Rip current deaths surge: How to spot and survive dangerous currents Now that summer is here, people across the country and around the world are enjoying beach days. But if you’ve been reading the top headlines over the last few weeks,… Johnny Jet , June 26, 2024
How to Prevent Sharks From Biting You Growing up, I made the big mistake of seeing Jaws in the movie theatres. I don’t know what my dad was thinking, but I talked him into taking me to… Johnny Jet , June 2, 2021
What the CDC Wants You to Know Before Swimming in a Pool This Summer Today is Memorial Day, which means it’s unofficially summer in the U.S.A.! For those residing outside the United States, Memorial Day weekend has always been the unofficial start to summer…. Johnny Jet , May 25, 2020
Know the Risk of Electric Shock Drowning Before Swimming There are an ungodly number of things to worry about when you’re raising kids and they like swimming. One of them is electric shock drowning (ESD), as can result from… Johnny Jet , August 15, 2019
Don’t Go Swimming With an Open Wound With the weather heating up, today’s tip is another water safety tip, in the style of the many we’ve run before (see below). You should never go swimming with an… Johnny Jet , July 2, 2019
Use an “On Guard Card” When Around Water With Young Children Each Friday, we feature a reader-submitted tip as our Travel Tip of the Day. This week’s tip comes from our friend Jim Byers and his wife Barbara, who works at… Johnny Jet , May 17, 2019
How to Survive a Shark Attack Hopefully, none of us will ever have to use the learned advice of Bill Lytton, who was attacked by a shark while vacationing on Cape Cod in mid-August. But just… Johnny Jet , September 3, 2018
Grab One of These Plane-Themed Floats Before Your Next Swim It’s hard to believe, but some kids are going back to school in just a week or two. But summer isn’t over yet. If you’re going on one last vacation,… Johnny Jet , August 7, 2018
Use the Ice Bucket Bag for Wet Clothes I almost always carry an extra plastic bag in my suitcase. Usually, I end up using it to hold the hotel toiletries (I bring them home and then donate them… Johnny Jet , July 30, 2018
The Wristband That Can Save You From Drowning Kingii, the smallest inflatable in the world, was invented by Tom Agapiades after a good friend of his—an experienced swimmer—died from drowning. According to Tom, he decided to do something… Johnny Jet , November 14, 2017
What You Need to Know About Dry Drowning After becoming a dad my stress levels have risen considerably. I’m always trying to stay aware so I can protect my nine-month old son. During the first three months of… Johnny Jet , July 6, 2017
If You Don’t See Locals in the Water, Don’t Go in the Water Each Friday, we feature a reader-submitted tip as our Travel Tip of the Day. This week’s tip comes from reader Jan, who builds on last week’s swimming safety tip, saying:… Johnny Jet , March 10, 2017
Travelers Are Killing the Bahamian Swimming Pigs (and Harming Other Animals, Too) Each Friday, we feature a reader-submitted tip as our Travel Tip of the Day. This week’s tip comes from reader Tom, who says: “If you haven’t already seen this story,… Johnny Jet , March 3, 2017
Important Advice About Swimming in the Caribbean and Elsewhere I love to take a dip in the ocean when I travel somewhere exotic, but after growing up along the shore, living near the beach and traveling all over the… Johnny Jet , February 27, 2017
