Rescue at Innishmurray
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- čas přidán 16. 10. 2016
- The first day of the ISKA Symposium 2016at Rosses Point Sligo and we headed out to the island of Inishmurray in nice conditions unfortunately around the back of the island I got caught out about 40ft from shore and it turmed into a real rescue incident.My training with Belfast Kayak Club and the ability to stay calm helped me through the incident along with the fabulous rescue by the WISKA Crew who not only rescued me but got back what remained of my boat(2/3rds) as the front end sheared of in a final impact...lucky for me I had got out of the boat just in time!!
Not the biggest wave that has ever hit me but the force was like nothing I had experienced before as it flung me over and took me side ways towards the rocks at an amazing speed/force!!
A great rescue video. Kudos to you for sharing your incident so that others in the paddling community can benefit from your misfortune. It takes humility and courage to do that and you have my full respect. Glad it was only your boat that got nailed and happy that you were with a find bunch of experienced mates and that you had practiced as well.
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Clear demonstration that going out with a competent group of kayakers has big advantages! 👍 Glad you got back safe n sound! Credit to the group!
I'm glad you're safe and sound dude. On a different note, it's a great educational resource to see how quickly such an accident may happen. I'm a beginner in Kayaking, and for me this was quite informative.
Same. I just bought a sea kayak and have zero experience. I'm glad I saw this
People that love the water have a total different meaning of life than those that don't. Never judge a man, unless you have walked a mile in his boots. That makes so much sense.
Amazing teamwork. So glad you had a big crew with you. Everyone knew exactly what to do. Love it when those sticky situations turn out so well in the end. Kudos to all involved 🤙
Shows how being in a group really matters.
In the blink of an eye. We have all been there. Glad it ended well for all of you.
There are a lot of negative comments on this video but at the end of the day we can all get into trouble either on a sit on or in a sit in kayak. These guys obviously trained for a sticky situation like this, and quickly got things sorted and safely back to shore.
Did you get your kayak back?
That's what I want to know. You know it cost thousands of dollars!
Carl, if you could pick the right day to be in the wrong place at the right time, you did! ISKA and WISKA sound like the kind of people I'd want around in a pinch! Many blessings from the U.S. .
That wave came up so fast. Great job staying in a clear mindset and you had a great group of people with you.
Nice video! Reminds my first open sea kayak trip 2 years ago, I was alone and huge wave overturned my kayak, I know how helpless it was, trying to save the kayak and yourself. Luckly we both got back safely. Thanks for sharing mate.
If you are on your FIRST open sea trip you SHOULD NOT BE ALONE!!! Hope you learned from the experience.
very true.
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Thank you for sharing. WE ALL GET CAUGHT OFF GUARD ONCE!!!! Some very good material to learn from here! Whether you are the rookie in the water or the rescue team lots to learn from in this.
Thanks for sharing Carl!. I've only lake kayaked up until now, but this summer I am taking a Sea Kayaking course. It helps drive home the seriousness of sea kayaking to see how quickly things can go south.
Can I just say what an amazing bunch of people you were surrounded by. The way everyone came together to help you out. Respect.
Fantastic video ! Every kayaker should watch this ! Excellent rescue !
Thanks for sharing your experience! It will help me watch out for these situations.
Thanks for sharing! Great to be out in consequential places with an experienced group!
A lot of negative comments here with many ignoring the fact that anyone (experienced or not) can F'up! Very impressed by the response of the gang you were out with, all calm, all wearing the right gear for Ireland, the groups training clearly paid off. Thanks for sharing Carl.
Take it from someone who has tried to 'hold a line' when a wave is hitting your kayak broadside - you CAN'T hold onto the line when that much force is pushing on your kayak. Shredded a hand that way. Maybe get ahold of one of the toggles and the boat might swing perpendicular to the wave. The toggles are safer - easier to grip and don't tear when you can't.
Wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The crew you were with were amazing! Well done to all.
INTENSE! Thank you for sharing this and glad you had a great team to help you though
It looked like reflecting waves and incoming waves created a ‘boomer’ which broke earlier than usual, or the wave sets peaked unison and created a bigger wave that broke sooner due to the depth. A wave will break when it sees twice it’s height from the bottom, so when the sets peak at the same time, they will break unexpectedly in a place where the other waves have not, e.g., a one foot wave may not break, but a two foot wave will break when it sees 4 feet of depth if two one foot waves come at the same time. A one foot reflecting wave meeting a two foot wave will creat an unusual peaked wave that is more confused than expected. Glad you are safe and had a great cadre to help with the rescue. Learning took place!
I love a happy ending, keep kayaking and God bless
Thanks for sharing so that we can all learn from your incident, and fair play to your rescuers. They did a great job. Might see you on the water sometime.
And always hold on the yak and the pagaj, never let one of these goes away. Thats for sure.
Good on your mates, that was a nice rescue. NEVER let go of your kayak friend..... Glad you're okay.
I am glad you got out ok. I wish you keep the original audio so I could go to the experience with you. Thank you sharing.
Love the group effort ! Well done
I really liked this video! Thank you! :)
Thanks for Sharing!
I just came across this older post but have to add to the discourse because I am awed how many "armchair quarterbacks" there are to correct your errors. Experienced paddlers know how easy such situations happen and are more concerned that you took the right steps to getting ashore safely and you are smart enough to have good people with you. Thanks for reminding me to minimise my sight-seeing in rough water. The vid is a great help...
Thanks for sharing this. Just starting out with kayaking and really educational to see an example of how quickly things can go wrong.
its good to have people kayaking with you.. I had a bad flip while sailing on my sea kayak in rough weather while a big cruiser was heading straight for me.. I made the mistake to look behind me to see where my friend was and I lost control and a rogue wave hit me and I flipped with the sail up.. It's handy to know how to wet exit. I'm trained as a sea instructor so I know how to do rescues and its good that others around you know-how also. What they don't teach you is a rescue with a sail up.. I know one guy that can roll with his sail up and scull up with the sail but not seen others do the same.. I nearly sculled up but the sail and the conditions pulled me down so I quickly wet exited..Lucky the cruiser stopped dead when they saw me flip.. but my friend grabbed my kayak flipped it over with my help and I quickly jumped back in and pumped the water out.. Didn't put the sail back up cause the winds were 25knots and it was the first time I used a sail on a seak kayak more so my kayak is a very very tippy one with no rudder.. But I think anyone wanting to sail or go in rough weather conditions needs to know how to wet exit and do buddy rescues or self rescue and should always have the safety equipment with them like a proper pfd, paddle float, manual water pump, electric water pump "optional", tow rope, gps, mobile phone, vhf, whistle, helmet "for surf or offshore rough conditions". Knowing to roll is handy but not needed the most needed is knowing how to self rescue/buddy rescue, team rescue, and wet exits.
An alternative to the 'sculling' method to allow rolling when under sail Alisha: czcams.com/video/DvHzJQQd18A/video.html
Red handle and bracket purchased from Whitworths in Brisbane for $20 or something. It's attached to the rear of the sail.
it's not handy to know how to wet exit... it's absolutely mandatory! lol
last week we done some rescue practice i was in a full length wet suit however it was freezing cold water and its amazing how cold you get so quickly let alone the danger of rocks
I'm just starting out sea kayaking, thank you for sharing this, it is very useful. I also think it was honest and brave of you to post it. I doubt many of your critics would have had the spine.
Just climb that learning curve :)
Thanks for sharing! I paddle alone on the Great Lakes so I have a healthy fear of this happening to me when I’m miles away from any kind of help. Hasn’t happened yet 🤞🏻 Stay frosty!
Bravo guys, excellent recovery
God bless all of you!! I fish 1100 acres of water. But my vessel is a 11ft sit on top fishing kayak. When I go out alone, I stay close to land, mother nature changes so fast. My vessel, is equipped with everything I would need, if I ever were to be stranded on an island, for weather or a problem with my vessel. I also have a 2.5 side mounted Suzuki outboard with a 8ft designed single outrigger. Be safe, glad everyone was calm, and you're okay, and didn't lose your kayak as well. God bless. 🙏🙏
Beautiful backstroke..well impressed.
WOW! that must of been scary!!! ♥
What a great bunch of guys to help you the way they all did,Great team work.
Nice job on the video, keep up the great work.
Rescue is always "thumbs up"
This is why practice of self rescue and all kinds of rescue is so important. Learning to roll is a fantastic skill
I have no experience kayaking but wouldn't it be difficult to do a roll right after getting hit hard by a wave like in the video?
Dunno can u roll something that big in surf bro..
Thanks for the interesting and honest video, nicely edited. I did saw a few mistakes made, but it is always easy commenting what should be done better. Happily it all ended quite well, sorry for the damage on your kayak.
I, too, lost my kayak on the rocks. It happened two years ago on our final leg of a multi-year paddle from northern Vancouver Is. to the Mexico border. The wave picked up another paddler and looked about to drop him onto me, so I bailed. I paddle fast composite sea kayak/surfski hybrids, thus I spend a lot of time out of my boat in the surf, close to 25 years now. I seldom lose grasp of my boat or paddle and have seldom have trouble remounting in surf, no pumping. Sit-inside kayaks should have venturi valves, they would be more stable flooded and no pump would be needed. I didn't have time to lock into my thigh straps in this case and didn't quite catch my boat before a second wave placed it on a jetty that had shoaled with sand to the its end.
My technique as an unwilling swimmer is to immediately point the kayak into the waves, preferably with the bow pointed in the direction I want to go. If it's dicey, I point the end of the kayak that is quickest to maneuver into position facing the waves, and if I can't quite make it to that end will hold the boat in positionfrom the side using deck lines, though not quite as secure. If the surf is big, I will have positioned the kayak hull up so that the toggle is lower and easier to hold and the ends curve downward into the water, thus exposing only the belly of the kayak to the surf making the boat much easier to hold onto. If it's bad, I'll hold until a lull comes; I think this would have saved you as the conditions you were in were benign between the bigger sets. I generally put the paddle unfeathered in the bungies behind the seat and remount directly into the seat. Done quickly, this gives almost as much support as a paddle float, frees my hands for remounting alnd is quiker than a cowboy re-entry
Supurb music choice; I have long loved that song.
Oh, great job on the rescue!
What a great video
Thank you for sharing. Now I know without a doubt that I never want to try sea kayaking.
Overfalls?
No chance to roll back up?
Did you get your kayak back?? Good to know you’re safe mate
Eu passei por algo semelhante mas não estava no mar aberto, e sim entrando em um canal. Me distraí e a onda me pegou no meio... confesso que ainda nao sei rolar então dei um jeito de subir no caiaque e consegui chegar na praia. Um susto, foi meu primeiro com a saia. O 1º de muitos, com certeza rs
Amazing video glad you made it ok team effort 👍🏻
Great team out there! Except for the loss of gear, it looks like a fun day out.
Glad your ok
Ride on - Christy Moore
Glad you are safe
This is why I like my sit on top kayak.. I have already trained in surf and waves with bail-outs and you simply hop right back on or just hold it and float.. no sinking.
I got in situation when sot kayak got full of water and it rolled over with me. Currents were so strong i couldnt get back to shore. After 1.5 hours in cold water (april i think) have been airlifted.
Sots are G.. .. A.... Y
@@bastogne315 Haha..kayaking is GAY ! Real manly sport...manly gay sport !
So close to shore these waves should be expected and respected, save travels.
Great music, great rescue, nice posting an error prone paddling sequence.
No attempt to turn into the wave and punch through, boat not edged into small wave, no attempt at bracing what-so-ever as a low brace, high brace or slap brace all would have worked, no roll attempt, let go of paddle, let go of boat, then allowing the boat get between paddler and wave making regaining control of the boat 10X harder. If the swimming paddler would have just aggressively tried to turn the boat into the wave and hold on to the end toggle or perimeter line, there would have been a lull in the waves and recovery would have been easy. Basically the paddler was a passive viewer instead of an active paddler once the wave was spotted.
Much time has passed; I imagine the paddler has gained much experience and skill.
Part of the kayaking fun. Would you be able to sort the situation on your own? I went through the Penhryn Mawr solo, but I must admit, I was prepared for the worst scenario including 2 days of floating towards Ireland. Keyboard experts have already flooded you with their greatly useful pieces of advice, so I will only say thanks for the great upload.
A very well coordinated rescue. What happened to the Kayak? I had surf ski and did a lot of ocean kayaking. Sometimes in breaking inlets. Getting knocked over was a pretty regular event. Back on and ready to go in about 5 seconds.
Great video. Thank you for sharing this video! Question: when you were being knocked out and capsized, were you not able to roll back? Or you somehow did not try? Hard to tell from the video. Thanks
Great video!
Just a couple notes to share, open to feedback/what you think
Low brace to take that wave mightve kept you dry for a bit longer
When flipped you had the boat between you and the wave, this can mean that the wave can pickup the boat and dump it on you! Always best to be between the boat and the wave.
Thanks for sharing! Makes me consider getting a footage capturing device. All the best
I am curious why you abandoned your kayak and your paddle. What happened?
Explorer Mike the boat was picked up well 2/3 Of it as it snapped in impact also I had pushed paddle into deck lines when trying to swim out and they got ripped off and were never recovered even though the 20+ people in group did a quick search.Area was very rocky with sharp gullies and shelves so could have ended up wedged along shoreline which was not accessible
Sounds pretty rugged!
Just for clarity, what snapped the kayak, the wave or the rocks wherever it hit shore? Ex kayaker. Thanks.
@@josephinebennington7247 tomb stoned and last wave smashed into shoreline
At 2:53 we can see that the front end of the boat was not 'sheared off' by the wave.
What happened to your kayak & paddle? Swept away...?
Why did you leave your kayak?
While I do like the music, I would rather have been able to hear the conversations.
Was it 3 kayaks tied together that allowed you to get back to shore, and then the other kayaks tied tow ropes to those three and pulled? Please describe the rescuers' set up to allow you room on their kayaks and how you all made it to shore. Thank you for the upload. Just trying to learn in case this happens to my group (i.e. the loss of a kayak).
the kayaks were not tied together but with me lying over their back decks it held them in place. the 2 outer guys paddle one sided and yes there were tow lines put onto these boats to help pull everyone along. Its always important to have rescue practice and think of possible conditions or incidents..practice makes perfect or should I say at least well prepared if something does go wrong. #respecthesea
Did you lose the kayak
I realized how bad your situation was when you let go of the boat. Yikes! Requires trust in your fellow paddlers.
How's the kayak?
Can I ask would a plastic sea kayak have snapped as easy as this composite one?
Probably less likely. They are usually thicker. Durability is one of the main advantages, but with enough force from the water anything snaps.
Good job fellas
Dude, how quickly can you read? 😁
press the spacebar to pause the video, read the text, then press it again to get it started back.
Dominique B. Thanks
I don’t have a space bar on iPhone
@@ZampostOk press pause. Don't be that guy
Thanks for sharing - some good lessons here. Looks like you stopped paddling just before the wave hit?
Amelia Hunt yes I was taking in the scenery and took my eye of my surroundings unfortunately at the wrong time....costly lesson
Well thanks for sharing so we can all learn from it :)
I was on the other side of the island with another amazing group of experienced seakayakers when this happened.
Wow. Just wham. And the whole day was changed.
cool music
잘보고 갑니다 👍👍👍
Being in a group allows so much more leeway for rock hopping and messing around in counter-surge. I'm sure, had you been alone, or even out with a single companion, you would have taken a different line.
That dashboard camera did a beautiful job of capturing the entire incident. I'm just a little sorry there was no footage of the retrieval of your boat. Also, wondering why you were taken ashore and did not just renter your boat once it was retrieved? Or was this the famous boat that lost its entire bow in the incident?
Great video. It has tempted me to get a GoPro.
Etienne Muller yes Etienne it was the famous boat that lost the front end 3 inches from cockpit bulkhead.
temp repairs were done and a lighter paddler took it back to shore with rocks in back hatch to keep the bow up out of water as much as possible
Etienne... neither John or I had go-pro... have jsut one picture of it in being towed out by Keith. we used the slow Cockpit roll (missing front hatch method) to empty the cockpit ebfore righting it and trying to make sense of the sail rigging, deck line that had wrapped round each other wiht a disconnected bow section... only thing still attached was the external seam.... and we only realised that after everything else had been freed and the bow was pointing same way as stern as it was under tow (rose when under tow... sank like rock when speed decreased)
Ok..I've been kayaking ..15 plus years.. and it was obvious you were a beginner and this is how you learn , but I was surprised you let go of your kayak and paddle..which should or did have a leash on it. I'm hoping rule number one that the instructor said was ....never let go of your kayak..or paddle if you flip . But being a beginner and getting flipped can make one panic and things change. I can be an armchair critic because I've done this for so long , but if you practice flips in shallow stand up water , that will boost your confidence. If this was a one time kayak adventure , sorry things got scary , but that's the thrill of the adventure. Glad your ok.
There is no substitute for a solid roll.
datapro007 ...i think a more expensive boat would have made him better perpared in this situation. Preferably one without a scratch on it.
If you don't know how to low brace, a plastic boat is a better choice.
Have you ALL attained ‘Bronze Star’ or ‘Bronze Medallion’ with London Royal Life Saving Society for you could rectified this situation quickly with overturned kayaker able to return to boat quickly without waves almost wiping them out. Selah. Also, the placement of kayaker over two boats places them also at a greater weight and energy risk themselves so ensure that is the last option. Death has occurred this way in many instances. Did they have on a narrow but proper life jacket on the kayakers? OMAIN (Royal Life Saving Society is found in every country)
As the wave hits you at 2:36 you immediately loose the paddle out of your right hand. But for that a brace or recovery stroke would easily have kept you up at this time. then you only maintain intermittent contact with the boat and have lost your paddle from the start. You are also down wave of the boat, and get sideswiped and loose contact permanently when the next wave comes in. But for having a large group able to rescue a swimmer without a boat and a rafted tow, i.e. at least 6 paddlers, you would have had a real problem. Lessons learned?1) Less than three is all very well, but for novices a larger group is needed for all possible rescue scenarios.2) never let go of your paddle. With it a brace, recovery stroke, roll or bongo slide would have been possible.3) never ever ever loose contact with your boat, and your paddle unless you have a spare on the boat. A quick tow at this point to deeper water would have had you back in the boat in under a minute.4) stay safe in surf or waves. Best place is up wave on the bow, so the boat is perpendicular to the wave and not as easily swept away, can not hit you and you can act as a sea anchor. Opinions differ but my recommendation is to right the boat immediately.There are lots of good incident management DVDs e.g. Gordon Brown, and smash and bash courses, e.g. Anglesey. Meanwhile get out in safe waves with an onshore wind with a buddy or two and practice doing this again for fun, this time getting back in your boat on the water. All the best 😀.
Best comment.
Sorry to contradict, but while I generally agree about holding onto the boat, that next wave that came in was taking the boat towards the rocks. The flooded boat would have been a challenge to hold onto, potentially taking him with the boat, or injuring his hand or arm if he tried to hold on too tightly. Also, rescuers would not have been able to get to him and his boat as he was in the “surf zone”, and would have put the rescuers in severe danger trying to get him, which is why they had him swim out so far. He might have been able to pull the boat out with him as he swam, but that adds so much more effort to an already difficult swim. Overall, it was a challenging situation, and handled as best as possible.
Never let go of the boat
Loved the video but please show the words longer, I didn’t get to read half of what you were sharing. I am going to rewatch to try and get some more of what I missed.
press the spacebar to pause the video, read the text, then press it again to get it started back.
The water will take what the water wants
Someone correct me if I'm wrong... Wouldn't a sit on top be better for these conditions? That way when this happens you can just flip it back over an re-enter?
Sit on tops are usually not very good on rough water. They are next to impossible to edge so will take the angle of any wave that hits them, which means they are easier flipped than a sea kayak. This guy was just unlucky in this particular instance.
If you find a beach with little 2 foot waves rolling in just paddle parallel to the shore and practice your low brace. You wont get caught out by a wave like this again. You will realise the foam pile of a breaking wave has very little power in it and will basically just wash over you. You will also find however that aerated water wont hold your brace the same as green water that has far more power. So 2 foot waves in 3 or 4 feet of water so you can stand if you get knocked over but not so shallow that you hit the bottom and if you do go over NEVER push off the bottom with your paddle! Classic way to dislocate your shoulder.
Good take away is not to kayak so close to rocks. Some scuba training also helps. Other thing people don't realize is being in the water in a drysuit is wicked weird and exhausting. Your bouyancy is all messed up because there's air trapped inside the suit or worse the suit compresses on you like shrink wrap at your legs and all the air goes to your neck and arms. Too much air and you invert you could end up with bloated legs and have a tough time inverting your head above water. If you can afford a drysuit, you can afford to take a course on the safe usage of one. If you buy a drysuit go for a swim, mess around with it. It's more exhausting than just you swim trunks. Colder the water the worse it is. You'll wish you had a neoprene hoodie and gloves.
Presenting the deck into a breaking wave will never end well. A high brace into the wave would have face the deck away, failing that its pretty good conditions for a roll. If that fails do what you did.
Here's to karma rolling in on every single negative commentator, bruh. The soul-examining kind that is relentless and sleep-robbing.
Take care out there, dear ones ~ were in it together, dammit.
Yes of course there are negative comments as YOU make it sound like that TINY wave had MASSIVE power. It didn't. Your just a beginner. Nothing wrong with that. Learning as you go. Just dont try and make it seem bigger than it really is and you wont get negative responses. Good luck with your future paddling adventures. Oh learn to roll and you wont lose any more boats.
Id have been worried about sharks.
thats why i buy the extra life buoy....for extra safety
Nothing to do with inexperience or anything else. Guy made a mistake, nothing more. I was there and involved in the rescue, and apart from loss of equipment (unavoidable) it went without a hitch
Everything..to do with experience ! You never let go of your kayak or paddle . He was inexperienced, nothing wrong with that. That's how you learn .
There's something strange about the way you're holding your paddle. Either it's too long or you're holding it with your hands far too close together. In my opinion you're paddle technique needs worked on quite a bit but you'll be a better paddler than most after experiencing this lesson at sea. Happy paddling mate and stay safe.
Where's his kayak? Did it sink?
The front end sheared off. Kayak went from 18ft to 11ft .
The remaining part of the kayak was rescued and was actually paddled back.
@@carlminshall4129 wow crazy wave out off nowhere, that was tragic. I wonder what you'll do without the team.
@@jeremyred6343 great team rescue other than that would have tried to swim in and use vhf for help.All ended well though thankfully. #respectthesea
Good Show !!! It's been many years since I made a trip out to The Island and never would I even attempt a Kayak Run. Too old for that kinda stuff. I see a date of Oct. 17, 2016; on this Video. Seems kinda late in the Season for such a trip. How bout Downpatrick Head down in Mayo ??? You don't have to make that 5 mile voyage and there is great scenery.
VMA225 was up for the ISKA symposium I'm based in Belfast
but I will certainly be coming down around Mayo etc next year to explore the coastline
Like I said; Downpatrick Head, has it all. There are a bunch of Videos up on You Tube of Kayaking Downpatrick Head. I'm in New York and far to old to Kayak. Tried Kayaking a couple of times in the Sound off Outer Banks of North Carolina. Waters much calmer down there.
I can not read that fast.....
top tip: hit pause. Thats the " button when you hover your mous over the vid.
The sea was angry that day my friends