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Introduction | |
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The First Splash | |
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About the Author | |
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A Little Help from My Friends | |
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What Are You Getting Yourself Into? | |
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How to Use This Book | |
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The Evolution of Rafting From Powell to Paddle Cats The Fremont Expeditions John Wesley Powell Nathaniel Galloway The Post-World War II Era The Self-Bailing Generation The Russian Influence Looking Toward Tomorrow | |
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Get Wet: Your First Rafting Adventure Outfitters Other Ways to Get Wet Clubs and Organizations | |
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Raft Rentals | |
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Equipment: From Oars to Floors, Helmets to Hi-Floats Basic Raft Anatomy Tubes | |
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Panels and Seams | |
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Valves | |
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Thwarts | |
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Floors | |
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Accessories | |
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Footcups Materials Base Fabrics | |
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Coatings Design Characteristics Length and Width | |
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Tube Size | |
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Symmetry | |
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Rise | |
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Waterline | |
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Floors Catarafts Types of Catarafts | |
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Cataraft Design | |
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Characteristics | |
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Rotocats and Plastic Cats Other Types of Rafts North American Rafts | |
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Plohts Purchasing a Raft Traditional Rafts | |
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Catarafts | |
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Used Rafts Frames Traditional Raft Frames | |
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Selecting a Frame | |
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Other Considerations | |
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Cataraft Frames | |
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Cooler Frames Oars Oar Construction; Selecting Oars | |
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Oar Length | |
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Setting Up Oars | |
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Pins and Clips | |
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Oarlocks | |
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Fine Tuning Paddles Essential Riverwear Clothing; Lifejackets | |
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Helmets Saddle Up: Assembling Your Gear and Crew Inflating Your Raft Pumps | |
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Inflating the Raft Rigging the Frame Loading Accessories Spare Oars | |
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Spare Paddles | |
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Bowlines | |
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Handlines | |
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Bail Buckets | |
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Additional Gear Passengers in Oar Rafts Nonpaddlers | |
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Paddle Assists/ Paddle Teams A Solid Foundation | |
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Seating Arrangements | |
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Varying the Size of the Paddle Team | |
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River Morphology: The Dynamics of Running Water A Look Beneath the Surface Water Mechanics | |
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Laminar Flows | |
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Turbulent Flows | |
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Chaos | |
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Helical Currents | |
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Meanders River Characteristics Volume | |
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Gradient Surface Features Tongues | |
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Upstream Vs | |
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Standing Waves | |
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Diagonal Waves | |
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Haystacks | |
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Breaking Waves and Stoppers | |
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Pillows | |
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Undercuts | |
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Rooster Tails | |
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Boils | |
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Holes | |
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Lowhead Dams and Weirs | |
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Waterfalls | |
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Eddies The Big Picture The Rating Game The AWA River-Rating Scale | |
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Fine-Tuning the Scale | |
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Propulsion Basics: Different Strokes for Different Boats Oar Strokes Backrowing | |
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Portegee | |
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Turning | |
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Shipping | |
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Rowing Sweep Boats and Plohts Paddle Strokes Get a Grip | |
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Three Types of Paddle Strokes | |
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Basic Power Strokes | |
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Advanced Power Strokes | |
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Turning Strokes | |
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Bracing | |
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Paddle Captaining: The Art of Whitewater Choreography The Pretrip Lecture Seating the Captain and Crew The Captain's Chair | |
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Seating the Crew Guiding Strokes The Strokes | |
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Experience Is the Key Paddle Commands Basic Commands | |
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Advanced Commands | |
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Fine-Tuning | |
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Handling Lag Time | |
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Handling Overstroking | |
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Your Voice | |
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The Seasoned Team | |
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Whitewater: Running the Rapids Five Types of Maneuvers River Directions Staying Parallel with the Current Ferrying History | |
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Oar Rafts | |
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Paddle Rafts | |
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Apparent Versus Real Course | |
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Ferrying Around Bends Turns and Pivots Sideslips Eddy Maneuvers Putting on the Brakes | |
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Entering Eddies | |
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Staying in Eddies | |
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Exiting Eddies | |
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Capsizing Forces Heading Downriver Reading Rivers | |
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The Two Cs The SAFE System Scout | |
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Analyze | |
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Formulate | |
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Execute The Added Edge Bailing | |
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Highsiding | |
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Digging | |
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Lowering Your Center of Gravity | |
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Beaching Honing Your Skills | |
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Safety and Rescue: Keeping Your Head and Gear Above Water Having What It Takes Pretrip Preparation | |
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Time on the River | |
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Pretrip Discussion Equipment Group Travel Lead and Sweep Rafts | |
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Group Scouting and Rescue Portaging and Lining Self-Rescues Swimming | |
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Rerighting Rafts | |
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Active Swimming | |
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Holes and Dams | |
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Strainers and Sweepers | |
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Pulling Swimmers into Rafts Rope Rescues Throw Bags | |
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Getting Ropes to Swimmers | |
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Belays River Crossings Solo Cr | |