Seven ways of Solo-Kayak-Reentry

[@markhecht3732]

Very cool. I laughed out loud at the penguin reentry;-)

[@FlexDRG]

Try this with a proper vest on. having that extra padding on your chest&belly makes several of these moves a lot more difficult.

[@rayh2808]

Not to mention a spray skirt...

[@Dfl87165]

Not to mention no wind or waves….you could probably come up with another 7 in a warm swimming pool😅

[@TheSeriousWaterman]

or in a 21" wide kayak

[@stephengrimmer35]

​@@TheSeriousWatermana Valley Nordkap IS 21"!!!

[@pushimikuracvishe]

Finally, after all those videos on how to reenter kayak using: a paddle with a special add on, other kayak with a human inside, forgotten magic chant and a hadron colider with a symoposium of worlds top ten physicians, this actually comes very usefull. A guy and his capability, nothing more or less. Thank you a lot for making it simple. Herzliche Grußen aus Belgrad an Donau.

[@rodchavesribeiro]

Really took note of the 🐧!

[@ovrobinson7780]

What an absolutely fantastic video, many thanks, I'll be watching this frequently as I practice recovering and re-entry techniques. Thanks again, awesome 👌 👏 👍

[@TheSeriousWaterman]

Pools are a great way to train in the off season. Knowing your gear is a good thing. Don't forget about the paddle float rescue as well as a rescue stirrup, probably the 2 most important!

[@PaddleDogC5]

Can I see this in 3' chop with pfd and Dry suit?

[@TheSeriousWaterman]

gotta love a heated pool though!

[@LookoutLance]

Bring your camera, I'll demonstrate it for you.

[@PaddleDogC5]

@@LookoutLance Don't have a camera? Come to NY I'll film you.

[@srdoberman]

Excellent video.... best one out there.....I got some work to do!!!! Thanks for the demonstrations, looks easy the way you do it. Lol

[@icekayaking]

Thank you very much Jim.

[@kayakreflections9987]

Thanks for this. Very nicely demonstrated.

[@imlinhai]

This video is great, it gave me a lot of inspiration and help, thank you

[@hainarr]

Mir gefällt die Pinguin-Technik. 😉🐧

[@edmundhinz181]

Sehr gut Markus, schön Mal wieder was von Dir zu sehen. Du bist ja nur noch im Wasser........;-)

[@tuckermiddlebrook4505]

I would never use some of these, but they're fun to try!

[@SerienchiIIer]

The penguin is actually much easier than it looks.

[@dustikov]

das war sehr hilfreich. Dankeschön

[@karlsammut1020]

Easy when you’re in a swimming pool. Try these in choppy waters with the kayak partially submerged or with water in making it less stable.

[@BushKayakersCampingAustralia]

Wow great video thanks

[@ONEFORTY198]

nice video! thanx!😊

[@seahog32]

Hard to imagine any of these would work in rough water conditions (and with the vest + skirt on as many already mentioned). With the exception of the reentry & roll technique.

[@TheSeriousWaterman]

I think a few definitely would as long as you not in the surf zone!

[@LookoutLance]

It's not hard to imagine.

[@cwschmidt]

Make it with lifejacket !

[@superwag634]

Does any of this work when there’s actual waves? Looks hard enough in a pool

[@icekayaking]

Hi Super Wag, Since last year I teach some of these tequniques as part of the kayak surfing courses I do with "Seakayaking Germany". Most of the people are able to perform no. 2 in the first or second try as it is easier than the cowboy reentry in waves. And of course in the waves we teach basic-surfing (about 1m high)

[@superwag634]

@@icekayaking thank you. Good to know. I’ll try it next time in water. I tried on land and it seems good. I’m a fairly tall guy so often cockpits are tight for my butt and trying to get legs in is a challenge

[@mairnealachamu]

@@superwag634 I have the same problems. I would need to cut my legs off below the knees to do some of those things 😂 I am also sceptical about doing these manoeuvres in rough conditions. When I see these types of demonstration I wonder why the person was in the water in the first place. Unless they deliberately jumped out of their kayak to go for a swim, we have to assume that they capsized because they were in sea conditions so bad that they couldn't remain upright and capsized, and for some reason couldn't roll up. If conditions are really that bad, I can't see any of these techniques working, except perhaps the re-entry and roll. But if the person can roll, why didn't they roll up in the first instance? The skills on show here are awesome, but I think largely impractical. A good high brace is far more useful!

[@richardleeson5234]

In my club we always teach the penguin technique to beginners first and then move them on to the elephant seal re-entry.

[@maricallo6143]

I'm sure it all works out well when you're athletic like this guy...

[@Dr_Footbrake]

And if you’re not athletic enough to re-enter and you capsize then you’re proper fucked and probably shouldn’t have gone out in the first place 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@LookoutLance]

No athletics required, just a willingness to get wet and a can do (maybe) attitude.

[@macgeifer8850]

half of this shit works only in a pool without waves. dont worry. most of these videos are kind of pointless because they do not work very well outside. having no gear is the cherry on top. useless bragging video.

[@markmoreno7295]

Don’t deck lines chafe a bit? Is this easier with a wet/dry suit on?

[@icekayaking]

Hi Mark, the deck lines do not disturb. I would say with a wetsuit all moves are a little bit easier. The pfd makes a bit a difference and also the sprayskirt. Specially the moves when you lift your body from the water on top of the kayak. I didn't us all this during this demonstrations as it is more difficult to see the details with all the things hanging around. But it works the same with drysuit, sprayskirt, pfd, towline, gloves..... But only if you practice it...like all other techniques .

[@miguelgarnica104]

Now the only thing a person would need is the arm strength to do all these

[@pablo091377]

Buoyancy helps a lot. Not as hard as you think

[@hankb1604]

It is more the leg kick while comfortable in the water than arm strength.

[@user-cl7me6pw3g]

penguin❤

[@helgegrossklaus8948]

Top!

[@tinyheart3157]

The last one... LMAO

[@heyko5277]

Cool!

[@ptrckmuir]

Impressive

[@LookoutLance]

All the negative Nannies that think we shouldn't try alternative rescues, usually only have one rescue and never practice it. Playing is where we best learn what we are actually capable of. Sometimes, we learn ways that suit us way better than the things we were first taught . You dont need to be athletic to do this stuff, but you do need to have an open mind. I'm 62, overweight, terribly unfit and I can do most of them. And as for the people saying it's in a pool....have you ever tried filming in a maelstrom?

[@misstara9838]

Lose the music or turn down please

[@yru435]

rolL

[@andrewoh1663]

LOL

[@teitnielsen9771]

Good video, but music is terrible

[@grahamjordan8278]

No PFD? ......NO INTEREST!!

[@srdoberman]

didn't read the comments did you

[@timothyclark-sl4il]

I want to see him smack a kid with that greenland paddle!