>>229767i kayak. i would really just recommend you take a class and dive in it. i came from a flatwater backround and picked it up real quickly . are you gonna be paddeling a longer boat for self support expeditions? thats a bit different. if youve got a long boat what you really have to do to make it through rapids is use the speed to your advantage. keep it pointed straight, make sure you punch waves and holes with the bow, adn above all else, just keep your weight forward and dont stop paddeling. i would try to learn to roll if you can, longer boats are actually ussually pretty easy to roll
