Snorkeling??::I need a 101 on it!!!!!!!?

Question

Whats the basics of snorkeling??

Tips, Techniques are appreciated.

Answer 1

I disagree with anyone who says its hard. Snorkeling is fun and easy. You just float horrizontally on the water. I reccomed wearing a life jacket. and you have a mask and snorkel and just stick your head in the water. you can see all the animals without having to come up for air. If you tip your head back to far, it is possible to get water in your snorkel, if this happens, just blow hard through it and the water will shoot out. You can also dive down into the water while snorkeling, most people would go 10 feet at most. to to this, just shift your body so it is going vertically and kick! then when you come up, you have to blow through the snorkel hard again to get all the water out.

I hope you have fun!

Answer 2

Snorkelling Background Info:-

snorkelling (British)

snorkeling (American)

Snorkelling is the art of swimming at the surface of a mass of water using a long, hard tube to breathe from.

I recommend that you always wear a shirt or a wetsuit whilst snorkelling as this can protect you from jellyfish stings, the sun, rocks .etc. I never go in the water without some sort of cover as the sun will reflect off water, giving burns scientifically proven to happen 42% faster than in air.

Before you decide to go snorkelling, choose the right gear for you, no matter of the cost. It's better to get gear that fits well; it will last a life time. Gear that you need...

*fins.

*mask.

*snorkell (tube).

*wetsuit or some sort of coverage.

*camera! (underwater).  

When you decide to enter the water, you can do it any way that you feel comfortable; there IS NO right way, (only for scuba diving). next place you face in the surface of the water,

keeping your snorkel above the water, and breathe! If you get water in your snorkel, give it a hard, sharp blow, sometimes it takes 2 or 3 times. You may find that you come across water in your snorkel when you are in strong, wavy water of you have surface dived, (dived down to take a closer look by kicking down head first).

If your mask starts fogging, just clear it and put saliva (spit) in it; or clean it with a NON GEL toothpaste, to  get rid of the manufactures chemicals.

And remember; HAVE FUN, with snorkelling it's the trying that counts!

PS.- don't touch any marine life; often the prettiest creatures are the deadly ones. And snorkelling is easy to learn, but fairly hard to master.

Answer 3

Snorkeling is fun but kind of hard! Make sure that no water gets in through ur nose or else u will b choking on water. I would recomend to use a nose plug! Dont get to much below the water or else a bunch of water will get in and its hard to get out! If water does get in your snorkel then blow REALLY hard! It takes some time to get used to so dont loss confidence!