User Manual

atrisk.Ifyouareabouttowipe‐outthengetridofyourboard.Youarefarmorelikelytosustainaninjuryifyouandyour
boardaregettingwashedaroundtogether.
PatrolledBeaches:Ifyouarepaddlesurfingonapatrolledbeach,makesurethatyoukeepwithinthedesignatedsurfing
area.Takenoteofwhereyoushouldbesurfingbeforeyougoout,andmakesureyousticktoitwhenyouareout.
Priority:Alwaysmakesurethatyouarenottakinganyoneelse'swave.Remember,thesurferwhoisclosesttothe
breakingwavehaspriority.Ifyouseesomeonealreadyonawavethenthewaveistakenandyou'llhavetowaitforthe
nextone.
Practice:Ifyouwanttoimprovethenyouneedtobeinthewatersurfingasregularlyaspossible.No‐onegotanybetter
atanythingbystayinghomeandwatchingTV.
Respect:Respectthelocalsifyouarevisitingabeach.Rememberthatyouareaguestandthatwavesshouldbeshared.
Rips:Ifyouarecaughtinaripcurrentrememberthatit'scalledR.I.P.forareasonandyouwillprobablynotmakeitback
todrylandeveragain.Althoughhopefullyyoualreadyknowthataripcurrentisastrongcurrentthat(normally)goes
straightouttoseaandifcaughtinonethatyoushouldnotpanicandpaddleacrosstheripcurrent(notagainstit)until
youhaveescaped.
SurfBuddy:Alwayssurfwithatleastoneotherperson.Notonlywillyouhavemorefunifyouaresharingyourwaves
butyouwillalwayshavesomeonetohelpyououtifyouneedit.
SurfConditions:Makesurethatthesurfissafebeforeyougoin.Ifyouaregoingpaddlesurfingataspotyouare
unfamiliarwithitisagoodideatogetsomeadvicefromalocal.Checkoutthesurfspotwhilewarmingup.
Warm‐up:Alwayshaveaquickwarm‐upandstretchbeforeenteringthesurf.Thiswillreducetheriskofmuscleinjury
orcrampwhilstyouarepaddlesurfing.Italsogivesyoutimetocheckforanyripcurrentsorwherethebe stspotto
catchwavesis.
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