6 SUP Rescue Techniques

Save a life by learning these easy sup rescues for a variety of situations and conditions. Learn towing and pushing boards to the stirrup, flip, dip-pull and two board lift-up rescues.
6 Rescue Techniques Covered:
Flip rescue for quickly pulling an injured, cold or fatigued paddler out of the water and onto their or your board.
2 Board lift-up - Influenced by a sea kayak rescue, use two boards and paddles to help the rescuee out of the water easily. A great alternative if the flip rescue doesn't work.
Dip Pull Rescue - A great method for helping a paddler onto their own board.
Stirrup - Use a sling to help a fatigued or less strong paddler onto their 6" inflatable board. Can also be used on your own board.
Push Rescue - Use your board to push another board or kayak to safety. Also works in current.
Towing - Use of tow and throw ropes to effectively attach and tow a fatigued, injured or cold paddler or kayaker to safety.
Methods for attaching a leash or tow / throw line to a board.
How board outfitting can help with rescues.
This video is from the SUP 101 online course by PSUPA director Rob Casey. Get info at www.salmonbaypaddle.com
Become a certified SUP instructor: www.psupa.com

[@FrankLadd]

I've used a stirrup for a kayak many times, but have never thought of one for a SUP. Thanks!

[@wendyw1156]

Thank you so much! I will try some techniques

[@Offgridkayaking]

Very informative and clear instructions..thank you .

[@Timberbeartrail]

That one with the stirrup how would you use it on a hard board and do you find that the benefit to these procedures would be with a inflatable board, I am wanting to get my instructors license and of course I want to get into the rescue side of things so by doing that do you think I’d be better off with a hard board or do you think I’d be better off with the inflatable board?

[@abelsantander9162]

what a great video!!!! I am going to practice all the techniques you gave us.

[@colleennelligan5741]

Great video! Thanks for making this

[@Timberbeartrail]

Because on a hard board and one with the rope, hanging off it when you get a stirrup, how would you where’s of all of her exhausted how are you? Allow them to get their foot in the stirrup me know because the stirrup is just a loop in the rope so I mean, it would be kind of difficult to do that and you didn’t really get into any of the details but you would’ve been super important in this video.

[@iheartyeshua]

Thank you for the knotted rope idea. My husband is bigger and I’ll be taking him out this summer! 👍🏼👍🏼 I think those flip techniques are fun to practice, but I need to try with people bigger than me.

[@warrenshattock5099]

I use a knotted rope, I tried the loop system but my leg went right through it and suddenly I was in trouble. Think carefully about creating a trap for yourself

[@yukonblogger]

Stirrup from the tail, shown in the video, does not work well, interfering with cargo only being one reason. Yes, it tends to flip the board if attached to the center handle. That is why the stirrup should attach to the rail via a rope loop going through D-rings of starboard and port rail sides. So the stirrup slides to and anchors automatically on the board side where it is needed.

[@klausm4086]

6:40 very good hint! I will try!! Thanks a lot!!

[@kevywilliams3304]

Whoever would ride that green pro board .. would know how to get on