WEBVTT 00:34.334 --> 00:36.870 To stay safe on the ocean, 00:36.870 --> 00:39.205 you must get to know people 00:39.205 --> 00:41.041 and understand the environment. 00:41.041 --> 00:42.442 Today, we’re getting to know the ocean. 00:42.442 --> 00:46.346 Lastly, you must know your equipment. 00:46.880 --> 00:49.416 The ocean changes every day. 00:49.416 --> 00:51.084 The ocean's conditions, 00:51.084 --> 00:53.286 the wind, the waves, the currents, and the tides 00:53.286 --> 00:54.387 are also variable. 00:54.387 --> 00:56.523 You must get to know it. 00:56.523 --> 00:58.792 You need to know people and understand the ocean. 01:01.928 --> 01:03.563 At this place, 01:03.563 --> 01:06.733 the waves have a lot of white foam. 01:06.733 --> 01:08.902 Technically they're called breaking waves. 01:08.902 --> 01:11.838 That's because of the motion of the waves 01:11.838 --> 01:14.407 and their collision with the bottom 01:14.407 --> 01:17.377 has an explosive effect. 01:17.377 --> 01:22.082 So the breaking waves are a mixture of waves and air. 01:22.082 --> 01:24.717 That's why there is so much white foam. 01:24.717 --> 01:27.587 The white foam is beautiful, 01:27.587 --> 01:30.557 but beautiful things can be the most dangerous. 01:31.925 --> 01:33.526 Today we will do some ocean swimming 01:33.526 --> 01:34.928 and go kayaking. 01:35.728 --> 01:37.330 The most difficult thing is 01:37.330 --> 01:39.699 to leave Taiwan (the shore). 01:39.699 --> 01:40.867 When preparing to go swimming, 01:40.867 --> 01:41.768 the first thing is that we will run into waves 01:41.768 --> 01:43.036 that have broken and waves that haven't broken. 01:43.036 --> 01:44.604 When we run into waves, 01:44.604 --> 01:46.372 we have to go sideways to them 01:46.372 --> 01:48.074 there's less resistance that way. 01:48.074 --> 01:50.844 Second, we will be able to hold ourselves up. 01:50.844 --> 01:52.912 When waves break in front of us, 01:52.912 --> 01:54.714 we stand sideways to them 01:54.714 --> 01:56.983 and use our back foot for support. 01:56.983 --> 01:58.885 If we try to face them head-on, 01:58.885 --> 02:00.153 the wave will push, 02:00.153 --> 02:01.454 and we will go down. 02:01.454 --> 02:04.224 We will fall backwards. 02:04.224 --> 02:06.392 Wait until the breaking waves are past, 02:06.392 --> 02:09.629 and there will be time between them for us to move forward. 02:09.629 --> 02:11.998 When we run into a cresting wave, 02:11.998 --> 02:14.801 we only have to bend down and go beneath it. 02:14.801 --> 02:16.970 The wave will go over our heads. 02:16.970 --> 02:18.338 After we bend down, 02:18.338 --> 02:21.141 we can push with our hands 02:21.141 --> 02:22.542 and kick with our feet. 02:22.775 --> 02:26.246 This is how we can get past the breakers. 02:26.246 --> 02:27.747 We can get out to the calmer area where 02:27.747 --> 02:30.350 swells are going by us. 02:31.751 --> 02:33.953 I'm scared when the waves come down on my head. 02:33.953 --> 02:35.788 They make me really nervous. 02:35.788 --> 02:36.789 When the wave is coming, 02:36.789 --> 02:37.857 he tells me to breathe in, 02:37.857 --> 02:39.659 and then I have to swim under it. 02:39.659 --> 02:41.161 But when I swim under it, 02:41.161 --> 02:44.030 the water above me makes me nervous, 02:44.030 --> 02:45.398 because I don’t know 02:45.398 --> 02:46.366 when I will float to the surface again. 02:46.366 --> 02:47.834 When I float up, 02:47.834 --> 02:48.801 because the wave took me 02:48.801 --> 02:50.370 a bit further in, 02:50.370 --> 02:52.372 I think it's like it pushed me in. 02:52.372 --> 02:55.441 Actually, in theory, we are getting pushed back in, 02:55.441 --> 02:57.443 but I need to swim out again. 02:57.443 --> 02:58.478 But I get a bit nervous. 02:58.478 --> 03:00.346 It is constantly pushing me back in, 03:00.346 --> 03:02.048 so I don't have much to show for my effort. 03:02.849 --> 03:06.085 Ocean waves can be observed, 03:06.085 --> 03:07.620 predicted, 03:07.620 --> 03:09.355 and understood. 03:09.355 --> 03:12.358 Getting closer to the ocean 03:12.358 --> 03:14.093 is an important step. 03:14.093 --> 03:17.564 You can avoid a lot of unnecessary 03:17.564 --> 03:19.999 worry about danger 03:19.999 --> 03:22.035 or accidents 03:22.035 --> 03:25.238 due to not understanding the ocean. 03:25.238 --> 03:29.709 or misunderstanding the ocean 03:50.597 --> 03:52.131 I personally think that 03:52.131 --> 03:53.866 kayaking on the ocean 03:53.866 --> 03:54.934 is safer than riding a bicycle 03:54.934 --> 03:56.836 or a motorcycle. 03:56.836 --> 03:59.172 We will now begin our ocean skills education for 03:59.172 --> 04:02.275 older ladies and gentlemen. 04:02.275 --> 04:05.945 We initiated this Timeless Mariner activity. 04:07.647 --> 04:09.515 So you must have a meticulous plan 04:09.515 --> 04:13.186 during each step of the process. 04:13.186 --> 04:16.089 You have to be very attentive when doing it. 04:16.089 --> 04:19.058 Take it one step at a time. 04:19.058 --> 04:20.727 This is exploration education, 04:20.727 --> 04:22.929 or adventure education. 04:22.929 --> 04:26.065 Safety is the greatest basic principle. 04:26.065 --> 04:27.634 A meticulous plan. 04:27.634 --> 04:29.469 careful implementation, 04:29.469 --> 04:31.037 know your learning partners, 04:31.037 --> 04:32.639 trust your coach, 04:32.639 --> 04:35.441 understand the ocean's mood today, 04:35.441 --> 04:38.511 and get familiar with the equipment you will be using today. 04:38.511 --> 04:43.916 Then gradually get in and enjoy your ocean. 04:45.551 --> 04:48.788 Today I'm participating in this 2019 Timeless Mariner activity. 04:48.788 --> 04:50.523 I don't know how many activities they have held before. 04:50.523 --> 04:52.091 I actually don't know how to swim. 04:52.091 --> 04:53.259 I'm very afraid of water. 04:53.259 --> 04:55.962 I never went past the edge of the beach before. 04:55.962 --> 04:57.096 I would only go down the beach, 04:57.096 --> 04:57.964 and I'd quickly run back 04:57.964 --> 04:59.632 as soon as the water started to cover me. 04:59.632 --> 05:00.967 I still think it's pretty scary. 05:00.967 --> 05:03.002 When you go out through the breaking waves… 05:03.002 --> 05:06.673 it's still scary to be out in all that foam. 05:06.673 --> 05:11.344 I had to try three times before I succeeded. 05:11.344 --> 05:12.845 I'm still pretty scared 05:12.845 --> 05:14.047 when I'm floating out on the sea. 05:14.047 --> 05:16.049 Because I never was in that environment before, 05:16.049 --> 05:17.283 I feel that 05:17.283 --> 05:19.886 at least I've overcome a bit of fear. 05:19.886 --> 05:21.587 When I get out around 05:21.587 --> 05:23.089 50 meters or more, 05:23.089 --> 05:27.126 I feel that it's a very different experience. 05:27.126 --> 05:29.462 We are most afraid of the unknown. We are most afraid of the unknown. 05:29.462 --> 05:30.363 When you have never experienced it, 05:30.363 --> 05:33.032 you may feel it's very frightening, 05:33.032 --> 05:34.667 but after you have truly done it, 05:34.667 --> 05:35.868 you will enjoy it. 05:35.868 --> 05:38.204 It won't be a problem when you do it again. 05:38.204 --> 05:39.405 You will have overcome a bit of fear, 05:39.405 --> 05:40.973 You will have overcome a bit of fear, 05:40.973 --> 05:41.941 Go try it. 05:41.941 --> 05:44.110 Of course you should try it within the bounds of safety. 05:44.110 --> 05:45.678 When you have an adventurous spirit, 05:45.678 --> 05:46.979 you won't quit because 05:46.979 --> 05:48.481 you are afraid. 05:48.481 --> 05:49.315 You can overcome your fear. 05:49.315 --> 05:50.750 We will have a bit of adventure, 05:50.750 --> 05:52.251 expand our comfort zone, 05:52.251 --> 05:55.088 and enlarge our life's experience.