How to Sea Kayak : The Paddle Float Sea Kayak Rescue

[iviewthetube]

Is there any reason not to keep your paddle float inflated inside your cockpit?

[pabloantimi]

I prefer to keep the kayak up side down while inflate paddle float.

[cougarbahia]

can u help me? since my stroke i cannot put weight on left arm. pls can u tell me how to get out of my kayak using one arm? now using pole i get pole btwn my legs, sit sideways use pole to pull myself out with good arm/hand. but i trying to learn how to get out without pole and no one holding my boat. weak left arm fr the stroke is my prob. ideas please? thanks karen.

[deathplayer247]

in shallow water not a proper demostration. plus with lady touching boat a bit, and water soo calm.

[hackamore]

@aquaskye -- you are definitely an asshole.

[elCheeChee]

I just took a course, in Canada at least, this is NOT how its done. I sincerely hope this does not offend anyone. You do not rely on putting both legs onto one floaty paddle. The entry angle in this video makes it way more complicated than it needs to be. The person should jump up from the other side of the paddle, ie, so they climb up towards the back of the kayak. Hope this helps. I guess the point is, get real inperson advice, otherwise this will seem more complicated than necessary!

[Key2Be]

Some problems with this scenario :

Calm waters and the person is standing in shallow waters.

Very unlikely circumstances in reality.

[pfredy]

omg, I have been in open water and have never tried this. will stay close to shore until I nail this technique. best video i could find so far -- at least short of taking a course!!

[niftytwo]

I decided to do some practice on this re entry mode today in the river here in Western Australia and I have to say that it turned out bloody harder than expected. One other kayaker on the bank of the river ran out to help me thinking I was in trouble and when I explained what I was doing he was really amazed that I actually tipped myself out and was practicing getting back in, anyway, after several attempts I was able to re enter my boat via the paddle float, it felt good to achieve something

[Sarek30]

@niftytwo 

[johnnyacg]

jajaja

[oiuyuiop]

its easier just to swim up towards the back of the boat rather then perpindicular to the boat and that way you can just twist into the cockpit while still leaning on the paddle, also it helps to put the paddle under deck rigging because then you wont have to worry about it slipping, or you dropping it.

[Jevandtieriel]

@oiuyuiop if you put the paddle under deck rigging, when using it as an outrigger, it can be difficult to remove in anything but calm conditions and even then, depending on your setup, can still be tricky. If conditions are rough enough to tip you out then getting bakc in won't be easy by yourself.

[TechnoEngineer]

Starting on the other side of the paddle and putting just one leg on the paddle shaft is *much* easier.

[Roundtree001]

This series of videos is excellent! Placing the leg over the edge of the boat as an outrigger is something I did not know about. She's right- practice may save your life.

[Alexmcgruer3]

Yes she does; and he does not make this look easy. Thats a good thing because when the rubber hits the road this is not easy to do.

Weather and waves can put a twist on this and any rescue so practice is the key.

the paddle float is very handy for a tonne of things.

Re- entry rolls, stabilizing a compromised paddler, a handy break when you want to take a lunch on a too tippy boat, a pillow and of course the paddle float re-entry.

[lumoruk]

She's holding the boat at the critical moments!