Anyone who has had to self-rescue a double kayak can attest it takes communication and coordination, with bow and stern paddlers re-entering the kayak one at a time. But what if both paddlers were to re-enter the kayak together… upside-down? Leave it to an Adventure Kayak reader to find out the answer.
“I’m an ACA coastal kayak instructor trainer in Brazil and was inspired by the video posted [on the website of Adventure Kayak’s sister publication, Canoeroots] about the Fontaine Flop rescue in a canoe,” writes Christain Fuchs, of Brazilian outfitter and instruction center, Aroeira Outdoor. “We lauched a challenge, to make it with a tandem sea kayak, and here is the result!” Watch the video to see how it’s done.
See more kayak techniques and adventures on Aroeira Outdoor’s YouTube channel.
