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The navigate manners is a proper code of conduct intended to keep everybody safe and happy in the water. It's crucial to memorize and esteem these rules to prevent total chaos. Stick with those unwritten rules to help others and yourself else from trouble.

Here are the Principles of the navigate manners:

Inch. RIGHT OF WAY

The surfer closest to the summit of the wave gets got the right away. Also the surfer furthest out or first to his feet gets the right to function as tide. In all these cases other surfers might need to let the tide pass. Learn these'rules' and behave so.

2. DO NOT DROP IN

Dropping in is the action of stealing someone's wave clarified at point . By doing it you will create a dangerous situation for you and another consumers. Collision can occur, boards and bones may break. surfing in cornwall is a terrible idea and every one is going to probably be annoyed.

3. PADDLING RULES

Do not paddle right to the line up at which the waves are breaking up and people are currently surfing. It is safer and wiser to paddle through a channel where you can find less chances of a run in. If you see a surfer coming towards you personally, estimate his direction and then paddle the other way.


4. Don't DITCH BOARD

Always maintain contact and control with your surfboard. If you find a wall of white water coming towards youpersonally, do not ditch your board as it may hit some one behind you. Learn how to duckdive.

5. Don't SNAKE

Paddling around some body to gain priority over the tide is called snaking. This is sometimes very annoying and should done a significant no-no.

6. SHARE WAVES

Longboarders, kayakers, standup paddlers and much more capable surfers can capture waves much earlier and easier leaving very little for other users. It does not hurt to leave 1 tide for the shortboarders inside. To talk is to care!

7. RESPECT THE BEACH

Leave only footprints. Throw your garbage in trash cans and do not vandalise in any way.

8. RESPECT LOCALS

Give respect to those surfers who browse the area every day. Behave friendly and don't over crowd the spot with a large group. Respect the vibe from the water.

9. HELP OTHER SURFERS

Look out for one another and consistently help a surfer in trouble. You could save a person's life.

10. Have Patience AND HAVE FUN

Wait for the turn to get yourself a wave. Finally it should come. Be friendly and have fun.

11. IF YOU MESS UP: APOLOGIZE

It's perhaps not the end of the planet in case you accidentally mess up these rules. Apologize and grin. They will forgive the first time.




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