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Practise capsizing on a lake before a river

Practise capsizing and exiting your boat on a calm lake before you paddle a river.

Time
⏱ 1 h
Difficulty
◆ medium

What you need

  • Life jacket
  • Escort boat

How to do it

  1. Capsize on a calm lake with someone accompanying you.
  2. Get out of the boat underwater.
  3. Only then switch to the river.

Variations

  • Alternatively, train the Eskimo roll under instruction.

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