Techniques & Safety

One of the important facets of swimming in whitewater is being able to catch eddies correctly. If…

Video Transcript One of the seven pillars of becoming a better rescuer is being able to wade or cross in…

When you're lifting to carry the kayak, take the toggle, but lift from the kayak. The toggle is security…

In this video, Kevin Callan enlists some help in demonstrating a two-person canoe lift and a two-person…

Hi there, Denny Lange here, a professional guide and experienced canoeist, here today to show you how to…

Hi, I'm Danny Lange, a professional guide and experienced canoeist, here today to show you how to solo…

Here's a few tips to make that portage a little bit easier. It's always awkward when you have to carry…

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Hi, I'm Denny Lange, and this is Suwanee. Today we're going to talk about canoeing with your dog. One…

One of the great things about kayaking is that on a very simple level, you can just slip on a life…

The three golden rules are a set of rules that when followed, will let you paddle the most efficiently,…

Sometimes you're going to want to go sideways in your kayak, and one way of doing that is a Draw Stroke…

Quite often, you'll want to go sideways with your kayak, maybe to get to a dock, maybe just to pull up…

Forward paddling, that's your powerful straight line paddling, but your kayak really wants to go in a…

A stroke that will make the kayak glide straight, for example, when you have a wind behind you, and it's…

Paddling a kayak is mostly about going from point A to point B. The stroke that you use for that is the…

The forward stroke is the most important thing you do when you're paddling. It's what you do most often.…

When we're forward paddling we want to be as efficient as possible and one way to do that is to make…

Quite often you're going to want to turn or spin the kayak around or pivot so that you want to be turned…

The Bow Draw is a great technique for making quick changes of direction when traveling forward. It…

Sometimes you want to make your kayak go sideways and the most elegant way to do that is by using a…

Let's segue from doing the Sculling Brace, which is to provide pressure to allow the kayak to be leaned…

Let's take a look at one of the strokes in the bracing family at the entry level. We have done High…

There are two major forms of braces we need to look at. There's the low brace and the high brace. And…