Self-recovery demo portion of my British Canoeing Coastal Sea Kayak Award in Force 4 winds and rain.
Rolling seas and strong winds make scrambles challenging. I can do these effortlessly, both getting on the rear AND front decks and back into the cockpit in calm conditions. Now, I was in a bigger sea state and was tired having paddled out to this point and already having rolled a few times.
This recovery was tough. I slipped at one point. That I managed to still do this with 90 secs...no clue how. I was exhausted after it and still needed to paddle to a more protected location to empty the rest of the water from the cockpit.
Everything becomes more challenging in bigger conditions and when we're tired. Both....you really need to dig in. This was safe and controlled, but these are conditions were things go wrong in a hurry.
Video credit Alex at Body Boat Blade
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