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Originally Posted by William Novotny
If I may add one note. Never leash your paddle in the surf zone. If you bail you could become wrapped in it and injure yourself. You want to be able to get out of the way of your yak if it's being pushed by a wave. Doesn't seem like allot but the combined weight of your kayak and all that water behind it can really do some damage to whatever it runs into. Strap down your gear but untether your paddle.
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Solid advice, my first roll I was trapped between my paddle and my yak not yet outside the breaking waves which meant I ended up in breakers tangled in my leash. Not a comfortable moment at all. Test your paddle to see if it floats, if it doesn't then slide a couple short pieces of pool noodle over the handle outside your grip and that'll keep it up.
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