Umkhiqizi we-kayak we-plastic canoe ukutshela ukuthi uma i-kayak ingena endlini, umzimba ongenhla uqondile futhi utshekele kancane phambili. Imilenze igxile ngokwemvelo, amadolo athinta izinhlangothi zodonga lwangaphakathi lwekhabethe, kanye nezinyawo zezinyawo ezinyaweni kuma-pedals kwikhabethe. Ngemva kokuma kuqondiswe, Sebenzisa umgogodla njenge-axis ephakathi ukuqinisa umzimba, gcina umzimba ongaphezulu eksisi emaphakathi, futhi unganyakazi ngapha nangapha. Enqubweni yokugwedla, isenzo samandla sihlobene eduze nokujikeleza kwesokunxele nesokudla somzimba.

Thatha i-paddle kwesokunxele njengesibonelo ku-kayak, bamba isigwedlo ngezandla zombili, goba isandla sokudla, bese ubeka isandla sokudla phambi kwesiphongo. Isandla sobunxele sigobile kancane futhi i-paddle yesokunxele ifakwe ngokugcwele emanzini.
Abakhiqizi be-kayak bemikhumbi yepulasitiki bakutshela ukuthi uncike phambili kancane ukuze usebenzise amandla angokomzimba kangcono. Zungezisa umzimba wakho ongaphezulu kwesokudla ukuze ukhulise ingalo yakho yesokunxele iye emnsalweni ukuze uthole imivimbo emide. Ngemuva kwalokho imisipha yemilenze iyasebenza, Umlenze wesobunxele uqhubekela phambili, futhi i-crotch yesobunxele ijikijelwe ngakwesobunxele ngamabutho okuphendula we-pedal.
Umkhiqizi we-kayak we-plastic canoe ukutshela ukuthi i-crotch ishayela wonke umhlane ongezansi ukuze uphenduke futhi uphenduke, futhi ihlombe langakwesokunxele lishayela ingalo yesokunxele ukuphulula amanzi emuva. Ngesikhathi sokushaywa unhlangothi, ingalo yangakwesobunxele ihlale igcina ukunyakaza kokuqala kungashintshile. Uma i-paddle ishaywa endaweni ye-hip Phakamisa i-paddle ngezikhathi ezithile, bese ushintshela ngokushesha ku-paddle kwesokudla.
Umkhiqizi we-kayak we-plastic canoe ukutshela ukuthi ukulandelana kwamandla omzimba kuyo yonke inqubo yokugwedla: imilenze, okhalweni, okhalweni, emuva, amahlombe nezingalo zidluliselwa ngokushintshana, futhi umzimba ongaphezulu uhlale umile ngaphandle kokusonteka kwesobunxele nesokudla.


