Technique  Practice Safety  Common Mistakes

Technique

• Every time you put your skirt on, check that the grab handle is outside the skirt and hasn’t been caught between the skirt and the deck.
• Underwater, place your hands on the edge of the cockpit near your waist.
• Run your hands toward the front of the skirt until both hands come to the grab handle.
• Push the grab handle away from you, break the seal and release the skirt.
• Roll your body forward. Twist slightly to one side and you will surface next to the kayak.
• Grab hold of the cockpit or decklines so that you stay in contact with your kayak