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LANDING ON SHORE

​1. ​When you’re close to shore, lift first one leg out of the cockpit and then the other so that they touch bottom.

2. ​To protect the kayak, make sure you don’t let it bump into land or touch bottom. Put the paddle in the hand closest to the bow, and then grab the pointed front end of the cockpit.

3. ​Stand up while continuing to hold onto the kayak, so that it doesn’t drift away.

​4. ​Tuck the paddle under the lip of the cockpit rim. Lift the kayak and the paddle together, using both hands.

​5. Carry the kayak ashore.

6. ​If there are waves, you should get out on the side the waves are coming from. Then you won’t be knocked over by a wave striking the kayak.