Kayaking – the opportunity to challenge yourself (Part 2)

The compartment is usually as deep as the sum of the circumference of a human fist and the length of the thumb. As a result, the average kayak is 17 feet (5.2 meters) long, 20-22 inches (50 – 56 cm) wide, and 7 inches (18cm) deep.

2. Modern kayak

Through thousands of years of changes in human society, kayaks also have many improvements in terms of materials and designs. The core of the boat was replaced from wood to fiberglass, inflatable rubber (1950), Rotomolded plastic (1973), and finally the most popular material available today for kayaks including Poletheylene roto-cast.

Not only relying on manpower, but some types of kayaks nowadays are also equipped with an engine that enables the boat to push itself on the water or replace the paddle with mini fans operated by the pedal on the boat.

Some types of kayaks nowadays are also equipped with an engine

When participating in kayaking, you will feel the coolness of the water waves, the freshness of heaven and earth. The feeling of being in the midst of immense and open nature is worth trying, right?

Relieving stress

After stressful working days, what is better than the feeling of waving in the middle of a large river area? Traveling around on beautiful small kayaks, you will not only reduce this long-accumulated stress of yourself but also have the opportunity to experience new, adventurous, and energetic feelings. That is also the reason why kayaking is gradually becoming a thrilling water sport that many young people love.

Training perseverance and courage

Only when you climb on a kayak and paddle it do you feel it. Water waves are not always quiet, and you have to get used to unexpected situations that might arise.

This helps you to have the opportunity to sharpen your senses, to forge courage, calmness, and courage. Because if you are always afraid and easily panic, you will not be able to conquer these beautiful kayaks.

Kayaking – the opportunity to challenge yourself (Part 1)

Kayaking is an exciting water sport that give you the opportunity to challenge yourself. In the following article, we will learn about this interesting water sport!

Kayak is the name for a small and narrow boat, invented and first used by the Eskimos living in the cold sub-arctic about 4000 years ago. Like most conventional boats, a kayak also has a deck, divided into one or more cockpits. Kayaks are also operated based on the human force acting on the paddle system.

However, the biggest difference of the kayak is that the deck is covered by a hard waterproof deck, which prevents water from being splashed or spilled from outside, wetting the operator.

Kayaking is an exciting water sport that give you the opportunity to challenge yourself

In the Inuktitut language of the Eskimos, kayak means “hunter’s boat”. Through the name alone, we can understand the purpose that the Eskimos used this boat, right? They use kayaks mainly for hunting in lakes, rivers, and even in the calm coastal regions of the North Atlantic, Arctic Ocean, North Pacific, and Bering Seas.

Types of kayaks

1. Traditional kayak

In kayaking, the earliest kayaks in the history of human civilization are divided into three categories, corresponding to the three largest cradles that gave birth to kayaks including Baidarkas, East Greenland, and West Greenland.

The common point of these 3 traditional kayaks is that the core of the boat is made from the wooden trunk (Western Alaska) or the maxilla (East Inuit), covered with the thick skin of some animals such as seals, Antelope…

The Kayak is a relatively small and narrowboat, fully maneuvered, designed primarily to be propelled by hand paddles. Traditional kayaks have a deck and one or more cockpits, with one paddle for each seat.

These traditional kayaks are often made based on the boat owner’s body size. The boat length is usually three times the boat owner’s outstretched arm’s length, while the width is measured by the sum of the width of the hips with two hand fists.