How to Know Which SUP Leash to Use
How do I know which SUP leash to use? Buying a SUP? Don’t forget to get a leash to go…
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The Save a Paddle Kit: Five Things Every Paddler Should Keep Handy
Save a Paddle Kit Beyond the obvious – leash, life jacket, water, communication, first aid – here’s a cheat…
Safety First – A Primer on How to Get Back to Paddling Safely
How to Get Back To Paddling Safely It’s that time of year -many of us are returning to our favorite…
Leashes 101: It’s that Time Again
It’s time to talk about leashes. Why we need them. What kind to use. What kind not to use and…
Costco Promotes Paddle Safety
Costco Magazine Features Leashes and PFDs Giving a hat tip to Costco – the warehouse retailer that often is the…
Infographics: Leashes and PFDS
Quick References for Key SUP Safety Gear The American Canoe and Kayak Association has come up with some handy infographics…
Safety: It Doesn’t Stop With SUPs
A Safety Tale of Three Paddlers This summer, we wrote quite a bit about accidents involving paddlers who did not…
California Man Dies After Falling off SUP In Harbor
SoCal Paddleboarder Death With No PFD More details on the 26-year old man who died in Southern California earlier this…
SUP Fatalities By The Numbers: A look at 2016 USCG Stats
Dissecting the USCG SUP Accident numbers Good news and bad news this week on the safety front. The bad news…
Safety Squeaky Wheel Alert: Know How to Swim and Wear Your PFD!!
Paddle Safety Reminder It’s been a sad holiday weekend, dare I say holiday week, or even summer. It seems, anecdotally…
PFDs, Leashes and Lives: How Do We Get the Message Across?
A Note on the Cover Photo: Current US Coast Guard regulations only require a PFD be on the board, as…
Summertime Paddle Safety Reminder: Safety Never Gets Old
Paddle Safety Tips Refresher Just in the last week, local news reports have included stories about fatal accidents involving paddle…
It’s a Safety Thing, Y’all
On Black Friday during my #OptOutside paddle I faced a dilemma. The air temperature in my part of North Carolina…
Safety: Common Sense Beyond Leashes and PFDs
Editor’s Note: We ran across this cautionary tale and sober reminder that being safe on the water means more than…
Gear Review: Mocke Life Line Craft Leash
At this year’s ChuckTown Showdown, a fellow OC-1 racer showed me his leash, the Mocke Life Line Craft Leash. I…
Risk: The Intentional Voice
by Dean Burke I started rock climbing in my early 20’s. The sport was still pretty young back then. Not…
Can leashes solve all our paddleboard safety problems?
Every month, we hear of someone either drowning while paddleboarding, or having to be rescued because they either underestimated the…
Paddleboarder drowns in Whangamata and a discussion on leashes
We read this tragic story from the stuff.co.nz website about the death of paddleboarder Amie Russell whose leash got stuck under the…
Paddleboard Safety: Personal responsibility and it’s impact on others
At what point do our choices affect others? At what point does saying “personal responsibility” really mean we’re not taking…
An open letter to the stand up paddle board industry
Change is coming. This letter was crafted by Warren Currie of Easy Rider and Dave Kalama with Imagine / Quickblade and sent throughout the…