Techniques & Safety
A stroke that will make the kayak glide straight, for example, when you have a wind behind you, and it's…
Paddling a kayak is mostly about going from point A to point B. The stroke that you use for that is the…
The forward stroke is the most important thing you do when you're paddling. It's what you do most often.…
When we're forward paddling we want to be as efficient as possible and one way to do that is to make…
Quite often you're going to want to turn or spin the kayak around or pivot so that you want to be turned…
The Bow Draw is a great technique for making quick changes of direction when traveling forward. It…
Sometimes you want to make your kayak go sideways and the most elegant way to do that is by using a…
Let's segue from doing the Sculling Brace, which is to provide pressure to allow the kayak to be leaned…
Let's take a look at one of the strokes in the bracing family at the entry level. We have done High…
There are two major forms of braces we need to look at. There's the low brace and the high brace. And…
Another anti-capsize stroke is the high brace. You want to be careful with this one, but it's…
Braces are used to recover when you're thrown off balance and although you can use it while paddling a…
The high brace lean turn is virtually the same as the low brace lean turn, only you will be using a high…
This video demonstrates the Greenland Balance Brace technique. Concentrating on the basics of body…
The Dump is a fast, simple way to empty a boat for a kayaker who has a solid roll and a helpful friend.…
If you're going to hit the water on your own, you need to be comfortable with some self-rescue skills.…
One of the very best self-rescues is called the re-enter and roll. Let's take a look at how to practice…
A Word on Paddle Floats There are different types of paddle floats. This one I've got today is…
If you're going to hit the water on your own, you need to be comfortable with some self-rescue skills.…
I'm going to show you a deep water rescue, which is a way of getting someone back in their boat after…
The heel hook rescue allows a paddler in their boat to help a paddler who's not in their boat get back…
One of the most important things we have to be able to do is to get back into the kayak. I'm just going…
Hi, Jeff Little here. I'm the regional Pro Staff director for the Wilderness Systems Fishing Team. In…
Hi, Jeff Little here. I'm the regional Pro Staff director for the Wilderness Systems Fishing Team. In…