T rescue
In canoeing, T-Rescue or T-Rescue is a technique with which an overturned boat is raised by a helper. It is named after the capital letter T , which is formed by the two boats from a bird's eye view. The T-rescue is used in several different variants, both on kayaks and on Canadians .
Eskimo Rescue
The Eskimo rescue or Eskimo Eskimo Rescue is an alternative to Eskimo roll . The overturned boat is raised again while the canoeist remains seated in it. This avoids getting back into the canoe on the water or on land and is ready to go again sooner. Eskimo rescue is also used as an exercise in learning the Eskimo roll, as many movements are similar for the capsized canoeist.
execution
The capsized canoeist signals by knocking on the sides and the bottom of the canoe that are above the surface of the water that he needs an Eskimo rescue. Then he gropes with both hands for the helper boat, which is approaching the middle of the overturned canoe with its bow or stern at a right angle . The capsized man grabs the tip of the helper's boat and erects himself and his own canoe on it. Erecting is made easier by the fact that the overturned person pushes the canoe into an upright and stable swimming position by bending the hip, similar to an Eskimo roll, and only then raises the upper body.
Alternatives to T rescue
If the rescuing canoeist comes from the side or if his bow was not grasped by the overturned canoeist when approaching for the first time, the rescuer can also drive parallel to the overturned boat and, instead of the bow, use a paddle placed over both boats .
For the Eskimo rescue the capsized canoeist needs the appropriate mobility, exercise and physical strength. If this is not the case, the rescuing canoeist can turn the boat of the overturned man himself. This requires more skills on the part of the rescuer, but in extreme cases it is even possible with an unconscious person who capsized.
If the Eskimo rescue fails, the overturned canoeist can leave the boat and then straighten it up again from the water with the T-bilge or on land.
Bug Roll Rescue
During the bow roller rescue , the helper moves across the tip of the overturned boat. The paddler in the helper then grabs the overturned boat at the bow and turns it around its longitudinal axis. The effort required is higher than in an Eskimo rescue, and the support from the capsized person by means of a hip bend is more important. It is advantageous that the helper has a clearer view and can access it more precisely than is possible for the overturned paddler during an Eskimo rescue.
T-bilge
The T-Lenzung , often also referred to as T-Rescue or T-Rescue , is a recovery technique for overturned canoes without paddlers. The helper boat drives across in front of the tip of the overturned boat in the same way as with the bow roller rescue. The capsized boat is then turned on its side to allow air to flow into the interior of the boat or to let the water flow out of the boat. Then the capsized canoe is pulled keel up across the helper boat until it is completely out of the water. Finally, it is rotated around its longitudinal axis and pushed back into the water. The capsized canoeist can then re-enter .
Web links
- Bow-roller rescue at kuestenkanuwandern.de
literature
- Gary McGuffin, Joanie McGuffin: The fascination of canoeing. HEEL Verlag, Königswinter 2000, ISBN 3-89365-849-1 .