Peter O said: While brushing up on rescue techniques and practice I started wondering how on earth one could rescue someone who had flipped and was unconscious? Peter - take a look at Sea Kayaker article at http://www.seakayakermag.com/2007/Oct07/Technique01.htm and the website for this technique, which is http://www.bowrollrescue.info/wp/ and the video demostration at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fejjZ28_YA Those of us who know John Martin, who devised this skill, have practiced it with him and found it to be relatively easy to do and very effective. When I taught whitewater kayaking, I often watched my students attempt to roll and get close but not quite make it. I would paddle up to them and grab their stern and just twist with my hands. If they had the ability to get at least their head to the surface, my assist would often bring them up. Since I was at the stern, the student didn't always realize that I had helped. John's technique is a big step beyond that. Jim Tibensky *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Tue Mar 11 2008 - 07:22:32 PDT
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