"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.