Sea Kayaking

Sea Kayaking is a highly regarded sport in the on water society and I was happy to have a shot at it. We had two sessions which were both equally as enjoyable.

The first session was all about skills and learning how to manoeuvre the kayak properly. We met our instructor Phil who is a very experienced paddler and has kayaked the Bass Straight 3 times. I thought this was amazing and immediately regarded him very highly. We set off going around the fishermen, and then did a little coarse around the jetty pylons. We played follow the leader and you weren't allowed to be more than a boat length behind the person in front of you. After this we went for a straighter paddle around the coast, and learnt how to effectively turn and use our hips and knees for balance. We then returned to the beach and packed up. I thought that the session was great fun, and a good way to hone in on our skills.

We then went kayaking again the next day. I thought this session was much better than the first, because we had already learnt some skills and we already could kayak quite capably. The conditions were a lot rougher that the first day, which were pristene clear conditions, but I personally liked the rougher conditions as it provided waves for us to go over on our kayaks. The only bad attribute to this was that we didn't get to as much fishing as I would of hoped for, but on the other hand the conditions were great fun. We were set to kayak further than the first day, and we did this despite the conditions. On our way around to one of the local beaches we went against the waves getting the front of our kayaks both air borne and under water. This was great fun, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. We then did a beach landing where you paddle, head on into the beach, and beach yourself. This was great fun for everyone. We then had to re launch ourselves and paddle back. This was good fun because we got to ride the waves back, and when you caught a wave, the thrill was exillerating. We also got to stop for 10 minutes of fishing when we were out of the wind, but unfortunately no one caught anything.

Overall, I had a great time Kayaking, and it was one of my most enjoyed activities over the coarse of extended stay.