River Reading & River Safety for Whitewater Canoeing : How to Do a Roll in a Solo Whitewater Canoe

If you flip in a solo canoe, it's possible to roll back upright. Learn how to do a roll in a solo whitewater canoe in this free online instructional video lesson on canoeing and kayaking.

Expert: Bruce Lessels
Contact: www.kayaklesson.com
Bio: Bruce Lessels is president and co-founder of Zoar Outdoor, a full-service outdoor center in western Massachusetts offering camping, whitewater rafting, rock climbing, and fly fishing.
Filmmaker: Christian Munoz-Donoso

Category:

Sports

Tags:

• whitewater
• canoeing
• kayaking
• river
• safety
• reading
• water
• canoe
• kayak
• free
• video

[GenonUK]

I never knew this was possible in an open canoe. Fantastic skills!!

[rongenman]

Crackers!!! he is good, when my canoe starts to tip is when I jump out! Same when we are riding 4wheelers when mine starts to lean I jump! I could not take being tied in no way no how..I have canoed hundreds of miles all senic rivers and creeks, not much white water..but this guy knows his stuff. I have learned a lot watching him..

thanks

Ron

[theWZZA]

Very nice, smooth technique. It's all in the hips!

[mojokiss]

awesome thank you for the demos

[went1180]

@tecnolover2642

we need to get the word out! who knows how many canoeists have perished due to this gaping oversight!!!

[basecamp8]

Merci pour le cours! c"est excellent!

[Alexdieded]

Buoyancy aid!!!!!

[CurlyFriesOC1]

@tecnolover2642

@memo8774

Getting out of a playboat is way easier than it looks. You have foot pedals that you use to push yourself up and into the straps. If you slide back more than an inch (easily done by relaxing your feet) the straps become quite loose.

If your still worried, most straps do have quick releases. If not, you can buy a quick release clip similar to those used on ww rescue belts, cut the webbing in a good spot for the buckle and feed the webbing through.

[memo8774]

@tecnolover2642: My thoughts exactly. I've gotten my leg caught in the thigh straps in rapids when I've eaten it and as a result I've just removed the straps till I can come up with a single quick-release buckle for my boat. Open boating takes skill which is long in coming.

[theGnarlz]

@tecnolover2642 if you want out of an ww canoe - with straps or more...you can get out. ;)

[seedililbarf]

do a barrel roll! yes you can!

[ChristianBackpackers]

@GenonUK Wow! And I thought I was something because I can dive out of a canoe and get back in without tipping it over.

Very nice!