It has been the pleasure of Cutter Aquatics to deliver kayaking and canoeing instruction programs throughout North Texas. Our high quality product, resolute dependability, devoted customer service, professional certified instructors and exceptional safety practices made us the premier provider of recreational kayaking and canoeing instruction in the state. Barbara Cutter began teaching canoeing to Girl Scouts in 1991 and started a few summer kayaking classes in 2001. In 2004 she asked Chris Gross, a fellow paddling instructor, to join her when she hung her internet shingle and reached out to teach some college and municipal programs. For five years our cadre of professional instructors and our fleet of kayaks delivered year round programming to hundreds of customers discovering a new sport, improving paddling abilities and applying their skills to explore new environments on our trips across Texas and the world. The business burgeoned. In March 2009, to have more time to travel and develop out of state and international paddling trips, Barbara sold the successful instruction program and business system to Paddle Bound River Outfitters.

Barbara Cutter is an Instructor Trainer for the ACA in flatwater and river kayaking and canoeing. She is also a USCA certified canoeing instructor and a long time American Red Cross Instructor Trainer Educator in Water Safety, Lifeguarding, First Aid and CPR. She is a member of Texas Canoe Racing Association and competes in marathon kayak and canoe races throughout Texas and Louisiana. In June 2003 she and Chris Gross finished the 262 mile Texas Water Safari. In addition to conducting classes and guiding trips for Cutter Aquatics she has taught kayaking for the Continuing Education Department of Tarrant County College. She is a Master Educator for Leave No Trace national outdoor ethics education programs and enjoys membership in the Texas Outdoor Women's Network. As a volunteer, Ms. Cutter serves Girl Scouts of Texas Oklahoma Plains, Inc. on board-level governance committees, as a trainer of volunteers and as an instructor of canoeing and kayaking.

Chris Gross, an ACA and American Red Cross Certified Instructor, has been conducting classes with Cutter Aquatics since 2000. She is a member of the Texas Canoe Racing Association, and USCA. She is a Leave No Trace Master Educator and competes in kayak and canoe races in Texas and the southeast.