NORTHSEAKAYAK - The Paddle Float Self Rescue 

Hi Dimitri, this video help me a lot to learn how to re-entry and roll. I practice all the time and gain new skills. Thank you!!!

Thanks for the video. I worry that someone watching who doesn’t read the comments might think that they should store their paddle float between their legs. But I like the re-enter and roll option. I’ll have to try that one.

just started kayaking a few months ago, and love this sprots... BTW, my boat is same as yours

"NEVER PUT THE PADDLE FLOAT INFLATED BETWEEN YOUR LEGS !!! If you capsize again, you will be stuck in the cockpit."These are tips that are worth a life , I am just starting in the activity, right now I am watching videos to go to the water and practice re-entries with the touring kayak, until now I sailed in a SOT self-emptying fishing kayak, which is very different, and less complex, so thank you very much for these videos. Now... Let's practice !!!

you sir are a pro. and I am taking a lot of notes for when I go practice. new subscriber thanks!

Another excellent instructional video. As a mature paddler who only started this sport in 2019 & thanks to Covid have been self coaching, I find comments about rough water amusing as you can't go out in rough water & learn these skills. You have to perfect a technique in calm waters & then move to more dynamic conditions & practice during every session on the water. Cheers

Really good video! professional level, footage from different angles, different re-enter techniques and crucial safety information regarding storing paddle float. But when I saw roll re-enter I was gobsmacked! amazing, will try that one.

Was able to nail my first re-entry-and-rolls with and without paddle float and execute consistently for an ACA L3 Instructor workshop last week. Dmitri, this video was a big help for me, allowed me to visualize all the steps, so thanks! you make it look too easy!

I like video friend 👍👍👍👍

All the heel hook videos I've seen involve a rescuer to empty, flip and stabilize the kayak. This has shown me the benefits of a float paddle more than other vids. Maybe I haven't seen enough kayaking video?

Learning alot. great stuff

Thank you. Great video 👌

Great videos from this guy. I have a cetus and these clips inspire me to do more with it. Thanks

I like those sport-sailing boats in the background. Just sayin'. ;-) Seriously, this is quite a good video. Good production values and great care taken in post-production to show multiple views. Bravo!

Excellent instruction.Thank you

Hi Dimitri, I saw now a lot of your videos and I'll say they are realy professional made. All the different view angles, are the best way to understand everything well. I'm waiting impatient for warmer weather to practice this with my new Kayak. So long, greetings Steppe

great instructional video - agree with the various angles and replay being very helpful - thanks from Australia

Very good video. Thank you. Keen to get practicing, and hopefully it'll lead to perfection.

thx man learning a lot from your vids awesomme

Super tips !! Thx

It saved my bacon, i used heel hook method, high seas and massive dumpers into the beach, if the float is tethered to the stern it can be used as a sea anchor or drone, this keeps the boat straight and no more swims, find a good dumping wave, its fun.

best video i've seen so far, because of the point of view. thanks!

Thanks so much for this video. It might save my life some time. I'm watching this over and over, hoping to internalise it. Meanwhile I go out alone in my kayak most days on a lonely coast. I have a paddle float on board and a bilge-pump. I am aged 65 and fairly new to kayaking, very new to solitary kayaking. I stick always within swimmable distance from shore because I'm not certain I can get back aboard if I capsize. As soon as we get a good hot day, I'll go to the beach with my boat and just practice all the techniques for self-rescue until I'm sure I can do it. That might give me the confidence to venture further from shore. I also saw a way to do it without a paddle-float. I'll try that too.

Excelente vídeo!

Nice! I like the re-entry and roll, although I'm not sure my shoulders are still up that. I'll practice these in my launch area to get them down.

Thank you good video:)

I like that you see (presumably) Sylvie at the beginning. It is now my head canon that; she's Dimitri's wife, they have just said their goodbyes, and now she's there recording how Dimitri capsized and fell out of his kayak before even making it out of the harbour. Shaking her head in disappointment and shame xD

Exceptional self rescue video. We should all practice this at least once a year. I am sure some kayakers learn this in class but never actually practice for years after they learned how. Also it would be good to have a group practice in sea conditions that would cause some to capsize. I have tried to get members of my paddle group to do that before we go on our 4 day island to island trips.

Excellent video, I spent an afternoon doing most of this on my local Resevoir last weekend both without and then with my paddle float. It went really well but I was a bit nervous of the re entry roll and will get my instructor to give me some assistance with that. I’m 6’ 4” and 105kg and don’t have the best of balance but the flat deck behind the cockpit on the P&H Scorpio LV I have helped a lot compared to my old kayak.

Came for the video. Stayed for the song. Cheers.

Great video, as usual! Im not sure, but It looks like the paddle, once you are out if the water, turns out to be changed. Congrats and keep the vídeos coming!

Thanks .... good job ✊

Gran vídeo

Moby, nice!

Bonnet great video

Que buenos ejercios de aprendizaje

Nice one I used to do the 2 person rescue this was well before this magic float come about

What kind of light do you have on the shoulder of your PFD?

Hmmm…nice flat water to pump out in. What about when it’s a slopping-about ballast in real conditions?

Very interesting, but I would never put a floating object between my legs in the boat. That doesn't seem safe to me

Q gran video

Thank you for the video. I practiced in the swimming pool. I tried it three times. My boat is still completely reversed (180 degree) and cannot be angled much (270 degree). You mentioned that the back needs to be bent. There is enough support on the side. Okay, I will try it tomorrow.

Hi, I really like this demonstration of the 3 techniques because of the clarity of their execution. What would be the best approach for rough seas from your experience? I know this does not replace training and practise. Regards Garry

Amazing video! Thank you! How did you prevent from flipping over at 4:30?

Capó sos una masa bravo

This method starting at 1:50 is especially good if you have knee flexibility problems. You don't have to bend your knees as much as other techniques.

Crazy paddling in the North Sea in big waves with a storm approaching. What was the water temp? Awesome skills with the boat and paddle. Does Carbon fibre make enough difference in paddling because the price can be steep? I stay close to shore by the Potomac River (D.C.) so I can get out if it gets rough or more likely crowded with jet skiers, power boats, rowing teams, and a pirate boat (in the summer)!

Спасибо

awesome, now demonstrate with waves when this scenario is more likely to happen.

Nice video showing different methods but it looks like at the first one you are standing in the water not floating.

Careful if someone doesnt know english it seems you have to put the inflated bag between you legs. Either put a visual sign,or he should shake fingers to say no. Nice though

Is it important to secure the float by tightening the drawstring and/or fastening the clip?

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Where are you storing your deflated paddlefloat? Is it behind the thigh brace or side of the seat?

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Great video, nice cinematography. The roll and re-entry...why would I choose to use that? Is it better in rough conditions, or if I was injured etc? I'm going to practice it a few times, just because it looks like a lot of fun. :)

I have watched lots of these types of videos and nobody ever has their paddle tethered to the kayak. Am I the only person who does this? Even if the boat stays upright, it seems that without a tether, one little mistake, such as having the paddle slide off when I'm eating lunch or fighting a fish, would leave me stranded.

Very interesting video, but how it works, when the sea is rough? I think it will not work....so don't paddle alone!!

For those of you who think this is easy: think about what will flip you over in the first place. Imagine doing that with waves tossing you around like a rag doll. Practice until it becomes second nature, then proceed with respect for the waters.

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Very interesting video but, Dimitri, try it with bad weather and waves!! :-)

Great video! Someone who knows nothing about kayaking gear might find the scene beginning at 3:40h a bit strange... :-D

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Ты гимнаст. А моя бабушка так сможет?

Hey pal, let’s see you do these techniques in deep, moving water. That’s when it counts. Your so shallow one could just take a few steps tot he side as use the shoreline to stabilize oneself.

Good video, but it won't do any good without practice

so thats why SUP its better.

... Im ruhigem Hafenwasser...? Wie Sinnfrei, Praxisfern!!!

Only the second one is working, when your kayak is full off packages, and heavy, the first and second one isn't working. But you need a one hand, or electric pump if you are alone. My advice never, go kayaking alone, because a safe reentry need another kayaker.

Get an Expandacraft and you will never have this problem in the first place

Otherwise you can buy a yacht

And The Most Annoying Music award goes to.!…

cut the stupid music please

Very informative. But why this dramatic music. Please delete.

It’s foolish to use a kayak that has less than a 30 inch beam!