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| In a group of paddlers, the one simple way to know that everyone has someone looking out for them and to know who you are supposed to look out for is to use the buddy system. Everyone pairs up with another paddler - each buddy looks out for their buddy. In an ideal world each pair of buddies would be evenly matched speedwise making it easier for everyone to paddle in their comfort zone and to keep pace with their buddies. But the reality is that those matches do not always occur. And the paddlers with limited amounts of experience or skill really should be buddied with better paddlers so you are much less likely to wind up with buddy pairings where both paddlers get into trouble and are unable to help their buddy. At least one paddler in each buddy pair should probably be experienced and competent in the chosen paddling conditions, otherwise it probably isn't wise for either to be on the water. | In a group of paddlers, the one simple way to know that everyone has someone looking out for them and to know who you are supposed to look out for is to use the buddy system. Everyone pairs up with another paddler - each buddy looks out for their buddy. In an ideal world each pair of buddies would be evenly matched speedwise making it easier for everyone to paddle in their comfort zone and to keep pace with their buddies. But the reality is that those matches do not always occur. And the paddlers with limited amounts of experience or skill really should be buddied with better paddlers so you are much less likely to wind up with buddy pairings where both paddlers get into trouble and are unable to help their buddy. At least one paddler in each buddy pair should probably be experienced and competent in the chosen paddling conditions, otherwise it probably isn't wise for either to be on the water. | ||
| - | * Choose your buddy wisely 5/23/2017 | + | * [[safety:choose_buddy_wisely|Choose your buddy wisely 5/23/2017]] |
| ==== Best Buddy Practices ==== | ==== Best Buddy Practices ==== | ||
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| * practice turns | * practice turns | ||
| * learn what wind speed and conditions make it improbable or impossible for you to turn upwind with your current skills - does putting one foot in the water and steering with the other foot help? | * learn what wind speed and conditions make it improbable or impossible for you to turn upwind with your current skills - does putting one foot in the water and steering with the other foot help? | ||
| - | * paddling upwind toward you buddy | + | * paddling upwind toward your buddy |
| * paddling with a beam wind or on diagonals to the wind - if you have to go sideways to get to your buddy, can you? | * paddling with a beam wind or on diagonals to the wind - if you have to go sideways to get to your buddy, can you? | ||
| * set aside some outings (probably not the most challenging ones initially - build your skills) for testing and practicing you ability to communicate and locate each other using your chosen tech. | * set aside some outings (probably not the most challenging ones initially - build your skills) for testing and practicing you ability to communicate and locate each other using your chosen tech. | ||
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