Good to see the technique of righting a canoe with the assistance of another but I was hoping to see how a single person manages when their canoe is flooded like after white water rapids. Do you show that technique somewhere else?
Good to see this being done. I'm long overdue another practice session myself. I imagine this was a rather sobering experience for some as to how difficult re-entering a canoe can be. Cheers, Al
Great video and what Ray said about people learning about how their own bodies react to sudden cold immersion is of massive importance. (and why the Royal Marines get to ski into a hole in a frozen lake) Cold shock will kill regardless of a person's fitness even in summer. Having that knowledge will help them to help others as much as it will help them in a capsize recovery. It's all the P's Prior Preparation Prevents Pi** Poor Performance. Atb Rob
Hi nice video with important information. im getting closer to canoeing more and more. so have someone information about this canoes in this video. they look really interesting... greetings from italy
another useful video paul. but dont really expect anything less . thanks for taking the time out to video you training others, great video atb mo and gill
I love that old style boat (cutaway shot) at 3:00. Do you know its name, perchance? BTW, there's a resort on Lake Rosseau in the Muskoka region of southern Ontario that takes its name from Lake Windemere.
An excellent video, making an extremely important point about cold water shock. I'm always dumbstruck when someone on the boat tells me they can swim the half mile to shore if necessary! That's not even taking account of tide, currents, rips and rocks far less the real killer.
An important lesson to learn, a lot of people drown because of the shock and breathing convulsions caused by falling into cold water, knowing how to combat that is a good anecdote to survival, to control breathing while keeping the head above water one must consciously force themselves to breath naturally, a lesson I learned over 30 yrs ago in the Forces, nice one Paul and Ray, atb, Paul.
