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
As some of you already know I had a freak accident on lower Big Sandy Creek on the afternoon of May 1. Brent Austin, Brent’s friend Scott, Charlie Walbridge and I were enjoying a magnificent day on the river, the level was a sweet 6.15 feet, the river was running...
by Vincent Payne | Dec 28, 2008 | Safety and Training
by Dick Hurd, MDCool weather is just around the corner, so it is appropriate to take a refresher course on hypothermia,which is defined as a drop in the body’s core temperature to less than 95 F. I will discuss the physiology, recognition, practical treatment,...
by Vincent Payne | Jan 1, 2009 | Canoe & Kayak Trip Reports
I have been scouting the tributaries of the Oconee River for canoe/camping suitability, and spent March 27 & 28 looking at the Apalachee. This river is described in Sehlinger and Otey, but I was unprepared for the monster shoals I found, which they described only...
