If you are a person like adventures, want to try kayaking in Halong Bay, you may search on internet many advice for beginner. And here are some instructions which can help you. For kayaking, please wear bikini and short to get yourself ready to be wet. And we provide dry bag for each kayak so you can bring camera, water, wallets, passport or anything you wish to bring along. Don’t forget to wear life jacket each person. You are kayaking in calm sea water of Halong Bay or Lan Ha Bay, where corners are surrounded with islands and fisher’s house so water is calm and safe.
If your group is big (from 10 to 15 people) you should stay in smaller group agreements (3 to 5 people) and follow the leader. Please do not use your bare hands or feet to touch on rock, you may get hurts.
Remember come close to the leader when he holds the paddle vertically as he may want to tell you something. And when he point to the right, he mean we paddle to the right, then turn left, please paddle to the left.
Before start paddling, you need to learn how our paddles work and how to hold one properly. Although this might sound obvious, there are some tricks worth knowing.
When you swim you bend your fingers slightly into to the form of a cup. Our standard kayak paddles, do the same with their blades. The cup of the blade is called the power face, since it creates the power that moves the kayak. The back of the blade is called the back face.
Your right hand is your control hand. This means that your grip is fixed and does not change during the strokes. You can control the angle of the blade by your right hand.
Don’t hold the paddle too tight, otherwise your hands will quickly tire.
Your left hand should grasp the paddle shaft loosely, to allow your right hand to twist the paddle to desired angles for turning, bracing and rolling.
The “right hand fixed, left hand loose” grip is ideal for a wide variety of strokes, recoveries and maneuvers.
Paddling Forward
Making the kayak go forward is easy, but with proper technique you can paddle faster and more efficiently and with less strain on your joints. Keep in mind that the ideal paddling style depends also on your physical condition and the style of your paddle. Be sure you are holding your paddle correctly before proceeding.
Remember come close to the leader when he holds the paddle vertically as he may want to tell you something. And when he point to the right, he mean we paddle to the right, then turn left, please paddle to the left.
Before start paddling, you need to learn how our paddles work and how to hold one properly. Although this might sound obvious, there are some tricks worth knowing.
When you swim you bend your fingers slightly into to the form of a cup. Our standard kayak paddles, do the same with their blades. The cup of the blade is called the power face, since it creates the power that moves the kayak. The back of the blade is called the back face.
Your right hand is your control hand. This means that your grip is fixed and does not change during the strokes. You can control the angle of the blade by your right hand.
Don’t hold the paddle too tight, otherwise your hands will quickly tire.
Your left hand should grasp the paddle shaft loosely, to allow your right hand to twist the paddle to desired angles for turning, bracing and rolling.
The “right hand fixed, left hand loose” grip is ideal for a wide variety of strokes, recoveries and maneuvers.
Paddling Forward
Making the kayak go forward is easy, but with proper technique you can paddle faster and more efficiently and with less strain on your joints. Keep in mind that the ideal paddling style depends also on your physical condition and the style of your paddle. Be sure you are holding your paddle correctly before proceeding.
Good posture is key if you are to use your body efficiently. Sit straight, relax your shoulders, and open your chest for ease and efficiency of breathing. Don’t lean against the backrest.
Keep your legs together with feet against the foot pegs. Adjust the foot pegs so that your knees are bent slightly and you are able spread and press them against the inner gunwales for extra balance. Keeping your legs together allows better torso rotation and makes paddling more efficient. Be sure that you have proper footpads you can push against.
Keep in mind that your torso and legs will do most of the work. Your shoulders and arms are only there to transmit power. To learn the principle, try paddling by rotating your torso and keep your arms absolutely straight. When you place the blade in the water, imagine your are pulling yourself up to and past the paddle. At the start of your stroke, coil your torso so that you place the blade in the water up by your feet and close to the kayak’s waterline. Keep your lower arm almost straight. Relax your upper arm with a slight bend so that your upper wrist comes close your chin.
Press your stroke-side foot firmly against the foot pegs. Sink the blade into the water with a spearing motion.
Begin the stroke by uncoiling your torso and keeping the lower arm near straight. Press the stroke-side foot against the foot peg to support the stroke. Try to generate more power at the beginning of the stroke, less at the end. That way you create power with the strong muscles of your torso, and right when your paddle is in the water at its most favorable angle.
Keep your upper arm relaxed and hold the paddle loosely, so your muscles can rest. Keep your upper hand at about eye level, and allow your upper hand to move across your body, to keep the paddle vertical.
Complete the stroke when your lower hand is about level with your belly; continuing lower or further would slow the kayak with paddle drag.
Move the blade out of the water to back and away from the kayak. Lift the blade out of the water by leading with the elbow. And allowing the wrist to follow. Take care not to lift your elbow above shoulder level, and let your upper arm follow the rotation of your torso.
After you lift the blade from the water, prepare for the next stroke. Keep coiling your upper torso so that you can start the next stroke as far forward as possible. Try to maintain a continuous flow, and remember that paddling forward is not the same as paddling in a straight line.
Please avoid those:
o Poor posture
o Insufficient torso rotation
o Ending the stroke too late and too far behind the hip
o Pushing the upper hand too forward, creating a less effective blade angle
o Rocking the kayak from side to side with abrupt weight shifts
o Straining the wrists by allowing them to bend.
Paddling Backwards
Paddling backwards is much the same as reversed forward paddling and can also be used for reducing speed in waves or when approaching for a rescue. Because you’ll most likely need to paddle backwards just a few meters, the style doesn’t matter so much as long you maintain your balance.
Paddling backwards can be tricky, especially if your kayak is equipped with a rudder. Also, stern-heavy kayaks can behave unpredictably when paddled backwards, a problem you can overcome by leaning forward in the cockpit to lift weight from the stern.
Getting in the cockpit
Lift yourself up and keep your weight mainly on your hands. Calmly move your bottom inside the cockpit. Getting out of the kayak is done in the same way but in opposite order.
Find the feet brace
Kayak rudder is attached through the inside of the kayak to your foot pegs. Pushing on one of the foot pegs will bring the rudder to that side of the kayak thereby redirecting the kayak to the side.
To find the brace, please sit all the way back and bend your knees on both side of the cockpit. Sometime the brace is too close or too far away so that you can put your feet on. Then you should readjust them by prolong or shorten the strep on each side. Make sure both of your feet are equally put on the foot rest (pegs).
Then look at your right hand side and pull one of the cords forward to get the rudder into the water immediately. And please pull the cord the other way to retract the rudder back out of the water when we reach the beach or when we get on boat.
Enjoy your time for kayaking in Halong as well as our helpful tour guide.
Keep your legs together with feet against the foot pegs. Adjust the foot pegs so that your knees are bent slightly and you are able spread and press them against the inner gunwales for extra balance. Keeping your legs together allows better torso rotation and makes paddling more efficient. Be sure that you have proper footpads you can push against.
Keep in mind that your torso and legs will do most of the work. Your shoulders and arms are only there to transmit power. To learn the principle, try paddling by rotating your torso and keep your arms absolutely straight. When you place the blade in the water, imagine your are pulling yourself up to and past the paddle. At the start of your stroke, coil your torso so that you place the blade in the water up by your feet and close to the kayak’s waterline. Keep your lower arm almost straight. Relax your upper arm with a slight bend so that your upper wrist comes close your chin.
Press your stroke-side foot firmly against the foot pegs. Sink the blade into the water with a spearing motion.
Begin the stroke by uncoiling your torso and keeping the lower arm near straight. Press the stroke-side foot against the foot peg to support the stroke. Try to generate more power at the beginning of the stroke, less at the end. That way you create power with the strong muscles of your torso, and right when your paddle is in the water at its most favorable angle.
Keep your upper arm relaxed and hold the paddle loosely, so your muscles can rest. Keep your upper hand at about eye level, and allow your upper hand to move across your body, to keep the paddle vertical.
Complete the stroke when your lower hand is about level with your belly; continuing lower or further would slow the kayak with paddle drag.
Move the blade out of the water to back and away from the kayak. Lift the blade out of the water by leading with the elbow. And allowing the wrist to follow. Take care not to lift your elbow above shoulder level, and let your upper arm follow the rotation of your torso.
After you lift the blade from the water, prepare for the next stroke. Keep coiling your upper torso so that you can start the next stroke as far forward as possible. Try to maintain a continuous flow, and remember that paddling forward is not the same as paddling in a straight line.
Please avoid those:
o Poor posture
o Insufficient torso rotation
o Ending the stroke too late and too far behind the hip
o Pushing the upper hand too forward, creating a less effective blade angle
o Rocking the kayak from side to side with abrupt weight shifts
o Straining the wrists by allowing them to bend.
Paddling Backwards
Paddling backwards is much the same as reversed forward paddling and can also be used for reducing speed in waves or when approaching for a rescue. Because you’ll most likely need to paddle backwards just a few meters, the style doesn’t matter so much as long you maintain your balance.
Paddling backwards can be tricky, especially if your kayak is equipped with a rudder. Also, stern-heavy kayaks can behave unpredictably when paddled backwards, a problem you can overcome by leaning forward in the cockpit to lift weight from the stern.
Getting in the cockpit
Lift yourself up and keep your weight mainly on your hands. Calmly move your bottom inside the cockpit. Getting out of the kayak is done in the same way but in opposite order.
Find the feet brace
Kayak rudder is attached through the inside of the kayak to your foot pegs. Pushing on one of the foot pegs will bring the rudder to that side of the kayak thereby redirecting the kayak to the side.
To find the brace, please sit all the way back and bend your knees on both side of the cockpit. Sometime the brace is too close or too far away so that you can put your feet on. Then you should readjust them by prolong or shorten the strep on each side. Make sure both of your feet are equally put on the foot rest (pegs).
Then look at your right hand side and pull one of the cords forward to get the rudder into the water immediately. And please pull the cord the other way to retract the rudder back out of the water when we reach the beach or when we get on boat.
Enjoy your time for kayaking in Halong as well as our helpful tour guide.
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