By Joe Okoro
In every endeavour that man engages himself, the issue of safety is an issue that should be highly imbibed. There should be no excuses as this can mean the loss of life when safety precautions are not honored. In the area of Kayaking, it is vital that every Kayaker should consider this as important as the art of Kayaking itself. No wonder the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has its rules concerning safety when it comes to Aviation matters.
If you are a Kayaker, you should already know that Kayaking is a sports adventure that is risky by nature and must be fully understood before anyone goes into it. Hence it is advisable if you are just starting, to understand such issues as reading the behaviour of water at different times of the day. Because this will help you to avoid being in the water when stormy weathers appear. This can cause the upsetting of the calm waters and may have catastrophic effect on anything floating on the waters. Apart from that, you want to make sure that your Kayaking equipments are high quality and you have learnt enough Kayaking skills to sufficiently take you through the waters without trouble.
On the other hand, you want to also learn how to swim. All professional Kayakers must as a requirement know how to swim very well. Obviously, since Kayaking is a water adventure, you need to fully understand the water in all areas to avoid being caught unaware by unforseen water events. To fully acquaint yourself with swimming, you will need to learn the art of swimming from either a professional swimmer or visit a neighborhood area that allows swimming in a pool. You must initially have the assistance of a lifebouy or water jacket to help in buoyancy while learning the swimming strokes. Such strokes as breast and butterfly are strokes you should learn how use to your advantage. When you have done all this, it is necessary that you repeat this swimming session over a period of time till you are comfortable on the waters without a life jacket while swimming.
One thing that might cause you fright for the novice Kayaker, is water creatures. You need not be afraid of them because when they see you with your Kayak, they swim away thinking you are one big fish trying to prey on them, unless if you are in inland waters where if any shark exist at all, can hardly find its way upstream. So you need not be afraid of the waters.
Learning how to swim first before kayaking will help you to avoid panic when problem situations arise in the water, it will help you to skillfully and confidently battle any difficulty you may have in the water when you eventually meet them. When you are through with your learning exercise on swimming, you can go to a real but not deep water to practice what you have learnt. If you don't have access to one, you might consider going with an experienced swimmer to the real water and try and test difficult situations and see how you are able to conquer and manage them. Over time you will see that you are confident and poised as you master all the techniques in Swimming and Kayaking.
For the Kayaker, who is a pro, his watch word is "Always Be Prepared". Expect problems even if they are never there. This will help you to successfully battle any one incase of any eventuality in Kayaking.
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