Remounting SOT

Any suggestions for remounting a sit on top in deep water.

I'm 55 yrs old and have had back surgery. I have a Dagger Frolic that I use for floating around our marina and short flat river paddles. I dumped it the other day and had one heck of a time trying to get back on top of it. I finally swam it into shore and remounted there.

Is it possible to remount by sliding bow between legs and pulling the kayak under body?

Thanks for the information. Now to give it a try.

Try using a webbing loop ladder - eg webbing about 2' wide with loops tied in it at about 1'6' intervals, loop around the kayak mid section with 'ladder' hanging down in the water. You can also use your paddle to secure the loop ladder by placing it under the kayak and tying off the webbing on either side if you need a really strong support to boost back in. Using one of the loops under water put your foot in it and give yourself a boost up onto the kayak, the roll onto your back etc is the same as any other wet entry.

Not elegant but it works!!

Roger

The most important part of the re-entry is to keep your body flat on top of the water (by kicking) as you push across the gunwale. If you let your feet dip down the canoe/kayak will flip over on top of you.

Carol