Umvelisi we-Single seat kayak ukuxelela ukuba ubude bomzila we-kayak slalom indawo 250-400 iimitha. Umgangatho wokulinganisa ubuncinci bexabiso eliphakathi kwendlela yamanzi phakathi komgca wokuqala kunye nomgca wokugqibela; ubuncinane obuphakathi kobubanzi bomzila 8 iimitha, ithontsi lamanzi likhulu kunelo 5 iimitha, nobunzulu bamanzi bukhulu kunoko 0.6 iimitha.
Amanzi okufudumala kunye nokuphumla ngokubanzi kwindawo yokuqala okanye yokugqiba.
Kukho imiqobo ezinzileyo neshukumayo kumzila. Imiqobo inokudityaniswa kwiintlobo ezininzi ezahlukeneyo ngokuxhomekeke kuqeqesho kunye neemfuno zokhuphiswano. Ngexesha lokhuphiswano, 18-25 amasango amanzi alungiselelwe kwindlela. Umenzi wesihlalo esisodwa se-kayak ukuxelela ukuba enye inxalenye yisango elisezantsi kwicala lokuhamba kwangoku, ke elinye icala lesango lomlambo ukuya kwicala lomlambo onyukayo. Kukho ubuncinci 6 kwaye uninzi 7 amasango angasentla. Ngexesha lokhuphiswano, Iimbaleki kufuneka zigqithe kumasango amiselweyo anyukayo nasezantsi ngaphandle kokuchukumisa izibonda zesango.
Abavelisi be-kayak besihlalo esisodwa bakuxelela ukuba isango lamanzi linemivalo emibini ejingayo. Iipali zesango lamanzi zipeyintwe luhlaza namhlophe, iipali zesango lamanzi zipeyintwe ebomvu namhlophe, kwaye icandelo elisezantsi limhlophe lonke. Ububanzi bocango bubhekisa kumgama ophakathi kweepali zocango ezimbini, ukusuka kwi 1.2 iimitha ukuya 4 iimitha. Ipali yomnyango ingqukuva, 1.6m-2m ubude, 35cm-5cm ububanzi, kwaye inobunzima obaneleyo ukuba akuyi kubakho jingi likhulu xa kuvuthuza umoya. Isiphelo esisezantsi sepali yocango malunga 20 cm ukuphakama ukusuka kumphezulu wamanzi, ngoko kuyacetyiswa ukuba ungachukunyiswa ngamanzi.
Abavelisi be-kayak besihlalo esinye bakuxelela ukuba iimbaleki kufuneka zidlule emasangweni ngokulandelelana kwamanani esango ngexesha lokhuphiswano.. Inombolo yendlu yipleyiti 30 cm ubude kwaye 30 cm ububanzi, enemvelaphi emthubi okanye emhlophe, kunye nenani 20 cm ukuphakama kumacala omabini ngepeyinti emnyama.
