Paddlesports

Lack of a PFD (life jacket) the number reason why boaters die. #2 dangerous waters like low--head dams, #3 Hypothermia, but wearing a PFD still the best way to stay alive on any water! https://rec-law.us/yeypf7m7

.S. Coast Guard

Why Paddlers Die: Life Vest Use and the Boating Accident Data Coast Guard accident data shows 80% of fatal paddlesport incidents involved paddlers not wearing a life vest — and that's just the start.

American Rivers has released its list of Americas most endangered rivers which includes the Mississippi, Tijuana of CA, all rivers in Southern Appalachia, Passaic River of NY & NJ, Lower Rio Grande, Rappahannock of VA, Clearwater of ID, Susitna of AK, Calcasieu of LA & the Gauley of VW We must protect our rivers for water, for the environment for recreation and for our lives! https://rec-law.us/48nkzdb8

Rivers

America's Most Endangered Rivers® of 2025 Ten rivers, ten solutions, ten opportunities to protect clean water and communities

SUP guide in England sentenced to 10 years 6 months of prison when 4 people, including co-guide died on her trip The defendant guide, owner of Salty Dog paddleboard outfitter was guiding on the River Cleddau in Pembrokeshire, Wales, when she did not inform her guests about a dangerous weir on the river. 3 clients died and her co-guide died attempting to rescue the clients. https://rec-law.us/yckkjwya

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Paddleboard Guide Imprisoned After Leading Four On Tour To Their Deaths (Video) Nerys Bethan Lloyd was sentenced to ten years and six months in prison for manslaughter after leading four people to their deaths in a paddleboarding

ARVA Recall Notice of NEO BT PRO Transceiver https://us.arva-equipment.com/content/1488-recall

The Grand Canyon Trust has some unique gifts if you make a donation, they were different posters that catch your eye, bright, informative & frameable https://rec-law.us/uutvedwj

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New video, sponsored by OARS, details the fight & work to save the Yampa River, last free flowing river in the West a BEAUTIFUL River

of the Yampa Rivers - Whitewater Rafting

Congratulations to Risa Shimoda & the River Management Society Training Center, receives USDA Forest Service Award! the 2024 National Wild and Scenic Rivers Award recipients https://rec-law.us/ycknnc76

Shimoda.3 Management Society .com

RMS River Training Center receives USDA Forest Service Award We are deeply honored and proud to announce that the RMS River Training Center has been recognized by the USDA Forest Service as one of the 2024 National Wild and Scenic Rivers Award recipients. During a virtual ceremony on Monday, Dec. 9, RMS Executive Director Risa Shimoda and River Training Cente...

Thanks everyone for the Birthday wishes. Not a birthday I was looking forward too. But then I've not looked forward to a BD in a long while.

I do know one thing, getting out of bed in the morning should be an Olympic sport. Bronze is you grab the bed so you don't fall down. Silver is you just wobble a little Gold is you stand and walk on. I practice everyday but still don't think I can get Gold!

Love you all,....sort of...😍🤣🤣🤣😍

2023 US Coast Guard Report shows paddling deaths increased last year, only category with increase https://rec-law.us/2p857dt9

An Unsettling Trend: Paddling Deaths See Increase In Latest Coast Guard Report The U.S. Coast Guard recently released their 2023 Recreational Boating Statistics. The annual report is a bellwether of boating safety, measuring how well

This is confusing & scary, lifeguard convicted of felony for a near drowning, already short of lifeguards now what? https://rec-law.us/3929h2dr

Lifeguard gets probation for Chelsea Piers near-drowning STAMFORD — A judge on Friday told a former Chelsea Piers lifeguard he “failed...

Another issue in the paddlesports community, you use a leash with surfboard, SUP, etc., your boat floats better than you do, but a leash can also catch on something & drown you if you are not prepared https://rec-law.us/329paaxy

Use a Quick-Release: Famed Chef Naomi Pomeroy Drowns in SUP Accident, Safety Experts Weight In - Paddling Life As reported by Associated Press, Naomi Pomeroy, an award-winning chef out of Portland, Ore., drowned in a SUP/inner tubing accident at age 49 on Oregon’s Willamette River. Pomeroy drowned Saturday evening July 13 in the Willamette River near Corvallis after the group she was tubing with got caught...