Amateur - Novice First Time Paddling Elite Surfski Stellar SEL

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RivannaHipSnap / Dave The Kayaker

3 жыл бұрын

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@davidGrainger 2 жыл бұрын

Start with feet out. Practice brace stroke with feet out. Learn brace stroke first. Practice converting paddling stroke into brace stroke with feet out. Only put feet in after being able to paddle around and brace with feet out. Feet out on both sides of the boat act like little outriggers, dramatically increasing stability, making it much easier to balance and not capsize.

@martinm931 2 жыл бұрын

Great father and son interaction! Crazy how quickly young blokes pick things up. Now his confidence will be even higher 😆

@DaveTheKayaker 2 жыл бұрын

He went from "How hard can it be?" to "That's impossible" pretty quickly. LOL!

@danielspoon1234 Жыл бұрын

i prefer falling into deep water but this is exactly what made me so intent on learning the sport fell of many times in flat water just moving first ever kayak experience too now i practice in the surf so much fun like a kayak crossed with a surfboard

@whitey0o5 Жыл бұрын

Wow this is intimidating. I had no idea it was that difficult.

@danielspoon1234 Жыл бұрын

its so much fun but because its just water and its hot where i live so falling in is refreshing and humbling

@HEKOT77 7 ай бұрын

My first time in Stellar SEL 1st gen was about 20 metres long. After that I grabbed Spirit surf ski, learnt how to remount and then came back to my Stellar. Three month later I did my first flat water marathon (18km).

@nuriroeleveld1640 Жыл бұрын

Wonderful! Minute 06.55!😂 Maybe a wing paddle would have been easier. Great confidence though! Thats also how I looked like when I havent paddled before but thought I can try a Viper 46 at the dealer! 😂

@DaveTheKayaker Жыл бұрын

He did a wonderful for his first time in such a tippy boat. Heck, I recently looked just like this when I hopped in a West Side Boat Shop Dart and tried to paddle it, LOL! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/Z9qcnauoqp6UmH0.html

@jenniferbell7359 3 жыл бұрын

Great second attempt, Ben!! That was fantastic! ☀️💦

@DrTommyDDS 2 жыл бұрын

Great job. Looks fun. I wish they made training wheels for surfski's. Small balloons to prevent flipping over until you learn the balance.

@DaveTheKayaker 2 жыл бұрын

Some people actually construct outriggers with pool noodles for just this purpose. Just some PVC and foam noodles.

@DaveTheKayaker 2 жыл бұрын

kzfaq.info/get/bejne/sKlzo7yIz9rMZ6M.html

@MrCoolerman69 Жыл бұрын

teach him to slap the water with the blade

@wadepatton2433 11 ай бұрын

Yeah, I'm seeing on signs of a low brace-which I thought everyone was taught first thing.

@DinoAlberini Жыл бұрын

I paddle the Assassin on any sea, I would have real problems doing it this way.

@lispcodinglive Жыл бұрын

I saw a video of a racer sitting still at the start and saw him struggling to stay in his boat. Oh, and a video on remounts showing the importance of taking a stroke in coordination with each leg swinging in. Nothing is harder than bicycling at 1 mph!

@DaveTheKayaker Жыл бұрын

These boats are relatively stable when they are being paddled fast. Otherwise it is like trying to get a top to stay upright without spinning it first.

@waverideraus4882 3 жыл бұрын

Did well, pretty hard to balance on these things until you have learned to put weight on the blade rather than using it like a balancing beam. I swam many times before i got that far even on an intermediate ski the first time.

@DaveTheKayaker 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you. Yes, I think he did great for only his second attempt. Many experienced paddlers flip within the first two strokes when they move up to a elite ski.

@billlanphar4629 Жыл бұрын

well the problem is even a kayak you balance with the paddle not your hips first thing I do training someone new is stand over the boat while the novice is in the sufski and tell them I'm going to rock the boat back and forth all I want you to do is keep your head above the boat. so they learn to flow with it not correct with hips correct with paddle

@Arctic650Spider Жыл бұрын

Not too bad for 1st time. If you can move the wiggle will go away with time. Its second nature to do the Wallenda with the paddle instead of keeping in the water. Would be a lot more stable with big surf under stern rudder. Lose leverage with the rudder hanging off the back

@DaveTheKayaker Жыл бұрын

Agreed. I think he did great for his first time. Most people would have flipped instantly.

@subliminallyinc 2 жыл бұрын

everyone needs to learn to use thier paddle with the brace stroke before they attempt to try a ski with low primary stability.

@DrTommyDDS 2 жыл бұрын

I'm a novice myself, but something I've learned. The water moving under the boat creates the lift/stability. When the ski is still, there's much left/right jerking (tippiness), but when it moves that tippiness disappears. If you want to sit still and drink Gatorade, legs out for stability. Ben is very thin, so his butt isn't locking his body into the boat. So, pad the boat with marine foam, or get a better fitting boat (narrower cockpit).

@Hundert1 11 ай бұрын

Is that the Ses gen 1 ski in the elite/excel layup ?

@DaveTheKayaker 11 ай бұрын

Nope. SEL Gen2 multisport layup.

@Hundert1 11 ай бұрын

@DaveTheKayaker thanks, sorry, my typo, I meant sel not ses. Enjoy!

@kennethspence2831 2 ай бұрын

Legs are too extended and knees too wide. He’ll have a lot more stability if his knees are slightly bent with knees together.

@mikecoglione1308 2 жыл бұрын

Those surfskis are SO unstable. Tried one and couldn't get in without flipping it. All you have to do is turn your head or move in any way, even trying to paddle and off it goes, yikes. No reserve stability whatsoever, very scary.

@DaveTheKayaker 2 жыл бұрын

Most paddlers don't understand just how instable a 17"-wide boat is.

@mikecoglione1308 2 жыл бұрын

@@DaveTheKayaker I think most boats under 24" are pretty unstable. The surfski I tried, a Nelo 600 double was 24 inches but I think skis just have stability problems in general because of the sit on top raises your center of gravity and the log-shaped hull rolls even on its own with such a vertically tall weight loading. Even sea kayaks that you sit inside under 24" are not stable as instability rises exponentially below that point every little thing starts to affect you. You can't let your guard down even for a second or you will flip!

@lispcodinglive Жыл бұрын

The most impressive moment to me was when he smoothly looked back at the shore in his last run. That was magna cum laude to me.

@db5837 Жыл бұрын

Funny how paddlers always laugh when a novice gets in a tippy ski or K1 and then falls out.

@DaveTheKayaker Жыл бұрын

If it wasn't my own son who bet me it would be easy to paddle those 120 feet and stay upright, I would not have laughed. When I'm actually coaching paddlers I take very different approach. This kid needed to learn a little humility at the time. ;-)

@db5837 Жыл бұрын

@@DaveTheKayaker Great stuff! I refer mainly to the other many videos on you tube where people put someone in a K1 and have a good laugh. Being a K1 and ocean ski paddler myself I know only too well how difficult it is to start at this level.