Kayaking

KVIK has a smaller but growing kayak section with a good mix of Danes and expats. We use touring kayaks and surfskis and do not have sea kayaks. Touring kayaks are similar to racing kayaks, but considerably lighter, faster and less stable than sea kayaks. Surfskis are even more suitable for open seas and provide good stability combined with the ability to have fun in waves.

The kayak section offers paddling and training during the week both in the mornings before work and afternoons after work. We are also active on the weekends, organising day trips from the club in our local waters, weekend getaways, an annual camping trip in the Swedish archipelagos, and participating in a variety of kayak races around Denmark.

We also have lots of social activities with club events and of course voluntary work in running the kayak section.

Learning to paddle in a kayak takes longer than learning to row, so expect to spend 1 to 2 days a week on average over the summer to proper learn it. However, we have structured the training such that you join an intensive beginners course in either June or August, after which you can join the other paddlers in KVIK on trips and thereby get to know other paddlers and improve your paddling. More information about the course is available here:

https://www.roforeningen.dk/kayak-instruction

Prospective members who have good experience in paddling touring or racing kayaks or surfskis can join the club without doing the beginners course and should write to kajak@roforeningen.dk to arrange an introduction.