A guided rescue exercise develops paddling safety

Rescue techniques and safety skills

On this course we practise ways of acting in situations where a paddler ends up in the water. We look into paddling safety and learn to anticipate and avoid potential capsize situations.

This course is one of the three parts of the Paddler 2 training package and it prepares the participant for the Paddler 2 skills test. We recommend the rescue exercise to all active paddling enthusiasts.

The main themes of the rescue exercise

• capsizing the kayak and exiting the kayak, calmly and safely

• the different techniques of assisted rescue

• solo self-rescue with a paddle float

• solo self-rescue without a paddle float

• the safety equipment of the kayak and the paddler

• the bow rescue

Further information

• Vuosaari Paddling Centre - Harbonkatu 13, 00980 Helsinki

• The course is held on Mondays at 18.00

• Number of participants 8 people

• Taking part with your own kayak is possible if it has fixed bulkheads

• Anyone interested in developing their paddling safety skills can take part in the course.

The price includes:

• Instruction, kayaks & paddling equipment