This is a spot for me to add to bits and pieces about kayaking. Rivers I’ve run, techniques I’ve found useful or bits of gear I’ve been looking at/bought. I will get around to writing something eventually.
First update of this page and it’s about newbies. We’ve a new batch in the college club and they’re a good bunch couple of really good prospective paddlers in the group. Two things that I’ve noticed about them is most of them want to learn to roll. While I understand it I’m not keen on teaching them to roll too early, the reason being I’d prefer them to get a good understanding of and appreciation for edge awareness and the support strokes before we get the rolling. I just think that they’ll be better paddlers for it. The second thing is what gear to recommend in what order. I’m not keen on recommending wetsuits as dry gear is much more suited and comfortable to wear when paddling. At the moment I’m sticking with booties and thermal layers then probably spray decks/tops after that.
