How to do a Kayak River Rescue Coil Throw

Video Transcript

"If you missed your first throw with the bag being fully stuffed then your option is to either pull it back in, restuff the bag, or use a coil throw. Now the coil throw can be extremely quick and efficient. So with the rope out there and with a little bit of tail you're going to coil into your throwing hand. You take the rope you make a small loop about a foot in length over one side and then you come back and make that similar loop over the opposite side. That way you're making even loops on each side of your hand so that they're not a full circular coil. As you do this you, you want to be getting good at doing it without looking at your hand that you're coiling into. This way, you can make sure that you're keeping your eye on the swimmer or whoever you're throwing to if they're moving down stream. Also it's gonna be easier for you to walk if you need to travel downstream while coiling the bag. Once you've coiled in as much of the rope as you need to you're going to take those coils, holding the bag end of the rope, and you're then going to re-throw if you can and if it's appropriate. Typically this second throw won't necessarily go as far, however, with a descent amount of practice you should be able to get that rope out at least two thirds if not more of the distance of a fully stuffed, well-prepared bag."