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Boat Building: Where trapping is carried on along the banks of the lakes aid rivers, a boat of some kind becomes almost a positive necessity. The following examples represent those in most general use and provide expedient methods of constructing them.

SAILING: Characters of a Yacht, Various kinds of Yachts, Description of the Cutter Yacht, Construction of the Hull, Something about the Masts, Spars, Ropes, Sailing a Yacht, Bringing up, Making Snug, Going back, Jibing, Bringing up at Moorings, Of the Mariners' Compass, and various Nautical Terms, Cautions and Directions, Nautical Terms

A RAFT THAT WILL SAIL: And a Home-Made Catamaran. The Raft is Just the Thing for Camp Life. Pleasurable Occupation for a Camping Party Where Wood is Plentiful. You Will Need Axes and Hatchets and a Few Other Civilized Implements.

Build A "ROUGH AND READY" BOAT: Just What an Ingenious Boy Must Do to Build It. Detailed Instructions as to How to Make the Boat and How to Rig It.

SINGLE SHELLS AND UMBRELLA CANOES How Old Shells Can Be Turned into Boys' Boats. The Cause of Upsets. Landing from and Embarking in a Shell. What an Umbrella Canoe Is and How It Is Made. WHERE there are oarsmen and boat clubs there you will find beautiful shell boats of paper or cedar, shaped like darning needles, so slight in structure that a child can knock a hole in them, and yet very seaworthy boats for those who understand how to handle them. The expensive material and skilled labor necessary to build a racing shell puts the price of one so high that few boys can afford to buy one; but where new shells are to be found there are also old ones, and when they are too old to sell they are thrown away. Many an old shell rots on the meadows near the boat-houses or rests among the rafters forgotten and unused, which with a little work would make a boat capable of furnishing no end of fun to a boy.

THE LAND-LUBBER'S CHAPTER & RIGS or ALL KINDS FOR SMALL BOATS: Common Nautical Terms and Expressions Defined. How to Sail a Boat. Boat Rigs. How to Distinguish between a Ship, Bark, Brig, and Schooner. Merits and Defects of Cat-Boats. Advantages of the Sloop. Rigs for Canoes Buckeyes and Sharpies.

BAIT, LIVE AND DEAD & COMMON-SENSE PRECAUTIONS IN FISHING: Salt-Water Worms that Live on Land. Angle-Worms, Hellgramites, Minnows, Crawfish, Grasshoppers, Crickets, Frogs, and "Lampers." How to Catch and How to Keep Them. Why and How Fish are Easily Frightened. The Lessons of Nature and of Experience.

River Crossing in 1876: How to cross Rivers—Swim Mules—Make Hafts, Canoes, and a Bullboat—The way to cross a River with your Horse, and to Raft your Gun, and Ammunition, without wetting them. Excerpt from: "At Home In The Wilderness" By John Keast Lord, 1876; Chapter 13

OULSC - Theory Primer Contents: Water Safety Safety at home Survival in water Survival principles Survival and self-rescue Hypothermia Rescue principles Life-support...

Winter Safety By Geoff Patrick The water temperature in the local rivers, lakes and the sea plummets during the autumn and winter periods. So please ensure that your safety overrides everything, including landing that big fish.  Cut the fish loose rather than risk your life trying to land it.

Drowning From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Drowning is death due to asphyxia caused by immersion in fluid, usually water. Near drowning is the at least temporarily survival of asphyxia caused by immersion in fluid, usually water. Near drowning can cause complications up to death and should always be checked by medical professionals. Secondary drowning is death due to chemical changes in the lungs after a near drowning incident or exposure to chemicals.

RIVER RESCUE Of the many situations that Search & Rescue volunteers may expose themselves to, River Rescue offers the greatest danger of a rescuer being killed. For this reason SARA has developed, in cooperation with other agencies, proven techniques and procedures for saving lives and preventing rescuer deaths. These concepts are well covered in the various yearly training sessions, so only a few key points will be mentioned here.

RBBI Open Water Rescue Procedures & Equipment Man Overboard !!!!

Farm Pond Safety Farm ponds, lagoons, and water wells are often found on Pennsylvania farms and all have contributed to accidental drownings.  Most victims range in age from toddlers to young adults and sometimes are not residents of the farm where the incident occurred.

Activities to Promote Water Safety -24 ideas to help kids develop a sense of water safety.

Drowning Facts/Prevention Tips -Facts about drowning in Virginia and how to prevent them.

Swimming/Diving/Water Safety -Information from various resources on safety while swimming and diving.  Each resource is full of information about the material and how to get it.

Moving Water and Your Car -Tips on how to handle moving water and your car from Lifesaving Resources

Personal Watercraft Factsheet -Data on risk factors, injury experience and severity, and prevention strategies

Rip Currents -Information on rip currents, signs, and what to do if you get caught in a rip  current.

How to fit a Personal Floatation Device! -Diagram on proper selection & fitting of PFD's

Immersion Hypothermia Cold, Wet and Up to your Neck by Joseph Mokry Ocean Rescue Systems.

NAVY SWIMMING AND WATER SURVIVAL Prepared by the US Navy for training servicemen.

Drownproofing is a water survival technique which was invented by Fred Lanoue, swimming coach at Georgia Institute of Technology from 1936 to 1964. Coach Lanoue believed that everyone should be able to survive in water and developed a simple technique which was easy to learn and did not depend on physical strength or intensive training.

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