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"Rowdy San Marcos River tubers must clean up their acts" (New Braunfels, TX) "Tubers on the San Marcos River will have help staying legal while afloat — no more beer bongs —thanks to a settlement approved this week to end a lawsuit against two Martindale-based tube rental firms. The eight-page agreement approved by state District Judge Todd Blomerth requires Texas State Tubes and Don’s Fish Camp to provide on-site signs explaining what tubers can and can’t do on the river. Videos will be played for customers outlining prohibited behavior..." Complete story: Houston Chronicle Entry contributed by John Bartos. "6 Most Important Skills For Beginner Canoeists" "Learning how to canoe is an exciting journey that can open up vast areas of wilderness for a lifetime of adventures. The details in learning this vast skill can be overwhelming and challenging. What is a bow-rudder? Why are soloists kneeling backwards in a tandem canoe? Make your learning process simple by beginning with these five basic skills before you move onto more advanced areas and techniques. Happy paddling!" Complete story: Canoeroots Magazine "Canoe Storage Secrets" "When you bring home a new boat, where do you put it? Leaving it on the soggy lawn to collect mold and earwigs isn’t any way to treat your pride and joy. Proper storage of your canoe not only makes better use of your yard or garage’s real estate—so you can bring home even more boats—it seriously prolongs the life of your canoe..." Complete story: Canoeroots Magazine "Unsung Heroes: The Humble Kayak in History" (WWII) "On the night of December 7th, 1942, the British submarine HMS Tuna surfaced 10 miles off the French coast. Five tandem kayaks slipped into the water. Their mission: blow up German supply ships in Bordeaux harbor, several days paddle into occupied France..." Complete story: Adventure Kayak Magazine "Driver dodges boat oar as it pierces windshield" (Florida) "Christina Theisen is glad she wasn't on her phone or changing the radio as she drove across Alligator Alley. She might not have seen the boat oar crash through her windshield... "When it came at me, the first reaction was to duck to the right," Theisen said. "And that probably saved my life"... Complete story: Sun-Sentinel "Boy Scout troop builds kayak from salvaged lumber" (Raymond, WA) "Scouts from Troop 4040 in Raymond were looking for a project that would challenge their learning skills and allow the young men to raise some money as well. So Scoutmaster Rex Angelovich posed an idea to the group that would more than fulfill their goals and allow for a little fun along the way. “I suggested they build a kayak..." Complete story: Daily World "Paddle-craft users urged to take water safety seriously as sales surge" (Australia) "Most of the paddle craft users who died in Victorian waters in the 16 years to mid-2016 were not wearing a life jacket, and none had any way of alerting people to their distress before they died. A review of the 19 deaths among paddlers in this period shows 11 had a lifejacket with them, but only seven were wearing it. Just five had a correctly fitted lifejacket..." Complete story: The Age "Woman killed on Hawaii kayak tour" (Kauai, Hawaii) "Aimee Abrahim was trying to cross a shallow stream on foot with her sister in order to return to her kayak when both lost their grip on a safety rope traversing the fast-moving water. The women were swept out into the Wailua River. Abrahim's sister managed to swim back, but Abrahim presumably drowned. Her body was recovered the next morning..." Complete story: Chron.com "Photo captures otter hitching a ride on kayak" (Monterey Bay, CA) "A man was celebrating his birthday by kayaking when he was surprised by a furry and unexpected party crasher. Koester said a sea otter jumped onto his kayak, and his wife, Heather, snapped some memorable photographs. "He started swimming over to the boat, swam right up next to the boat and then he just jumped right in," said John Koester..." Complete story: Chron.com
"Tubers on the San Marcos River will have help staying legal while afloat — no more beer bongs —thanks to a settlement approved this week to end a lawsuit against two Martindale-based tube rental firms. The eight-page agreement approved by state District Judge Todd Blomerth requires Texas State Tubes and Don’s Fish Camp to provide on-site signs explaining what tubers can and can’t do on the river. Videos will be played for customers outlining prohibited behavior..."
"Learning how to canoe is an exciting journey that can open up vast areas of wilderness for a lifetime of adventures. The details in learning this vast skill can be overwhelming and challenging. What is a bow-rudder? Why are soloists kneeling backwards in a tandem canoe? Make your learning process simple by beginning with these five basic skills before you move onto more advanced areas and techniques. Happy paddling!"
"When you bring home a new boat, where do you put it? Leaving it on the soggy lawn to collect mold and earwigs isn’t any way to treat your pride and joy. Proper storage of your canoe not only makes better use of your yard or garage’s real estate—so you can bring home even more boats—it seriously prolongs the life of your canoe..."
"On the night of December 7th, 1942, the British submarine HMS Tuna surfaced 10 miles off the French coast. Five tandem kayaks slipped into the water. Their mission: blow up German supply ships in Bordeaux harbor, several days paddle into occupied France..."
"Christina Theisen is glad she wasn't on her phone or changing the radio as she drove across Alligator Alley. She might not have seen the boat oar crash through her windshield... "When it came at me, the first reaction was to duck to the right," Theisen said. "And that probably saved my life"...
"Scouts from Troop 4040 in Raymond were looking for a project that would challenge their learning skills and allow the young men to raise some money as well. So Scoutmaster Rex Angelovich posed an idea to the group that would more than fulfill their goals and allow for a little fun along the way. “I suggested they build a kayak..."
"Most of the paddle craft users who died in Victorian waters in the 16 years to mid-2016 were not wearing a life jacket, and none had any way of alerting people to their distress before they died. A review of the 19 deaths among paddlers in this period shows 11 had a lifejacket with them, but only seven were wearing it. Just five had a correctly fitted lifejacket..."
"Aimee Abrahim was trying to cross a shallow stream on foot with her sister in order to return to her kayak when both lost their grip on a safety rope traversing the fast-moving water. The women were swept out into the Wailua River. Abrahim's sister managed to swim back, but Abrahim presumably drowned. Her body was recovered the next morning..."
"A man was celebrating his birthday by kayaking when he was surprised by a furry and unexpected party crasher. Koester said a sea otter jumped onto his kayak, and his wife, Heather, snapped some memorable photographs. "He started swimming over to the boat, swam right up next to the boat and then he just jumped right in," said John Koester..."