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"How To Know When It's Time To Replace Your PFD" "Rapid’s staff spend a lot of time wearing PFDs. Some of us are guilty of using the same manky PFDs on every single river outing for years on end. Some of us get sentimentally attached to our PFDs, holding onto them much longer than we should. We found ourselves debating when exactly we should be replacing them..." Complete story: Rapid Media "Kayak Outfitting 101" "Outfitting the cockpit of a kayak can make all the difference for those struggling with their roll, unable to paddle consistently, and worse, spend a lot of time on shore trying to stretch out cramps. “it’s pretty obvious who spends the time outfitting their boat properly,” says Billy Harris, a pro-kayaker and whitewater instructor. “Outfitting is what keeps you comfortable and in control of your boat..." Complete story: Rapid Media "6 Questions To Ask Before Your Next Kayak Rental" "Don't let your hard-earned money go to waste. Use these tips to make your kayak rental the trip of a lifetime. The right questions to ask to make sure you get the most out of your kayak rental experience..." Complete story: Rapid Media "How to Choose the Right Kayak" "What kayak should I buy? It’s the first question a kayaker asks—and the hardest to answer. The trick is finding the boat that’s perfectly suited to your specific needs. With dozens of companies producing hundreds of different models, there’s a kayak for every style of paddling and every type of paddler. If you can’t decide, buy two. There is no better way to grow kayaking than taking a friend..." Complete story: Adventure Kayak "How To Tandem Roll Your Canoe" "In an earlier issue of Rapid Jeffrey Bos taught the tandem canoe roll. Then, it was mostly a party trick, something to play with in the pool but seldom used on the river. Although tandem boats haven’t changed all that much in eight years, attitudes about rolling have—more solo paddlers are rolling than ever before. Tandems aren’t harder to roll they’re just slower. The principals for rolling a tandem are the same..." Complete story: Rapid Media "Why Your Mistakes Won't Make You Smarter" "Certainly you’ve heard the well-worn trope, “We learn from our mistakes.” It is the mantra of experiential learning. That we learn something from mistakes is taken as fact, and justifies a wide range of trial-and-error approaches to everyday life. However, what it is we actually learn is sometimes up for debate..." Complete story: Rapid Media "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..." Complete story: Canoeroots "How To Confidently Edge Your Kayak" "The ability to comfortably and confidently edge your kayak is an important step to advanced paddling. It’s also the key to tighter turns and improved boat control in challenging conditions. So on the next warm day, suit up for swimming, head to some warm water, and practice putting your boat on edge..." Complete story: Adventure Kayak "Skills: Sculling" "Sculling is a good way to maintain your balance in a kayak. A scull generates ongoing support over a far longer period of time than a brace will and therefore allows a greater sense of security when edging a kayak or navigating confused waters..." Complete story: Adventure Kayak
"Rapid’s staff spend a lot of time wearing PFDs. Some of us are guilty of using the same manky PFDs on every single river outing for years on end. Some of us get sentimentally attached to our PFDs, holding onto them much longer than we should. We found ourselves debating when exactly we should be replacing them..."
"Outfitting the cockpit of a kayak can make all the difference for those struggling with their roll, unable to paddle consistently, and worse, spend a lot of time on shore trying to stretch out cramps. “it’s pretty obvious who spends the time outfitting their boat properly,” says Billy Harris, a pro-kayaker and whitewater instructor. “Outfitting is what keeps you comfortable and in control of your boat..."
"Don't let your hard-earned money go to waste. Use these tips to make your kayak rental the trip of a lifetime. The right questions to ask to make sure you get the most out of your kayak rental experience..."
"What kayak should I buy? It’s the first question a kayaker asks—and the hardest to answer. The trick is finding the boat that’s perfectly suited to your specific needs. With dozens of companies producing hundreds of different models, there’s a kayak for every style of paddling and every type of paddler. If you can’t decide, buy two. There is no better way to grow kayaking than taking a friend..."
"In an earlier issue of Rapid Jeffrey Bos taught the tandem canoe roll. Then, it was mostly a party trick, something to play with in the pool but seldom used on the river. Although tandem boats haven’t changed all that much in eight years, attitudes about rolling have—more solo paddlers are rolling than ever before. Tandems aren’t harder to roll they’re just slower. The principals for rolling a tandem are the same..."
"Certainly you’ve heard the well-worn trope, “We learn from our mistakes.” It is the mantra of experiential learning. That we learn something from mistakes is taken as fact, and justifies a wide range of trial-and-error approaches to everyday life. However, what it is we actually learn is sometimes up for debate..."
"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..."
"The ability to comfortably and confidently edge your kayak is an important step to advanced paddling. It’s also the key to tighter turns and improved boat control in challenging conditions. So on the next warm day, suit up for swimming, head to some warm water, and practice putting your boat on edge..."
"Sculling is a good way to maintain your balance in a kayak. A scull generates ongoing support over a far longer period of time than a brace will and therefore allows a greater sense of security when edging a kayak or navigating confused waters..."