getting pulled back into a whirlpool feels like someone just reach ups and
feels like someone just reach ups and
feels like someone just reach ups and grabs onto the back ear boat and is
grabs onto the back ear boat and is
grabs onto the back ear boat and is pulling me backwards down into the water
pulling me backwards down into the water
pulling me backwards down into the water [Music]
[Music]
[Music] all of a sudden everything around you
all of a sudden everything around you
all of a sudden everything around you elevates and you’re looking up at the
elevates and you’re looking up at the
elevates and you’re looking up at the world there’s moments that you’re not
world there’s moments that you’re not
world there’s moments that you’re not sure how it’s going to all come out
Paul cuthie is part a small group of sea
Paul cuthie is part a small group of sea kayakers who are intentionally seeking
kayakers who are intentionally seeking
kayakers who are intentionally seeking out some of the oceans most turbulent
out some of the oceans most turbulent
out some of the oceans most turbulent water tidal races title race is
water tidal races title race is
water tidal races title race is basically what amounts to a river in the
basically what amounts to a river in the
basically what amounts to a river in the sea it’s a flow of water caused by the
sea it’s a flow of water caused by the
sea it’s a flow of water caused by the tides that basically brings large
tides that basically brings large
tides that basically brings large volumes of water through constrictions
volumes of water through constrictions
volumes of water through constrictions and few areas in the seabed that create
and few areas in the seabed that create
and few areas in the seabed that create Rapids and turbulence whirlpools
Rapids and turbulence whirlpools
Rapids and turbulence whirlpools different currents amongst this
different currents amongst this
different currents amongst this adventurous contingent of paddlers
adventurous contingent of paddlers
adventurous contingent of paddlers places like New Brunswick’s Bay of Fundy
places like New Brunswick’s Bay of Fundy
places like New Brunswick’s Bay of Fundy in British Columbia but sea Inlet become
in British Columbia but sea Inlet become
in British Columbia but sea Inlet become hotbeds for the sports newest form in
hotbeds for the sports newest form in
hotbeds for the sports newest form in these northern latitudes the tides can
these northern latitudes the tides can
these northern latitudes the tides can fluctuate by as much as 50 feet and so
fluctuate by as much as 50 feet and so
fluctuate by as much as 50 feet and so having that huge change in water height
having that huge change in water height
having that huge change in water height is where you have this huge current and
is where you have this huge current and
is where you have this huge current and rush of water trying to float downhill
rush of water trying to float downhill
rush of water trying to float downhill into another Basin as the water flows
into another Basin as the water flows
into another Basin as the water flows over obstacles on the seabed standing
over obstacles on the seabed standing
over obstacles on the seabed standing waves large enough to sink a small
waves large enough to sink a small
waves large enough to sink a small vessel develop for these nimble sea
vessel develop for these nimble sea
vessel develop for these nimble sea kayakers the waves are a thing of beauty
kayakers the waves are a thing of beauty
kayakers the waves are a thing of beauty perfect for surfing
there’s waves in some tidal races their
there’s waves in some tidal races their largest houses being down in this
largest houses being down in this
largest houses being down in this cyclone of water is both a little bit
cyclone of water is both a little bit
cyclone of water is both a little bit scary but also a little bit peaceful
scary but also a little bit peaceful
scary but also a little bit peaceful [Music]
[Music]
[Music] sitting down at water level and having
sitting down at water level and having
sitting down at water level and having water rush by that fast and gives you
water rush by that fast and gives you
water rush by that fast and gives you the feeling that you’re sliding along at
the feeling that you’re sliding along at
the feeling that you’re sliding along at 30 or 40 miles an hour it can feel
30 or 40 miles an hour it can feel
30 or 40 miles an hour it can feel really weightless really light really
really weightless really light really
really weightless really light really fast just like flying does with this
fast just like flying does with this
fast just like flying does with this much energy an errant paddle stroke can
much energy an errant paddle stroke can
much energy an errant paddle stroke can lead to disaster
lead to disaster
lead to disaster when water flips a kayak the paddler
when water flips a kayak the paddler
when water flips a kayak the paddler first tries to roll upright if that
first tries to roll upright if that
first tries to roll upright if that fails the kayaker ditches the boat and
fails the kayaker ditches the boat and
fails the kayaker ditches the boat and starts swimming one of the big
starts swimming one of the big
starts swimming one of the big consequences of swimming out of your
consequences of swimming out of your
consequences of swimming out of your boat is just the loss of buoyancy and so
boat is just the loss of buoyancy and so
boat is just the loss of buoyancy and so being pulled down deeper in the water
being pulled down deeper in the water
being pulled down deeper in the water then you can tolerate for longer than
then you can tolerate for longer than
then you can tolerate for longer than you have air the aspect of finding where
you have air the aspect of finding where
you have air the aspect of finding where these places are usually leads you to
these places are usually leads you to
these places are usually leads you to asking where you shouldn’t be reading
asking where you shouldn’t be reading
asking where you shouldn’t be reading almanacs and guidebooks and talking to
almanacs and guidebooks and talking to
almanacs and guidebooks and talking to water taxi drivers and just asking them
water taxi drivers and just asking them
water taxi drivers and just asking them where they try not to be and then we go
where they try not to be and then we go
where they try not to be and then we go and find those places
[Music]
[Music] you know that you’re definitely on your
you know that you’re definitely on your
you know that you’re definitely on your own there and is a place that not many
own there and is a place that not many
own there and is a place that not many people get to get to see or experience
people get to get to see or experience
people get to get to see or experience [Music]
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