Abavelisi beCanoekayak bakuxelela ukuba i-kayaking yintshukumo yokukhwela apho ababhexi bakhwela isikhephe esikhethekileyo., nombhexi omnye okanye ngaphezulu bajonge kwicala eliya phambili. I-kayaking ibandakanya ii-kayaks kunye nezikhephe zokukhwela, zombini zincinci kwiziphelo zombini kwaye zingenawo ama-paddle racks.
Umenzi we-canoekayak ukuxelela ukuba ngenxa yokuba iindawo zokhuphiswano, imigama yokhuphiswano, imithetho yokhuphiswano kunye neendlela zikasompempe zezi ntlobo zimbini zamaphenyane ziyafana, I-kayaks kunye neenqanawa zokukhwela zibizwa ngokudibeneyo njenge-kayaking. Umenzi we-canoekayak ukuxelela ukuba isakhiwo sesikhephe, ukumila kwephini, ukuma kwembaleki yokubhexa, indlela yokubamba i-paddle kunye neentshukumo zobugcisa zihluke ngokupheleleyo.
Umenzi wephenyane ukuxelela ukuba ama-kayaker ahlala kwi-cockpit enangaphambili nangasemva., bamba iphini lokubheqa elineencakuba kumacala omabini, kunye nokubheqa ngokutshintshanayo ukusuka ekhohlo ukuya ekunene kumacala omabini esikhephe.
Umenzi wephenyane ukuxelela ukuba i-kayak yimpuphu enemilenze yangaphambili yababhexi., ukuguqa kwimilenze yangasemva, ubambe iphini lokubheqa elicala-nye ezandleni zozibini kunye nokubheqa kwelinye icala lesikhephe, yahlulwe yaba yibheyile yasekhohlo kunye nebheyile yasekunene. Ikayak inomphini wokujika, eqhutywa ziinyawo zombhexi; isikhephe esibheqwayo asinamphini wokubhexa.
