Ten Cool Things About Whitewater Kayaks . . . . and five not so cool

Cool

1. A part of a sweep and a flick of the hip and you’re looking the other way.
2. Seal Launches, almost any time, almost anywhere.  Nough said.
3. Look where you want to go.  The boat goes there.
4. You learn selective application of power when you paddle one.
5. Pool Roll Practice
6. Great for working on your forward stroke.
7. You can find tons of used ones at great prices (just not the newest and sexiest).
8. You can fit about a hundred in the back of a pickup.
9. Making fun of your friends when they swim.  Making excuses when you swim.
10. Floating sideways down the river.

Not So Cool

1. Whitewater paddlers call anything but whitewater flat, even when it’s not.
2. Not the best for covering distance.  You may want to go strait, but the boat doesn’t.
3. Fit can be tight if you have the dreaded long leg big feet combo.
4. You have to live near whitewater to get the most out of them, and it’s un-cool that I don’t.
5. You really need more than one.  OK, that’s true of all paddle craft, but I was running out of not so cool.

Coming Soon:  Ten Cool Things About British Style Sea Kayaks