Good Training, Happy Ending!

Hi Fellow Paddlers,
Its been a very busy week in the world of news and info!!(Sun. Aug. 9th). I just wanted to drop this quick blog in about a 15 year old young man who we could all learn a little something from. Not only was he prepared beyond his years, but he was THANKFUL [...]

First Aid for Marine Animal Bites, Stings, Punctures.

Hey Paddlers,
After writing my previous blog on Sea Urchins titled Search’in For Urchin, I promised to write a blog about First Aid for Marine Animal Bites, Stings, and Punctures. But first we need to put up the dreaded DISCLAIMER: By no means is the information here supposed to be considered THE LAW, and is not [...]

Kayaking at night: Gear

Retailers lure us in and then try to brainwash us into purchasing their flashy inventory.  The reality is that we do not need a lot of fancy stuff to stay safe on the water.  To think people created the kayak to hunt on some of the deadliest waters known to man.  And they survived.  Their [...]

Kayaking at night: Caution

There is one reality to paddling at night.  A kayak is nearly invisible on the water.  A trained powerboat captain traveling on smooth water at a safe cursing speed on a clear moonlit night will have difficulty seeing a person in a kayak.  This is an assumption that I always observe when I paddle at [...]

Kayaking at Night: Search’in for Urchin!

Whoo Hoo Everyone!
I have been so busy paddling and enjoying life,that its been awhile since I have done a post!! Sorry. Well I’m gonna jump right in then.
The other night Jeff and I went paddling for about 3 hours in the dark just for a new perspective on familiar waters. Boy was it an eye [...]

Kayaking at night: seeing in the dark

My friends and I have paddled a lot of the water with in a thirty minute drive of my home.  I know these waters well.  I have paddled them on sunny and rainy days, when the tide is in and out.  And I have to say that they are the most unique and mysterious just [...]

Florida Gulf Coast whale shark

There are always cool things we as boaters can experience from the water.  Below is a video of an interview of two men who were out on their power boat 35 miles off the coast of Tarpon Springs Florida and came across a whale shark.  I have never paddled that far off of our coast [...]

Paddle Power!!

Hey Everyone,
Just wanted to give a quick blog about an event that happened to me this past weekend. I decided Saturday that I needed to go Get Wet!! So I went for a paddle out at my favorite close to home spot- Veterans Park and Bay Pines Area!! I had absolutely wonderful weather on Sat. [...]

kayaker in Puget Sound learns a dangerous lesson

Wisdom comes out of surviving, reflecting on, and not repeating our mistakes. A book or video will never teach how quick a mistake can turn into an obituary. I am glad that Scott Redfern did not become a statistic.

Several blogers have remarked about the near death of a man kayaking during a small craft advisory [...]

Recycle Regatta: 2009

Employees in the Pinellas County Utilities are working to get the word out about thinking green.  The goal is to promote water quality through a fun youth focused recycling program on April 18, 2009.
“It’s time to start getting shipshape for the Recycle Regatta! This year’s event will be April 18 at North Shore Beach in [...]