Intro Video for the 2008 Radical Reels Film Tour. Faster, Steeper, Higher, Deeper! The Radical Reels Film Tour complements the Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour, and focuses on dynamic, high-adrenalin films featuring sports such as skiing, climbing, kayaking, BASE jumping, snowboarding and mountain biking.
www.rei.com Brad, an REI Outdoor School instructor, demonstrates in the video how to do a self rescue after your kayak capsizes. After you’ve done your wet exit (see related video) get hold of your paddle and your boat so the wind doesn’t take them away. Get your paddle float, which you stored in an easily accessible place. Put one leg into the submerged cockpit so that you can keep both hands free without your boat getting away from you. Inflate the paddle float and slide its sleeve over the paddle blade and secure it to the paddle shaft with its clips. Now flip your kayak back over by reaching under the water and pulling the far combing towards yourself while pushing on the near-side combing. Position your paddle perpendicular across the boat, with the paddle float acting as an outrigger. Give a kick and pull yourself up, keeping your weight low and spread between the boat and the paddle float outrigger. Pump out the water using your bilge pump and put the spray skirt back on the cockpit combing. You’re all set to go!
www.rei.com Brad, an REI Outdoor School instructor, demonstrates basic kayak paddle strokes in this video: the forward stroke, turning strokes, and boat-control strokes. For the forward stroke, think about placing your blade in the water and moving past it, rather than pulling the blade through the water. This increases your efficiency. The forward stroke is made up of 3 elements: the windup, the catch, and the unwind. Rotate your torso (the windup), place the blade in the water by your foot (the catch), rotate your torso (the unwind) to move your boat forward, and then take the blade out of the water when your hand reaches your hip. Now your already wound up for the next catch. It’s a push with the upper hand and a pull with the lower hand while rotating the torso. In kayaking, technique is much more important than upper body strength. Now for turning strokes. The sweep stroke is a forward stroke that allows you to keep your momentum. It begins far forward in the front of the boat, sweeps way wide, and continues all the way back till the paddle touches the stern. Draw strokes help you move your kayak sideways, like to pull up next to a dock. The first draw stroke is a simple reach out and pull toward you. The other draw stroke is the sculling draw stroke: It’s a sustained back and forth motion, kind of like spreading peanut butter. The final stroke we’ll learn is how to stop a moving kayakâit’s back paddling, the reverse of the forward stroke.
Learn how to get the most out of your kayak, paddle and equipment. Ben Lawry an internationally recognized Kayaking Coach and Competitor who works with many of the major paddle sports manufacturers on design and development of products will walk you many strokes, proper equipment selection and transporting your kayak. We will also cover how to prevent common paddling injuries. In this video we will demonstrate how to improve quality of your strokes, choices of equipment and kayak. We will also walk you through how to get started on a trip what to look out for, what to pack and how to paddle efficiently. Using SEEN Safe, Efficient, Effective and Necessary, Ben is looking at the principals of paddling allowing you to develop your own style. Topics of discussion will be Clothing Design Equipment (safety) Strokes Rescues Transport Information gathering Float plans Correct paddle grip Injury prevention Ben Lawry has been paddling for over 30 years and teaching for 25. He has taught and lead trips on four different continents. Ben is certified as an Instructor Trainer with the ACA and a BCU coach. He teaches white water, surf and sea kayaking classes through outdoor stores, clubs and private organizations as well as individuals. Ben loves all aspects of paddling surfing, sea, white water and racing kayaks, canoes and surf skis. He is well known for his presentation for rolling and forward stroke at shows, symposiums and festivals. For the complete 2.5 hour video www …