Techniques & Safety
During my years of teaching sea kayaking I have seen numerous dual capsizes when a T-Recovery was being…
Some years ago at Canocopia in Madison, Wisconsin, I chatted with a young man who had recently completed…
"Snow Melts to White Water" has always been our motto - being skiers and avid river paddlers - we love…
In an ideal distress situation - if there can even possibly be such a thing - a kayaker unable to…
Mid-summer on your favorite river. High water, low water, or inbetween. No matter; you know every curve…
Mention guns and canoe trips in the same breath and some folks are apt to go ballistic. Still, if you're…
The canoeing literature universally recommends that landed canoes be turned belly up when stored for a…
"Dee," I heard Maggie's voice from a distance. "Dee, wake up." I opened my eyes to see Maggie squatting…
As a fish o'er whose head surge the waves of the sea, In our great sea of air, the fish becomes me. And…
A kayaking buddy, we'll call him "Ben", is one heck of a paddler. He's got years of big, blue water…
One day, it's bound to happen: your attempted beach landing in the surf fails and your boat is swept…
As with all kayaks every different design has its advantages and disadvantages. Paddling a double is no…
Sit-On-Tops (SOT's) are one of the many categories of boats that fall in the realm of paddle craft. As…
The hand up rescue/recovery has more recently been named the "Hand of God" (HOG) rescue. Remember our…
We have already presented two other re-entries that can be used by the paddler after they have wet…
The traditional re-enter and pump recovery usually performed by doubles partners takes advantage of the…
Ever since I started promoting the concept of wet re-entries, instead of climbing on your kayak for…
This variation of the paddle float recovery is designed for paddlers who have difficulty climbing onto…
The paddle float can be a very handy device if you use it often enough to become accustomed to its…
Let's assume you've practiced your wet exits until you are comfortable with them. Now it's time to get…
The most efficient solo recovery after a capsize is a roll. However, sooner or later all of us end up…
The wet entry is more commonly referred to as a wet re-entry, because most paddlers use it to get back…
There may come a time when you do not have assistance and you have to enter your kayak as quickly as…
Once upon a time before bulkheads and proper floatation, if you capsized in your kayak and had to do a…