Paddle Boarding (SUP) Flip Rescue: How To, Techniques & Tips

An easy and important paddle boarding skill to practise: the flip rescue.
Learn how to quickly pull an injured, cold, fatigued or struggling paddler out of the water and back onto their or your paddle board.
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Big thanks to​⁠ Tony ‪@tonyfphotography‬ for capturing & Jordan-na ‪@cutieslug‬ for her time and skills to help demonstrate the flip rescue.
Jordan-na Belle-Isle, a Toronto-based expert in all things related to stand up paddleboarding (SUP). She is a certified instructor, freelance writer, and community builder who SUPs and surfs the Great Lakes year-round. She is a proud team member of Taiga Board, a brand ambassador for ROXY, and a co-organizer for LakeSurfistas,
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[@cutieslug]

Thanks so much for having me guest star on this video! Happy to help get the word out about SUP safety. Yew!

[@danerik.westerlind]

You did it really good!🙌

[@PaddleAdventurer]

Thank YOU for all your help! I had a blast creating this piece with you. What's on the list to do together next?! 🙌🏼😄

[@AirOnTheWater]

Excellent work by both!

[@PaddleAdventurer]

@@AirOnTheWater Thank you! 🙏🏼

[@cutieslug]

@@AirOnTheWater Thanks so much!

[@user-df6jd9it2f]

Great tips!

[@PaddleAdventurer]

Thanks! We definitely need to do this and some other paddling stuff when you're here!

[@KathieMcLaughlin]

Terrific information and great videography. Thanks so much for putting this type of information out there!

[@PaddleAdventurer]

Thanks for the comment and kind words! I was lucky to have such great help! 🎥🏄🏽‍♀️🙌🏼

[@AirOnTheWater]

Excellent, crystal clear instruction and well demonstrated. A SUPer paddleboard safety video! Happy to see this as an on-water safety advocate myself (though mostly on the dark side, e.g. kayaking 🙂). Also some really nice camera work - kudos to the paparazzi in the background, I assume 🙂

[@PaddleAdventurer]

Thanks so much, Patrik! It's an important technique to learn and also a fun one to practice! 🙌🏼 Lucky to have Tony behind the camera and drone for this one 👏🏼📸🦅🎥

[@danikabeck2360]

Awesome information! Thanks for always providing great tips and tricks to help keep paddlers safe!

[@PaddleAdventurer]

Thank you for the kind comment 🙏🏼 Fully recommend you give this one a try. Helpful skill to have and its fun to practice!

[@HighTide-ec3st]

Seeing you make "mistakes" makes it easier to understand all the things that can go wrong and a really good visual reminder of how to avoid them. Thank you for this!

[@PaddleAdventurer]

Thanks for watching and commenting! I'm glad it was helpful. I tried to cover as many problems/mistakes as possible but real life situations won't look as calm and you can't plan for everything.

[@boricuaenlaluna]

Oh my gosh! Thank you very much for this life safety technique. Thank you for the visuals and the explicit explanations for each technique.

[@PaddleAdventurer]

Thanks watching and for the kind comment! I'm glad the video was helpful 🙌🏼

[@tonyfphotography]

Great info, and it looks fun, too!

[@PaddleAdventurer]

Thanks for helping capture the info and fun!

[@johnm3958]

I could have use this technique last week for a friend bit it will come handy some other time.

[@PaddleAdventurer]

I'm glad it's useful information to use later!

[@danerik.westerlind]

No, I have never struggle to get back on the board. Really good video, can help many!🤗

[@PaddleAdventurer]

Thanks for the comment and kind words! Have you tried a flip rescue before?

[@danerik.westerlind]

@@PaddleAdventurer we have only played around in backyard. Always good to train. So far all I paddle with have rescued them self up on the board.

[@PaddleAdventurer]

@@danerik.westerlind Playing around on the paddle boards is super fun! You should try the flip rescue with Erika!

[@nickair3058]

Well done,very detailed tutorials, fantastic job 👍

[@PaddleAdventurer]

Thanks for watching and for the kind comment! I’m glad it was helpful 🙌🏼

[@freyafoxmusic]

Thank you

[@PaddleAdventurer]

You're welcome!

[@freyafoxmusic]

Can you do one surviving a sinking inflatable paddle board in a river? This happened to us yesterday luckily we were able to reinflate every few miles on very tiny amounts of beach But one time we had to do it in the water while standing on the board It was life or death

[@PaddleAdventurer]

This is a very scary situation especially if you're alone or far away from shore. It sounds like you handled the situation well and I'm glad you're okay! Your other option would be to add the extra person whose board is leaking to another person's board or pull over to the shore and call for help if you are unable to hike back to your launch point or it's an emergency. If you're in the backcountry it's important to bring a pump and repair kit but you do need time for the patch to seal and dry. The best thing to do is prevent the situation all together. It's important to inspect and test your gear regularly (not just your board). I know it's not always possible but buying a high quality board you can trust. Other options would be to always stay close to the launch spot and make sure you're with friends.

[@freyafoxmusic]

@@PaddleAdventurer ya we were in backcountry and rented it. We tested it the day before already and it was fine The second day going far down past any shore line it happened during the paddle idk how

[@PaddleAdventurer]

@freyafoxmusic tricky situation! What did the rental company say?

[@freyafoxmusic]

they apologized and refunded everything and said its very rare for this to happen and it was an older board (NRS 10.8@@PaddleAdventurer

[@PaddleAdventurer]

@freyafoxmusic that’s good to hear but a scary situation that hopefully never happens again. 🫶🏼

[@Natalie.McKenzie]

Natalie🎀🐖🌸

[@PaddleAdventurer]

👋🏼 Natalie 🎀🐖🌸