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, . ,. ', 4,.:, - . .. May-June 1985 Val. XXX No. 3 ". .- - 4.. ', i. Newsstand Date -July WHY ARE HYDRA TUF-LITE KAYAKS SO MUCH BETTER THAN THE COMPETITION S.3 - ---- - We think that is a fair question and it deserves a factual answer. So we won't use a lot of adjectives like good, better, best, wonderful, and terrific. We're going to give you the facts. You will make the decision. 1) TUF-LITE RESIN: All Hydra kayaks are lower. We have faster production equipment made from a revolutionary.5th generation - like maybe twice as fast. So our costs are (Hexene Copolymer) Polyethylene that we call less. And this technologically superior TUF-LITE. As compared to crosslinked poly- machinery means better quality control at all ethylene, TUF-LITE is stiffer (approx. 30•‹/o), stages of the process. You get better price and has more than twice the ability to absorb im- better quality. pact before breaking, and has greater tensile 6) NEW GRAPHICS: Our bold, new color strength and elongation. It enables us to make graphics emphasize Hydra's sleek hull a lighter and stronger boat. But best of all, designs. They are sharp attention grabbers. TUF-LITE is easily REPAIRABLE. Heads will turn when you paddle a HydraTuf- 2) PATENTED FOOTBRACE: Another ex- Lite kayak or canoe. clusive Hydra innovation that is standard 7) THREE WAYS TO BUY: Hydra Tuf-Lite of- equipment on all kayaks is our new footbrace. fers three ways to purchase its boats. You can This unique, one of a kind is designed so that purchase the hull only or you can purchase a boot, sock or bare foot cannot be cut or the hull and complete kit to assemble and snagged on the brace as is possible with not- customize your own boat. Or, you can buy ched models. The Hydra footbrace can be ad- them completely assembled. justed while seated in the cockpit without the 8) HULL DESIGN: Our hulls were designed need to pull on rods or wires. The positive lock by paddlers with impeccable credentials. Tom system doesn't slip under critical conditions Johnson's SwiftTTaurus, Ann Dwyer's Minnow, when you need support the most. And it's and Tom Derrer's 17 foot Sea Kayak are available only on Hydra Tuf-Lite boats. classic designs. They have set standards by 3) COMFORTABLE COCKPIT DESIGN: which other boats will be measured. Hydra has developed an orthopedic cockpit Tom Johnson's Centaur is the most agile and seat that is engineered to ensure maximum responsive hull design in a rotomolded deck- comfort and support. It is easier to enter and ed canoe. It is the best performing C-1 more comfortable to sit in. Its innovative available. Try it. Our C-2 Duet and C-3 are the design prevents unsightly rub lines or wear only rotomolded tandem and triple cockpit patterns from developing on the hull. decked canoes manufactured in America. 4) BACK STRAP: The padded, adjustable The Matador is the hottest, most talked about backband comes as standard equipment on whitewater playboat on the rivers today. Its all kayaks to reduce back fatigue. It helps superior hull design meets every criteria that maintain correct paddling posture. experts and discriminating paddlers want. It's 5) REALISTIC PRICES: Yes, our ~ricesare 12 feet of pure paddling excitement. For a free catalog and more information call 1-800-537-8888 615-522-9902 5061 S. National Dr. - Forks of the River Industrial Park Knoxville, Tennessee 37914 ~~50~15 t&rarcucrc WHITEWATER PUBLISHED BY THE AMERICAN WHITEWATER AFFILIATION S I- MAY-JUNE 1985 Vol. XXX, No. 3 4 rns P 4 The rn American D Whitewater Affiliation Board of Directors President Contents: MARGE CLINE 1343 North Portaae 4 Streamflow Forecast - by Keith Thompson ISM-led5 7 Rendevous at the Confluence - by Willy Tom McCloud Lynch 11352 Mobile Estates West Lafayette. IN 47906 11 1985 Whitewater Rodeo Schedule - Rob Jim Stohlqulsl Lesser PO. Box 291 Buena Vista. CO 81211 13 Joan Hildreth Profile - by Tom Mellers 16 Patching Plastic - by Jim Mallard Mlka Beard 400 No. Walnut 17 ldaho WW Video - by Jerry Johnson Little Rock. AR 72205 18 The Spray Kayak Safety Quiz - Chuck Kelth Thompson Kutscher 1171 N, loth Street Laramie, WY 82070 23 Patient Care on the River - by Les Bechdel Fred Young and Slim Ray 10401 Geneva Drive Roscoe, IL 61073 28 Wetsuits and Drysuits - by Bill and Ann Executrve Drrector Sweeney Charlm Andre 1083 Meridian Ct. 29 Does Your Paddle Fit You? Lexington. KY 40504 31 Book Reviews Conservation Director 33 Product Review Dolafield Dubois Box 4936 Albuquerque. NM 87196 Treasurer Claire Gesalman 6301 Hiiicrest PI. Alexandria. VA 22312 Marketing Risa Shimoda 428 Page Ave. #I1 Atlanta, Georgia 30307 AWA STAFF AWA Jour~l Edltor: Dave McCourtnev. Box 273. Powell Butte. 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Surplus backcopiesand West Sand Lake. NY 12196 other AWA Products are available from AWA. 146 N. Brockway, Palatine, lL60067. 1985 American Whitewater Aftlliation. All rights reserved. Ron Wattor. Idaho State Un~verstty Box 8118 Cover Drawing by Ron Walker Graphics Pocatelio. ID 83209 Vol. XXX, No. 3 - 0 Streamflow Forecasts for the Western Sbtes by Keith Thompson The middle and northern Rocky Mountains, Washington and thesierrasare looking pretty dry this yearand will see below average or barely average runoff thisspring and summer. In contrast, the southern Rockies, Utah and Oregon have been blessed with abundant mountain snowpack, and will likely be experiencing above average runoff. So say the experts after their April 1 snowpack survey of the western states. It seems that central and southern Colorado will again be good for late-season boating, but not as good as last year. New Mexico is now in the midst of a high-water runoff season, and by press time, much of Utah's plentiful snowpack may already be melted. Predictions of spring and summer runoff from mountain snowpack in the western United States are made monthly from January 1 through May 1 by the National Weather Service and the Soil Conservation Service. The predictionsare reported as a percentage of the 20-year average runoff expected to occur if "normal" weather conditions prevail during the runoff period. The table below lists streamflow predictions for a number of floatable western rivers. STREAM FORECAST (Oh of average) ARIZONA Stanislaus R. Colorado R. 138 Tuolumne R. Little Colo. R. 88 Feather R. Gila R. 146 Kings R. Salt R. 143 Merced R. CALIFORNIA Trinity R. American R. 72 Yuba R. Kern R. 72 COLORADO McCloud R. 78 Animas R. 4 Vol. XXX, No. 3 Blue R. adventure travel trips, has announced Clear Creek the newest offering in its list of river Dolores R. adventures around the world: the Alas Gunnison R. Roaring Fork River, on the Indonesian island of Suma- Yampa R. tra in SoutheastAsia.TheAlas joinswith s Arkansas R. such proven SOBEK classics as the I Cache La Poudre R. Zambesi in Zambia, the Omo in Ethi- Conejos R. Eagle R. opia, the Bio-Bio in Chile and Alaska's m Piedra R. Tatshenshini River, all first explored and s South Platte R. commercially available through the + IDAHO California-based international travel m Boise R. m Clearwater R. company. The incredible scenery of Payette R. Gunung Leuser National Park, the larg- Snake R.-Hells Can. est in Southeast Asia, combined with Bruneau R. thrilling whitewater rapids and an ex- Owyhee R. Salmon R. ceptional array of wildlife - including MONTANA rhinoceros, tigers, long-tailed maca- Blackfoot R. ques and the rare large ape of Asia, the Clark Fork R. orangutan - make the "River of the Red Gallatin R. Stillwater R. Ape" a worthy addition to SOBEK's Boulder R. pantheon of river adventures. Flathead R. The Alas springs from the slopes of Madison R. Genung Leuser, Sumatra's second high- Yellowstone R. NEW MEXICO est peak at 12,300 feet, and flows over Rio Chama 200 miles to the equatorial waters of the Rio Grande Indian Ocean. Much of its course is OREGON through Gunung Leuser National Park, Deschutes R. John Day R. the richest orangutan reserve in the McKenzie R. world. The Alas River was first run in Grande Ronde R October, 1984, by a team led by SOBEK Klamath R. founder Richard Bangs, in conjunction Rogue R. UTAH with the Italian explorer Jacopo Maezzi Green R. 103 (first to raft the Blue Nile in Ethiopia, in San Juan R. 156 1973) and PACTO, the Sumatran tour Jordan R. 170 company. Weber R. 127 WASHINGTON "I've never seen a river that had so Skagit R. 92 much to offer," said Bangs, who with Yakima R. 96 SOBEK has made over 30 first descents Wenatchee R. 97 on wild rivers around the world.

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