All the negative Nannies that think we shouldn't try alternative rescues, usually only have one rescue and never practice it. Playing is where we best learn what we are actually capable of. Sometimes, we learn ways that suit us way better than the things we were first taught . You dont need to be athletic to do this stuff, but you do need to have an open mind. I'm 62, overweight, terribly unfit and I can do most of them. And as for the people saying it's in a pool....have you ever tried filming in a maelstrom?
Pools are a great way to train in the off season. Knowing your gear is a good thing. Don't forget about the paddle float rescue as well as a rescue stirrup, probably the 2 most important!
What an absolutely fantastic video, many thanks, I'll be watching this frequently as I practice recovering and re-entry techniques. Thanks again, awesome 👌 👏 👍
Finally, after all those videos on how to reenter kayak using: a paddle with a special add on, other kayak with a human inside, forgotten magic chant and a hadron colider with a symoposium of worlds top ten physicians, this actually comes very usefull. A guy and his capability, nothing more or less. Thank you a lot for making it simple. Herzliche Grußen aus Belgrad an Donau.
Hard to imagine any of these would work in rough water conditions (and with the vest + skirt on as many already mentioned). With the exception of the reentry & roll technique.
Coole Aufnahmen, aber beim nächsten mal die Bildstabilisierung aus, das sieht furchtbar aus. Ich empfehle die Gopro Hero 7. Grandiose Actioncam für 70-80€ gebraucht.
Hi Mark, the deck lines do not disturb. I would say with a wetsuit all moves are a little bit easier. The pfd makes a bit a difference and also the sprayskirt. Specially the moves when you lift your body from the water on top of the kayak. I didn't us all this during this demonstrations as it is more difficult to see the details with all the things hanging around. But it works the same with drysuit, sprayskirt, pfd, towline, gloves..... But only if you practice it...like all other techniques .
Hi Super Wag, Since last year I teach some of these tequniques as part of the kayak surfing courses I do with "Seakayaking Germany". Most of the people are able to perform no. 2 in the first or second try as it is easier than the cowboy reentry in waves. And of course in the waves we teach basic-surfing (about 1m high)
@@icekayaking thank you. Good to know. I’ll try it next time in water. I tried on land and it seems good. I’m a fairly tall guy so often cockpits are tight for my butt and trying to get legs in is a challenge
@@superwag634 I have the same problems. I would need to cut my legs off below the knees to do some of those things 😂 I am also sceptical about doing these manoeuvres in rough conditions. When I see these types of demonstration I wonder why the person was in the water in the first place. Unless they deliberately jumped out of their kayak to go for a swim, we have to assume that they capsized because they were in sea conditions so bad that they couldn't remain upright and capsized, and for some reason couldn't roll up. If conditions are really that bad, I can't see any of these techniques working, except perhaps the re-entry and roll. But if the person can roll, why didn't they roll up in the first instance? The skills on show here are awesome, but I think largely impractical. A good high brace is far more useful!
