Product Description

Sea Kayaking Intermediate Skills With Peter Casson Let Us Show You How IN THIS VIDEO YOU WILL LEARN -How to properly perform a slicing draw stroke -How to use a bow rudder stoke -To use a stern pry -How to perform a hanging draw stroke -To turn your boat by leaning and a paddling -How to perform a high and low brace -Basic skills used in small surf -How to perform a basic kayak tow -The way to carry out several kayak rescues, including a; -T Rescue -All in Rescue -Scoop Rescue -Bow Rescue -Put Across Rescue

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #57862 in DVD
• Released on: 2007-12-25
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Formats: Color, DVD, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 68 minutes

Review
Submitted by: Cd1 02-20-2008 I recommend the DVD video titled Intermediate Sea Kayaking Skills, Vol 2, by Peter Casson from publisher Show Me How Videos, copyright 2007. This 68 minute video is precisely what it suggests: an instructional guide for the intermediate paddler. I have been disappointed by the claims of some videos for being intermediate when, in fact, they are for novices. Peter gives a solid hour of great instruction on high bracing, reverse paddling, hanging draw, slicing draw, bow and stern rudder strokes, and then a series of rescues including one I had not seen, the "paddle put across" rescue. He emphasizes safety as he teaches the T rescue, Bow and Stern rescues, the All In (popularized by Derek Hutchinson), and the Scoop (also known as the Hand of God rescue). Peter Casson, with his female assistant Alex, go on to show a couple of convenient tows and how to use and store a tow rope, and how to do a "short tow", by paddling across the other boat. Not included on this disk are the forward stoke, or any self-rescue lessons; these are all dual paddler rescues. Nigel Foster's video series or Wayne Horodowich's DVDs are suggested for these lessons. There is also no rolling instruction, which requires a dedicated video in general. The only claim on the DVD case that is truly not taught is surf basic skills. While the strokes taught can be applied to the surf, and there is some brief footage of surf paddling in general, there are no in surf instructional segments, per se. Wayne's classic ABC's of Surf Kayaking video is the undisputed best instruction video for surf. The sound and video quality are exemplary and Peter is an engaging, if somewhat subdued, instructor. He paddles a P&H Capella and a Werner Corryvrecken paddle. He is knowledgeable. I do believe that, after a paddler has a couple months in a sea kayak and learns the basics (perhaps from the first video from Peter Casson, which I did not view), this video is the next logical progression in learning. Well worth your time. --paddling.net

About the Actor
Peter Casson has been working in the outdoor business for twenty years. As Kayak Guide and outdoor recreation specialist and is now director of the Kayak School. A native of England, he spent his childhood in the Yorkshire Dales and the Lake District walking the mountains and hills with his family. At the ripe age of 8, Peter began kayaking and soon proceeded through the British Canoe Union syllabus. By his early 20 s he was instructing in Bavaria and the Hertz Mountains in Germany on both white water and flat water. Before completing his 14 years with the British Army he found time to sail the west coast of Scotland and explore much of the British coastline in a sea kayak. Once arriving in the States in 1999 he had the opportunity to work with the American Canoe Association and achieve Advanced Open Water Instructor Trainer status to complement his British Canoe Union Coach 4 Sea Award and Coach 3 River and a Level 3 Assessor.

About the Director
Stephen Showalter produces instrcutional videos for Show Me How Videos

Customer Reviews

More British Invasion!
The British Invasion kicks in to high gear! Peter Casson's Intermediate Skills sea kayaking video packs everything you need to know to be safe and have fun sea kayaking in to one DVD. Peter is a great paddler, instructor and now, video star. He shares all his BCU and ACA accredited experience with the viewers so they can advance their sea kayaking skills to new levels. I highly recommend this DVD.