Canoe self rescue video - capistrano flip

[coln18]

Hi Guys, just moving a few of my videos i've shot over to my new youtube channel and since i've just re-edited this footage to make it easier to watch and flow a bit better, i thought i'd post it up here for anyone interested in practising the capistrano flip. Hope you enjoy watching, any feedback appreciated guys.

Col

[video=youtube_share;Yv478KfajZ8]http://youtu.be/Yv478KfajZ8[/video]

 

[Marmite]

Excellent video. Well demonstrated and put together. Great tip on the water filled dry-bag, and unzipping/streamlining the buoyancy aid. I usually use a dry-bag/portage sack with an adjustable tether to balance the boat on re entry (but the water sack idea is outstanding - a real Dohh! Why didn't I think of that moment)

 

[coln18]

Excellent video. Well demonstrated and put together. Great tip on the water filled dry-bag, and unzipping/streamlining the buoyancy aid. I usually use a dry-bag/portage sack with an adjustable tether to balance the boat on re entry (but the water sack idea is outstanding - a real Dohh! Why didn't I think of that moment)

Thanks very much mate for the kind comments, i had noticed that when i failed in my attempt at re-entry, it was always that split second of timing where you either make it in to the boat or more usually, it take you that split second too long and the boat take too much water on and then recapsizes again, thats when i kinda had the eureka moment about the dry bag, and since using it, i've managed to get into the boat every time.

 

[Marmite]

My portage sack normally has quite bit of extra kit in it, as I use it to trim the boat for certain conditions. The plus side is if I flip/roll the boat over it, I normally have very little bailing to do as it helps push the bottom gunnel a little more out of the water.
But often I just want to take the lightweight approach and until now haven't as climbing in without a counterweight, for me at least, is sketchy to say the least. Thanks to you bud, I now have a superb lightweight minimalist option

 

[coln18]

My portage sack normally has quite bit of extra kit in it, as I use it to trim the boat for certain conditions. The plus side is if I flip/roll the boat over it, I normally have very little bailing to do as it helps push the bottom gunnel a little more out of the water.
But often I just want to take the lightweight approach and until now haven't as climbing in without a counterweight, for me at least, is sketchy to say the least. Thanks to you bud, I now have a superb lightweight minimalist option

No probs mate, glad i could help

 

[rancid badger]

Hi Col, Now as you know,I've already posted and commented over on SoTP with a few pointers

However,I've just been watching this again and noticed a couple more, small things-
You tip the boat, then sort yourself out.
That's okay but you then leave the side of the boat with the dry-bag you use for a counter balance, tootle round to the other side and start bailing, only to go back around to the other side again, once you've finished with the baler, to sort out the dry-bag.
Would it not be quicker to sort out your balance bag first, as you're there already?
You could have actually filled the bag with water from inside the boat too, then bale it out.?

A really good effort and well done to you for taking the time to post it up. I know only too well, how long this sort of thing takes to put together

Have you had any professional instruction or coaching by the way? or are you learning as you go?

best wishes and good luck

Steve

 

[mrcharly]

That's a brill video. Can't imagine it being clearer even if you had it filmed by a third party.

Never heard of this rescue technique (well, not under this name). I was taught to re-enter the boat over the end and we used to put enough bouyancy in our canoes to make them float with someone in them. That way you would re-enter the canoe with it mostly flooded (easier to get in) and bail out once in the boat. Can be a bit hard to to in choppy water.