In my opinion, one of the least known and most under-utilized pieces of rescue equipment is the stirrup.  Basically, it is 13 feet of webbing with the ends tied together to form a continuous loop of webbing.  My stirrup of choice is made of 1/2-inch tubular webbing found at most stores that carry rock climbing [...]

I’m happy to say that this has been a successful first season for SherriKayaks, and it’s not over yet!  The down side to that is that I run out of time to get everything done that I would like to do.  Case in point, my blog doesn’t get updated as often as it should.  I [...]

It looks like we might finally be getting something that approximates summer weather in the next week or two.  (Good timing since it is already August!)  I would like to applaud a few students that I have had in recent classes.  Without naming names, let me just say that I have had several people take [...]