Boaters take a Creature Craft on a wild ride down the North Fork of the Smith River in northwest California. Photo courtesy of George Nuckols / Creature Crafts GASQUET, CALIF. It’s been raining for ...

Creature Craft instructor Tony Marini navigates off Chaos Rapid on the Wenatchee River near Levenworth, Washington, in May of this year. Marini, who has helped instruct new Creature Craft owners how ...

GASQUET, CALIF. — It’s been raining for almost a week here on California’s northwest coast, and the Middle Fork Smith River has transformed into a raging, swirling, terrifying torrent of whitewater.

Whitewater rafting can be an exhilarating and fun sport, providing paddlers with an amazing adrenaline rush. But it can also be a very dangerous activity, with rafts often tipping over and ...

It’s been raining for almost a week here on California’s northwest coast, and the Middle Fork Smith River has transformed into a raging, swirling, terrifying torrent of whitewater. Even the craziest ...

The Elgin Fire Department is shopping for a new craft for water rescues, particularly those involving the Kimball Street dam. “We’ve just started the evaluation process,” Assistant Fire Chief Rob ...

It might look like a floating bouncy castle, but the Saskatoon Fire Department's new rescue boat is definitely not a pleasure craft. The Saskatoon Fire Department's new rescue boat goes over the weir.