3 Star Memo
Sudden brake + back paddling- remember to look back!
Bow rudder
- dip in near the bow (e wide one is for canoe polo!)
Stern rudder
- need to exhibit 3 directions in one smooth motion…
- turn shoulders to maximize the range of the rudder
Sweep stroke
- turn shoulders too, start from bow to stern, or the reverse, to maximize turning effect
Low brace + low brace turn
- make sure the shaft is not rested on cockpit
- never lean backwards
- turn blade 90 degrees in water to cut out of water surface
(or else you will find yourself underwater in the next moment)
High brace
- turn blade 90 degrees in water to cut out of water surface, opposite direction from low brace
Draw on the move + Hanging draw
- if drawing on the right, lift up knee grip from the right to reduce drag on kayak
Eskimo roll
- long / short shaft
- remember to lean to the front and to the side on which the roll is done
- use hip flip
- make sure body and head are last to leave water
Eskimo bow + bridge rescue
T-X + H rescue
Kayak-swimmer rescue (bow / stern)
- launch, put on spray deck first
(make sure you can save yourself first before saving victim, you cant save someone when your kayak is gonna get filled with water...)
- give instructions to victim and calm him/her down
- don’t hit the victim with kayak!!
Swimmer-kayak rescue
- learn to swim in front crawl with hands, and legs in frog style (much faster!)
- tap kayak to let victim know you have reached the kayak
Tows
- I tow / double I tow:
- victim is always the last kayak
- stabilizer tow: victim face front, one competent kayaker hold on to victim’s kayak and face backwards, tow line must be tied to both kayaks
- Drift(sth) Tow (forgot the exact name…):
- when someone rescuing a victim in deep sea, they may get drifted to some rocks
- another kayaker will tie his kayak to the rescuer's kayak (and/or victim’s kayak... not sure if this will work better) and tow them out to safer waters while the rescue operation is being carried out
Sculling for support:
- jialak! Very hard! Need a lot of practice...
- half the cockpit will be in water
- make sure body out of water or near surface… need rather strong arm muscles...
Draw strokes:
- classical, J and sculling
- NO edging or leaning, turn upper body (shoulders)
- turn wrist fully
- upper arm on the forehead or near the head
* LEARN TO READ TIDES / CURRENTS / WIND DIRECTION! VERY IMPORTANT IN 3*!
Disclaimer: all details are from personal experience... just wanna share with kayaking lovers :>
posted by Leo @ 1:26 PM
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