06/10/2021
⚠️ This is a VERY IMPORTANT public service announcement ⚠️:
River season is finally in full swing! And alongside the rivers rising, we are seeing a massive uptick of those seeking to get outside and recreate on the water. Unfortunately, we are also seeing a lack of education when it comes to water and river safety in general, especially among those getting into stand up paddle boarding.
You can do so many things right, but all it takes is doing one thing wrong to make a life changing mistake. Without scrolling, look closely, can you spot the one thing wrong with this photo? The big no-no? What not to do?
This PSA comes with a little story from a recent experience we had while floating the Dolores River.
We met these two friendly people when while launching and noticed the woman had an ankle leash attached to her board. We asked her to remove the leash completely and leave it behind, and educated her on how dangerous leashes can be and why ankle leashes should never be used on rivers. Some time later, near the end of our trip, they caught up with us, wearing their ankle leashes. Again, we asked them to take them off, informing again how dangerous they are. We also informed them that when other people (those less knowledgeable about river safely) see them wearing ankle leashes, those people think it’s okay. And as it is with human nature, because one person sees something and thinks it’s okay, more follow suit and it then spreads like wildfire. Unfortunately, to our disappointment, after educating and asking nicely for these paddlers twice to remove their ankle leashes, they refused to and continued paddling on.
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