Day 3
East Coast Park, here we come.
When the waves go up, your kayak's all filled with water.
Then you wonder what's the best thing to do.
When the waves go up, your kayak's all filled with water.
Then you wonder what's the best thing to do.
Telling the tide
Three ways to tell the tide.
1) Draw lines on the sand where you see the highest tide reach to when you reach. After a period of time, refer back to the line to see if the tides have gone higher or lower.
2) Use a tide table
3) Look at the ships in the sea. Most ships have their anchors at the front of the ship. But looking where the front of the ships face, one can tell where the tides are flowing from. From your location and the tide movement location, you can estimate if it is flood or ebb tide.
1) Draw lines on the sand where you see the highest tide reach to when you reach. After a period of time, refer back to the line to see if the tides have gone higher or lower.
2) Use a tide table
3) Look at the ships in the sea. Most ships have their anchors at the front of the ship. But looking where the front of the ships face, one can tell where the tides are flowing from. From your location and the tide movement location, you can estimate if it is flood or ebb tide.
Seal Launch
How do you launch in to a sea which has strong waves?1) Determine where average waves reach.
2) Estimate an imaginary line where the waves reach.
3) Place your kayak on the line where 1/2 touches the rising waves and the other half is on dry land.
4) Observe the tides. There is usually a pattern. On this day, the tide is 4 small waves, 1 big wave
5) Hold your paddle perpendicular and stuck to the ground. wait for the huge wave
6) when the huge wave comes, use the water to push your kayak in to the sea
2) Estimate an imaginary line where the waves reach.
3) Place your kayak on the line where 1/2 touches the rising waves and the other half is on dry land.
4) Observe the tides. There is usually a pattern. On this day, the tide is 4 small waves, 1 big wave
5) Hold your paddle perpendicular and stuck to the ground. wait for the huge wave
6) when the huge wave comes, use the water to push your kayak in to the sea
Landing
1) Do not enter reversed. Enter bow first. This can be done for normal landing too.
2) When the big wave comes, use it to paddle as much up the shore as possible
3) Quickly get out of the kayak and holding your paddle and the front of your kayak, drag the kayak up the shore to a safe point.
2) When the big wave comes, use it to paddle as much up the shore as possible
3) Quickly get out of the kayak and holding your paddle and the front of your kayak, drag the kayak up the shore to a safe point.
Harboring
In kayaking terms this means to hold one's position in the open sea. It is important for instructors to know if they are drifting. From there, always get back to a point of reference.
Storm landing
1) Designate 2 people to identify where to land. They will paddle to a point close to the landing point.
2) Once the whole group reach, the group harbors while they paddle towards shore to determine a good landing place.
3) They will then return to tell the group generally where to land.
4) They will go towards shore and land first setting the limits of where one can land. They are NOT to enter the water no matter what. They can only help to pull kayaks up if the kayak is already on land, and if it does not affect their limits. Otherwise, no move.
5) Once they have set up limits, the rest of the group go towards shore 2 by 2 or more depending on space. Those who have landed can help those who have not landed.
*Even in dire situations the limits should not move.
2) Once the whole group reach, the group harbors while they paddle towards shore to determine a good landing place.
3) They will then return to tell the group generally where to land.
4) They will go towards shore and land first setting the limits of where one can land. They are NOT to enter the water no matter what. They can only help to pull kayaks up if the kayak is already on land, and if it does not affect their limits. Otherwise, no move.
5) Once they have set up limits, the rest of the group go towards shore 2 by 2 or more depending on space. Those who have landed can help those who have not landed.
*Even in dire situations the limits should not move.