Welcome to
Ocean Kayaking Safety

“The time to learn Ocean Kayaking Safety……Is not during an Accident!”

Hi, my name is Bob Maher and for the past three years I have been the Safety Officer for one of Canada’s largest Ocean Kayaking Clubs…… in Beautiful British Columbia. 

Disclaimer: This website is not intended nor does it replace professional ocean kayaking lessons. Professional lessons will show you several ways to carry out ocean kayak rescues and teach you many other ocean kayaking safety skills. These lessons should be taken prior to starting this sport. Ocean kayaking can be a dangerous sport and the probability of serious injury or loss of life cannot be eliminated.

Why did we put this web site together? 

Ocean Kayaking has exploded in popularity over the last ten years. It really is a safe sport BUT we are dealing with Mother Nature and when Mother Nature has a bad day, we can all have a bad day.

The reason for this Ocean Kayaking Safety web site is to be able to show you “audio/videos” of how to do Ocean Kayaking Rescues safely and efficiently, in the event you capsize. We have also put together a separate section that gives you instructions on how to perform these rescues step by step.

Through out this web site we are going to ask you to do two things:

-        Get out with friends and practice these rescues

-        Do the rescues slowly and get them right the first time

The more you practice Ocean Kayaking Rescues, the more confidence you will gain and the more you will enjoy Ocean Kayaking. Safe Kayaking and we will see you on the water.

Thank you for watching,

Bob Maher