Tips for enjoying snorkeling safely and smartly
How can we snorkel if we don’t know how to swim? That is the first question that came to my mind when I was going to fulfill what I dreamed. This was challenging, and I thought about what to do in this critical situation. I have always dreamed of exploring the world underwater and learning about life under the water’s surface. I knew that snorkeling might not be possible without a strong swimming ability.
Snorkeling is my passion, and I want to enjoy it at any cost. Many questions came to mind if I got into some horrible situation during the snorkeling. What will I do to get rid of that situation? As these questions came to my mind, I started to find the answers to these questions. So, I set some priorities for this purpose.
The answer to the most important question that, ‘can I snorkel if I can’t swim? Yes, it is possible, but it depends upon you. Following some basic guidelines that are very important for beginner snorkelers, you must read and follow these instructions.
- To start snorkeling, you must be well aware of the task you will fulfill.
- What is a snorkel? You must be well aware of the snorkel parts and use the snorkel.
- Which snorkel is suitable for beginners’ snorkelers as well as for your face size?
- Which snorkeling point will be best to start snorkeling regarding easily reachable, comfortable, and safe?
- Avoid starting snorkeling from much deeper sea shores, swimming pools, or deep-water shallows.
- Meeting some professional snorkelers before starting snorkeling will be very fruitful for beginners.
- Never starts snorkeling lonely; it will be very dangerous for you.
- Before getting into the water, makes sure that you have a friend or a guard that may help you in a critical situation.
- Is the snorkeling device in the proper working position you will use in the water?
No doubt snorkeling is especially for beginners’ snorkelers, full of risks. What will happen in the ocean, and plenty of things can happen on the land, and how can you get back to the ground after falling into some horrible situation while snorkeling?
Snorkeling is considered a widely safe and sound sport, concerning a few incidents that happened in the past. According to the studies on snorkeling, the death ratio of snorkelers is meager as we compare it with other sports.
Generally, snorkeling is considered a safe exercise. Still, when we start snorkeling outside the home, you don’t know how to swim? Also, in this situation, you should need much extra cautious about the matter.
life jacket essential if you don’t know how to swim?
Another effective way to improve your snorkeling for beginner snorkelers is to use a snorkel vest or a life jacket because it will help you breathe smoothly and feel comfortable swimming until you become a superb swimmer. Both the life jackets and snorkel vests are floating devices.
If you are not an excellent swimmer, the life jacket will help you float on the water’s surface and adjust to the water so you can enjoy snorkeling. A snorkeling vest has an advantage over a life jacket because it provides more freedom of movement in the water.
If you buy the snorkeling vest or life jacket, kindly make sure that the size of both things is by the size of your mouth and the weight of your body.
Which snorkel is best for you (beginners)? No doubt Dry-top snorkel and proper mask
Choosing an appropriate and proper snorkel mask is never easy for beginner snorkelers. In this situation, I always recommend dry top snorkel masks to beginners who don’t know how to swim. My personal experience was exhilarating to use dry top snorkel masks at the start of snorkeling. Many beginners’ snorkelers ask the same question: why do we choose a dry top mask to start snorkeling? Of course, it depends upon you to select the mask, but here I am going to tell you why a dry top mask is best for you.
First and foremost, I’d like to inform you that the dry top mask is incorporated in a special one-way valve attached to the top of the snorkel. This valve automatically closes the snorkel if water tries to enter the snorkel while opening the valve, usually when you want to breathe. Also, this snorkel has typical purge valves, including a small reservoir below where the tube bends into your mouth to catch the water that might dribble in so it doesn’t run into your mouth. The other valve lets you blow that water out of your snorkel mask while swimming in the water usually.
To start, you typically do not need anything fancy, just a mask that fits your mouth and face.
Before getting into the water, kindly test your equipment.
When ready to enter the water, please ensure that your snorkel is working on the land. Kindly check for any leakage in the mask. What does the snorkel feel when you get it into the water, especially its valve? How much effort is required to flush any dribbles accumulated in the reservoir through the purge valve?
How much necessary to have a buddy with you if you don’t know how to swim?
For beginner snorkelers, it might be beneficial to have a buddy. Suppose you are not a good swimmer and advanced snorkeler. In that case, I recommend you don’t get into the water without a buddy or a professional swimmer that may help you in trouble.
Smart snorkeling is associated with professional’s snorkels and buddies. Snorkeling with a buddy is always a wonderful experience for beginners’ snorkelers. If there is any problem, your buddy can help you according to the problem and also help you to enhance your swimming expertise. So, I strictly recommend you don’t start snorkeling without a buddy.
Which place is suitable to start snorkeling?
if you don’t know how to swim?
From where I start, my snorkeling is the first question that came into the minds of snorkelers, why not? Choosing an appropriate snorkeling point is an essential requirement for every snorkeler. Cool and calm watering conditions should promote your swimming skills and snorkeling interests. In this way, recommended you choose a point where water should not be more profound than your swimming capacity, and the flow of water should be by your swimming skills.
So, it would be smart to search nearly sea shores or swimming spots to start snorkeling. Look around to make it entirely favorable conditions for snorkeling.
Select those points where a flagpole should be present to establish the instructions regarding the depth of the shore so that you should be well aware of these instructions and always follow the above-said instructions.
