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Notes from the water
Guides, safety, and the small craft of logging a paddle well. Useful whether or not you use PaddleScout.
19 May 2026 · 3 min read
Paddling is a team sport: why a companion tag needs their say-so
Paddling with people is one of the best parts of the sport, but 'we paddled together' is a claim about someone else. On PaddleScout a tag is a request they accept, so a companion is a person who agrees they were there.
16 May 2026 · 2 min read
A year of paddling in one map: visualising your SUP season
Most paddling happens in a summer rush, then a whole season blurs into 'a good year on the water'. How to collect a year of paddles, distances and launches you can actually look back on.
13 May 2026 · 2 min read
Don't paddle in the sewage: adding water-quality awareness to trip planning
There were nearly a million sewage discharges into UK waters in 2024, and five people a day report falling ill after going in. How to fold water quality into your paddle plan.
10 May 2026 · 2 min read
Everything you get for free (and why conditions forecasting is worth going Pro)
Almost everything in PaddleScout is free: mapping, pins, photos, sharing, friends and gear tracking. One thing sits behind Pro, the conditions planner, for a reason worth explaining.