November 2020 (ROTM#143) Ripcurrentsafety.com

A few years ago, documentary maker Jason Markland from Queensland's Gold Coast produced the full length feature 'Rip Current Heroes' for National Geographic Australia. This was the first documentary ever made about the rip current hazard and is shown on Foxtel in Australia and had a long run being shown as part of the in-flight entertainment for Qantas and Jetstar until COVID hit. I was fortunate to be part of the making of Rip Current Heroes and my research and beach safety education is featured. We also created a free study guide for high school teachers to use to educate their students about rips.

 Jason is now making a new documentary on rip currents for the US audience called 'Rip Current Rescue' and decided that the documentary and study guide needed a home, which has turned out to be a new website: ripcurrentsafety.com 

 As it turned out, we decided to make this website as educational as possible using clips from Rip Current Heroes as well as my own photos. If you want to learn more about what rips are, how to spot them and how to escape them, this website provides a nice and clear introduction. Plus you can find the actual Rip Current Heroes documentary to watch in the 'School Study Guide' section.

 So please explore this new educational website, learn more about the rip current hazard and please share to others! Stay tuned for 'Rip Current Rescue' which should come out in 2021 to North American audiences. From what I've seen, it already looks as powerful and educational as Rip Current Heroes.

Click on the pic to go to ripcurrentsafety.com