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| - | These lists and rating systems are intended to get you thinking about the full range of considerations that affect your safety. They are offered here with the hope that they will encourage you to learn about considerations you do not fully understand, treat such yet to be understood considerations with respect and a healthy dose of conservativism, and ultimately for you to develop your own personal gauge for safety concerns so you can better judge when your skills and preparation are up to the conditions of any potential paddle outing. | + | These lists and rating systems are intended to get you thinking about the full range of considerations that affect your safety. They are offered here with the hope that they will encourage you to learn about considerations you do not fully understand, treat such yet to be understood considerations with respect and a healthy dose of conservatism, and ultimately for you to develop your own personal gauge for safety concerns so you can better judge when your skills and preparation are up to the conditions of any potential paddle outing. |
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| + | [[http://livingsea.es/en/7-safety-rules-in-surfski-that-every-paddler-should-know/|Gran Canaria Pre-Downwind Checklist]] (warm location - please add cold water & weather consideration from lists below if needed) | ||
| **[[:nicholas_cryder_prepaddle|Nicholas Cryder's Equipment Checklist & Safety Practices/Considerations]]** | **[[:nicholas_cryder_prepaddle|Nicholas Cryder's Equipment Checklist & Safety Practices/Considerations]]** | ||
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| **[[:cold_weather_safety_guards|Another Set of Safeguards for Cold Weather - Decisions and Equipment]] **</WRAP> | **[[:cold_weather_safety_guards|Another Set of Safeguards for Cold Weather - Decisions and Equipment]] **</WRAP> | ||
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| - | The chart below (click to enlarge) comes from the 2016 ICF Ocean Racing Coaching Manual. It is the results from a survey of surfski experts on the most common causes of surfski emergencies. It seems that common sense should dictate that you direct your preparation toward avoiding the common causes and also toward being able to deal with situations that you cannot avoid - to the best of your ability to prepare for them. The respondents to the survey come from all over the world. If you live and paddle in a cold water location, you might rate the frequency of problems from cold water shock and fatigue and inability to remount as very common and therefore should place even greater emphasis on equipment (wetsuits, more stable surfskis, etc.), skills (stability, remount, group paddling, communication), and judgement (when is it too cold? too rough and cold?) that help you avoid and/or deal with the risk of cold water. | + | The chart below (click to enlarge) comes from the **2016 ICF Ocean Racing Coaching Manual**. It is the results from a survey of surfski experts on the most common causes of surfski emergencies. It seems that common sense should dictate that you direct your preparation toward avoiding the common causes and also toward being able to deal with situations that you cannot avoid - to the best of your ability to prepare for them. The** respondents to the survey come from all over the world**.** If you live and paddle in a cold water location, **you might rate the frequency of problems from** cold water shock and fatigue and inability to remount **as** very common** and therefore should place even **greater emphasis on equipment** (wetsuits, more stable surfskis, etc.), **skills** (stability, remount, group paddling, communication), and** judgement** (when is it too cold? too rough and cold?) that help you avoid and/or deal with the risk of cold water. |
| ^ ^Least Common^Common to Very Common^Most Common| | ^ ^Least Common^Common to Very Common^Most Common| | ||
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