List of (mostly) YouTube links concerning paddling (currently covers sit-in and sit-on-top kayaks, and SUP’s)

Once you view these YouTube will list similar items. The same applies to articles.

(Generally reference Paddling.com and PaddleTV on YouTube)

 

Minimum (Basic) Required Gear

PFD (Personal Flotation Device), also called a lifejacket – All must wear when on the water (Club Requirement)

Whistle – should be “pealess” (no internal moving parts) so it will work when wet. (Coast Guard Requirement)

And, of course, a kayak, canoe, or SUP, and paddle. (Duh) 

PFD

How To: Choose the Right Life Jacket - YouTube

How to choose a PFD for yourself or someone else - YouTube

The Proper Way to Fit a PFD (Life Jacket) - YouTube

 

Parts of a Kayak and Kayak Paddles

Parts of a Kayak: Bow to Stern Anatomy – Paddle Camp

Parts of a Kayak, and River Rafting Resource

Parts oa Kayak Paddle - Real Kayak

Greenland paddles

A beginners guide to Greenland paddles - YouTube

 

The Kayak Paddle (Euro paddles)

Paddles 101 - Design - YouTube

Flat Paddle vs Feathered Paddle – YouTube

Choosing the Right Size Kayak Paddle | How Long Should Your Paddle Be? - YouTube

(The paddle manufacturer’s website usually has recommendations given your height and boat width.)

 

Loading, transporting your kayak or SUP (Stand Up Paddleboard)

How to lift your yak - YouTube (One person)

How to Solo carry a Sit In Kayak to and from your vehicle using your shoulder. - YouTube

Kayak Cart for Sit-On-Top You Are Using Your Kayak Cart Wrong - YouTube

Kayak Cart for Sit-In-Kayak Using a kayak trolly – how to do it right with Olly Sanders - YouTube

How to Transport a Kayak | Kayaking for Beginners - YouTube – PaddleTV channel

How I Lift My 95-Pound Fishing Kayak onto My Car (Solo) – YouTube

The Easiest way to Load a Kayak on Top of a Car or Truck by Yourself – YouTube

Loading a Kayak at 80 – YouTube

How to Load a Kayak onto a Roof Rack – YouTube

Solo Kayak Loading Hack - Car Top Easier in 2 Minutes (100lbs +) - YouTube

How to Transport a Kayak: Solo Loading and Unloading [NO LOAD ASSIST] - YouTube

How to tie down your kayak or SUP to your roof rack – YouTube

Yakima JayLow vs Rhino-Rack S512 vs Thule Hull-a-Port XT Kayak Carriers - YouTube

Thule Hullavator Pro vs Yakima Showdown - YouTube

Knots

Trucker's Hitch - The Knot Every Paddler Should Know - YouTube

Bowline Knot - YouTube

Stand Up Paddleboarding specific instructional videos

Basic SUP Safety | Paddling.com

//www.youtube.com/@StandUpPaddlingTV">StandUpPaddlingTV - YouTube - an instructional series

Top 10 Stand Up Paddle safety skills - Bing video

SUP tips to INSTANTLY improve your BALANCE! Stand Up Paddle Boarding for beginners -YouTube

INFLATABLE vs. HARD PADDLE BOARD. - YouTube (Also inflatables are more forgiving when you fall on them.)

Sit-On-Top specific instructional videos

How to Re-Enter a Sit-On-Top Kayak – YouTube

How to get back on a sit on top kayak from the water... - YouTube

How to get back on your kayak (Larger Person Version) - YouTube

How to Kayak in 5 Minutes: sit on top kayak - YouTube

Kayak instructional videos

Sit-In-Kayak Fitting

How To Adjust The Fit Your Touring Kayak - YouTube

Touring Kayak Fit - Stellar Kayaks & Surf Skis - YouTube

Using MiniCel/Closed Cell Foam for Control & Better Fit - Kayaking Tips #45 - Kayak Hipster - YouTube

Making a Custom Kayak Seat - YouTube

How to Make a Foam Kayak Seat - YouTube – Nick Schade

Getting in and out of your kayak

5 Mistakes Every New Kayaker Makes...And How To Avoid Them - YouTube

Entering- Exiting a Kayak - YouTube using the paddle as a support

Getting in and out of a kayak - YouTube from the shore

Entering & Exiting the Kayak - YouTube also from the shore

How to Get Into and Out of a Kayak Smoothly and Safely - YouTube – PaddleTV channel

Oru Kayak How To: Getting In and Out of Your Kayak Safely – YouTube

How to Get In and Out of an Oru Kayak - YouTube - young and older adult

How to launch a kayak from a high dock - YouTube

Launching a Kayak from a Dock - YouTube

Getting in and out of a sea kayak | On any shorelines - YouTube – greenland paddle

How to Get In a Kayak + How to put on a kayak spray skirt – YouTube (also see Sprayskirts below)

Basic Kayak paddle strokes

3 Kayaking Strokes You Need To Know | How To Kayak – YouTube - Forward, sweep, and draw strokes

Forwards Paddling Online Course - Develop an efficient forwards paddling technique – YouTube

Efficient Sea Kayak Forward Paddling Technique - YouTube

Forwards paddling stroke with a Greenland paddle - how to paddle efficiently with a Greenland paddle – YouTube

Sculling 1 – YouTube

How To Turn A Sea Kayak – YouTube

Most Important Sea Kayak Beginner Skill? - YouTube - skulling

How to Avoid Flipping Your Kayak | How to Kayak - YouTube

 

Other kayaking techniques/strokes

Turn Your Kayak Quickly - Sweep Stroke + Edging – YouTube

Edging your Kayak - For Better Control – YouTube

How to Edge and Lean a Kayak - YouTube

How to balance, edge and lean in a kayak. Kayak Instruction. - YouTube

 

Kayak Low Brace - How to Paddle Series – YouTube

The Low Brace - 3 Things to Try - Paddling Tips - Kayak Hipster - YouTube

Learn the Sea Kayak Low Brace Turn for Fast, Stable Turns - YouTube

Linking Strokes in Kayaking - a Quick Discussion - Kayak Hipster - YouTube

How to turn a sea kayak efficiently - online course - YouTube

Learn The Sea Kayak Bow Draw - Paddling Magazine – not a video

Strokes & Techniques - Paddling Magazine – not a video

Draw Stroke - Strokes and Concepts - YouTube

Whitewater Basic Technical Skills - YouTube – works with non-whitewater kayaks too – just with a slower response

Learn the Fastest Sea Kayak Turning Stroke - The Deep Diggity Dig | Adventure Kayak  - YouTube

Towing (This could be necessary when a paddler becomes injured or tired)

Master Contact Towing for Fast Kayak Rescues and Recoveries - YouTube

Towing - Sea Kayak Rescue Technique - YouTube

How to Tow a Kayak: Contact Tows – YouTube

Kayaking in current

Kayaking on Rivers | Paddling for Beginners – YouTube

Kayak Instruction - Reading the River – YouTube

 

Kayaking in rough water

How to kayak in rough water - paddling in waves – YouTube

How to Sea Kayak in Heavy Wind - YouTube

 

Self Rescues

Kayak Wet Exit - How to get out of your kayak - YouTube

 

Kayak Paddle Float Self Rescue – YouTube

Kayak Self Rescue - Paddle Float - YouTube

Paddle Float Re-enter and Roll Kayak Rescue - YouTube – advanced technique

Sea Kayak Self Rescue: Cowboy Rescue / How do I get back into my kayak alone? - YouTube

Seven ways of Solo-Kayak-Reentry - YouTube

Simple stirrup self rescue - YouTube – also useful for assisted rescues with a tired or weak paddler

The Release Line Paddle Float Rescue - YouTube

Assisted Rescues

How to Re-Enter a Sit Inside Kayak for Beginners - YouTube

Sea Kayak T-Rescue: Deep Water Rescue / How to get back in your Kayak with help – YouTube

Heel Hook - Kayak Rescue – YouTube

30 second kayak rescue - YouTube

Master the Sea Kayak Scoop Rescue for Injured Paddlers | Adventure Kayak | Rapid Media – YouTube

Hand of God Rescue – YouTube

Empty A Flooded Kayak Hatch With Cleopatra's Needle - body boat blade - YouTube

 

Paddling Gear

Protecting Your Hands | Paddling.com

Paddling Footwear | Paddling.com

Body Gear: Ep1 - footwear - YouTube

Must Have Paddling Safety Gear | How to Kayak or Canoe - YouTube

 

How to Choose the Right Kayak for All Types of Flatwater Paddlers – YouTube

How to Choose a Kayak | Beginner Tips – YouTube

How Kayak Design Affects Performance - How to Choose the Right Kayak – YouTube

Before you start sea kayaking | select the right kayak - YouTube

Top 5 Pieces of Paddling Gear | The Essential Kayak and Canoe Gear – YouTube

Must Have Paddling Safety Gear | How to Kayak or Canoe – YouTube

Kayak Paddles - Everything You Need to Know About How to Choose a Paddle – YouTube

What's the difference in Kayak Paddles? Watch This – YouTube

A beginners guide to Greenland paddles – YouTube

What's Up With Greenland Kayak Paddles? | Gearlab Outdoors IPIK Review – YouTube

Sprayskirts

Seals: How To Choose A Recreational Kayak Skirt - YouTube

How to use a Seals Zippered Sneak Kayak Sprayskirt - YouTube - Ben Lawry demonstrating

How to Select a Seals Kayak Sprayskirt – YouTube

How to Install a Nylon Kayak Sprayskirt – YouTube

How to Correctly Wear a Neoprene Kayak Sprayskirt - YouTube

How to Install Bungee-Corded Neoprene Kayak Sprayskirt - YouTube

Wetsuits and Drysuits (also see Cold Water Safety below)

Drysuits vs Wetsuits - What's the difference? - YouTube

Wetsuits vs Drysuits | What’s Best for Paddling? - YouTube

8 Tips for Choosing a Drysuit for Kayaking - Kayak Hipster - YouTube

Dry vs. Semi-Dry Suit, Latex vs. Neoprene Gaskets - Kayak Hipster - YouTube

How to Care for a Drysuit or Dry Top - YouTube

How to Put On a Front Zip Drysuit - YouTube

How To Put On A Back Zip Drysuit – YouTube

Tip: A neck gaiter worn over the face and head makes it much easier to get the neck gasket over the head when putting it on and taking it off. Remove the neck gaiter from underneath the neck gasket once the neck gasket is in place.

How to get into and out of a front-zip wetsuit with eBodyboarding.com's Jay Reale - YouTube

Rolling (Eskimo rolls)

Sculling 1 – YouTube

How to avoid having to roll your sea kayak sea kayak technique – YouTube – greenland paddle

EJ's Rolling and Bracing 4 Phases of the Roll - YouTube

EJ's Techniques for Teaching the Whitewater Kayak Roll - YouTube

Improving the Roll - YouTube

Sit On Top Kayak Rolling - YouTube (legs are strapped to the kayak)

 

Dry land rolling exercises

Dry land kayak roll practice technique. - YouTube

November Kines Roll Session – YouTube

EJ's Rolling and Bracing Part 1 - YouTube (Eric Jackson)

Safety on the water

Paddlesports Safety Online Course (americancanoe.org)

Paddle Safety | Paddling.com  - not a video

Must Have Paddling Safety Gear | How to Kayak or Canoe - YouTube

Top 10 Stand Up Paddle safety skills - Bing video (a repeat)

Golden Rules of Kayaking for Beginners - YouTube

Kayaking in High Traffic Areas - Rules of the Road – YouTube

Top 5 Kayaking Mistakes | Don't Learn these Lessons the Hard Way! - YouTube

9 Tips for Solo Paddling / Kayaking Alone - Weekly Kayaking Tips - Kayak Hipster - YouTube

Personal Locator Beacon (plb) for Kayaking (Why I didn't go with Garmin Inreach) - YouTube

5 Reasons YOU Should Carry a GARMIN INREACH - YouTube

iPhone 14 vs Garmin inReach - Emegency SOS Tested - YouTube

GARMIN INREACH MINI 2 vs ZOLEO // Best Satellite Communicator? - YouTube

Why GARMIN InReach Mini is THE BEST Satellite Communicator - YouTube

SOS - WHAT HAPPENS AND WHO PAYS FOR IT. - YouTube

When to hit the SOS button - inreach spot plb – YouTube

Calling For Help (Episode 8) - YouTube

Cold Water Safety

Cold Water Boot Camp – //www.youtube.com/@NASBLASafeBoating">NASBLASafeBoating – YouTube

Cold Water Boot Camp – SmartBoater – YouTube

Best Cold Weather Paddling Gear | Winter Paddling Tips - YouTube (drysuit, layers, gloves, pogies)

Cold Water Kayak Safety: Kokatat Drysuit Swim Test - YouTube

Wetsuits vs Drysuits | What’s Best for Paddling? - YouTube

Wetsuits vs Drysuits - What You Should Know for Cold Water Sports - YouTube (kitesurfing, but pertinent)

Misc Kayak stuff

Does My Kayak Need a Rudder or a Skeg? | How to Kayak – YouTube

Skegs, Rudders, Weathercocking, Control, Turning & Edging - Kayaking Tips #44 - Kayak Hipster - YouTube

Inflatable Kayak vs Hardshell Kayak | What Kayak to Choose - YouTube

Top 5 Inflatable and Folding Kayaks of 2022 | PaddleTV Award Winners - YouTube

Oru Kayak Inlet vs Tucktec | Battle of the Folding Kayaks! - YouTube

Top 5 Kayak Upgrades | How to Choose the Right Kayak – YouTube

Sit-On-Top Kayak Versus Sit-Inside Kayak | How to Choose a Kayak for Beginners - YouTube

Sit Inside vs Sit On Top Kayaks - Which Is Better For You? | Kayaking 101 - YouTube

Sea Kayaks vs Recreational Kayaks | Pros and Cons - YouTube

 

Kayak Camping

What Gear to Take While Kayak Camping / How to Pack a Kayak and Set up Camp on a Beach – YouTube

How to pack for Kayak Camping - YouTube

Kayak Camping Gear List 2022 - Literally Everything - YouTube

How to Plan a Kayak Camping Trip | What You Need and How to Pack - YouTube

Kayak Materials:

Plastic or Composites

Plastic VS Composite Touring / Sea Kayaks – YouTube

Kayak Materials 101: Which One Is Best For You? - YouTube

Kayaks fiberglass vs plastic which is better - YouTube

Inflatable Kayaks

Everything You Need to Know About Inflatable Kayaks | Watch This Before Buying One! - YouTube

What's the Best Beginner Inflatable Kayak? $170 vs $500 Inflatable Kayak – YouTube

Inflatable Kayak vs Hardshell Kayak | What Kayak to Choose – YouTube

Choosing an inflatable kayak. What promo videos don't talk about - YouTube

Foldable Kayaks

Top 5 Inflatable and Folding Kayaks of 2021 - 2022 | PaddleTV Award Winners - YouTube

Meet the Oru Kayak Lineup - YouTube

Wood Kits: (These are composite boats made of marine plywood or cedar strips and then covered with fiberglass and epoxy. They are light, strong, and should be treated like a fiberglass, Kevlar, or carbon fiber craft. And, if you build one then you know how to repair it!)

Chesapeake Light Craft | Boat Plans, Boat Kits, Boatbuilding Supplies, Boat Kit, Kayak Kit, Canoe Kit, Sailboat Kit (clcboats.com)

Skin-On-Frame: //www.youtube.com/@capefalconkayak">Cape Falcon Kayak - YouTube

Other References

 

Waterman 2.0: Optimized Movement For Lifelong, Pain-Free Paddling And Surfing: Starrett, Kelly, White, Phil: 9780692171035: Amazon.com: Books

 

7 Steps to a Pain-Free Life: How to Rapidly Relieve Back, Neck, and Shoulder Pain: McKenzie, Robin, Kubey, Craig: 9780142180693: Amazon.com: Books

 

Kayak: The New Frontier: The Animated Manual of Intermediate and Advanced Whitewater Technique: Nealy, William: 0612106005898: Amazon.com: Books

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