Techniques & Safety

The aim of this film is to help you roll a Sea Kayak. It works very differently to other rolling films…

Learn to improve your forward finishing kayak rolls with a progression of on water exercises to help…

The hand roll is a roll you do without a paddle, and a fun skill to learn, even if it isn't something…

This short video demonstrates the full maneuver for the Greenland Butterfly Roll and breaks it down into…

I wish learning to roll was as easy as it looks on a film. In reality, it's not anything like that. I…

This video demonstrates the Greenland Side Sculling maneuver and breaks it down into a few useful steps.…

Watch this short tutorial video on the Continuous Greenland Roll with useful underwater shots and a…

This short video will address some of the things you can do in this situation where you have to paddle a…

Every canoeist manages now and then to swamp a canoe, so it's important that you know what to do. In…

The Capistrano Flip is a more advanced rescue that you can do without the help of another boat, although…

The canoe-over-canoe rescue involves having a rescue boat that can empty the capsized canoe, flip it…

A canoe self-rescue technique you can use is the Shake Out, which is easier for one person to…

Okay, well, we got another big rapid here. Seems the lower portion of the rapids section on the Kesagami…

Follow Jim Baird as he explains his risk management when paddling rapids, asking himself the question,…

Step by Step A: Hold the paddle extended out to the right at chest level, left hand close to the end…

The hip snap, or hip flick, is a technique that you'll use to recover anytime that you lose your…

Step by StepA: Set up with the paddle parallel to the boat on the left side, extended towards the front.…

A lot of kayakers wear spray skirts and they're a great asset to a paddler because they keep the water…

The "C-to-C" and "Sweep" rolls are the two most popular rolls for new paddlers to learn, and the most…

Wet exit only applies to those who are paddling in touring or sea kayaks, because if you flip a paddling…

What makes kayaking so accessible to women is that it's really about finesse and not so much about…

Towing can't always be considered a rescue technique. Sometimes you'll give someone a tow if they're…

Let's look at towline systems and the elements that make up a towline system.  There are three main…

When we're doing a rescue in strong winds or in a current that's taking you away, especially if you're…