October 2018 (ROTM#118) How to Spot a Rip Guide

Late last year in response to the terrible rip current drowning toll over the summer, some Australian Fairfax newspapers (The Age, Sydney Morning Herald) did a series of articles on the rip current problem, but the focus of this effort was an online interactive 'How to Spot a Rip' Guide

This was developed with the help of Surf Life Saving Australia (SLSA), Live Saving Victoria (LSV) and myself and it's a fantastic educational resource.  There's a great section at the end that allows you to see where rips are at different beaches. Of course, most of these images are taken from above and it's a whole different ballgame trying to spot a rip from beach level, but it's definitely worthwhile going through the entire resource.

Tweet it. Share it on Facebook. Show it to your kids. Summer is coming in Australia and we don't want another terrible drowning toll over the Christmas holidays.

Also...Fairfax Media won a News Media Award for 'Best Use of Digital Media' for this resource! Congrats!

Click to start the Guide