Cd 



z. 



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Kayak rescue, bow-grab method 



6. 



Figure 216 



Hand positions used with the standard roll: 



(1) The extended paddle position is the 

 common method, and it gives maximum 

 leverage. It is similar to the "Pawlata 

 Roll" position used by recreational 

 kayakers. 



(2) The normal paddling position is more 

 convenient, but gives less leverage. This 

 is called the "Screw Stroke" position. 

 (3-6) Difficult trick positions demonstrated 

 by Enoch Nielsen of Igdiorssuit, West 

 Greenland, to Kenneth Taylor, a Scottish 

 canoeist, in 1959. 



Figure 218 



Kayak rescue, paddle-grab method 



his paddle across both craft and holding it with one 

 hand, reached down and grabbed the capsized 

 paddler's arm. He then pulled him up between the 

 two kayaks. This method enabled an enfeebled or 

 unconscious kayaker to be rescued. 



Both of the above methods of rescue were completed 

 with the capsized victim still in his craft. This pre- 

 vented his kayak from swamping and also protected 



him from exposure, since his waterproof kayak 

 jacket remained tied to the cockpit hoop. Little 

 detailed information has been recorded on the 

 methods of rolling known outside of Greenland, but 

 there are many photographs of Bering Strait kayakers 

 rolling with the single bladed paddle. A study of 

 Alaskan rolling methods is now in progress, and it 

 is hoped that much information can be recovered 

 and preserved. 



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