Kayaks : How to Eskimo Roll a Kayak

An Eskimo roll is when a person in a kayak corrects a kayak that is upside down by reaching out to grab the water by keeping it in the air. Find out how to use the hips to flip an overturned kayak upright with help from a whitewater and recreational kayaking instructor in this free video on Eskimo rolls in kayaking.
Expert: Matt Preye
Contact: www.weu.com
Bio: Matt Preye has been kayaking for 15 years in both whitewater and recreational kayaks.
Filmmaker: Christian Munoz-Donoso

[@catnipncheese]

Thanks for associating the key movement with a hockey hip check. I would've thought it was just the rolling of the upper body! :)

[@soph909]

i love how clearly this video shows the movement on repeat. hopefully I'll get it soon!! Thanks!
nice sparkly helmet too!!

[@astro4248]

This guy was literally my 8th grade science teacher he showed us this in class one time just remembered it today had to watch it again 😂

[@m8sonmiller]

I don't kayak, but I feel like I should know this.

[@evisceratemtg6141]

Knowing isn't doing

[@jasonmatthewson8534]

Wow, so much hate on the other comments. Did your mothers never teach you “if you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything at all.”? I personally thought it was a very good video. Thank you Trails.

[@randygreen007]

Agreed but that’s a thing of the past I’m afraid.

[@JosephMelia]

Good tutorial,Makes it look easy enough and breaks it down into easy sections.Nice enough helmet,looks fairly rock resistant.Should do the trick.I ain't got one yet.But I thought this was the c to c roll.
I was told the eskimo roll was when you grab the front of a fellow kayaker's kayak and use that as leverage instead of the paddle...What's Mardi Gras?Need tutorial.Thanks anyway man,you make it look easy.

[@dealviinde]

Dude, that helmet is freakin' awesome!

[@astro4248]

This just came up in my recommended I must have looked it up before on this account but it’s crazy cuz that was my 8th grade science teacher lmao he showed us these vids in class one time 😂

[@nicksccc]

Good video but you should have pointed out the move your right wrist does "ahead" to get the paddle in the right (parallel to the surface) position.
Greetings from lake constance

[@jitskid831]

Cool

[@piemanisho]

he only mean in comparison to something like a sit on kayak which most people use.

[@MarkLKJ]

sick helmet dude!

[@blakenelson089]

He has no legs!

[@Phrofessor]

DO you often hip check?

[@aceryou]

Hips dont lie!

[@tommydmtb]

Pick up the helmet at Mardi Gras?

[@jitskid831]

Is it easy to slip out if u can't roll?

[@gmancolo]

That disco-hatted tubby looks like an Eskimo Roll.

[@uggghokay5992]

why does this remind me of wes anderson

[@Palatard]

I think it's the helmet.

[@TheDailyConsumer]

is that Stephen Baldwin?

[@bigepps60]

i would end up gettin stuck and drowning

[@marccountry]

Pete Holmes?

[@danielstoner7807]

And for non-Canadians, it's like twerking.

[@Calvino164]

the water

[@POSSUM_chowg]

I'm a too afraid to try it 😂😂😅

[@jessepatch9076]

your kayak looks like a ducks bill

[@JPN55]

Head looks a bit low on the setup, but hard to tell exactly. Overall, not a good explanation of the roll.

[@binodmagar8077]

Until you realize your kayak is full of water!!

[@athin7155]

He has the spray skirt on though.

[@KingBalisong]

Your saying that kayak is tippy? Lol you could never ride a racing kayak...

[@canyontritt4488]

Trust me dude😂 these are pretty tippy😂 but not as tippy as those needle boats

[@abbott912]

well that didnt explain it very well

[@WILD4X4D]

come on guys i know its called an eskimo roll, but, there real name is the Inuit

[@Wellin220365]

Boring hell

[@toddness305]

What an awful looking kayaker....

[@MePatra]

this sounds so confusing