The Wet exit is a very important skill when it comes to Whitewater kayaking. Typically you will see the wet exit a lot if you are paddling with the average "liquid logic" boater, or you are new to kayaking or helping someone get into kayaking. The wet exit is a simple move where the kayaker exits their boat while flipped upside down.
The wet exit steps are very simple steps that require you to reach across your cockpit rim and grab the grab loop on your skirt and pull your skirt off your boat and swim out of your boat. There are times when a wet exit is not a safe choice, if you got sucked into a massive whirlpool and you were to pull your skirt that would not end well, the same goes for if you got sucked into a very sticky retentive hole you may swim and keep getting sucked in. Those are the reasons I think the wet exit is a important skill in whitewater kayaking.
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