Exiting after a capsize (wet exit)

Also: wet exit

The wet exit is the controlled exit from a capsized boat, especially important with a spray skirt or thigh straps.

With a spray skirt: pull the grab loop forward, release the skirt, roll out of the boat. With thigh straps: pull your knees in and push the straps out sideways to release them. Wikibooks advises practising the exit before you paddle for the first time and trying the spray deck on land beforehand.