The great
challenges that a kayaker faces are these first times in which one gets
involved in a difficult situation for first time: The first capsize in open
waters, the first unsuccessful roll, to lose contact with the kayak, etc.
Once you
work out victorious of the situation, your peace of mind on the boat increases,
and consequently, you will enjoy much more the following trips when you know
that in similar scenarios you can trust in your skills and backups.
These fears
are really a ballast in your oceanic karma, preventing you from enjoying all the
places to which we might accede with our kayaks.
The best
way of being prepared for these situations is to carry out team practices in
situations out of your confort limit in a controlled environment.
Reentries,
rescues and practices with and without the kayak are an important part of THOD’s
safety routine in every kayaking day.
In relation
to that safety routines, the next days we will publish in the blog an article
about swimming if we lose contact with the kayak ….