Last week, I answered a few questions Australian sea kayaker Tess Dodd posed about navigating a sea cave. This week we answer the rest of her important questions. Tess: “In the event of an unexpected large wave entering the sea cave, what is the best way to minimize injury from being pushed farther in or […]
Sea kayaking skills
Sea Cave Safety (part one)
Australian sea kayakers Tess Dodd and Damiano “Gnarlydog” Visocnik recently completed a long paddle in their native Australia. They passed through a series of beautiful caves, which seemed alluring but possibly dangerous to Tess. She asked me a few questions about technique and safety when paddling in a sea cave. Today, I’ll answer her first […]
Seize and Assist (and other paddling power words)
Word choice is important in sea kayaking just as it is in any activity, as a paddler’s use of words conjures an image in her mind that either helps or hinders. Let’s discuss empowering versus disempowering words a kayaking teacher can use to strengthen or weaken a student’s viewpoint of his skill in a trying […]