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Paddle Boarding

9/18/2017

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​I recently had the opportunity to take a paddle boarding lesson in Kaua’I with an experienced surfer. There are a series of blog posts coming up regarding this instance, as I found it pretty fascinating. If you are ever on Kaua’I, take a lesson from Bear Bubnis; http://www.kauaiadventurefitness.com
The first thing we learned was to respect the ocean. A few visitors a year lose their lives to the waves by not paying attention, and by not respecting the ocean for the awesome power it has. We started the lesson with some simple water safety.
Bear told us to spend 5-15 minutes looking at the water:
  • Are the waves rough?  -  Is this a day that you want to head out into the water? Are you sure? They have a saying: ‘If in doubt, don’t go out.’ So the first step is seeing what is in store for you, and then deciding if you believe you have the skill, knowledge and ability to tackle it today.
  • Where is the break in the cresting waves? – You are trying to define where the rip tide is. If you see two sets of crashing waves, and a center portion that is not crashing, that is probably where the water is moving at a high rate of speed to head back out to sea. You want to identify this spot, so that you know where the forces are that could drag you away from shore quickly, and put you in harms way.
  • Is there a different color in the water?  - As you are trying to find that rip tide, you are also looking to see where it flows so you can follow the rip tide. That different color in the water can be from debris being sucked out to sea, or sand that is in the water, or even just the movement of water. If you look closely, you can see where the water is moving.
  • Are there any floating items in the water? Which way are they floating? – This can help you define where the tide is headed. Watching an item in the water lets you see how you and your board might be affected by the tide.
 
These simple safety lessons made sense to me, and make me question how often we all look at the warning signs in our everyday work.
  • Do you spend the time accessing the situation before you dive in?
  • Are there external forces that you can see that might affect the actions you are about to take?
  • Can you see any effects of those external forces in other activities? (The color of the water, a floating object / person stuck in the issue.)
Then you can you properly access the situation. Be prepared for the forces of nature that might affect your new venture. You can ask yourself what parts of your training, abilities and experience are going to help you in this new reality.
And we can learn to respect the power of these forces, and be prepared for them.
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Ask Bear. He’ll tell you all about it.

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