This is the moment a playful young seal tries its best to hitch a ride with a couple of kayaks - but keeps sliding off . The grey seal pup was filmed as it made several attempts to climb aboard the canoes in Poole Bay , Dorset . At first the adorable seal tries his best to jump on both the kayaks , but he keeps sliding off , back into the water . Hitching a ride : Ron the friendly seal attempts to climb onto a kayak in Poole Bay , Dorset . Attempt one : The young pup makes it onto one of the kayaks , and momentarily keeps his balance . He then manages to get onto the left kayak , but just as it looks like he has found himself a comfortable spot - he falls in again . The pup , known locally as Ron the Seal , finally succeeds by draping himself across both of the kayaks . Kayaker Andrew Linstead shot the video of the young seal 's repeated attempts to climb aboard his raft as he paddled in Poole Bay . This is the third time Mr Linstead has had an encounter with Ron the Seal in four months . Last November , while Mr Linstead was practicing rolling his kayak in the water , he noticed the seal watching him and then joining in , rolling every time he did . Fail : Unfortunately for Ron the Seal , he can not manage to stay on the kayak , and falls back in the water . On it again : Ron the seal proves he is not a quitter and is soon at it again , trying to climb the kayaks . A month later , the pair met again , as Ron jumped on the back of his kayak and hitched a ride around for several hours . The latest encounter , filmed by Mr Linstead , lasted for four hours with Ron climbing on and off Mr Linstead 's kayak and even bringing him a fish it had caught . Mr Linstead , from London , said : ' I 've had quite a few encounters with Ron now , we are becoming good friends ! 'The first time I saw him was when I was practising rolling my kayak . Ron seemed to roll whenever I rolled my kayak . 'Afterwards I put a message on a Facebook local community page asking if anyone knew anything about the seal and I got lots of responses . The locals have called it Ron , as in Ronseal . ' I think when Ron now sees me he feels comfortable . 'This time I was out on my own and I saw another kayaker . I asked him if he could brace or roll his kayak in case Ron got on his boat and tipped up over . Resting spot : Kayaker Andrew Linstead shot the video of the young seal 's repeated attempts to climb aboard his raft as he paddled in Poole Bay . New buddies : Their encounter lasted for four hours with Ron climbing on and off Mr Linstead 's kayak and even bringing him a fish it had caught . Another ride : This is the third time Ron and Mr Linstead , from London , has met in four months . 'He said he could n't so he came alongside me and held on to my kayak . ' I do n't think he believed me that Ron would come over but he did . 'Ron tried to climb on but he kept slipping off . It went on for hours , I took my last shot of him about four hours later . ' I 've spoken to other kayakers in the area and they say they have never seen anything like that . ' Julie Hatcher , from Dorset Wildlife Trust , said : 'This is a young grey seal . Seals tend to be a bit wary of people , we do n't know why this one is n't . It might just be a personality thing . 'They are solitary animals when they are at sea . They come together for breeding but generally are solitary in the water . 'Young ones tend to be more friendly and playful . I have dived with seals and the young ones will come near you , they can be quite curious and like playing hide and seek , but the adults do n't tend to . ' The waters of the UK are home to more than 180,000 grey seals , which is more than a third of the world 's population .
Young grey seal filmed as he attempts to hitch a ride with one kayaks . Video was shot by kayaker Andrew Linstead in Poole Bay , Dorset . The seal , nicknamed Ron , made several attempts , and kept falling in .