Kayaking, capsize rescue, River Spey - Boat o Brig to Spey Bay, the final leg in inflatables

[@liammalarky3483]

Loved the comments "the left looks safer, let's take the right" and "frights per mile". Good reading of the river and anticipation of hazards. Even on an "easy", very familiar river/route things can go tits up really, really quickly. Even on the canal. Great vid.

[@slugmctut7577]

:) Thanks mate. I agree with every word (how fast it can all go pear shaped). We included most of the rescue/recovery to show this, how simply swimming straight to the bank often is not possible, and the advantages of a dry suit when you're in the cold water for nearly 8 minutes. Add to that his head collided with several rocks when he capsized, it was a good idea to be wearing the helmet. :)

[@liammalarky3483]

@@slugmctut7577 oh I hadn't realised he'd whacked his heed underwater! God aye it can go wrong so quickly. Folk/the unwary get caught out aw the time when it's a roasting bank holiday etc. Let's go doon that in a barrel, it'll be a right laugh...

[@slugmctut7577]

@@liammalarky3483 Absolutely. It can get complicated really quickly. The hazards aren't always that obvious.

[@kerny2091]

Nice one guy's, a much quicker pace than your usual vids 👍 I was expecting a Dueling banjos theme when you hit the rapids 😉

[@slugmctut7577]

Ha! Aye, that might've worked well! :) Thanks for the comment, Steve!

[@davidtalbot491]

Well done 👏

[@slugmctut7577]

Thank you 😁

[@enricakita1]

Fantastic and inspiring. We have good inflatables too. Did you have your skegs on or off plz? Thanks

[@slugmctut7577]

No skegs as it's too shallow and too fast a current just now, so skegs would be destroyed. Many thanks for your comments. :)

[@malcoppock4255]

Great video guys, what inflatables were you using.

[@slugmctut7577]

Thanks Mal. Colin's is an Itiwit 1 and mine is a Sea Eagle Explorer 300x.