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Saipanman:
Did you guys dived alone? or with buddy?
Kayak Diving?
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Did you guys dived alone? or with buddy?
diversjobs:
I'm gonna have to stick with the standard PADI "Never dive alone" answer here.
First, you're new to kayaking, so things are gonna go wrong. Another person (hopefully with another kayak) should certainly come along, just to help solve the beginner mistakes you're sure to make (no offense, but you are new).
Next, part of the fun of kayak diving (especially for instructors, who often dive the same sites due to student training) is getting away from it all, and exploring new places. This means you're probably much farther away from help. In short, if you didn't bring it with you, (GPS/Radio, 02 kit) you aren't going to be able to use it when you need it.
Buddies are essential to kayak diving, for sure (at least for your first coupla hundred kayak dives....)
DennisS
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Be careful with entanglements from your lanyards. Stupid things can happen. I had one lanyard attached to the Kayak with a large clip. I slid off the kayak and my bathing suit jammed in the clip, leaving me attached to an upside down kayak by my shorts. You can't plan for everything.
