My friend Steve…
There have been a couple of occasions in recent weeks when I’ve thought about my friend Steve. He’s always with me on the water, sitting there in the background and […]
Category Archives: Rescues
You’re never too young!
British Canoeing’s National Go Canoeing Week is fantastic celebration of all forms of paddlesport and an opportunity to enjoy every aspect of being afloat using in all manner of canoes, kayaks […]
Getting on (the right) side
Falling out of an open canoe is usually a simple matter. We allow our upper body to go too far outside the gunnel, lose our balance and find ourselves having an […]
Let’s shout about rescues
Shout – Reach – Throw – Row is a well established protocol across paddlesport safety training but working with some fellow coaches recently (who, by the way, made short work […]
Be safe out there
With the rivers running very high at the moment this is a good time to be thinking about our safety skills and a good starting point might be to ask […]
Right way up rescues
Ran my first FSRT course of the season yesterday – yes, the Thames is warming up! – and had the first chance to include new thinking on deep water rescues. […]
