Had my first Pool session with Adventurous Experiences on Tuesday last week. It was much tougher than I expected. I think I’d put myself under a fair bit of pressure to do everything first time. I spent all day Tuesday trying to picture myself upside down but still managed to get dissorientated everytime I went over! It’s a great place to practice and gets rid of the psychological barriers of capsizing into the cold sea.

It’s a fairly small group with plenty of staff so theres two of us with John showing us the ropes. Great to get a bit of confidence up before hopefully tackling the sea a few times this year. Really fancy getting out from Port St Mary, seeing the Calf of Man and Chickens Rock too. Playing in the Sound would be a good ambition too. One step at a time though, Low Brace, High Brace, Eskimo Roll in a pool to do yet!