Kayak Navigation Basics - Taking Bearings & Triangulation - Kayak Hipster

Here's some basics in navigation for kayaking, taking bearings and triangulation in an over-simplified exercise using toys in our living room. This method (if done out in the real world) can help in figuring out your location on a chart, and be able to share that location with others. It allows you to narrow down your location depending on how accurate your readings are.
I hope it's helpful.
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[@suedenim9208]

Worth noting that your bearings of 90º and 260º result in lines that are nearly parallel, so the accuracy of the intersection is relatively low, and pretty much demands a 3rd bearing. Ideally you can find two objects close to 90º apart to maximize the accuracy of the intersection. In your demonstration I'd figure the 3rd bearing is totally unnecessary, especially without using a parallel ruler to transfer accurate bearings from the compass rose.

[@thomasjessen]

genius way of explaining it

[@kayasper6081]

Very useful exercise, I have been practising with it too. I like the way you even do it in your room.

[@simoncastillo9255]

Nice nutshell. Only add magnetic variation when translating between map and compass 👌

[@masimeel]

Great exercise, will do some navigating at home as well ;-) I do have some doubts about the seaworthiness of crayons... :-D

[@tomdavis282]

Actually, his recommendation of drawing on the deck of the kayak with a grease pencil solves a problem I've been grappling with for a year... Never occurred to me, and I sure didn't see that coming! Sub'd!

[@JamesFleming888]

Nice one cheers! James

[@TheEvandando]

Thank you great tutorial

[@magnushultqvist]

The best solution is to have boath a deck compass and a hand compass.

[@Beyondthebackyard-au]

Awesome video. I would love to see one on navigating when you can't see land. It would be great to be able to do this and just use the GPS as a backup rather than the only means of navigating. (I'm looking at kayaking from Australia to Tasmania and not sure how much of it will be out of sight of land)

[@brucebabcock9147]

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[@yt.damian]

from everything Ive seen - one big day with no land in sight - the rest of the days should be ok. did you end up doing the crossing yet?

[@asinglegerry]

Thanks a lot for explaining kayak navigation in such a simple way! 👍😊

[@illyadmark3223]

GREAT video!

[@juliannasigalet3009]

this is gods work thank you

[@gunnar189]

Great video! Do you have to account for declination or will the map's compass rose account for that?

[@robertjosephbussiere3888]

Can a 14ft kayak make it from Galveston, TX to Miami, FL just going slowly? Just stopping to sleep or get water as needed. Carrying 3 months of food.

[@paddlefaster]

I'm glad that you and your family are feeling better. We are in strange times for sure. I have a question concerning paddle length. I purchased an 18-foot surfski (stellar s18s G2.)The company I bought it from gave me a deal on a wing paddle. It's adjustable from 205 to 215. I know my arms should be 90° holding the paddle on my head but how far beyond your hands should the blades be?ie the overall length? I'm 6'.thanks for all your videos.

[@suedenim9208]

You've hopefully found a length you're happy with by now, but ... Your paddle needs to be at least long enough to reach the water while you have a normal grip. Besides the dimensions of the paddler (torso and arm length are more important than total height) there's the height of the seat (relative to the water) and the width of the boat. Next is how you actually paddle. A perfect forward stroke will be perfectly vertical (increases power and minimizes turning moment), but few people manage that. Because a lot of people use a flatter shaft angle they need more length to get the blade in the water. I'm not sure which is cause and which is effect, but I think there's a strong connection between people with a flat stroke and 220 or 230 cm paddles. Finally there's your strength and fitness. Ideally you can use the entire blade all day long. FWIW, I've heard that Eric Jackson (a very well known whitewater paddler, and owner of Jackson Kayaks) uses a 208 cm paddle even though he's smaller than average, but he paddles pretty much every single day.That length wont improve the forward stroke (might even make it less efficient) but it adds leverage for sweep stokes. That's very useful for whitewater, especially when doing tricks. I don't think it's nearly as useful for most touring or sea kayaking but likely helpful when surfing.