Kayak Touring | How to Self Rescue If You Capsize

Take your FREE online ACA Paddlesports safety course here: americancanoe.org/paddlesport...
When kayak touring alone, it is important to know how to self rescue if you capsize. World Champion kayaker, Ken Whiting, examines some of the most popular techniques in this episode of PaddleTV.
Produced in partnership with the American Canoe Association: Improving the paddlesport experience for over a century: www.americancanoe.org/
Take a free online US Coast Guard Safety Course for canoeing, kayaking, and stand up paddling (SUP): cms.americancanoe.org/Online-...
Other paddling gear I use and recommend:
NOTE: These are affiliate links where I'll earn a small commission if you make a purchase at no additional cost to you, but it's a great way to show your support. Thanks!
KAYAKS I recommend
Sea Eagle 380x: bit.ly/37jRbxP
Sea Eagle 393rl: bit.ly/3mVOXbw
Sea Eagle 385ft:
Tucktec: bit.ly/3mQnmcn
Pakayak: pakayak.com/?uap_ref=ken
Decathlon Itiwit:
Oru Kayak Inlet: bit.ly/3vpjxhS
AquaGlide Chelan 120: bit.ly/3IRNde0
Advanced Elements Advanced Frame: bit.ly/3hJNpAl
Star Rival Inflatable Kayak: bit.ly/3lipNno
Isle Switch Hybrid SUP/Kayak: islesurfsup.sjv.io/5bJMJn
Jackson Kayak Tupelo 12.5: bit.ly/3phR8aS
Wilderness Systems Pungo 120: bit.ly/3E5BoOl
Perception Pescador: bit.ly/3FPuWeK
PADDLES
Aqua Bound Manta Ray Carbon Paddle:
Aqua Bound Tango Fibreglass Paddle: bit.ly/3iaGleJ
Aqua Bound Whiskey Carbon Bent Shaft Paddle: bit.ly/3z1kiOH
FOOTWEAR
NRS Kicker Remix Shoe: bit.ly/36F1B6Y
NRS Boundary Boot: bit.ly/2TaCMgl
PADDLING SHIRTS / TOPS
NRS Guide Long Sleeve Shirt: bit.ly/3yVID8j
NRS Guide Short Sleeve Shirt: bit.ly/3dkDYaD
NRS H2Core Silkweight Shirt: bit.ly/3xF43pX
NRS H2Core Silkweight Long Sleeve Shirt: bit.ly/3yZGbO2
NRS Hydroskin Short Sleeve Shirt: bit.ly/3wCvoI3
NRS Riptide Splash Jacket: bit.ly/3BbAZZJ
NRS Flux Dry Top: bit.ly/2U3Pvlw
PFD’S
NRS Odyssey PFD: bit.ly/3ibIk2n
NRS Zen PFD: bit.ly/2VCfrF3
NRS Chinook PFD: bit.ly/2TaEAG9
OTHER PADDLING GEAR
Zoleo Communicator: bit.ly/3zw7gw1
NRS Drylander Sprayskirt: bit.ly/36z5BG6
WRSI Current Helmet: bit.ly/2Te6KA6
PADDLING SHORTS/BOTTOMS
NRS Benny Board Short: bit.ly/2VIbK0L
NRS Hydroskin Shorts: bit.ly/3hCXPl2
SUNGLASSES
WileyX: bit.ly/3NtJQKR
FOLLOW KEN
Facebook: / gopaddle
Instagram: / paddle365
Twitter: / gopaddle
Blog: in4adventure.com
MADE POSSIBLE with the Support of:
Ontario Creates: www.ontariocreates.ca/
PRODUCED BY
Heliconia: www.heliconia.ca
Contact: [e-mail]

[@PaddleTV]

Take your FREE online ACA Paddlesports safety course here: americancanoe.org/paddlesports-online-course/

[@rickcadger2553]

Good to see a demo by a big dude. So many of these feature light, wiry people with relatively little body mass to lift. Bigger people can really have to work at stuff like this.

[@JennyBroadbridge]

I noticed and appreciated this too!

[@peteaberg1459]

Big dude made it look EASY!

[@Tripsurfer]

I’ve only paddled alone. White water and sea. Just somone who dose all there adventures alone makes you feel so alive

[@Not_The_FBI_1992]

I recently moved to Charleston, South Carolina from the rocky mountain west, and got hooked on Kayaking! Been taking this basic safety and rescue class the last couple months, this information is so useful!!!

[@PaddleTV]

Great to hear!

[@briancrittendon]

Rescues work nice and flat water where you should not have tipped over in the first place. It's a whole different story if your caught in 2 to 4 foot waves. A good reason to travel in pairs as team rescues are much easier to affect. After you get in the boat you need to be able to pump the water out and if waves are breaking over the top that's a bit tricky while you're trying to put the spray skirt on

[@PaddleDogC5]

If I never paddled alone I'd be missing 95% or more of my paddles.

[@JennyBroadbridge]

Agreed. I think solo paddling is fantastic as long as you make calculated risks based on your abilities.

[@PaddleDogC5]

@@happydogg312 life waits foro no one.

[@andyroubik5760]

To truly know the river one must go to it as one would go to a sweetheart ,alone

[@ChaunceyZalkin]

Isn’t this mention how to right your boat??

[@noscopepotato7382]

My friend today capsized 3kms offshore with the wind dragging us out. Only survived becusse marine rescue barley saw us

[@PaddleTV]

OMG! That's really scary! Definitely worth taking a sea kayak course before paddling in exposed conditions like that.

[@tranquility9325]

I live in an area where it's pretty much each to his or her own. Everyone has their own private bubble going on, and newcomers are not welcome. The area I live in also has a problem with ppl who have brown skin. So, yeah I go alone. I do stay close to the shoreline esp in unfamiliar waters.

[@keithmoriyama5421]

Racists see racism everywhere.

[@tranquility9325]

@@keithmoriyama5421 your mother

[@clarksonator2454]

@@keithmoriyama5421 hes saying that people where he lives are racist not that he is

[@pyootchnich]

Take out the reference to the skin color and that’s what we all experience as human beings. There’s a reason unfamiliar people are known as “strangers“.

[@fast4wood]

He starts off by saying , paddling alone is never a great idea . Really? Well that depends on a lot of things . Mostly what i do , so took a little exception to that. Other wise pretty good video .

[@gpokmd]

yes, paddling alone is NOT a good idea. Paddle with a club or group

[@darthvader4114]

@@gpokmd paddling alone is OK as long as you stay close 2 land and have a way to communicate with people and tell friends and family where your going

[@Cabbagery]

@@darthvader4114 Right, which he talks about in the video. Pretty clearly. Paddling alone IS riskier, that's undeniable.

[@PaddleDogC5]

@@Cabbagery depends who you paddle with. Some paddlers increase your risk.

[@dc9mm2]

I agree about the roll but the guy doing the roll demo really has his head way way to high. He is a big guy and maybe his flexibility is poor so thats the best he can do but maybe show someone who can keep low and not be so dependent on the paddle too roll.

[@peteaberg1459]

Didn't look like he had ANY problem rolling!

[@josephshaff5194]

Hummmm! How do you if they swamp then you're swimming with it. And it doesn't really look like mfg's are telling. And I mean the sit insides.

[@lynkwhat]

I’ve taking up solo sea Kayaking because I’m a very suicidal person that doesn’t have the balls to do it, so I’ll let the sea have me😁 just wants to hurry up...

[@TheRealGrandadNo1]

I'm rather surprised that the kayak actually floats with that chap in it, he is rather on the large size, no offence intended.