Rescues | Solent Sea Kayaking

Packing A Sea Kayak

by Duncan | Mar 1, 2011 | Packing A sea Kayak | 1 |

Packing a sea kayak is something that many paddlers spend time refining and tinkering with. There...

Video: Sea Kayak Self Rescue with Paul Kuthe

by Duncan | Aug 23, 2014 | Rescues | 0 |

Sea Kayak Self Rescue from Kokatat Watersports Wear on Vimeo. In this short video from Canoe &...

Technique: Scoop Rescue

by Duncan | Apr 30, 2012 | Rescues | 0 |

The scoop rescue is used to aid an exhausted or injured paddler back into a sea kayak when they are unable to assist the rescuer in the process. It involves holding the sea kayaking on its side, half full of water and then...

Technique: Ladder Self Rescue

by Duncan | Apr 2, 2011 | Rescues, Thoughts | 4 |

Following on from my recent post regarding the evening of skills training/assessment I undertook with Owen Burson, I’ve been thinking a lot about the issues I found trying to complete a straddle rescue when the bungees on...

Technique: Re-entry and Roll Self Rescue

by Duncan | Apr 23, 2010 | Rescues | 3 |

A nice clear demonstration of the re-entry and roll self rescue from Keith Wikle of the Go Kayak Now website. If practiced and perfected, this method of self rescue is arguably the fastest and ‘cleanest’. From...