Kayak Safety
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🩹 SOAP Narrative: The Bite He Ignored
A paddler on a two week Everglades kayak expedition ignored what seemed like a minor spider bite. Five days later, fever, vomiting, dizziness, and a worsening wound forced…
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🩹 The Sting That Wouldn’t Stop
A moment of distraction on Florida’s beautiful Silver River turned into an unforgettable Wilderness First Aid lesson when a colony of fire ants declared a kayak guide the…
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🩹 Florida Summer Hypothermia: The Kayaker Everyone Thought Had Heat Exhaustion
Think hypothermia only happens in winter? Think again. In this true Wilderness First Aid SOAP Narrative, a July sea kayaking expedition to Egmont Key takes an unexpected turn…
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ACA BCU instructor
Warning not all shops have trained instructors. I am not going to rat anyone out but there is a reason why I am writing this post. I wanted…
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Lower back pain verses the kayak
The best solution to surviving or preventing back pain is stretching, exercising, and practicing proper techniques…
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Rolling always looses against the perfect brace
The last few weeks I have been working with a guest that wanted to learn how to roll their kayak. It is always interesting to learn why someone…
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Good Training, Happy Ending!
Hi Fellow Paddlers, Its been a very busy week in the world of news and info!!(Sun. Aug. 9th). I just wanted to drop this quick blog in about…
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🛶Kayaking at night: Gear
Retailers lure us in and then try to brainwash us into purchasing their flashy inventory. The reality is that we do not need a lot of fancy stuff…
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🛶 Kayaking at night: Caution
There is one reality to paddling at night. A kayak is nearly invisible on the water. A trained powerboat captain traveling on smooth water at a safe cursing…
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🛶 Kayaking at Night: Search’in for Urchin!
Whoo Hoo Everyone! I have been so busy paddling and enjoying life,that its been awhile since I have done a post!! Sorry. Well I’m gonna jump right in…
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🛶 Kayaking at night: seeing in the dark
My friends and I have paddled a lot of the water with in a thirty minute drive of my home. I know these waters well. I have paddled…
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Weather Cocking, Icebreaker, and Paddling
Jeff Cooper of H2Outfiffers shared with me a simple analogy to explain weather cocking. A common definition of weather cocking is that “a boat moving forward points into…
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National Safe Boating Week
People who use the water call the vests that they wear by many names. Some of the names for these water vests are: personal flotation device, buoyancy aid,…
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Paddlers Sometimes Take Avoidable Risks: Five Decision Checks
Practical checks for familiarity, commitment, expert halo, conformity, and scarcity, with attention to conditions, group capacity, and alternative exits.
