Techniques & Safety
Every canoeist manages now and then to swamp a canoe, so it's important that you know what to do. In…
The Capistrano Flip is a more advanced rescue that you can do without the help of another boat, although…
The canoe-over-canoe rescue involves having a rescue boat that can empty the capsized canoe, flip it…
A canoe self-rescue technique you can use is the Shake Out, which is easier for one person to…
Okay, well, we got another big rapid here. Seems the lower portion of the rapids section on the Kesagami…
Follow Jim Baird as he explains his risk management when paddling rapids, asking himself the question,…
Step by Step A: Hold the paddle extended out to the right at chest level, left hand close to the end of…
The hip snap, or hip flick, is a technique that you'll use to recover anytime that you lose your…
Step by StepA: Set up with the paddle parallel to the boat on the left side, extended towards the front.…
A lot of kayakers wear spray skirts and they're a great asset to a paddler because they keep the water…
The "C-to-C" and "Sweep" rolls are the two most popular rolls for new paddlers to learn, and the most…
Wet exit only applies to those who are paddling in touring or sea kayaks, because if you flip a paddling…
What makes kayaking so accessible to women is that it's really about finesse and not so much about…
Towing can't always be considered a rescue technique. Sometimes you'll give someone a tow if they're…
Let's look at towline systems and the elements that make up a towline system. There are three main…
When we're doing a rescue in strong winds or in a current that's taking you away, especially if you're…
Becky Mason demonstrates the useful Canoe Sculling Draw stroke in this short video. The Sculling Draw is…
This video demonstrates the forward sweep and the reverse sweep, emphasizing that the power for these…
The J-Stroke is a version of the Forward Stroke that gets used by both solo and tandem stern paddlers…
Side slips move your canoe laterally like when you need to pull away from a dock or the shoreline. Solo…
The Stationary Bow Draw is a stroke that only works when you have forward momentum. It's used by the bow…
Another beautiful day here on the Kesagami. This would be day three, if you count the day I got dropped…
One of the greatest challenges for the solo paddler is paddling in a straight line. And, of course,…
To look at turning a moving canoe, we're going to break the turns down into four parts. The first part…