Capsizing

Also: capsizing, capsize, flip

Capsizing means the boat tips over and you end up in the water. It's rare in packrafts, but it happens, especially on eddy lines and in holes.

After a capsize: stay calm, orient yourself at the surface, hold on to boat and paddle as long as it's safe, and swim to the nearest eddy or the bank. Luc Mehl stresses: if the boat holds you in fast current, let it go and save yourself.