"Hlala phezulu" ama-kayak abeka abagwedli endaweni evulekile, ene-dimple ngaphezulu kwezinga lamanzi.Lesi sitayela sivamise ukusetshenziselwa imisebenzi okungeyona eyamanzi amhlophe, njengoba abantu abaningi bakuthola kunzima ukuhlala ngaphakathi kwe-kayak, kuyilapho bevimbela i-kayak "ukuba "igingqike", okuvumela umsebenzisi ukuthi ame aqonde uma egingqika.Ukuhlala phezulu kunezinzuzo ezithile, njengokukwazi "ukomisa i-hatch," igumbi elivame ukuhamba nobude be-kayak lapho, ngaphezu kokuhlinzeka ngobuhle obungaphezulu, ama-kayaker angagcina imishini ehlukahlukene."Ama-Kayak" ahlezi phezulu avame ukusebenzisa "emigodini", evumela ukuthi wonke amanzi angena esikebheni aphume emphemeni futhi ome."Isitayela se-cockpit" noma "isiketi se-spray" sidala uphawu oluvimbela amanzi okhalweni.Kunezinhlobonhlobo zezikebhe "ze-cockpit" ezivumela umsebenzisi ukuthi alawule ngaphezulu isikebhe ngenxa yekhono lazo lokuphusha ezindongeni ukuze adlulele ukuze aqedele ukuqondisa.Okuhlukile okuvamile "kwesitayela se-cockpit" ama-kayak "izikebhe zokuhamba", okuvamise ukuba ama-kayak amafushane kakhulu lapho umsebenzisi angenza khona amaqhinga nokuwaqondisa: "ama-inflatable" ayingxube yezinhlelo ezimbili zokuqala.Lezi zikebhe zinendawo evulekile, kodwa abagwedli bahlala ngaphansi kwedekhi.Lezi zikebhe zivame ukungazinzi ngenxa yendawo yazo ephakeme emanzini.Avame ukusetshenziswa endaweni yokuthengisa kakhulu futhi avame ukubizwa ngokuthi "Amadada.""I-tandem" iphambene nomklamo ohlukile wama-kayak amaningi, ahlelelwe abagwedli abaningi.Ama-tandem angasetshenziswa ngabagwedli ababili noma abathathu.