Recovering Watercraft

What is an important piece of gear for helping to ensure that you can safely handle a capsized canoe?

• Lifejacket

• Helmet

• Ropes

Why might you decide NOT to re-enter a capsized canoe?

Select all that apply.

• If you're at risk for hypothermia

• You aren't comfortable righting and re-entering your canoe

• You've mastered the skill of re-entering a canoe

• There are no experienced paddlers around to help you

When re-entering a sit-on-top kayak, what position should you aim to get your body in during the initial re-entry?

• The goal is to pull yourself onto the kayak on your belly

• The goal is to flip onto your back as you pull yourself onto the kayak

• The goal is to hoist oneself onto the kayak in a sitting position

What position should you aim to get your body in when re-entering a canoe?

• You should lay across the canoe on your belly

• You should aim to sit back in thee seat of your canoe

• You should aim to sit down inside the canoe so that you can rest after re-entering

Reorder these events for re-entering a kayak

• Position yourself into the seat of the kayak

• Rest (if needed and there are no impending dangers)

• Pull oneself over the side of the kayak

• While on the side of your kayak, right the kayak

• Stay Calm

One of the most important goals of recovering a capsized canoe is....

• Re-entering as quickly as possible

• Removing as much water as possible prior to re-entry

• Not asking for help

• Making sure that any supplied (coolers, camping gear) aren't floating away before you attempt to re-enter

If a paddler finds that they do not have the upper-body strength to right their kayak, OR their kayak is too wide to simply "break the suction and flip over", how might that person right their upside-down kayak?