Know How to Float, Swim, and Self Rescue in Whitewater
Water can be as wild and untamable as a runaway horse. That’s why it is so important for...
How to Throw a Rope Bag In Whitewater to Rescue Paddlers
Are you a skilled kayaker, canoeist or rafter? Don’t head out into the wild waters without having mastered throw bag technique. Throw...
Put on a Half-Cut Whitewater Kayak Helmet
While there are many stylistic and functionally different options in kayak helmets today, the “half-cut” variety have become the most...
How to Put on a Full-Cut Whitewater Kayak Helmet
While there are many helmet options for the paddler, “full-cut” whitewater kayak helmets offer...
Anatomy of a Kayak Helmet
One of the most important articles of kayak gear a whitewater kayaker will buy is a whitewater kayaking helmet. While most kayak helmets...
The Basics of Olympic Canoe & Kayak
What is Olympic canoe / kayak? Even though canoeing and kayaking are centuries old activities, they weren’t introduced to the Olympics...
Anatomy of a Paddle Stroke
Paddlers have a wide variety of choices to employ in their arsenal of paddle strokes. There’s...
Learn Your Canoe Strokes
It should be surprising that most canoe owners don’t know how to canoe. Unfortunately this is a fact that is evidenced by watching...
How to Spin a Kayak in Place
There are times while sitting stationary in a kayak where you will need to spin the kayak around in a tight circle. Spinning the kayak in...
Reverse Sweep Stroke in a Kayak
While kayaking there are times when the paddler might need to adjust the direction they are facing...