Sea Kayak Essentials DVD

New in 2011, Sea Kayak Essentials is an excellent instructional DVD for sea kayakers of all abilities looking to develop their paddling skills in open water sea conditions.

Focusing on solid foundations for advanced performance, clearly-structured chapters introduce:

5 Essentials of Boat Speed, Angle and Trim; Body Position, Stroke Linking
Fundamentals of Posture, Connectivity, Feel and Power Transfer
Core skills of Forward paddling, Balancing and Turning
Use of the Skeg
Boat Awareness exercises

Applied skills chapters include:

Open Water Forward Paddling, in wind and waves
Moving Water Skills: crossing eddy lines, ferry gliding and using waves
Tide race paddling: effective paddling in bigger conditions
Rock hopping: applied skills and strategies in close quarters
Surfing skills: launching and landing techniques, surf zone skills

An additional surfing skills chapter also includes detailed analysis of the tide race paddling skills displayed in Cackle TV's "This is the Sea 3", plus superb footage of sea kayak surfing in the large clean waves of Hell's Mouth, North Wales.

Sea Kayak Essentials is presented and performed by Nick Cunliffe, an active and experienced BCU level 5 sea kayak coach. Technical analysis and coaching progressions are provided by Nick throughout the DVD.

Essential paddling skills are clearly broken down into core foundations, with paddling exercises and progressions emphasising the application of these fundamentals in more challenging conditions.

For sea kayakers wishing to paddle comfortably in windy/rough conditions, learn moving water skills, develop tide race and surfing techniques -- this DVD will help you to gain effective kayaking skills in all sea conditions.

Visit www.kayakessentials.co.uk for more information

Category:

Sports

Tags:

• sea kayaking
• kayaking
• kayak coaching
• kayak essentials
• nick cunliffe
• matt giblin

[Kayakessentials]

Correct, gold star for you.

[JahminLerum]

This guy is making some amazing sea kayaks in Australia:

youtube.com/watch?v=wTSt2MvUdb­A

[GBPaddling]

Is that the beach,just round from Trevor Pier at the beginning? or am I wrong again?