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It must be my body type or something but I've often heard people talk about tipping over in kayaks and whenever I am in one it feels actually impossible to me.
by JohnMakin 1y ago
It must be my body type or something but I've often heard people talk about tipping over in kayaks and whenever I am in one it feels actually impossible to me. Is it really that easy to tip over? I don't feel I need to "balance" at all.
- atoav 1y agoDepends on the waters you're moving in I guess?
- beezlebroxxxxxx 1y agoIt looks like he was using a very long and rather narrow kayak. Those are easier to tip. I once used a friend's friend's sprint kayak. I've never tipped a kayak, but it was very easy to tip the sprint kayak. Any waves and that thing was almost unusable. Most recreational kayaks are, like you suggest, almost idiot proof and can only be tipped if you're really trying.
- TickleSteve 1y agoK1 (racing) kayaks are unstable and very narrow, most other types are fairly stable tho.
- aynyc 1y agoThe author must be talking about Sprint Kayak, which is incredibly unstable, must be in flat/calm water. Commercial paddling kayaks are incredibly stable, you have to try really, really hard to flip.