I-Kayaking ngumdlalo wamanzi odumile. Lena indlela enhle yokuzivocavoca ngenkathi ujabulela isikhathi emvelweni. Udinga isiqondiso esifanele ngaphambi kokuba uqale i-kayaking, noma uzogcina ubheke phansi! Khumbula ukuthi amanzi awabikezeleki futhi kufanele ngaso sonke isikhathi ugqoke ijakhethi yokuphila uma uhamba nge-kayaking.
Ukungena kwe-Kayak
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Gqoka ijakhethi yokuphila kanye nebhande ngaphambi kokuhamba nge-kayaking ukuze uphephe. Akufanele neze uhambe kayaking ngaphandle kwejakhethi yokuphila. Thenga ijakhethi yokuphila noma uqashe enkampanini eqashisayo. Beka i-lifejacket phezu kwekhanda lakho bese unamathisela ibhande esifubeni sakho. Donsa amaphethelo axegayo kumabhande ukuze uqinise ijakhethi lempilo futhi ulifake kahle esifubeni sakho.
Kufanele futhi ugqoke isigqoko se-hardshell uma u-whitewater kayaking noma i-kayaking yomfula. Akuwona umqondo omuhle ukwenza lokhu okokuqala, nakuba.
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Thola ukuthula, indawo engenamatshe ukungena emanzini ukusuka ogwini. Uma uthatha i-kayak yakho ogwini noma ogwini, bheka indawo eyisicaba enethambeka elithambile emanzini. Gwema izindawo lapho ubona amatshe noma imfucumfucu iphuma emanzini.
Uma ufaka i-kayak yakho usuka esikhumulweni semikhumbi, awudingi ukukhathazeka ngokuthola indawo enokuthula ukuze uqalise isikebhe sakho.
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Bamba izintambo zangaphambili bese udonsa i-kayak ogwini. Ukuhambisa kayak, bheka izintambo zendwangu ngaphambili kwesikebhe. Bamba leli bhande bese uhudula kancane i-kayak eduze namanzi. Uma uhleli nabanye abantu, zizwe ukhululekile ukuhlanganisa i-kayak, uyibambe isuka ekugcineni ukuze ihlale phansi.
Lokhu akudingekile uma i-kayak iboshelwe esikhumulweni semikhumbi.
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Yehlisa i-kayak ukuze i-cockpit ibe semaphethelweni amanzi. Donsela i-kayak ngqo onqenqemeni lwamanzi. Bamba i-paddle ngemuva kwakho ngenkathi udonsa i-kayak ngesandla sakho samahhala. Qhubeka nokuhudula i-kayak futhi uyehlise ukuze i-cockpit iphumule lapho amanzi ehlangana nosebe.
Uma i-paddle iphambi kwakho futhi uyiphonsa emanzini, cishe izontanta.
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Ngokushesha ngena ku-cockpit futhi ukhiphe izinyawo zakho ngaphandle. Izigwedlo ziphansi ngemuva kwe-cockpit, hlala emaphethelweni e-kayak. Khona-ke, phushela izinqe kancane ku-cockpit, ukuhlanganisa izinyawo zakho kanyekanye. Shelelisela isihlalo emuva ukuze uhlale uqonde, bese ubeka izinyawo zakho phambi kwakho futhi uhlale ku-kayak.
Uma usuka ku-pier, sebenzisa unqenqema lwe-pier ukuze uzilinganise. Gcina izinyawo zakho ziphansi ku-cockpit ukuze ulinganise isisindo sakho. Linganisa i-paddle onqenqemeni lwedokhi njengoba ungena futhi uhlale esihlalweni sakho.
Uma kukhona amabhodi ezinyawo ku-kayak, place your feet on them.
Abantu abaningi abazigqoki izicathulo lapho behamba nge-kayaking. Uma ufuna ukugqoka izicathulo, gqoka izicathulo zamanzi.
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Sebenzisa isigwedlo nesisindo somzimba wakho ukuze uziphushele emanzini. Uma usulungele ukushaya amanzi, bamba i-paddle futhi uyibambe iqonde eceleni kwakho. Gcoba i-blade ogwini bese uhambisa isisindo somzimba wakho phambili ukuze uphushele emanzini.
Uma unabanye abantu, cela bakuphushele emanzini. Kulula kakhulu kunokuzifaka enkingeni.
Uma ugibela edokhu, noma ulinde umphathi wedokodo ukuthi aqaqe intambo, noma uyikhulule esikebheni wena bese uyibophela emifantwini edokhini.
