General Safety Lesson
Apr 03, 2022Some of our subscribers suggested that we should release our general safety video so that it is available for all sea kayakers. So we have added it to our YouTube channel and here on the blog. We had not edited the video together thinking it was a stand alone lesson but it was part of the OSK Library. There are a couple of areas where we have not gone into too much detail as we cover these in our courses. Our very comprehensive Navigation and Planning course goes into lots of detail about planning safe trips and understanding the forecast and our rescues course has every type of rescue you can think of!
Most incidents that happen when sea kayaking can be worked back to decisions that were made before you get on the water, like, not bringing the right equipment or choosing the wrong place to paddle with the forecasted conditions. This lesson covers the key safety advice we would recommend as a minimum for anyone starting out in the world of sea kayaking. We have put this lesson at the start of every course to make sure any of our subscribers will find it easily to help develop everyones safety out on the water. We hope you find this lesson useful and please feel free to share links to this or to the lesson on our YouTube channel.
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