How to launch and land with style

This short video teaches you how to enter and exit your kayak without losing your dignity.

Learn the best way to get in and out of your kayak with these tips from Dympna Hayes and James Roberts from the Ontario Sea Kayak Centre in Parry Sound, Ontario. Learn how to protect yourself, your paddle, your kayak and your dignity while launching and landing your kayak. 

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Adventure Kayak is the international paddling digital and print magazine for sea kayakers, touring kayakers and lakewater kayakers. It is smart, informative and has action-packed editorial, mixing the soft-sided human-interest stories with the kayaking lifestyle. 

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