{"id":21039,"date":"2019-06-05T09:21:30","date_gmt":"2019-06-05T08:21:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/?p=21039"},"modified":"2019-06-05T09:25:34","modified_gmt":"2019-06-05T08:25:34","slug":"toms-top-tips-for-tailees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/toms-top-tips-for-tailees\/","title":{"rendered":"Tom’s Top Tips for Tailees"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Whether you call it a Tailee, a Stern Squirt, or a Tail Squirt (but never a Pirouette!), this is a classic playboating move and the very root of freestyle. Where it all began, you might say. Done well, a tailee can be sublime, but it is a deceptive move. It appears simple, but there’s more to it than meets the eye.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I was honoured enough to run a workshop on them last weekend at the Paddle in the Park festival in sunny Nottingham, UK. It was so well received that Mat at Pyranha asked me to jot a few short tips down to help you add some finesse to your moves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, make a cup of tea, dim the lights (or switch them off if you don’t have a dimmer), sit back, and enjoy!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Boat choice is very important; something with a low volume, slicey stern<\/a> is what you’re looking for. This guy is just making life needlessly hard for himself.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Tailees definitely require you to be in the boat; just sticking a deck on your kayak and throwing it in while you stand on the side will attract scorn from the purists. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Try to keep both hands on your paddles; this chap has clearly been drinking too much Dandelion and Burdock and has got carried away with things. Not a good example to the youngsters.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Angle of approach is key; this is remarkably obtuse, leading to all sorts of adventures.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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That’s more like it! Just do it like this guy here, he seems to have got the hang of it.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

So there you go, some simple tips to help your tailees go with a bang. Finally, remember this: John Lennon once said, ‘Someone getting vertical in their boat is either really into kayaking, or knows someone who is really into kayaking…’<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Photos by Tom Clare Photography<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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