One of the many cool things about a Greenland paddle combined with a kayak with a flat back deck is that it makes a great stabilizer for getting in and out of the kayak. For on the water launches the key is to keep the paddle tip slightly underwater and never stop looking at it until you are fully seated. The big mistake people often make is that they don’t fully trust the stabilizer so they will look over at the perceived safety of the dock, which causes the stabilizer to pop out of the water, which causes them to fall toward the dock, hit their head on the dock, and then end up in the drink. If you keep looking at the stabilizer the whole time this doesn’t happen!
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