| Venture Sports: Snorkelling | | | A person with a spinal injury can enjoy snorkelling with very little adaptations and changes, if any, to the snorkelling routine and equipment.
The main changes are, a person with a spinal injury snorkels with two buddies at all times. Some of the concerns that people have are getting in and out of the water. Again, we now have this down to a fine art.
Dry suits are worn rather than wet suits because of the heat issue. But there again, because of the climate here, most able bodied divers use dry suits. | | | | | | | | Frequently Asked Questions | | | | | | How can I try snorkelling? First, we will introduce you to snorkelling in the National Rehabilitation Hospital pool. | | | | | | What will I do on my first time in the pool? You will be introduced to your snorkelling buddy and a second snorkler who will assist and accompany you on your fist snorkelling in the pool. | | | | | | What equipment do I need? None, we will organise all the equipment, you just need to wear a track suit bottoms and socks to protect your knees and toes. | | | | | | If I am going to get into the sea how do I stay warm? We use dry suits when snorkelling in the sea. We will fit you out with a dry suit from our range. | | | | | What is a dry suit? A dry suit is a diving suit that you can wear over your tracksuit and t-shirt and when you come out of the water, you just unzip it and your clothes and you will be bone dry. You will wear a woolly-bear over your clothes. It looks like a pair of overalls except it is very warm - hence the name "woolly-bear".
| | | | | Getting into the sea? On your first dive, you will be assisted into the Wild Seals dive boat. You will be brought on a shallow dive in a sheltered bay.
| | | | | | How do I get into the water? Your dive buddy will help you into the water. | | | | | | How do I get back into the boat? The crew and your two buddies will assist you back into the boat. Then, its just a case of sitting back and swapping tales about what fish you saw while diving. | | | | | If you would like to submit your snorkelling question by email, just visit our Contact page and fill in the form there.
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