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1. Adequately prepare you for each output

Sea kayaking is a sport of improvisation, especially in its more expeditionary. Sounds easy, but it is not. The preparation is vital, both in logistics, route, equipment, weather conditions and technique. Good preparation makes the difference between a nice outlet, a bad time or a possible survival situation.

2. You will take the necessary equipment

Different conditions require us to different equipment for kayaking. Safety equipment is indispensable in any output. Exit without a lifejacket, without or without a paddle float bilge pump, are luxuries we can not afford. Other pieces of equipment are vital spare oars, the whistle, communication equipment (cellular or radio) and compass or GPS.

3. Dress for the temperature of the water and possible conditions

A short walk mid-morning in full sun, it can become a struggle for survival. The sea conditions can change quickly and make us wreck the cold waters of the sea. Dressed in shirt and shorts, unable to return the kayak leaves us vulnerable to hypothermia within a few minutes. If we move away from the coast and the waters are cold, we must be dressed according to water temperature.

4. We remain alert to weather conditions

The conditions of the sea or a lake can change very quickly exceed the level of our abilities. The wind, our main opponent, you can simply avoid a pull back. A wind of 30 knots and left no advance a kayak, and a wind of 20 knots, the boat stops swimming reach where we part of it. The fog is also another common condition in our shores and we can disorient completely making us turn away from our destination.

5. No remarás in conditions beyond your abilities

The main safety tool we have, is the good sense to evaluate the possible conditions so that not more than our abilities. The same conditions that can make a fun trip for experienced kayaker, may endanger the life of a beginner. This also includes knowing the members of our group, to avoid exceeding their capacities.

6. Constantly practicing rescue exercises

Rescue skills are essential in cases of rollovers whether we are alone or have to attend a teammate in trouble. And this will typically happen when environmental conditions are not the best. It takes practice various rescue exercises in the worst conditions we can find (in rough water, wind, cold water, currents, etc..), So they are actually useful in real conditions of a ransom. The shift Eskimo is the most effective way of Eskimo, worth learning. Swim out is not a dignified exit for a kayaker.

7. You'll be prepared for delays and unforeseen

You know when that comes out, but not always on schedule again. Different conditions can become an outlet on a couple of hours in a night paddle or overnight stay on a deserted beach. We can include as essential, a headlamp, food, water and shelter.

8. Leave because of your paddle

We must stop because of our paddling route and date and time of return with a family member or concerned with the maritime authority, so that if something happens, know where to look. The opportunity to make this happen, it is vital for survival in case of shipwreck.

9. Caring for the environment

Sea kayaking puts us in touch with places untouched and very sensitive to the action of man. Whether in these places or in the more crowded, it is an ethical imperative to leave no trace of our passing, and hopefully, eliminate the traces of others, given their limited education, they stopped to give us the opportunity to exercise our own.

10. Enjoy sports, nature and the company

Sea kayaking is a sport mainly for enjoyment, contemplation, human interaction and reconciliation with the natural environment. Keeping the above commands, it will be easier to comply with it and without it, the game would be meaningless.