Florida Kayaking… 🛟 Why a Traditional PFD May Be Safer Than That Inflatable Belt on Sale 17 Jul 202523 Jun 2025 As a professional kayak instructor, Wilderness First Responder, and someone who spends a lot of time on the water, I always enjoy chatting with folks at local outdoor stores. Gear…
Kayak Safety The Crisis of Water Safety Literacy: A Professional Reflection 17 May 202518 May 2025 By Jeff Fabiszewski – Outdoor Educator, ACA-Certified Open Water Instructor, Wilderness First Responder, Leave No Trace Trainer In the evolving landscape of outdoor recreation, few areas expose the limitations of…
Lecture Series 🏫 Finding your way in the dark Lecture 24 Mar 20149 Mar 2023 Last Thursday night I was unable to navigate my way through the dark to teach with Sean at Osprey Bay Outdoors for our annual third Thursday of the month kayak…
Lecture Series… 🏫 Fire warmth plus a whole lot more Lecture 25 Feb 201410 Mar 2023 Last Thursday Sean and I took on Fire "warmth plus a whole lot more”. During the night discussion at Osprey Bay Outdoors we deviled into the beauty, mystery, necessity, and…
Lecture Series… 🏫 I’m Exposed Heat gain and Loss Lecture Campout 20 Jan 201410 Mar 2023 We cannot control the weather; however we can prepare for exposure to prolong our fun outside. Some small inexpensive items help prevent exposure from moving beyond slight discomfort into a…
Cooking… 🏫 Cooking while kayak camping – Lecture 26 Nov 201310 Mar 2023 There is one thing we control outside. We cannot control the weather, nor guarantee our friends will have fun outside. The food is where we have ultimate dominion. At the…
Lecture Series 🏫 Camping from your kayak – Lecture 18 Oct 201310 Mar 2023 Sean and I had our first of several Thursday night Lectures at Osprey Bay Outdoors. Our guest had never camped and they enjoyed listening to how easy it is to…
Gear Reviews… 🎦 Euro Paddlers and Greenland Paddlers, Here is a Greenlander DVD for Your Christmas List 9 Nov 20113 Mar 2023 Well it is now less than seven weeks to Christmas and I am starting to look around for gifts for friends and family. Of course while shopping for them I…
Expeditions… expedition kayak safety 15 Sep 201115 Jul 2015 There are a lot of books, periodicals, and web information on the simple topic of safety for people on kayak expeditions. After all of that information is distilled down one…
Expeditions… Tribal Tides 4 : Lost Thoughts! 14 Sep 201110 Mar 2023 This post is to inform our readers on the final updates before Jeff and Sean leave for the Great Calusa Blueway Paddling Trail Expedition as TEAM Sweetwater on Monday Sept.…
Expeditions… Tribal Tides 1 – “Whats a Calusa?” 23 Jun 201121 Jul 2015 As promised paddlers/readers post #1 in the series Tribal Tides, and now on with the post. Whats a Calusa? Pronounced "kah-LOO-sah", and sometimes spelled Caloosa; as in Caloosahatchee River (which means…
Expeditions… Great Calusa Blueways Expedition : Floating on Tribal Tides!! 17 Jun 201121 Jul 2015 Raatatatat-Rata-Tatat-Ratatat-Ratatatat-Tatatatat-Ratatatat-Tatatatat-Tatatatatat- (drum roll) - Jeff & Sean are proud to announce an upcoming 2 week paddling expedition to the Great Calusa Blueway Paddling Trail in Lee County, Florida. The trail…
Kayak Festival… Sweetwater Paddle for the Cure 11 May 201121 Jul 2015 At 5 am Saturday May 7, 2011I woke up, not because my son was calling me, nor for any emergency. I woke up before the sun started to shine to…
Kayak Festival… ECCKF Recap 2011 3 May 201121 Jul 2015 Every spring Sean and I go to James Island County Park, in South Carolina, to be a part of the East Coast Canoe and Kayak Festival (ECCKF). We have enjoyed…
Kayak Festival… March and April blow out 28 Apr 201121 Jul 2015 I experienced a a fast and fun filled eight weeks blended with the rocks, strainers, and natural obstacles associated with work. And due to being a full time paddler, father,…
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