Mike Aronoff: Mike Aronoff with Canoe, Kayak & Paddle, self and assisted rescues in touring Kayaks. What we've done so far, they have all been rescues that required the swimmer to be in the water and out of his kayak. If you've got the proper training you can do somethings we refer to with all respect as Eskimo rescues. If the Eskimo rescues to work, it depend on you having a buddy. Luckily he's got buddy and I've got a buddy. Now let's go to it and show you how they work. Boat over, he is going to wave his hands on the kayak and I'm going to give him my bow. He's going to put his hand on the boat, his head on his hands and roll himself up. Good job.
The rescue that we just saw, the Eskimo rescue uses the bow of the boat. You can use bow of the kayak, you can use the stern of the kayak. Eric was waving his hands back in force to give me a good target to aim out. Sometimes you don't use the kayak's bow or stern at all, you can use your paddle, this is another type of Eskimo rescue but watch what I do with my hand and with Eric's hand to make this work. Eskimo rolls are a technique, doesn't take strength or power or speed, just takes a little bit of technique and you basically use the paddle to provide a small amount of support so that you can rotate the kayak under you with your lower body.
You looked at a number of different ways to assist others and to assist yourself in getting back in kayak after a capsize. Lot of them look like they are intuitive but it really makes sense to have some training and although I hope that these clips help you and sure was guide to some extent. By no means will they take the place of getting instruction from a certified instructor. So, please do that, then go out and practice some in the conditions where you're really going to paddle and you'll have a safe time kayaking or at least to safe as possible.
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