaker i must say this video is so needed here in norway the worst accidents we have are when ppl lose their lives in fishing kayaks on the rivers we have here becouse they want to fish for salmon when around the river bend theres a 10+ meetre drop down a waterfal with some logs stuck down it
In Switzerland the "Aare" (Rivers Name) Boating is very popular but we have a few drownings every year despite many warning signs. We have one place that has one of those big waves and luckily I can start my tour a few metres under this danger point, but many will just go into it and see if they can get out. Also, when swimming in a river, keep your feet up and in front of your body. That way you won't get caught up.
13 minutes in and I didn't see him paddle at all.
"How do I move from the eddie, into the main flow?"
Me, an intellectual: "By paddling"
Like people that try crossing a flooded roadway in a car and have no idea the power of 2' of water. You just can't stress enough the power of a flowing river which is virtually docile till something goes wrong and in a second your beyond your capabilities. Great video. Oh and PFD, PFD, PFD.....
Big thumb up Ken 👍🏻 I know it's just a teaspoon information kayaking on rivers, but now you are opening the door to wide knowledge reading river, paddling and behave on that sort of water.
You are experienced kayaker, and consider to share with us some of your wisdom what to avoid.
Ken, perhaps you make a video how to body excercise, especially paddling parts.
Or even dealing with long term paddling body aching... 🤔
Gym with Ken! That would be interesting.
Great video! Super!
This is a fantastic resource Ken. Thanks for taking the time to make it. Teaching an intro to river class tonight so I was doing some research. This touches exactly what I’m hoping impart on these first time river paddlers.
Thanks Dan!
For those who haven't started leaning during a turn to make your turn sharper. Try this on calm water. Place your weight onto one butt cheek. Lets say you've placed your weight to the right and now your boat has taken a lean to the right. If your moving forward with some momentum you can low brace with a right paddle drag and make a fairly quick right turn without upsetting your boat ballance further. You could back stroke your paddle at this point to speed your turn rotation. In moving water a low braced turn can be effective done on a dime if you will. The moving current can be your friend in regards to maneuvers.
What about padding against the current when it’s really calm? The rivers I tend to go on are calm enough to be able to paddle up. I would love tips on that
Just be aware of obstacles
Paddling upstream is great exercise and you get to scout out porential hazards before you and your buds do a river run with the current
I’m so thankful that there are channels on TH-cam designated entirely to the hobbies I want to pursue
Thank you, this is a very helpful Video for me as a newbie. Waiting for my kayak to arrive today.
Enjoy the new river toy! :)
The trips I do are always solo, so I will paddle up a river for about 5 hours before floating back down. I'd like to know more about paddling up river currents. I've kinda got the ferrying thing down.
I will definitely keep that in mind for future videos. Thanks for the thought!
This is brilliant and so very useful. I really appreciate your generosity and guidance.
I was fortunate to take a beginners white water course in my early 40s in Beachburg On, I believe you were part owner, best instructor, I am 67 and have loved being on any river in a kayak since. Made a convert out of me. Just retired this spring, the water is calling !!
Great video! I just went on my first kayak trip today on Jack's Fork in Missouri. I struggled and flipped twice. First one wasn't bad and now I know what I could have done to prevent it. Second flip was scary and why a) life jackets are necessary and b) why it's nice to have others with you. I don't know what I could have done differently as the majority of kayakers were eating it at this spot. But I got trapped underneath my kayak. So, to not let fear keeping me from kayaking again...learning some more. Great video and I will watch more!
I am new to kayaking and recently discovered the Goulais River near Sault St. Marie. I would have just headed out to that river with no thought that there may be different techniques for river paddling. Thank you so much for this video, it was clear, concise and full of great tips!!!!
Glad you find it helpful!
The best way to learn to do rivers is to go with experienced river paddlers on familiar rivers, or rivers well under their skill limit. Watching this video is a start, but not enough to turn you loose. There is way to much detail to proper trip planning, river-flow volume, access points, gear checks, etc. The blind leading the blind is a common problem. Good paddling leaders can keep it fun so you don't have to learn all this stuff at once. I've done tons of this kind of trip leading, and their is no substitute for going with people who know what they are doing. Then you are obligated to pay it forward down the line.
My first kayak experience I put my kayak in the St-Lawrence river, I'm lucky I didn't die or something. There's huge boats making waves multiples foots high, massive currents, rapids, debris ... It's almost like kayaking at sea now that I'm more experienced ahahhaha.
Fantastic videos. I'm getting back into the yaks after many years and injuries and finding them useful.
Never drift down river sideways. You come across an obstacle and things can get very serious very quickly. One young lady ignored the repeated advice to her and she came to some old bridge piers. Strong current tipped her over to the piers, force on hull of yak crushed the foredeck onto her legs trapping her. Took a couple of hours to get a rope attached and a number of people to haul an end upstream to free her while someone held her head just above water awaiting release. A saw would have been useful.
"It's more unstable on the eddyline" is comment I'm sure Eddyline kayaks is thrilled with. Lol
Hi Ken. I'm Philippe, a French old man, following you for many years. Please, could it be possible pour read your subtitles in french langage? Tha,ks for all!
Hi Ken! I recently started kayaking on a local river (before that I only went on lakes). It is class I with a couple of a fairly low key class II sections (low key compared to the examples you showed, anyhow--I still think they're a little spicy--LOL). I think it's a good river to practice basic skills on. I have a question about a part of it that I can't seem to get right. At one point the river curves very sharply to the left. If you don't paddle hard to veer left, the current will shoot you into the right-hand shoreline full off reeds (and possibly rattlesnakes--eek). So, I paddle hard to the left, but as I come out of the turn I'm typically spun around so that I'm facing back upriver (after re-watching your video, I believe it's an eddy line spinning me around). Frankly, I've been letting it do that because when I try to fight, things get sketchy. I'm in a Sea Eagle Razorlite (without the skeg on the river--this seems to make me much more maneuverable on the calmer sections). I tried leaning into it, but the main flow caught the underside that was up because I was putting weight the left butt cheek as you'd say, and that's the closest I've come to flipping. Once I've been turned facing back up river, I'm in an eddy, so it's no problem to just turn myself back down river and mosey on--just tedious to do. I also did this same river with a Pungo 120 and had the same issue in the same spot--though it was much less maneuverable than the Razorlite--in my limited opinion--lol. Any tips for those sharp turns? Thank you!
Best explanations, clear, specific to the point telling you why and when and how. and awesome examples. thank you, sir!
You're very welcome! And thank you!
Good video. Thanks. Last week I paddled upstream and then back down the Stanislaus River in California. Are there any good tips for upstream? All your comments related to paddling down a river.
Great video! I wish we watched it before our scary experience last year. Now I see what could have happened but luckily didn't. One big lesson we learned was to have paddle bungees so we don't lose our paddles under the log like last time!
I just did my first run down flowing water, I did everything you said not to do and I flipped two times, just learned a great deal, thank you for this video, wished I had watched it before I went out! 2 thumbs up
Ha! Well.. sometimes learning from your own mistakes is the most fun. :)
Good advice as always. Have you done a video on taking sharp curves in quick water. I seem to always be pushed against the outside bank, which is usually rich with brush and overhanging, spiky limbs.
Hi, I so enjoy your very informative videos.
I have a question, have you reviewed the Sea Gods kayak. It’s a drop stitch kayak.
In my younger days, I spent a lot of time tandem canoeing, so I'm wondering if kayaking is very much different in how to avoid strainers, and the technique of ferrying on the water, bracing with the paddle, etc. I observed you bracing with your paddle when you were going in and out of eddies.
Glad I know what I'm doing already or you would have scared me out of going. Taking a newb out in 2 days too unless she sees this first I guess.
As a beginner paddler this video is so valuable! Thanks Ken. Helps to keep me safe on the water 👍🏻
Quicksand is real.. Don't let yourself float sideways. All it takes is a stick to flip you out if your moving sideways in the current.
Great tips! Thank you. The only thing I don’t unterstand is why not simply to align with the faster floating stream when coming out from an Eddie. Why that paddling against the stream direction and then curving in?
It's like being on the conveyor belt through the outdoors. :D
Thenk you, Ken, for these very helpful videos! I so appreciate how clear you are in your descriptions of potential conditions, and how to manage them safely. I am an old whitewater rafting guide...haven't been on the river (sadly!) in far too many years, and I am now having a thrilling time getting out on flat and slow-moving waters in my sea kayak. It is a whole different animal from guiding rafts through Class V water, and I'm loving it! Your videos help to refresh my memory, and to tailor my river knowledge to my current level of capabilities. I would add that using a sprayskirt in a closed boat is a great way to keep waves from swamping, and makes things a lot warmer as well in cooler season boating. Can't wait to watch more! Many thanks!
Thanks! I appreciate it. I totally agree about it being a different game paddling current in a sea kayak... a super fun game! :)
Thanks I live near great falls and the Potomac river both beautiful but we have had plenty of people drown in the Potomac during recreational activities
Thanks for the warnings of various hazards. I was hoping you'd have tips for the best way to paddle upstream vs downstream in rivers. Do you have a video that covers that?
great Informativ. Danger foot LocK ! carving, stucK en un rock ! Lean in, I Like
Good advices ❤- additional there could be waves from ships and boats - so any advices, when the waves are coming from more than one direction?
One little hint towards the gear flowing when you flipped yourself in any boat .. Any free gear is, or will be, lost. Sooner or later. So tie down your gear inside the boat!
Dry sack can be at least minimalistic floater, as there is still some air left inside, so it will help to keep your boat afloat.
Unless you have someone picking you up, go upstream first. :)
Learned the hard way with leaning away from a rock, "hug the rock" lol
Just bought a pdf from your links, hoping you get a kickback!
I'm thinkin I'll probably end up drowning
Just the information I was looking for, thank you.
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I’m brand new to kayaking. Thanks very much for this!
Thank you so much for your videos, They have definitely helped me appreciate my new life of kayaking, You are awesome, thank you.
Hey Ken, Thank you so much, i really appreciate you diving into this topic, I was hoping that you did not forget when i asked you to do a vid on how identify different classes of whitewater, now you're doing that and much more. Beginners and experienced all will benefit from these vids, thanks again ken.
This is a superior beginner video!!! The only thing i would add is how to react in the event you get caught in a strainer as its a reality for a lot of beginners.
True... although I cringe at the thought of people going into strainers.
@@PaddleTV same, but most will naturally want to go under the strainer vs over. That little bit of info to your audience could save hundreds im sure! Keep doing you! Its a great thing what you're doing here!
Don’t go into strainers!!!!!! Don’t go into strainers!!!!
Go around! Get out of your boat & carry around if necessary!
Ya low bridges count as a strain er right I did the rock problem but pulling my self to the other shore of the river next to a bridge
Very informative, thank you
Never talked about importance of PFD
What do you call the 90 degree corner that is super deep and swirling and such?
Thank you! Good stuff.
“Hug that rock”..😉
Don't really see anything about float bags. You have a video just on that? My wife and I stick to flat water but we are using sit insides. We just have our pumps on hand, to date no capsizes (yet) but just curious if I should be looking into float bags. Also we are paddling the lifetime charger 100's 10 footers, I'm also aware I would need a bulk head fitting for the bags but I could easily make one.
Yes, float bags are a good idea. You shouldn't need a bulk head fitting for the bags. They should stay behind the seat just fine. You can even put one in front of the foot pegs, and the foot pegs will help keep it in place, as long as the float bag isn't too small.
I’m 62. Spent the majority of my life working. That being said I grew up in the country and have some experience. But now it’s time to enjoy life more fully and I know there is a lot of technique to learn not only to make it more efficient and enjoyable but most importantly safer. So thank you. I’ll take all the knowledge you have to give.
Many thanks 🙏.
Great to hear, and I hope you have many, many, many great paddling trips in the years ahead!
Clear, simple information with good visual explanations. Excellent.
Thanks!
Yeah I think I might stay away from kayaking
Thanks for scaring the shit out of me
Brilliant video again Ken! I’ve just started to do some easier class 2 river trips and this has completely put things into perspective!! 🎥🛶👌👏
Glad to help!
omg that low head dam video... is that guy ok? lol
A good tip perhaps for an up-and-coming video might be to talk about force in relation to the size of the kayak. You mentioned in this one that water can exert a tremendous amount of force, and that's so very true; it's what most often catches people off guard. Where I've seen (and experienced) that be a multiplied effect is when you have a longer boat. So, for example, if someone's got a short 9 foot recreational kayak and they start a turn on a fast flowing river, when the full length of their boat is against the current, that's the maximum force of the water pushing at them. If there's someone with a 17 or 18 foot sea kayak, that's a lot more surface area for the water to push on when fully against them. Where I've seen that catch people off guard is how quickly a big kayak is pushed away, or how quickly you can be in trouble if it jams up on a rock or strainer or some sort.
Good point!
*Edit Suggestion the first step to preventing drowning is to wear a life vest
As always great video mate. Just getting back in to Kayaking so this is great advice. Stay safe at this time mate and thank you.
So you're paddling down the river, how to get back? How to paddle back up stream? Janis
You have to set up a shuttle - by leaving one vehicle where you're going to end your trip.
Looking to start Class 1 (slow and fast flowing) river kayaking on sit-on-top kayak next spring/summer and really appreciate these tips. Great tutorial!
Great to hear! Happy paddling!
Hi.im raymond Smith from dalhousie nb. And just want to say I love the way you teach.your videos every thing is awesome..you captured alot of people by the simple ways you explain things.want to say a big thank you.
I appreciate that Raymond! I'm jealous of the paddling you have near you! Happy paddling this year!
What kind of gopro attachment do i need for the rail on the wilderness pungo kayak?
There's no specific mount for that, but I outline a bunch of mounting options in this video - th-cam.com/video/sg_aV2AHE7M/w-d-xo.html. The mounting portion of the video is around 9:45.
Could you do a video on in-river portage? My wife and I kayaked down a Vermont river - 4 hours - and it was so shallow that day that I kept grounding on the bottom. I was able to carefully get out, and drag us off the bottom, but my wife was too uncertain of her footing, for good reason. Everything turned out OK, but I had to be very careful not to overturn the boat or slip while pulling us off the shoals, then clamber back onto the sit-on-top kayak. It probably would have been much harder in a sit inside kayak.
Good idea! I've added it to my ever growing list of videos! :)
Wow! I will revisit this one a few times. Been kayaking for 2 years now on small protected lakes, class 1 river and Mississippi backwaters. My previous experience was canoeing, but that was 45 years ago!
Have been lucky with some tricky situations, being a cautious person and having good instincts, but those things only go so far.
Thanks so much for these well presented videos. Being prepared is priceless!
Glad it was helpful! Happy paddling this season!
Great video thank you. Please, can you demonstrate hugging the rock and how to swim your boat to shore?
I actually searched the river for a rock to demonstrate. I was surprised how difficult it was to find a rock like this! I'll definitely keep my eyes open for the opportunity to demonstrate the rock hugging and swimming.
Any tips if you are stuck in a weir/dam?😮
Great video always get something from them great stuff
What paddle are you using in this video?
Your videos are great. I paddled in an inflatable kayak down a class 1 river (Provo River) today. First time ever on a river, and it was awesome. I was nervous the night before, and watched this video to help. Great advice, and it got into my brain a little better hearing from you in addition to the experienced kayaker I went with. The boat I borrowed was crappy cheap, and leaky and I still had the best time. I was so jazzed I came home and immediately bought one of the inflatable kayaks you reviewed on another video. Thanks!
Awesome to hear you had such a great first experience! Congrats on the new boat! What boat did you buy?
@@PaddleTV I ordered the Sea eagle 300X as I'll be using it equally often with my friends on flat lakes, and going down some of the beautiful class 1 and 2 rivers in Utah. It seems like exactly the boat for me.
Thanks again, Ken. It's always good to learn new things. 🙂😀🚣♂️👍
Thanks Brian. More to come!
Thank you for doing these videos. As a newbie paddling some big rivers: Mississippi and Chicago having some info like this really helps.
Glad to help
Very interesting and helpful, thanks. I have just started to Kayak and have been watching many of your videos, you even helped me choose my first kayak ( The Challenger K1 ) after watching your review I thought yes that's perfect for me to start, and you will be happy to know they fixed the problem with hitting the side tying of points ( bet I got that name wrong ) So wanted to say Hi and thanks for all the great info, and looking forward to watching more from you...
This is fantastic information, I saw a video I think you mentioned the ACA and I started it, thanks for putting out the great content and educating everyone
Thanks! My pleasure.
Any comments or tips for paddling in open areas seas?
What does it mean when that Eddie line is a huge spot of the river?
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Love your beginners videos as I'm new to kayaking thanks for sharing
Cheers!
Great introductory video covering a lot of basics. I've only flipped once in my life, and that was caused by a "leaner" - a large tree branch protruding into the river from the river bank (more of a problem on narrow, twisty creeks/rivers, where you can't easily get away from the leaner) - having the same effect as the rock in the river that he mentioned. Leaners could have been covered along with strainers. Any gear/dry bags in your boat needs to be secured to the boat/deck lines with carabiners; otherwise, if you flip, your gear will be gone.
Correction - what I called a leaner is actually called a sweeper.
Good point. Glad it was just a leaner and not a strainer!
Is it a problem to go from the eddy into the main current pointing yourself downstream instead of upstream?
Not in mild current. It becomes more of a problem when the current is moving fast, as you won't break through the eddy line - you'll end up getting stuck ON the eddy line, which is very unstable and unpredictable water. Not a huge deal if there's nothing to worry about downstream, but it's the 'tippiest' place to be.
Best explanation I've seen of getting in and out of eddies. There is an eddy on a river near my home, it flips almost everyone because they lean the wrong way. Now I get it. Seriously, light bulb moment here. Thank you!
Super clear! Thanks!
Yeah, I just stick to flat water.
Can tell you're Canadian.. lol
The only time I paddle alone is on man made lakes. Anytime I’m on a river with current I go with a group. I have an Oru so I’m sticking to flat water since that’s what the kayak is intended for.
Well I can’t give you an opinion because my iPhone 13 Pro is back ordered for 4 weeks! Please stop saying how good the phone is so people stop buying it until get mine..lol!
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@@PaddleTV omg. Wrong video..lol. I was watching your video while commenting on another..haha. Your video was better..lol
Thank you for this very helpful video. I am new to recreational kayaking.