Sprint kayaks
Sprint kayaks are harder to keep upright than regular kayaks.
Sprint kayaks are the best type of kayaks for people who are
intending to race. While you will probably not need to have your
own kayak when you first start out (if you are racing on a school
team of some type), eventually you will probably want to get your
own sprint kayak that will highlight your particular skills and
make it easier for you to race.
Before learning how to paddle sprint kayaks, however, you'll need
to be very experienced with other types of kayaks. The reason for
this is that most sprint kayaks are designed to be very fast,
which means that they are slender and designed to cut through the
water and minimize drag. The result is that some of these kayaks
will even tip over when they are set in the water with nobody
inside. As you can imagine, keeping sprint kayaks upright
requires quite a bit of skill.
If you will not be sprinting kayaks with a sports team of some
sort, then you'll probably need to get your own sprint kayak
right away. The first thing that you need to do is to look at
several different types of sprint kayaks. Once you find a few
designs that you like you should look at the statistics and how
they are designed.
For your first sprint kayaks, you should definitely be looking
for kayaks that are slightly more sturdy and less likely to tip
over. Don't spend too much time looking for this, however, since
even the sprint kayaks that are less likely to tip over will tip
when you are first learning how to use them.
When you first get your sprint kayak out on the lake (or wherever
you happen to be sprinting) you should start getting used to it
as soon as possible. While you'll probably have great skills in a
regular recreational or touring kayak, sprint kayaks operate a
little differently. You should expect to tip over the first time
you are in a sprint kayak, so you should work on righting
yourself when that happens and keeping yourself upright
afterward.
After you've learned how to use your first sprint kayak, you
might want to look at a few more sprint kayaks. The reason for
this is that after you've learned how to paddle a sprint kayak,
you should be able to learn how to use another kayak that is
better suited toward highlighting your own skills.
Jakob Jelling is the founder of
http://www.kayakhelp.com . Please
visit his complete kayaking guide for all skills and ages.
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