As our summer progresses and we get out and paddle more, it is important to practice safety skills.  By that, I mean that we should practice wet exits, rescues and reentries.  These are basic safety skills that should be practiced with regularity and in varying conditions so that when an unexpected event occurs, you can be secure in your knowledge that you can safely perform a wet exit and reenter your kayak.

There are many opportunities to perform these basic, yet important skills. In addition to SK102 Skills Weekend, many piracies will hold a skills night so that you can practice (See Pirates of Baltimore’s event scheduled for August 10^th). Also, there have been other opportunities to practice these skills,... [More]