Water sports are full of passion and vitality, and more and more people like them. But at the same time, water sports are also very dangerous. We’ll discuss the 10 common dangers of kayaking and how to get help in the fastest and most convenient in kayaking.
Here are 10 kayaking dangerous:
- Drowning: Any time you leave the land, you risk drowning. So beware of the risk of drowning, no matter how good you are at swimming.
- Hypothermia & Cold Water Shock: River, lake, and sea temperatures are very cold, so pay attention to warm and strong water shock.
- Drinking and paddling: Alcohol is responsible for almost 23 percent of kayaking deaths. As a passion sport, kayaking must avoid alcohol casualties.
- Inexperience: Overstepping Your Ability: Kayaking is mainly a single sport. In danger can only rely on their own technology and ability, so in canoeing, each athlete needs very strong skills.
- Adverse Weather Conditions & Sun Exposure: Especially at sea, the weather varies from one place to another, so travel with caution in bad weather.
- Capsizing. Kayaks are very narrow and have very little contact with the water. Which is very easy to capsize when you don’t have enough power to handle them.
- Water Conditions: Waves, Tide & Current: With no shelter over the water, the wind and waves are more powerful.
- Hazardous Obstacles: Strainers & Sweepers: When you see a branch, there is no way to know if it is a branch of a tree.
- Other Watercraft (Especially At Night): Small kayaks need to pay attention to other motorboats, small kayaks, sailboats, etc., to avoid collision and damage.
- Improper Use & Incorrect Equipment: Make sure everything fits your purpose, paddles, helmets, etc.
Please pay attention to having the most convenient communication tool for a quick conversation. Just like a satellite phone or a two-way radio.
If you always playing in the backcountry or far away from the land, the rescue team or your partner is far away from you, you can use a satellite phone due to the range limited by two-way radio. However, the two-way radio is more convenient for users when they kayaking on the sea or around rescue team members. And two-way radio is cheaper and more convenient for you.
Here is a video to show how RT49P works in kayaking. Get the code on the link.
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