Paddles » REI http://www.wavedogpaddles.com Wed, 23 May 2012 05:20:54 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 How To Self Rescue While Kayaking Video http://www.wavedogpaddles.com/outrigger-paddles/how-to-self-rescue-while-kayaking-video/ http://www.wavedogpaddles.com/outrigger-paddles/how-to-self-rescue-while-kayaking-video/#comments Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:13:08 +0000 admin http://www.wavedogpaddles.com/outrigger-paddles/how-to-self-rescue-while-kayaking-video Continue reading →]]> http://www.rei.com/category/4500009 Brad, an REI Outdoor School instructor, demonstrates in the video how to do a self rescue after your kayak capsizes. After you’ve done your wet exit (see related video) get hold of your paddle and your boat so the wind doesn’t take them away. Get your paddle float, which you stored in an easily accessible place. Put one leg into the submerged cockpit so that you can keep both hands free without your boat getting away from you. Inflate the paddle float and slide its sleeve over the paddle blade and secure it to the paddle shaft with its clips. Now flip your kayak back over by reaching under the water and pulling the far combing towards yourself while pushing on the near-side combing. Position your paddle perpendicular across the boat, with the paddle float acting as an outrigger. Give a kick and pull yourself up, keeping your weight low and spread between the boat and the paddle float outrigger. Pump out the water using your bilge pump and put the spray skirt back on the cockpit combing. You’re all set to go!

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]]> http://www.wavedogpaddles.com/outrigger-paddles/how-to-self-rescue-while-kayaking-video/feed/ 5 Kayaking Skills Basic Strokes Video http://www.wavedogpaddles.com/kayak-paddle/kayaking-skills-basic-strokes-video/ http://www.wavedogpaddles.com/kayak-paddle/kayaking-skills-basic-strokes-video/#comments Sun, 07 Feb 2010 15:00:40 +0000 admin http://www.wavedogpaddles.com/kayak-paddle/kayaking-skills-basic-strokes-video Continue reading →]]> http://www.rei.com/category/4500009 Brad, an REI Outdoor School instructor, demonstrates basic kayak paddle strokes in this video: the forward stroke, turning strokes, and boat-control strokes. For the forward stroke, think about placing your blade in the water and moving past it, rather than pulling the blade through the water. This increases your efficiency. The forward stroke is made up of 3 elements: the windup, the catch, and the unwind. Rotate your torso (the windup), place the blade in the water by your foot (the catch), rotate your torso (the unwind) to move your boat forward, and then take the blade out of the water when your hand reaches your hip. Now your already wound up for the next catch. It’s a push with the upper hand and a pull with the lower hand while rotating the torso. In kayaking, technique is much more important than upper body strength. Now for turning strokes. The sweep stroke is a forward stroke that allows you to keep your momentum. It begins far forward in the front of the boat, sweeps way wide, and continues all the way back till the paddle touches the stern. Draw strokes help you move your kayak sideways, like to pull up next to a dock. The first draw stroke is a simple reach out and pull toward you. The other draw stroke is the sculling draw stroke: It’s a sustained back and forth motion, kind of like spreading peanut butter. The final stroke we’ll learn is how to stop a moving kayak—it’s back paddling, the reverse of the forward stroke.

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