VOTM: Yikes!!! Gear up for disaster

Video of the Month

Mar 26, 2020

We all know that having the right clothing for boating makes a world of difference. Bowman extraordinaire and CYOB correspondent D. Danger Mitchele demonstrates the proper use of foul weather equipment in this short video. You won’t want to miss it.

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This is the first in our series of videos. They can be taken on a boat, near a boat or, as D Danger shows us, in your locked down isolation.

Load your videos onto Youtube or Vimeo us the link at CYonboard@kerrwil.com and put VOTW in the subject line. You could be the cinematographer and star in our next Video of the Week.

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