KAYAKING IN DARTMOUTH
Here is what people need to learn
early on:
It is good if an instructor
stands beside people when they do their first capsize.
People are always nervous doing this. "What if it goes
wrong" they say.
The instructor can easily right a boat when
standing next to it in water about 4 feet deep.
He will watch you all the time and intervene if
necessary. Here is how he would right the boat:
instructor
flips kayak back up
You are very safe if your first capsize is in a pool, with an instructor
beside you.
In a capsize you bang three times, pull off the
spray deck and push the boat away with two hands
Here is a real first capsize, it takes 5 - 6
seconds to get out
a
first capsize
If you are on your own its useful to know how
too swim a kayak
swim
a kayak
Actually this is a good way to warm up
too. If you capsize in chiily water it is a good idea to warm up
this way before being put back into your boat.
How to do a back paddle to turn a
kayak.
push
to turn
This is more effective than doing three or four
forward paddles on the other side, which often sends the front of the
kayak too far round in the end.
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