Sea kayaking in currents

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@bobrein8093 2 жыл бұрын

While I loved paddling on the lakes, I would be super-stoked to paddle there. Glad you guys had fun. Looks awesome! Oh well, next time.

@AdventureOtaku 2 жыл бұрын

Pre pandemic I was planning on hosting a two day trip somewhere on the coast… I may try and get that going again. I’ll keep you posted.

@marycrawford9428 2 жыл бұрын

I’m more of a back country lake paddler, but this makes me think about putting my kayak in salt water next time I need to go down to the coast. Looks fun. Need to hook up with a paddle club that accepts guests 😊

@AdventureOtaku 2 жыл бұрын

It will definitely ramp up your awareness of conditions. Give it a try!

@shanep1223 5 ай бұрын

i am just looking to get started with kayaking, I grew up with Canoes and this looks like so much fun. Plus I live in the Puget Sound so I am in an amazing area for it, I think.

@AdventureOtaku 5 ай бұрын

You are in an amazing area for it. Thanks for watching.

@14Mentalist Жыл бұрын

Love your video so insightful. I had my 1st kayaking current last week as it was getting low tide cornwall england. What would of took me 15 minutes on a calm tide took me an hour and a half constantly peddling as when i stopped i saw myself floating backwards. I found out an important lesson that day. We need to so respect the sea and rivers as it does not care about us. Only been been kayaking for 5 months bloody love it so much.❤

@AdventureOtaku Жыл бұрын

Glad you are paddling And the important thing is you got that experience and learned from it. Thanks for watching!

@14Mentalist Жыл бұрын

@@AdventureOtaku omg so true I hear you. But it's not stopping me just making me more aware of the tides. I found a life long hobby I just can't get enough of

@AdventureOtaku Жыл бұрын

Outstanding.

@snowleopard1918 8 ай бұрын

I don’t know why Delta can’t make a back band seat back like P&H or Eddyline, though I find my P&H seat uncomfortable because it slopes upward too soon at my tailbone area and creates a sore backside.within an hour.

@AdventureOtaku 8 ай бұрын

Go watch my Delta Seventeen long term review. This is essentially what I say.

@hamlltonhope8123 Жыл бұрын

Gentlemen never paddle to windward or against the tide, worst of all in wind against tide. The water whisperer uses the rule of thirds, ride max flow to your destination, eat, lay down or whatever and wait for the turn and ride the tide flow back home. There are so many other factors that affect the current speed in the estuary. A hundred years ago everybody that worked in tidal waters grew up with the local knowledge of their waters.

@AdventureOtaku Жыл бұрын

I guess I'm not a gentleman.

@Dfl87165 Жыл бұрын

Rule of 12s is for water level, not water “moving through”. I believe what you meant to say is the 50/90 rule, which gives you current velocities relative to max current velocity. For example, starting at low tide if low tide coincides with no flow: 50% of max flow at hour 1, 90% of max flow at hour 2, 100% of max flow at hour 3, 90% of max flow at hour 4, 50% of max flow at hour 5, no flow at hour 6. Obviously flow here corresponds to water speed, generally but not always coinciding with amount of water “flowing through”. You use rule of 12 s to calculate water depth over ground, rocks, obstacles, etc. to plan landings and passages.

@AdventureOtaku Жыл бұрын

I might have said it unclearly, but I was talking about volume of water (rising), not currents.

@Dfl87165 Жыл бұрын

@@AdventureOtaku sorry, thought you were talking about currents

@AdventureOtaku Жыл бұрын

@juhtuhb1 No worries, I may have been unclear. Honestly, I shot that a year ago, and normally when something like this happens I go and re-watch the video to see what I actually said, but I am not in a spot I can do that. (I should also be comfortable leaving a comment unanswered, but obviously I can’t do that.) I should do a whole video though on rule of 12’s and 50/90 rule… so thanks for the inadvertent push….

@alee3146 9 ай бұрын

Agreed; so to me it’s rather lame to not explain that the peak and the trough of your so called bell curve (it’s sinusoidal) corresponds with SLACK WATER (reduced velocity and reversal of direction from flood to ebb and vice versa). Why go thru all the trouble of editing a graph with a tiny kayak that’s not relevant without connecting the dots for the audience?

@AdventureOtaku 9 ай бұрын

@alee3146 sorry you didn’t like the video.A couple of things though. First, a bell curve is correct. A bell curve is part of a longer sine wave. Second, I didn’t create that graph. And third I think it was relevant. Im sorry you didn’t think it connected the dots, clearly you have a lot of knowledge and wanted something more in depth. My audience is beginner kayakers, that’s who it’s aimed at. Feel free to make a better video and I will happily link to it. Thanks for taking the time to watch a video you have a lot of knowledge on and didn’t like.

@drewmillerful 7 ай бұрын

Currents are often much weaker in the shallows near the shore. I have often used this when I need to go against the current. Going with the current I aim for the deeper channels to get the most speed.

@AdventureOtaku 7 ай бұрын

Exactly right. Friction is an amazing thing. But if you watch my video about the instructors paddling cape lookout, after we camp near the light house I tried paddling up the shoreline fighting the current. And I wasn’t moving. There was just too much current.

@wavesoffun 2 жыл бұрын

Great video.... Always good to see

@AdventureOtaku 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks brother.

@hamlltonhope8123 Жыл бұрын

Gentlemen never sail to Windward is old sea law. I was just having a dig at the clueless wonders we see out on the water all too regularly. Being Australian I don't qualify as a gentleman, were regarded as the Wild Colonial Boys. The Gold Coast is very similar to Topsail , our latitude the same as Orlando. Our developers are so lame as to name suburbs, Miami and Palm Beach. We have larger and more consistent swell, and Downwinding is popular on Surfskis. Only an idiot would try it against the wind. Surfing a Yak in 30 kts is one of the great joys of life.

@AdventureOtaku Жыл бұрын

I think calling it a sea law is a stretch. If people never sailed into the wind not a lot would get done.

@hamlltonhope8123 Жыл бұрын

Life ran at a different pace. Square Riggers don't go windward. Being caught off a Lee Shore was a major problem. Ships had to wait for favorable wind and tide even to get out of the harbor. Just try paddling into 30kts wind in open ocean, Trade Winds can blow for months from one direction.@@AdventureOtaku

@henrygerwien186 3 ай бұрын

Sorry to read some of the comments below in kind of battle, struggle, issue claiming or whatever. For me as a beginner it is hard enough, to understand the basic rules, so really deep knowledge is coming step by step. It.s not easy to know, when can I get out and come in safely. As a solo kayaker it.s essentiell, to know properly the tide rules (solo, because with 70 I seldom find people in a strange refugium where I can join them; I can.t wait at a place and hope, somebody is trusting me enough, to accompany). But nevertheless it.s life saving in the end, to know the tide rules! 👍👏

@AdventureOtaku 3 ай бұрын

And it is important to know that tide charts are a prediction of what will occur and not the bottom line. A lot of factors play into what the water Will do. Frequently, when I am not sure what the water is really doing, Ill paddle 1/4 mile away from my put in, and turn around and paddle back for a minute or two just to see what the water is really doing.

@henrygerwien186 3 ай бұрын

@@AdventureOtaku THIS is a good idea, thx Otaku. I watched also other vids and I appreciate a lot your information and style!! Have a fine autumn time, Henry

@AdventureOtaku 3 ай бұрын

Glad you like it. Have a great day.

@jokerm338 2 жыл бұрын

always amazing videos and full of information. Today in Rome at the Vatican I saw someone who looked a lot like you, was it you? Greetings.

@AdventureOtaku 2 жыл бұрын

Ha! I wish. But some guy was staring at me at the grocery yesterday? Was that you? Glad you enjoy the videos!

@Mr.Bryan1234 11 ай бұрын

Today morning water was bit choppy and current was might strong, I turned around a buoy and the current pushed me into it i am not sure if its stronger around objects because it wasn’t that strong.

@AdventureOtaku 11 ай бұрын

It’s not stronger around objects - thought it frequently looks stronger because the object disturbs the surface. I actually use objects to determine how fast current is flowing. Check out my Hudson River paddle video, I use that trick there.

@inyanmila6064 2 жыл бұрын

How is the Green Jacket treating you? Does the front pocket stick out a great deal? It kinda looks that way from the video, but it could be just the camera angle.

@AdventureOtaku 2 жыл бұрын

Well it sticks out as much as my previous jacket - I had the sea wolf which is the class 3 version. I like it. Very little difference

@Happyfox870 9 ай бұрын

Wayching you has made me want to start pursuing an instructor certification. As a middle aged beginner Where would someone start?

@AdventureOtaku 9 ай бұрын

This is a big question that doesn’t have one answer. The traditional thing to do would be to start working your way through ACA certifications, but check out @turningpointboatworks recent video about his feelings on ACA, and my own videos about why I DIDN’T go the ACA route. After that feel free to email me and we can chat and maybe find a path for you. Thanks for watching.