A demonstration of rolling as part of a traditional technique for hunting narwals.
A kayak roll or Eskimo roll is the act of righting a capsized kayak by use of body motion and/or a paddle. Typically this is done by lifting the torso towards the surface, flicking the hips to right the kayak, and applying a small force by means of the paddle to assist the torso back over the boat.
The roll is an essential technique for paddlers who attempt serious whitewater (Class IV or greater) rapids, as exiting the boat and swimming gives the paddler less maneuverability and control, and thus leaves them more exposed than in the boat.
A kayak-mounted video of a roll in a pool
A kayaker surfaces at the end of a roll on whitewater
A kayakroll or Eskimo roll is the act of righting a capsized kayak by use of body motion and/or a paddle. Typically this is done by lifting the torso...
makes it possible for suitably skilled kayakers to roll the kayak, i.e. to temporarily capsize and submerge the kayak without it filling with water or ejecting...
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made a kayakroll impossible due to being filled with water, like a bucket. Therefore, whenever he capsized, he had to swim out of the kayak, push it...
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self-rescue such as a kayak roll. The advantages of this maneuver are that the kayaker does not have to get out of the kayak and the kayak does not then have to...
canoe or kayak through a course of hanging downstream or upstream gates on river rapids in the fastest time possible. It is one of the two kayak and canoeing...
wrist. Because the kayak paddle is not supported by the boat, paddles made of lighter materials are desired; it is not uncommon for a kayak paddle to be two...
is also used to refer to kayaking, and canoeing is then often called Canadian canoeing to distinguish canoeing from kayaking. There are sub-varieties...
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activity. In some parts of Europe canoeing refers to both canoeing and kayaking, with a canoe being called an open canoe. A few of the recreational forms...
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is a water sport in which athletes race in specially designed canoes or kayaks on calm water over a short distance. Prior to November 2008, canoe sprint...
to prevent water entering the kayak's cockpit and to help the kayakerroll. On a kayak, the spraydeck is secured to a rim surrounding the cockpit with...
A recreational kayak is a type of kayak that is designed for the casual paddler interested in recreational activities on a lake or flatwater stream; they...
Thomas Michael O'Shaughnessy, Jr., paddleboarding record holder Surfing Kayaking Go Paddleboarding!. Capstone. August 2022. ISBN 9781666345780. "1930s Era...
term canoe can also refer to a kayak, whereas canoes are then called Canadian or open canoes to distinguish them from kayaks. However, for official competition...
and kayaks with 1, 2 or 4 kayakers. This leads to the name designation of each event. For example, "C-1" is a canoe singles event and "K-2" is a kayak doubles...
displacement hull allows the board to glide and track similar to a canoe or kayak. Many other features were soon offered, including deck rigging to carry...
for foreseeable conditions. A capsized kayak may be righted with a roll or eskimo rescue. As long as the kayaker knows how to react, the water is not too...
upright (using an Eskimo Rescue or kayakroll) without getting wet, and without getting any water into the kayak. The air trapped in a tuilik makes rolling...
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A kayaker surfaces at the end of a roll on whitewater
Kayaker coming up from a roll on flat water
