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How To Kayak The ZAMBEZI 2 (11-21) - Low Water

Part 2/3 of a river guide for the Zambezi River. This is one of the World's great rivers and in the whitewater kayaking world in particular it is a top bucket list destination. This video covers rapids 11-21 and portage/takeout information. For rapids 1-10 go here:    • How To Kayak the ZAMBEZI Rapids 1-10 ...   Descriptions: 0:00 - Intro 0:28 - #11 - Overland Truck Eater / Creamy White Buttocks There is a big V shaped tongue on the far left. Follow that and aim to either cross the diagonal pushing to the left or sneak round it to the left. This diagonal pushes hard into a nasty boily eddy so full commitment is needed for whichever line you choose. Portage is best done on the right side but be careful of holes in the rock. 3 small rapids between #11 and #12. 2:01 - #12 - Three Ugly Sisters 2:17 - #12a is a narrow rapid and you want to go fast down the middle. You will pass a hole on the top left and then pass close to a hole on the right lower down. Pass by with a left stroke and then aim for the right side of the gap in the rock. 2:53 - #12b is a big wave followed by medium waves. The smooth line is on the right of the first wave and then going left into the middle of the following wave train. You can drop surf the top wave and also paddle on from an eddy on the left. 3:12 - #12c is an easy wave train but watch out for boils. This rapid leads directly into #13 which is much bigger so think of it as a lead in rather than a rapid itself. You want to finish by driving left against some large, flat boils. This sets you up well to hit the main peak of the first wave or to sneak over a diagonal to the left. 3:30 #13 - The Mother After pushing left at the end of #12c you'll be set up to run down the meat of the first wave or sneak left. You'll want to follow the main set of waves after crossing the first diagonal as the left eddy below can be rough. Everything in this rapid flushes out. 3:58 - #14 - Church Rapid(?) This rapid is split into 3 separate channels. The far left channel is the commercial line and there are a few small waves but nothing to worry about. The center channel has a pour over hole which gets nasty as the water drops. The line is not very rewarding but can be very consequential. 5:58 - #15 - The Washing Machine The name refers to the hole at the end of a fairly simple set of waves. The line is to start left and drive right, trying not to drive right so early that you catch the top of the eddy. There are a few diagonals crossing each other on the way down and you want to follow them to get to the right. There is a lot of time but just make sure you are not in the middle by the time you reach the hole. This rapid can be easily portaged on the right side. 6:54 - #16 #16 is split into #16a and #16b. 7:02 - #16a is easy but rocky for the Zambezi. The rocks are easily avoided if you go right at the split at the top and then stay in the middle of the flow and aim for the biggest waves. There is a hole on the left of this line a little way down. 7:21 - #16b is a fun and easy set of wave on the left of center. Low water provides a surf wave at the very top and then the rest is just crashy surgey fun. There are a couple of rocks hidden on the right side but the main waves are fun and deep so follow them. 7:34 - #17 - Double Trouble This is a very fun rapid and you can make it as easy or spicy as you like. There are two large wave-holes on the left side. The standard line is to start left and build momentum to the right, ready to cross some diagonal reactionaries. The line is very wide and so you can stay well away from the holes, but you can also let yourself be taken closer if you want to test plugging. They can be fun big features to surf in medium-to-low levels but at some point they get shallow and are best avoided. There is a sneak line on the left side of them if you'd like to find it. 8:00 - #18 - Oblivion Oblivion is the name given to the hole that is the crux of this rapid. In regular low levels there is a way to pass either left or right but I prefer right. There are 3 large waves in total with the first two forming vague V shapes that try to pull you into the middle. You want to pick your side and drive hard to avoid being caught in Oblivion in the middle. 9:18 - #19 This is a smaller rapid than the other numbered ones and marks the start of a slightly calmer Zambezi section. There is a fun surf wave at the top in the middle. 9:46 - #20 Another small rapid that is fun to play around in in the boils. Takeout on the right for Zimbabwe. 10:00 - #21 The final rapid in this video is also small but has some strange boils on the sides. At the bottom finish left as the beach there is the takeout for Zambia side. This takeout walk is longer and flatter with the gradient being taken out with long hairpin bends going up most of the gorge. This "how to" video applies to paddlers with a good foundation of whitewater skills.