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No amount of education and experience can prevent all capsizing situations. Although tipping and swamping occurs most often near the shore during entry and exit, it is important to know how to recover your boat when in water deeper than you can touch. Today we will review the X rescue technique. Our next post will

In our last post we discussed the X rescue technique. Click here to read about the X rescue. Today we will review the T rescue. Although similar, there are some key differences. For Boats with Bulkheads The T rescue gets its name from the arrangement of the boats used in the rescue. This rescue is

Scouting Is a never-ending and extremely important aspect of keeping waterways safe and clean. For RIVER RANGERS™, scouting may very well be the most important activity we do. So few paddlers have the opportunity to scout the water waves prior to their adventure. However, scouting is absolutely critical to a safe experience on the water.

With the rising interest and participation in paddle sports in the USA and throughout the world, it is important to understand the parts and layout of the options. For today’s article we will look at the Sit On Top (SOT) style kayak. We will link to the traditional Sit In Kayak in a future article.