OSK Blog
We had been asked by our subscribers for a course on the forwards stroke. As it is the stroke you use the most as a sea kayaker it was certainly something we wanted to cover. We were lucky enough to have the perfect winter weather with a massive high pressure throughout our filming period. We kne...
A sea kayak is designed to be paddled forwards efficiently so they are not that great at moving sideways! It is therefore, really important to have an efficient draw stroke. We often move our kayaks sideways when we are manoeuvring in to perform a rescue, rafting up with a buddy or exploring amongs...
Getting the right paddle for our size, build and paddling style is going to make an enormous difference to our enjoyment out on the sea. The paddle is like our surgeon’s knife, we use it to control the kayak, provide power and precision and it’s the bit of kit we need to pick carefully. Of course, w...
The Rolling a Sea Kayak Online Course has been the most challenging course to film and edit so far. We wanted to create a course that went further than just showing you how to roll. There are lots of YouTube videos out there of how to roll but they are missing a key element. How do you learn the ...
It is now well over 3 years since we first started filming content for Online Sea Kayaking. We started off with a road trip to Croatia with a couple of SKUK kayaks on the roof and we met up with a Croatian film crew (Sinisa and Marin). The filming we did out there was intense with long 16 hour day...
We are super proud of these new lessons on turning a sea kayak. Being efficient at turning your sea kayak is important for any paddler. No matter what your level of experience there is always room for improvement. We have both coached 100's of sea kayakers to help develop their turning skills and...
We are thrilled to be able to offer a fully Certified British Canoeing Certified Open Water Navigation and Tidal Planning Course OWNTP. The course includes over 4 hours of video lessons and alongside this we have created lots of practical exercises for you to do using RYA training charts and a tr...
James has spent many hours playing in the tide races of North Wales. A sea kayak is the perfect craft to play in this environment but it is also a challenge to control and surf straight. This video is a short section of a lesson that forms part of our comprehensive paddling in tide course.
To enjo...
Edging is a fundamental skill for Sea Kayakers. It is a skill that is part of nearly every stroke or manoeuvre. This course looks at detail at the different aspects of edging a sea kayak. There are a few reasons why we might edge a sea kayak.
1. To shorten the waterline length of the kayak.
By ...
Rescues in the surf are often very simple as the waves bring the swimmer and their equipment to the beach. However there are times when the rescuer needs to step in to help the swimmer out. We now have a series of lessons in our rescues course looking at lots of different rescue situations in the...
We have now captured hours and hours and Terabytes and Terabytes of video footage of amazing sea kayaking. We want to use this to promote sea kayaking and show everyone how amazing the sport is. We decided to have a little play around with some of the equipment and editing to see what we could cre...
We are thrilled to be able to offer a fully Certified British Canoeing Certified Coastal Navigation and Tidal Planning Course. We started discussions with British Canoeing in April and our online course was then shared with the BC technical committee for approval. There was great feedback and our ...
