Quiz - Strokes and Rescues

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What is a good stroke for moving your kayak sideways ?

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Sweep Stroke

Sculling Draw

High Brace

Pivot Turn

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Which stroke would be a stabilizing stroke?

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Low Brace

High Brace

Running Draw

Pivot turn

Both A & B

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What is a good stroke to move your bow back up into the eye of the wind?

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Sweep Stroke

Draw Stroke

Pivot Turn

High Brace

Low Brace

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What is meant by slicing your paddle through the water?

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The blade slices like a knife through the water with no resistance.

You blade move on an acute angle from the boat,

You blade runs on an obtuse angle from the boat.

Both B and C

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What is the most common error in a forward stroke?

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Gripping the shaft too hard

Paddling too deep and raising your arms above your head.

Watching the blade enter and exit the water on every stroke.

All of the above

None of the above

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What is a good rescue to use on a heavy client that cannot heel hook or get up on the back deck of the boat?

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A Scoop Rescue

B Hi Rescue

C. Stirrup Rescue

D. Sea Carry

E. Bow Carry them to Shore

F. Try A, B, and C and see what works.

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What is the most efficient rescue to use on a Double?

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T-Rescue

Parallel Pump Out.

Have clients in water flip the boat upright quickly and get in the boat with a stirrup or getting their belly up on back deck of cockpit and corkscrew in while you stabilizing.

Hand of God Rescue

Re-Enter and Roll

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When is it necessary to do a Stirrup Rescue?

A. The client is unconscious

B. The client is hypothermic

C. The client is not strong enough to get in using other methods.

D. The client can not re-enter using heel hook, Hi method or getting their belly on back deck.

Both C and D

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What is something you should repeat several times in your introductory talk?

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A. How to close your bow and stern hatches

B. How to adjust your foot pegs

C. To stay together within hearing distance, 1-2 boat lengths or like books on a shelf.

D. Correctly do the forward stroke.

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What is the best way to teach your clients how to get into the kayak from a beach?

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A. Have them straddle boat while using a paddle as an outrigger.

B. Have them use an outrigger and sit on back behind the coaming keeping one hand on outrigger. The slowly step in one foot at a time, lowering your bottom down to seat.

C. Slowly step in one foot at a time, lowering your bottom down to seat.

D. Using the West coast bum drop and bend both feet into the boat also while using the outrigger for support.

E. All of the above but ensure the boat is not bridged on the sand.

F. None of the above.

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