Comments on: How dangerous is kayaking to someone who can’t swim well?

By: tuniabjc64

tuniabjc64 — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 07:54:31 +0000

maybe you should practice different ways to handle being in rough waters swimming first. Wear a life vest that fits well.

Then you’d need to practice a lot. Begin in calm water using one. learning
how to use the right strokes to keep yourself upright.
Then get into a bit of calmer water with the Kayak
Go with someone that is an expert or teaches it for a living.
Never panic. And never get into water that is rushing faster than you can handle until you learn how to handle to kayak

By: ka1y2ak

ka1y2ak — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 07:50:17 +0000

Personally it would be very dangerous for numerous reasons:
1.) The coldness of the water would be a shock so you would ‘freak out’
2.) Most canoe/kayak associations advise the kayaker (i.e. you) to swim atleast 25m, enough to swim to the bank/side
3.) Most kayaks do tip fairly easily, except most sit on tops or touring kayaks

But i think you could go

By: tyler m

tyler m — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 07:45:20 +0000

its highly not recommended you can die and even if you can swim you can easily flip over hit your head and passout and look something loke this
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this is somone in a kayak upside down passed out cause of the rock

By: Raven

Raven — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 07:20:44 +0000

I am a kayak instructor. Yes it is scary(But don’t be scared), the life vest rated level 3 is a life saver. Yes it is simple to tip a kayak, but there’s a secret to it. Let yor hips go as loose as Elvis when you get in. If you can rock the boat using your hips like Elvis and keep the top of your body straight up and balanced, you have it down. try this out in waist deep water (Not shallow water, the head hits bottom when you roll and the mud stinks!) Get wet and enjoy the process. Keep the hips loose and don’t force anything. The kayak will do as you want it as long as you know how to keep loose and dont lean. DONT LEAN OVER! yes this is a mighty funny thing to watch people do! you lean you get wet-it’s a rule. Don’t reach out for the dock or anything next to the boat either. This will surely show you fish up close! keep your center of gravity in a straight line upward. But don’t be stiff and scared. On a dock entry, don’t try to step into the boat. Sit down next to the boat and slide your legs in first. Then slide your butt in as you hold onto the dock. If you enter in on sand, get the boat to the water where the front floats and the back is grounded. The boat will try to tip to one side, let it tip. Get in as it is tipped sideways. you will be ok. Then have someone GENTLY shove you in, or do the crow hop. The crow hop is when you lean forward and jut your hips forward until the boat scoots into the water by itself(remember -loose hips) enjoy it. Bring a towel and keep it and the dry clothes in your car. Bring sunblock, LOTS OF WATER and snacks. Bring a whisle to alert other boaters and wear bright attire! Have fun!!!!!

By: Zandra

Zandra — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 07:11:06 +0000

usually kayaks are hard to tip, but it is possible. If you have a life vest on you will be fine. But I would not go without one.

By: Brandon

Brandon — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 06:11:19 +0000

get a life vest, it depends on what kind of kayak you have and where your going to determin if they tip easily