by Carol Reiser | Jun 18, 2023 | Safety and Training
If you paddle regularly, you regularly find yourself helping other people to safety and wrangling their boat and gear after a swim. Or maybe you catch an eddy and watch, wishing you knew how to help or fearing an incident in which you might have to help but don’t...
by Jay Davis | Apr 12, 2016 | Articles, Safety and Training
When you go to the river, I see you catching all those eddies, working those ferries and peel outs. I even see you going for some decent surf sessions. You are proudly working the river, developing your skills as a kayaker, building your boat control and confidence....
by Jay Davis | Apr 4, 2016 | Articles, New Paddlers, Safety and Training
So you read my previous article and got all your whitewater gear together and found some paddle buddies. So what rivers should you start on? Where should you go next? I’m going to give my advice for Atlanta area boaters. This advice will go to the upper end of...
by Shirley Tharp | Jun 21, 2010 | Safety and Training
White Water Boating Is Safer Than You Think (Really!) Apparently white water tragedies make good press; after all, most kayaking, rafting, and canoeing accidents are widely reported in local papers and on the evening news. This creates an illusion that the sport is...
by Vincent Payne | Apr 4, 2009 | Safety and Training
Are you like me, always on the look out for some new canoe or kayak gear that won’t eviscerate the budget. Do you need a really functional dry box to store your essentials while paddling so that your stuff is dry when you need it. Then you will be pleased to learn...
by Vincent Payne | Dec 28, 2008 | Safety and Training
If a member of your party were struck by lightning while you are camping, hiking, canoeing, or kayaking in the “wilderness” of north Georgia, would you know what to do that might save their life? Lighting has been much in the news lately. The Atlanta...
