Sea Kayaking Fundamentals, Show Me How Videos
Learn sea kayaking, paddling and safety skills from Peter Casson of Eastern Mountain Sports, EMS from Show Me How videos.
Sea Kayak Skills and Techniques
Paddling Strokes and Basic Rescues
Let Us Show You How
IN THIS VIDEO YOU WILL LEARN
•How to properly use your paddle
•The proper motion to achieve the best paddle stroke
•How to perform a draw stroke
•To turn your boat by leaning and a paddling
•How to safely get in and out of your kayak
•Equipment you should take with you
•How to perform basic rescue
•The different styles of boats for you
•To use the paddle as a rudder
•The way to carry out an emergency stop
•How to do a proper sweep stroke
Your Host: Peter Casson
Peter Casson has been working in the outdoor business for twenty years. As Kayak Guide and outdoor recreation specialist and is now director of the Kayak School for EMS, Eastern Mountain Sports in Lincoln Woods, Rhode Island.
A native of England, he spent his childhood in the Yorkshire Dales and the Lake District walking the mountains and hills with his family. At the ripe age of 8, Peter began kayaking and soon proceeded through the British Canoe Union syllabus. By his early 20’s he was instructing in Bavaria and the Hertz Mountains in Germany on both white water and flat water. Before completing his 14 years with the British Army he found time to sail the west coast of Scotland and explore much of the British coastline in a sea kayak.
Once arriving in the States in 1999 he had the opportunity to work with the American Canoe Association and achieve Advanced Open Water Instructor Trainer status to complement his British Canoe Union Coach 4 Sea Award and Coach 3 River and a Level 3 Assessor.
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February 22nd, 2010 at 8:23 pm
check out the only …
check out the only video response…
February 22nd, 2010 at 8:23 pm
i tilt my boat a …
i tilt my boat a little, it gets the keel out of the water.
Peter Casson could spend an hour showing us how to move a kayak sideways, this is a simple way to di it in a minute or so.
looks fine.
f
February 22nd, 2010 at 8:23 pm
Perhaps saying …
Perhaps saying another way of doing this would be more accurate.
The sculling draw is more elegant but may prove illusive to a beginner.
You are right though it can move on to sculling braces.
The proper name for that draw stroke here is “The Draw To The Hip Stroke” that keeps you going sideways in stead of angling off.
Alex
February 22nd, 2010 at 8:23 pm
there is a better …
there is a better way to do this, if you put your paddle in the water vertically and rotate until at 45 degrees (or whatever feels comfortable), then sharply turn it again to 45 degrees the other way then keep doing this, if you practice your technique you can move faster than this without the risk of capsizing
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February 22nd, 2010 at 8:23 pm
I hate it when they …
I hate it when they make it look easy. Practice is the only way to go. Bring your friends for safety!
February 22nd, 2010 at 8:23 pm
he’s good. That’s …
he’s good. That’s no way as easy as he makes it look.
February 22nd, 2010 at 8:23 pm
Great job!
Great job!