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Kayak
A kayak is a small, relatively narrow, human-powered boat primarily designed to be manually propelled by means of a double bladed paddle. The traditional kayak has a covered deck and one or more cockpits, each seating one paddler. Their cockpit is sometimes covered by a spray deck that prevents the entry of water from waves or spray and makes it possible for suitably skilled kayakers, to roll the kayak: that is, to capsize and right it without it filling with water or ejecting the paddler.
Kayaks (Inuktitut: qajaq (ᖃᔭᖅ [qɑˈjɑq]), Aleut: Iqyax) were originally developed by the Inuit, Yup'ik, and Aleut. They used the boats to hunt on inland lakes, rivers and coastal waters of the Arctic Ocean, North Atlantic, Bering Sea and North Pacific oceans. These first kayaks were constructed from stitched seal or other animal skins stretched over a wood or whalebone-skeleton frame. (Western Alaskan Natives used wood whereas the eastern Inuit used whalebone due to the treeless landscape). Kayaks are believed to be at least 4,000 years old. The oldest existing kayaks are exhibited in the North America department of the State Museum of Ethnology in Munich.[2]
If you love rockpools and cliff walks, probably you will love sea kayaking. A kayak is affordable, easy to transport, silent and does not require any special courage, strength or reflexes.
Leave the beach behind and see what's round the headland.
A classic sea kayak is extremely sea-worthy. When properly equipped it will not flood and can be righted in seconds after a capsize.
You don’t need much water, so you can have a good time when larger boats must wait for a favourable tide or wind.
You can go anywhere you like. No need for engine, fuel, batteries, sail-bag, trailer, winch, trolley, mooring, dinghy park or slipway.
