Water Sports...
Below are our articles on the subject of Water Sports. If you can't see what you are looking for our other categories are displayed on the left under 'Our Quick Links'...
Basic Safety Rules When Surfing
The equipment you need and basic safety rules you'll need to know make surfing as safe as possible....
Beach Sport and Water Sports Safety
Sun, sea, sand - and safety. Don't spoil what should be a great day out by forgetting the potential dangers that lurk beside the seaside....
Benefits of Working Out in the Water
Seeking an alternative to those long hours in the gym covered in perspiration? Then dip your toe in the water and see whether aqua aerobics offers a more holistic way…...
Canoeing and Kayaking Advice
Tips on canoeing and kayaking safety including how to prepare for a tri, get into your canoe and deal with a capsize....
Diving & Asthma
The increased danger to asthmatics when considering scuba diving. The types of problems they can be faced with and how to assess the degree of risk....
Greyhound Racing: Animal Welfare and Track Safety
New regulations will ensure that the sport of greyhound racing is geared up to meet the safety standards required in the 21st century...
Ice Swimming Safety
For many, swimming in a frozen lake may invoke horror and bemusement, but in the globe’s frostier climes, it is championed as a safe route to good health....
Sailboarding and Windsurfing
What you need to know to sailboard and windsurf safely plus information about equipment....
Sailing Safety Advice and Information
Whether you're a novice or experienced sailor, it is important to properly prepare for your time on the water, while still on land....
Scuba Diving
Proper precautions and training must be undertaken prior to scuba diving....
Swimming Safety
Swimming, whether it is in a pool, lake or ocean, can be enormously fun, but also extremely dangerous when precautions are not taken....
Take Care When Wearing Swimming Goggles
Goggles form an important part of many swimmers' kit, but they are not essential and can, when used incorrectly, compromise safety....
Water-Skiing & Wakeboarding Safety
The importance of safety when waterskiing or wakeboarding. The need for lookouts/spotters and for establishing an understandable form of hand signal communication and…...
White Water Rafting
White water rafting the dangers and risks involved how you can minimise the risks plus advice on equipment and safety....