XXVI, No. 6 PUBLISHED BY THE AMERICAN AFFILIATION

NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 1981 Vol. XXVI, NO. 6

ARTICLES Election Results ...... 3 Tangleproof Rescue Rope .... Morely Hewens 11 The Ocean ...... Werner Furrer 14 American The Inside Touch...... Barb McKee 17 Whitewater Kennebeckoning . . Andy Kipnis & Mark Lough 19 Affiliation Harold H. Leich ...... Bart Jackson 22

Executive Director DEPARTMENTS PHILLIP VOGEL Editor's Soapbox ...... 3 P.O. Box 1483 Hagerstown. MD 21740 Letters from Readers ...... 4 The Fluvial News: ...... 6 Board of Directors: AWA Book Reviews.. .8 President ...... PETER N. SKINNER AWA Affiliates...... 25 N.Y.S. Law Dept. The Capitol Albany, NY 12224

1977-1980 Mary Kaye Hession AWA STAFF 3304 Iowa. Apt. 5 Anchorage, AK 99503 Editor: Ban Jackson. 7 Holland Lane, Cranbury, NJ 08512 Racing Editor: Barb McKee. 5 Marlborough Rd.. Rochester, NY 14619 Murrav M. Johnson Regional Editors: 14257 Farethome Ct. Alaska: Jack Allen. 5413 Emrnanuel Ave.. Anchorage, Alaska Oregon City. OR 97045 Northwest: Joe Bauer. Box 394. Inverness. CA 94937 Mr. Bill Masters California: Rich Bangs. Box 761, Angels Camp. CA 95222 Box 64 Rocky Mountains: Ed Sibert. Box 20055. Denver. CO 80220 Liberty, SC 29657 Idaho: Rob Lesser Midwest: Fred Young Middle Atlantic: Ernie Kincaid. Nettie, West Virginia 26681 1979.1983 Northeast: Dave Barnhart, 11 1 N. Bdwy., Irvintoniln.Hudson, NY 10533 Rob Lesser Membership Director: Phil Vogel, Box 1483, Hagerstown, MD 21740 1812 N. 21 St. Affiliate Coordinator: Rob Forker, Box 1776. Zanesville, OH 43701 Boise, ID 83702 Conservation Chairman: Robert Lantz. Rt. 1. Box 195G. Sunbright. Tenn. 37872 River Enhanwment Chairman: Tom Daniel, 75 Everett St., Cloaer. NJ 07624 O.K. Goodwin Safetv Chairman: O.K. Goodwin LspJ Counsel: Art Block Box 78 Advems~ngChairman' Pete Sklnner. RD 01. West Sand Lake. NY 12196 Big Bar, Calif. 96010 Prtntmg Consultant. Jlm Muhlhahn. c/o Barnes Press. 233 Sprang St . NYC. NY 1001 3 Art Block c/o Rebell & Krieger 230 Park Avenue New York, NY 10017 Fred Young AWA INFORMATION Box 246 How to Submit Artides: Deadlines for all material, including advertising, are the 25th of Roscoe, Illinois 61073 Dec.. Feb., Apr.. June, Aug., and Oct., for Nos. 1. 2, 3.4.5 and 6 respectively. George Lanen Publication is planned at 6 times yearly. Single copies $1.50 each. Surplus b8ck copies are Box 1584, available at mdund prices. Write to me Membrship Chairman. San Bruno, CA 94066 American Whitewater is mailed to all members of the Ameriun Whitewater Affiliation, an affiliation of boating clubs and individuals interested in whitewater sport. Membership Trearurer is open to interested individuals at $10.00 per year and to clubs at $12.00 per year. Businesses Miss Ricky Richardson may affiliate at the rate of $20.00 each year. Clubs and business affiliate names will be listed 1035 Concord x3 periodically in the Journal. Hagerstown, MD 21740 The Staff and Directors listed above are unpaid Whitewater enthusiasts who volunteer their time and efforts to bring affiliatelmember subscribers this journal. Your contribution of Information and articles. letters.race results and schedules. Dhotos and drawinas are essential for their continued Correwonding Secretary efforts and th; t~melvpdolcatlon of the hmeriun Whitewafar Journal. Mindy Goodman 0 1981 Amrican Whitawater Affili8tlon. All rights mtswsd. RD x1 Old Best Road West Sand Lake, N.Y. 12196 (5181 674-5519 AWA Journal Editor-inchief COVER: Smile and you get a face full of water. B.n Jackson Phantom paddler emerges frorh a roll near the 7 Holland Lane Cranbury, N.J. 08512 Gallatin's House Rock in Idaho. (Rob Lesser photo) Editor's Soa~box COMPETITORS'COLUMN open slalom as well. How- +W ever, my wish is not to dominate 2 Racing Editor - The title appears AWA's racing interests with my own. w beside my name on page two. And I welcome suggestions for topics with this appointment comes the which people would like to read 5 * space and privilege to do anything I about and especially names of ex- want. (How often does thechance to perts I might consult on various build your own soapbox present topics. I am eager to get contribu- . itself?) Yet with all this boggling tions (guest columns as it were) and freedom comes the question: What rebuttals or comments on the vari- should I fill this spacewith? It seems ous subjects as they appear. Let's fairly clear that whitewater racing in make this column exciting and the U.S. can no longer be covered as worthwhile! in the past. The Journal cannot, nor indeed should it, publish acomplete race schedule or list of race results as attempted 10 years ago. The U.S.C.A. publishes a full schedule of open canoe downriver (marathon) ELECTION RESULTS races. Decked boat races and re- A WA Welcomes Nett, Board Members sults are amply covered by the ACA We were a little disappointed at the voter National Slalom and Wildwater turnout for the American Whitewater Board Committee's Newsletter. AWA will of Directors Election-only 122 members took the minimal energy to cast a ballot for try to keep a general national race the directorship of their own affiliation. How- calendar, but it simply cannot be all- ever, we were more than pleased with the inclusive. results. Three new members joined the crew: So rather than serving as a report- Marge Cline. Ken Horowitz, and Ron Waters; and old hard-working Board President Peter er, I want to act as an observer and Skinner was re-elected to his post. interpreter. I envision a regular The voting breakdown went as follows: column touching on a variety of candidate votes topics specifically aimed at the Peter Skinner 94 racing community, but also of in- N.Y.S. Law Dept., The Capitol, terest to the general world Albany, N.Y. 12224 as well. Announcing important up- Marge Cline 86 coming events and reporting on 1343 Nort , Palatine, IL 60067 Ken Horowitz 70 Championships would certainly be C/OPerception, Inc., in order. Perhaps a special promo- Box 686. Liberty, SC 29657 tional report of some new or unusual Ron Watters 59 event would add an interesting vari- Idaho State University ation. Conversely, it may also be of Box 81 18. Pocatello, ID 83209 interest to deal with the history of Richard Bangs 52 racing from time to time. Ultimately, Bob Vanderlin 44 the column should be for you, the Murray Johnson 33 readers. It should meet your needs Tom Minchin 9 and serve your interests. Eric Evans 1 Rules and proposed changes, The first four of the above candidates will personal profiles and interviews, the serve for four years from 1982 through 1985. They will be working with current Directors latest equipment, design innova- Rob Lesser, O.K. Goodwin, Art Block, Fred tions, racing technique, reports and Young, and George Larsen. There is a grcat announcements on events of na- deal to be done if AWA is to expand its leader- 3 tional importance are several ideas ship and service in the boating community. We appreciate the volunteer effort of all our that immediately come to mind. My directors and staff, and ask all AWA members own preference is decked boat to help us give you the type of organization canoe slalom. Occasionally I race and journal you want.

Vol. XXVl No. 6 3 -i mrn A WA wants to hear your comments, apply to the Forest Service for complaints, and news. Why not projects involving NPS land, write the AWA Editor today at 7 - Holders of a license prior to Holland Lane, Cranbury, N. J. 08512. 10/21/76 don't need the NFS If any or all of your letter is not for permit publication, please specify. - Holders between 10/21/76 and 7/7/80 must obtain a per- mit if required. FERC LOOPHOLE - Holders of licenses issued after 7/7/80 must obtain a per- Dear Bart, mit. Just read the good articles in the You should be aware of the inter- July-August issue entitled "Pay- im period between 10/21/76 and ette's South Fork" by Todd Graeff 7/7/80, where permits are required and also "The River Rush is On" by only if the licensee is notified by the Pete Skinner. Both pertain to the Forest Service. Since some Forest FERC (Federal Energy Regulatory Service offices deal only rarely with Commission), another one of our FERC, they may not be fully aware unbelieveable, but true river-killing of these requirements. (And it is up federal agencies. to us to point it out to them.) Please Todd gives a good overview of the pass this info along to Pete and FERC licensing process, however, Todd. he overlooks a new, but crucial step Sincerely, for some situations: where the pro- L.G. "Pete" Lewis posed project lies within a National Forest, the holder of a FERC license must also obtain a Forest Service HUDSON MIXUP Permit. Dear Mr. Jackson, This could be very significant, On Saturday, October 3rd, I had depending on how much backbone planned to take a guided raft trip the local Forest Service has. Since with the Hudson River Rafting Co., this is new, they may not yet be in North Creek, N.Y. (I had pre- aware of their new protective power. viously phoned to arrange the trip I am enclosing Directive 19 which and mailed in a $50 deposit. Had the partially states: directions given me been correct, I Duration: one year from issu- would have been there in time for ance date unless previously the 8 am departure. They were not. terminated or reissued. By 8:10, 1 was still looking for the The Federal Land Policy and departure point of the trip. Unable to Management Act of 1976 (FLP- locate it I phoned Hudson River MA) requires a right-of-way Rafting Co. and was informed that I from the land administering was over an hour away by car from agency as well as a license the point that the trip was departing. from FERC... This directive pro- When I questioned the directions vides policy for authorizing that I was given on Sept. 8, 1981, 1 licensee use of NFS lands with- was informed that they were the in projects licensed under FERC directions for the Hudson River trip authorities. (which is the trip I understood I was Chapter 2770.3-Policy to be booked on), however, I was 12. Applicants for FERC pre- told that they were not going to go liminary permits must also on the Hudson River that day and

Vol. XXVl No. 6 of three-eighth-inch (nine mm) cord with a knot in the freeend. Then drill + a hole in the thwart at each end to 2 that they were going to take a differ- hold the cord by means of a simple ent river. How I was to automatically knot on the underside. Gather up ? d know their change of plans without each line and stuff the resulting Z having been informed of them is bundle between the thwart and the beyond me. Of course there was no flotation leaving the knotted end way that I could possibly be at the free and available. If it won't stuff, departure on schedule, so I missed work out a way of securing each the trip. bundle with a heavy rubber band or Now, I seem to be having trouble a piece of eighth-inch bungee cord. securing the return of my deposit. Do not let the lines lie loose in the Since I am a member of AWA, I ask boat. your assistance. Thank you sir, in Upon dumping in the river, go advance. hand-over-hand down the gunwale Sincerely, to the center of the boat, throw Virginia Chambers yourself over the hull, and reach for New Rochelle, NY your knot on the farside. Pull out the cord, stand on the hull and pull - A WA has contacted Hudson River presto, the boat is right side up. You Rafting and worked out what we can do it while holding on to your hope is an amicable settlement. We paddle. In you get and are off to the talked to Mr. Pat Cunningham, head next eddy to bail. of the firm and the individual you The method will not work unless talked to on the phone Saturday the boat has good lateral flotation. morning. According to him, he gave Best, you correct directions, waited half Bill Atkinson an hour at the shop for you, then an Cambridge, MA hour on the river, and then had to put-in because the water release wouldn't wait. But whatever the mixup, Mr. Cunningham apologizes for not answering your letters soon- er, and will offer you a raincheck for the river and trip date of your choice. He'll be contacting you forthwith. Hope this is a happy solution for both parties. -Ed.

INVENTION OF THE MONTH Dear Bart: Here's another whitewater boat idea which works well for me. Righting an overturned boat is difficult at best in a practice pond even if you are determined and strong. It is practically impossible in a rapid especially if the current is heavy and you are small. Here is a n method for righting a boat that is as easy as standing on thecenterboard of a Sunfish. To each end of the center thwart attach a separate three-foot length

Vol. XXVl No. 6 5 The

Indian plain. Only in 1973 were the Affiliate Notes first Western visitors allowed to this Affiliates, send your newsletters to ancient, isolated land. our Editor to help A WA stay current The five expert paddlers made day with your club's activities and trips on the incredible rivers of concerns. Bhutan with a support team of Bhu- tanese drivers and the doctor. The AMERICAN TEAM CONQUERS aim was for the whole group to camp HIMALAYAS together each night, though the After six years of negotiations paddlers were prepared to bi- with the Himalayan Kingdom of vouac. Bhutan, the six-man American Him- Paddlers from the boating com- alayan Descent Team on munity contributed over $6000 and October 21-31, 1981 became the over 30 manufacturers contributed first group of boaters to paddle another $8000 worth of equipment. within the country of Bhutan. The The group has asked AWA to con- goal of the expedition was to suc- vey their thanks for all this support, cessfully paddle the Wong Chu to all who contributed. And, as soon River and its tributaries - which as we can get a hold of them, AWA they did with first-ever descents of will be bringing readers more de- the Thimpu, Paro, Fo, and Amo tailed features on this amazing ex- Rivers. pedition. The Team consisted of: Wick Walker (leader) - US. Natl DEAD SITE CHOSEN Champ '68, ~lympicTeam '72. FOR NATL'S Les Bechdel - natl Champ '66, '67, The 1982 Open Boat Downriver '69; U.S. Team Coach '75. and Slalom Nationals will be held on Jamie McEwan - Natl Champ '72, the lower Dead River in northwest '75, Olympic Bronze medalist '72. Maine. The four day event, running Tom McEwan - Natl downriver from July 28-31, has scheduled the Champ '73. slalom races on Wednesday and Eric Evans - Natl Champ '69, '71, Saturday, with the downriver sand- '72, '73, '74, '75, '76, '77, '79; Olympic wiched between on Thursday and team member '72. Friday. This will allow two classes Edward Hixson, MD (Team Doctor) for each downriver contestant - a - selected as expedition doctor for new feature. 1982 American Everest Expedition. Co-sponsors of the competition Druc Yul (Land of the Dragons), are the ever-popular Penobscott known to the outside world as Bhu- Paddle and Chowder Society, along tan, is a land locked country about with the Penobscott Water & Ice the size of Switzerland in the center Company. Interested contestants of the Himalayas. The Wong Chu's should contact Bill Stearns, re: principal tributaries find their source Open Boat Nationals, Box 121, on the great Himalayan massif in the Stillwater, ME 04489. north, where they join and flow from Apparently, there has been some the 20,000-foot peaks, through the mixup within ACA as to just whom heart of Bhutan and down onto the was getting the '82 site bid, which

Vol. XXVl No. 6 n N EWS led to some too-previously pub- the Chilkoot pass down to the Pacific lished sheets. AWA apologizes for Ocean near Skagway. . any misleading information given in Upon hitting the ocean, they will the last "Fluvial News". But current be making a mid-winter voyage Open Boat National Chairman, Keech down the Northwest coast. They LeClair assures us that '82 is set and plan to modify their Loon . committees for 1983 and 1984 site with special fiberglass decks and selections have been formed, with spray covers. With luck, they will the idea of keeping theselection one arrive in northern California by year in advance. "This is such a August, 1982. George Larsen of the family competition," Keech states, Sierra Club's Bay chapter River "that people should be able to plan Touring Section is planning to hail their vacations around it." the conquering heroes with a true paddlers welcome, if you are inter- EAST RACE ON THE WAY ested in joining in, contact George at Box 584, Sanbruno, CA 94066. It looks as if South Bend is really - Thanks to going to get its very own man-made S.F. Bay River Touring Section whitewater course after all. The East Race project, a 1,300 cfs sluice, NORWEGIAN SEEKS GRAND 2,000 feet long by 35 feet wide, was RUNNING MATES designed by former Olympic Team coach Jay Evans, and has been in Norwegian kayaker, Torkel Falch, the works for seven long years. will be touring the U.S. this winter The aim is to turn the St. Joseph and is interested in joining a non- river in downtown South Bend intoa commercial party that has a permit course that would be "as good or to run the Colorado through the better than ", site of the Grand Canyon. Torkel is an excel- 1972 Olympic whitewater course, lent kayaker and fully capable of the plus provide a necessaryfish ladder. challenge. He has all his own equip- Now the funding is well underway, ment and is willing to pay his share and the last of the legal hassles have of the trip. He is also willing to re- been overcome, officials are looking ciprocate and show interested at a possible completion date of late American boaters some of the ex- 1983. quisite whitewater available in Nor- - Thanks to way. St. Joe Valley Canoe & Kayak Club If you have a permit or know of a group that would have room on their ULTIMATE CANOE trip for one more kayaker, please CHALLENGE UPDATE contact: Ron Watters, Box9024 ISU, Pocatello, ID 83209, (208) 232-6857. Verlen Kruger and Steve Landick have now passed the halfway mark KERN THREATENED ON h on their 28,000-mile paddling odys- ALL FRONTS sey, as they stroke somewhere along the McKenzie River in Saskatche- The Olcese Water district has wan. Since winter is coming four applied for a Federal Energy Regu- weeks early, they may portage over (continued on page 24)

Vol. XXVl No. 6 7 AWA Book Reviews SOME POSSIBLE ADDITIONS TO YOUR BOATING BOOKSHELF A WA isconstantlyon thelookout for be very unpleasant and partially new books and films on boating, the debilitating if not attended to. Other environment, and generally related books contain better discussions of topics. We welcome outside reviews many first-aid topics, such as set- tin from interested readers. If you would g broken Or reducing an like a book or film reviewed, just arm out of joint, but they were send a copy to the A WA Editor. (If designed for an altogether different situation. not elsewhere listed, please include rice This volume can be recommend- p and a few biO- for two situations: first and prime, as graphy notes.) a reference for treatment in a wilder- ness setting (although Medicine for FORGEY'S WILDERNESS Mountaineering would be a good MEDICINE addition to your kit). Secondly, for

by William W. Forgey,- - M.D. treatment of minor problems not 126 pages, 6" x a", illustrations, really requiring a physician's atten- $5.95. tion. This is not the book to takeon a one day cruise as part of your emer- Available from Indiana Camp Sup- gency kit. ply, Box 344 Pittsboro, IN 46167; The prepared paddler, under any 1979. situation will only need three or four medical-first aid books. Forgey's Wilderness Medicine should be one The author, Dr. Forgey, a wilder- ness traveler of some experience, of them. has assembled here a small volume - Reviewed by Tom McCloud explaining treatments for a lot of the problems which might come up on WHITEWATER HOME wilderness trips. Condensed into COMPANION short topics and listed in a compre- hensive index, he lists diagnosis and Vol. 1 - Southeastern Rivers treatment for a wide range of ail- by William Nealy ments, from 'high altitude sickness to hypothermia to tendonitis. Sug- 156 pages, 8%" x ll", paperback, gestions for both a prescription handrawn maps and cartoons, $7.95. and non-prescription medical kit are given. The drugs listed are some of Available from Dolly Ridge Press, the most recent ones and were 3000 Third Ave. South, Birmingham, almost certainly chosen because A1 35233; 1981. of Dr. Forgey's personal experi- ence in finding them to be ef- William Nealy, of river map fame, fective. has written a) a very good book on Make no mistake: this is not just paddling terms and techniques, b) another rehash first aid book, but is an excellent guide to Southeast designed to aid in treatment on ex- whitewater rivers, c) a very funny tended wilderness trips where no comic book all about paddling. professional medical help can be Three books for the cost of one. obtained. Many of the topics dis- The glossary alone is worth the cussed do not represent life-threat- price of the book. Every imaginable ening conditions, for example, in- paddling term is defined accurately grown nails, which can nontheless and completely - including appro-

8 Vol. XXVl No. 6 priate safety tips to such terms as publisher, one might expect a scho- "hydraulic". While these definitions larly, textbook approach to the are not meant for humor, the illus- topic. Not quite. Divided into five trations with them are often very sections covering equipment, can- funny, e.g. "entrapment" which oeing strokes, portaging and camp- 0 shows "foot", "boat" and "legal" ing, the treatment of each is rather types of entrapment. The illustration superficial, as it must o'f necessity be comparing the beginner and expert in so few pages. * kayakers should be enlarged for In the section about paddle framing - it is perfect. strokes, she recommends sitting in Once you wipe the tears of laugh- the boat, ("Kneeling over an ex- ter from your eyes, it will dawn that tended period of time brings ex- the river section is as accurate and treme discomfort."); describes the helpful a guide as you will ever see. pry but calls it a pushaway; and Thirteen rivers are covered, includ- introduces a "new stroke" called the ing such popular runs as the Cheat, Half Sweep in which "only the 90' New, Ocoee, and "Yock". All have from the paddler to his end of the the great cartoon style that we've all canoe is used". Seems like a contra- grown to look for and love from diction, since half a circle is 180•‹,so Nealy. why isn't a paddle stroke which I'm looking forward to his future traverses 90" called a quarter volumes on other regions. It will bea sweep, as it is in the Basic Red Cross great challenge for him to make the book? midwestern whitewater rivers as Not that the book is generally in- interesting as he has those of the accurate or misleading, it's just that Southeast. It's nice to see some there is so much more to be said. paddling books being produced that The information contained is mostly include style and humor along with good -there's just not enough of it. information. Could you imagine If "Readers Digest" ever gets around Nealy getting together with Whit to condensing, Paddle, Pole and Deschner (Does the WetSuit You?)? Portage, I suspect it would read That would be a real side-splitter about like this little volume. It is book. readable and suitable as an intro- Ifyou ever plan to run a river in the duction for youngsters or limited- Southeast, or if you enjoy good aim beginners. The photos depict- paddling humor, buy this book. I ing paddle strokes, are sharp and guarantee with the honor of Dr. generally appropriate to the pur- C WA that you'll love it. pose. But if you've already learned - Reviewed by Dr. CWA how to paddle and have spent 10 days camping out of a canoe some- time during your life, you have already surpassed anything in this by Joann M. Johnson, PhD book. There are certainly worse ad- 75 pages, 5%" x 8%", b&w photos, ditions that could be made to your $3.25. canoeists bookshelf than Canoe Camping, but also several better Available from Wm. C. Brown Co., which cover the same topics. Publishers, Dubuque, IW; 1978. - Reviewed by Tom McCloud

,7 Introducing the author as a pro- fessor of physical education at the MOVING? University of Minnesota, Duluth, and the book as one of the Physical LET US KNOW! Education Activities series of the

Vol. XXVl No. 6 9 You've Come A Long Way Baby!

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10 Vol. XXVl No. 6 I-- bv* MORELY HEWENS I 1 3 Anyone who has ever drifted slowly past a rescue victim while cursing and emeshed in a mass of rescue line, will appreciate Morely Hewens simple solution. This rope rig is the open boater's answer to the throwbag and has * the advantage of being easier to recoil, plus the ability to be untied and thrown without taking your eyes from the victim. Hewens is the head instructor at the Clinton Canoe School, Warren, Michigan. Equipment Needed: 75-100 feet of three-eighth-inch brightly colored polyproplyene Iine Four feet of quarter-inch canoe tie line (one end knotted) Three feet of eighth-inch safety line tie-in line (one end knotted) Six inches of half-inch duct tape Insert eighth-inch tie in line one half way through the strands of the three-eighth polypropylene line ap- proximately twelve inches from one end of the safety line. Attach se- curely, using the six inches of half- inch duct tape.

Divide the safety Iine into thirds. Use the eighth-inch Iine toseparateeach third of the safety line by criss- crossing the thirds. Finish off with a single bow knot. Make sure the loop of the bow knot has the knotted end.

Using a clove hitch, tie the quarter- inch tie-in line to the thwart in front h of you, slightly to the left of the canoe's center.

Vol. XXVl No. 6 11 Using the same quarter-inch tie-in line, tie the safety line to the thwart using the single bow knot. (Again, make sure that the loop on the bow knot has the knotted end.) The one- eighth-inch line on the safety line should be to the right.

When ready to use, line should look like this. For quick release of the safety line, simply pull the knotted end of the tie-in line with the right hand and pull the entire safety line away from the thwart with the left hand. There is no need to ever remove your eyes from the victim - just feel for the I line with knot on the end.

Using the right hand again, pull the knotted end of the rope tie line and loosen the thirds of the safety line.

12 Vol. XXVl No. 6 w Drop the end of the safety line (the k third with the eighth-inch tie line $ attached) to the ground - step on it with the left foot.

The center third should be in the left hand. The other third should be in the right hand.

Using both hands, throw both thirds of the safety line at the same time towards your victim.

Keep your left foot on the remaining third.

Vol. XXVl No. 6 13 OCEAN

by Werner Furrer the quick-in, quick-out of a river trip. The style is more like expeditioning. Of course trips can be for one day as well as two weeks. But when the shorelines disappear, and the sky meets water on all 360' of the hori- zon, there quickly comes an aura of a journey into the far away. Initially, one tastes the fear of being bereft, even in calm water. But after the feeling of helplessness and vulner- ability fade, there comes a pride in your own independence at surviving the lonliness and hostility of the ocean. Of course, you always travel in small groups, six is ideal, and paddle on the buddy system, but there is a joyous solitude out here, not to be found anywhere else. SKILLS & KNOWLEDGE Water is water, and kayaking is kayakinn and most of the tech- niques necessary for surviving on saltwater are already conquered by a competent Class II-Ill river pad- dler. But the ocean demands some unique skills not necessarily held by even the best river runners. 1. Navigation. It is absolutely essential that each group member have knowledge of land and on- board navigation, declination, and be able to read nautical charts, plus tide and current tables. A good mountain navigation course will teach you most of this information. 2. . Be able to swim at least 450 meters in a pool and 50m in full gear. 3. Limbering. Ocean paddling isa constant fight against stiffness. I take daily yoga exercises to stretch and relax.

Vol. XXVl No. 6 4. Rolls and wet exits should be Ample room for camping gear 5 practiced until you would trust your plus emergency survival pack for + life with their dependability. extended trips. 2 5. Self-rescue. This should be Slender hull for good speed and practiced alone and with assistance. slight "V" shape for easy parting of u You should be able to right your the waves, good tracking, and sta- 5 craft, climb back in, and empty it bility. with a bailer or pump. Remember, Low profile to reduce effects of 7 there is no shore to help you. wind. 6. Mental preparation for long Steerable, retructable rudder; trips is terribly important. Being out arrangements for compass, ther- on the water, far from sight of land mos, binoculars, charts. can often engender involuntary All the good whitewater qual- panic. This is the sort of mental ities: responsive, durable, easy to freeze you can't "tough out", but heft, watertight. rather must train yourself, on short- Out of these needs came the er trips, to avoid. Seagull (WT-530), built by my son 7. Be a competent Class II-Ill and myself. It is a vynlester, vac- paddler, able to paddle five km uum-molded layup, easily patched nonstop and 15-20km a day. with resin and glass. It runs 530cm long, and only 62cm wide. The THE BOAT cockpit is 87 by 40cm. We have also Somewhere atrophying behind designed and made a saltwater K-2, museum glass lies an original model the WK-2-560, which we have pad- of the ideal ocean-going K-1, de- dled very happily and comfortably signed by the Aleut eskimo. Mater- throughout Alaska. ials today are less organic, but hull Both these crafts are easy on shape and design have seen little the eyes, sleek, will roll with sur- evolution. In fact, to design the WT- prising ease, and are very fast. Re- 530, a saltwater K-1 which we've cently in my K-1, fully loaded, I made commercially available, my cruised 18km in two hours and 10 eldest son and I sojourned to Alaska minutes (8.2km per hour). Eddy Line and obtained two eskimo boats to in Mukilteo, Washington sells the serve as basic models, one of which WT-530 for $8-900, bringing the I still paddle. getting-started bill to approx. $1000 As with any craft, the design is for saltwater kayaking. dictated by its needs. Any ocean- going K-1 must have: EQUIPMENT Maximum comfort. There's no I share with you my definition of place to get our and stretch. efficient equipment: When you've Werner Jr. works on the plug of the Furrer-designed WT-530 (Furrer photo) I paddled to where you'regoing, have pain that can destroy you paddling - taken your girlfriend with you, set up ability. your tent and camp, eaten dinner, So in general, bring what your and still have enough energy left to common sense dictates and try it all 2 make love. then you have efficient out on a few day trips first. A few equipment. things you'll want not to forget are: Much of what you take is thesame - Food AND WATER. Depending as for any canoe-camping trip. Your on temperature and climate, you general camping gear, all water- can almost always get by on less proofed, should serve. However, than a gallon a day. A few trial remember a windswept ocean isle overnights will tell you how much probably provides more fierce wea- less. ther than the woods, so much of - ASurvivaI Kit. Even for day trips your equipment needs be heavier. A it is wise to have a compact kit with sturdy standing-room tent becomes first aid supplies, a space blanket, almost a necessity since the wind signal device, and a few extra ra- will often keep you inside. Also, if tions. you are used to paddle-camping in - Whistle an open canoe, you will encounter - Nautical Charts, tide and cur- far greater space and weight limita- rent tables, maps, compass. tions, so make it light and pack it - A Camera Rig for keeping your tight. camera on deck and dry. It is advisable to pack your gear in Your normal river paddle will waterproof, color-coded sacks. serve just as admirably here. One There is no greater pain than to last thing not to leave behind is your search through your entire moun- sense of beauty. To watch all Nature tain of stuff for a well-hidden, much- at work as you paddle toward the needed match. Finally, remember sun, billowy clouds, a dark far off that comfort and survival are in- isle; to take pleasure from the alone- exorably linked in the ocean. Being ness, and your own abilities are all "just a little cold" is a dangerous joys obtained in a kayak, on the hazard you can't just suffer through. ocean, and part of this unique pad- And the slightest mistake in your ling experience. outfittings can bring unmitigated -

16 Vol. XXVl No. 6 THE INSIDE TOUCH:

Observations of the Racing Scene by Barbara McKee Having just completed a fun-filled being second of three, the beginner fall circuit attending novice slaloms with potential and increasing skills, with some young people I've been will hunger for more meaningful coaching, I have been thinking achievements and stiffer challenges. about how whitewater slalom might Thirdly, a race catering to novices receive a boost on this level which is able to promote the less active would promote the sport all the way classes. Women's canoe classes (C- to the top. Within the last decade, we 1 W and C-2W), non-existent at have seen rapid development in international races, have become slalom: more races are being of- very popular at U.S. novice and fered, equipment and techniques intermediate contests, resulting in are more refined, and our top racers their reinstatement after almost 20 are among the best in the world. years at the 1981 National Slalom Having developed racers of world Championships. championship caliber, we should At beginning levels recruiting is not lose sight of the fact that this often necessary as well as desirable. growth depends on maintenance of Frequently a novice will work out on a broad base. Several ideas as to gates, but never consider entering how to accomplish this occur to me. an actual race unless prodded... First, there is nothing wrong with then when bitten by the bug will an easy course. There was a time in continue racing on his own. the recent past, when every race de- That first and hardest step: a signer, even at Class I slaloms, felt a novice race provides that initial taste personal obligation to include at of the sport or a chance to try a new least one "gut buster" move. This class. intimidates and discourages many Flexibility in establishing classes first time competitors. We who have and accepting a broad range of been paddling a long time forget entries is ideal for such a race. Last when it was a challenge to simply minute class changes and late en- make the boat track straight. When tries, though organizational night- hanging a course, don't forget the mares, often benefit new racers. level of paddler for which you are Sponsors should bend over back- designing. wards to make up as many different Secondly, beginners of any age categories as possible. ACA sanc- enjoy taking home an award. More tioning requires a separate category . divisions make more prizes, and if if three boats enter and prizes if nearly all go home with something, three boats start. Such three-boat so much the better. It is an achieve- classes encourage and give atten- C, ment just to improve as one is bound tion to beginners. to do at a novice slalom where To simplify the task of providing plenty of opportunity for open prac- awards on a race-day-entry situa- tice is allowed. After one or two tion, order unmarked awards which novice attempts earning a ribbon for can be labeled even at the cere-

Vol. XXVl No. 6 s mony. Awards need not be elabor- well immediately. This positive rein- E ate or expensive, and a standard forcement is a great benefit. If we s design can be reused the next year. lose our broad base, there will be D Finally, advanced paddlers should less support for our top paddlers. ;;I attend beginner races as coaches In addition to the up-and-coming a and examples, but never as rival champions who get started on locs; competitors. If time allows, exhibi- levels, we rely on hundreds of volun- tion classes with no awards for teers - parents, friends, club mem- experts can be run. This gives be- bers, whose participation in national ginners a chance to see what to events, through service, if not com- strive for without feeling they must petition, makes U.S. racing possible. beat the expert. It has been my experience that the If the U.S. Whitewater Slalom local, club-sponsored, all-family Team is to retain its dominance novice events produce the strongest internationally, the sport must con- feelings of accomplishment, en- tinue to thrive at home on local thusiasm and sharing among begin- levels. We have come a long way ning racers and organizers. The toward providing the type of novice atmosphere is one of friendly co- slalom which can enhance our sport's operation. Lacking the overwhelm- growth. When I began racing in ing pressure to win which accom- 1973, there were only one or two panies national events, competitors Northeast races rated class II or encourage and cheer each other on, below. Now there are at least four in and willingly help with the actual the fall, and about as many in the running of the event. From this spring all easier by a full class than broad base we can continue to draw my first race (Petersburg). future world champions and organi- While I competed in K-1W against zational leaders who will keep the several women just back from the U.S. dominant in the sport. 1972 Olympics, today a beginner can challenge people at his own skill level and expect to do comparatively

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18 Vol. XXVl No. 6 LT KENNEBECKONING W+ 3 bjl And\? Kipnis & Mark Lough w . -I- Right now, the season in New the gorge was running 6000 cfs. At $ a England seems to call for setting 4500 cfs, the waves drop to a little skis to slope or curling up in a tight more than half that height, but a roll cabin with lots of whiskey. But is still needed due to the river's width m Yankees are a hardy breed who and current speed. soon will be dipping their in Along this three-mile stretch, rocky streams that are just barely there is a new ender wave every few filled with icicle melt. Kayakists hundred yards, yet despite numer- Andy Kipnisand Mark Lough give us ous play spots, there are no large their version of an old Mainefavorite holes, undercut rocks, or other - the Kennebec, a river blessed danger spots when the level is high. with not only a surprising width for Thus, for those with a good roll, New England, but a happily long these rapids become a giant play- runnable season. ground. For the next mile the river eases New England beckons to kayak- up a little becoming tamer, with one ers in the spring. Many who answer perfect wave and no major this call complain of the cold wea- difficulties. But don't be lulled, this ther that one must endure in orderto section is the calm before the storm. reap the fruits of the spring thaw. To The storm is named Magic-a rapid the uniformed, New England's kay- containing two large holes: one on ak season ends with the approach of the top, river left, and the other warm weather. Yet, those who know, further down to the right. Those who realize that some of New England's fail to avoid these hydraulics will get best rivers run well into thesummer. a good glimpse at the beautiful A prime example is the Kennebec Maine sky, as back enders are a - one of the finest and least-pad- common occurence here. After Mag- dled rivers is New England. Its ic, the river eases into a class 11+ scenery is unparalleled, and its nature cruise for a few miles and whitewater is big and continuous. then slows down to flatwater for the Best of all, the marvelous Kennebec remainder of the run to West Forks. runs all summer. The Kennebec's isolation neces- She is a large, long river, draining sitates caution. Rescue, though most of Southern Maine. However, generally possible, is made incred- only the first ten miles will interest ibly difficult by the steep canyon whitewater enthusiasts. Springing walls. Yet despite the dangers, this from Indian Pond below Moosehead river harbors great natural beauty. Lake, the Kennebec enters a deep, The steep canyon walls both pre- isolated gorge hedged by nearly vent walking into the gorge and vertical walls. After the first bend the provide the rugged beauty of steep waves begin, and continue to belt cliffs topped with thick, coniferous you for three miles. Reaching heights forests. The wildlife is also spectac- of up to seven feet, these waves are ular. On our first voyage down this queened by a set known as the stream, we came within ten feet of a Three Sisters. These three large moose who had swum across the breaking waves can stop almost any top of Magic- as we scouted it from o type of river craft, but they can easily shore. be avoided on the left by the conser- One interesting note of error: The vative. Appalachian ~ountainClub's Guide We experienced these waves when to New England Canoeing (both old

Vol. XXVl No. 6 19 and current versions) call this run dangerous or impossible. This is just plain wrong. To reach the Kennebec, drive north on Maine route 201 until you arrive in West Forks. The shuttle is simple; one road parallels the east side of the river from the bridge at West Forks north to the dam at the top of the run. There is an alternate take out about five miles above West Explore.- Forks, which eliminates the flat- challenge the Arctic wilderness or the local river. Feel the speed you achieve with little effort. water but this requires some treach- Enjoy the quiet world around you. erous hiking on a very steep trail. . . . this is Mad River Canoeing. Several rafting companies run Write for our free 1982 color brochure. trips on the Kennebec and can often ...... finagle special releases. John Ab- Mad River Canoe bot's Kennebecs Dories located in P.O. Box 610 U West Forks provides water level Waitsfield, VT 05673 information to kayakers and shut- J 802.496.3127 tles for a modest fee. Unfortunately, on an average Name .. _. summer weekend, the river will be turned off at the dam, so your runs Address ---- ~ must be made during the weekdays. City/State/Zip . ----- A small sacrifice for such a white- water gem. The Kennebec beckons you. Why not answer her call? -

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On September 9,1981, outdoors- lic Library. He read Lewis R. Free- man, conservationist, and mainstay man's Down the Yellowstone and of the paddling community Harold decided immediately this was for Herbert Leich died of a brain tumor him. By August, just a few months near his home in Washington, D.C. later, Hal had built himself a narrow, He was 72. flatbottomed, square-ended punt Today, when paddlers boat streams and was putting it on the Yellow- judged just a decade ago to be un- stone River in Montana-challeng- runnable, it is difficult to imagine the ing a land and river he had never daring of those rare few, like Hal seen. Leich, who ran the Grand and Yel- Later that year, another title in the lowstone in the early thirties. By the library caught his eye: Down the time whitewater paddling had dawn- World's Most Dangerous River by ed on the horizon as an outdoor Clyde Eddy. As he later wrote, "I sat sport, Leich was found to be already right down, read the Kook in a an expert, experienced old timer. couple of hours, and knew when I His lifelong love of rivers came finished that someday I would try partially from his boyhood along the the heavy rapids of the Colorado Ohio in Evansville, Indiana where he Canyons." In 1933 he was there. It knew the "glamour and glory" of the was a wild, gut-wrenching, oft touch- end of the riverboat era. The love and-go voyage on a massive river affair grew with his days at Dart- decades before the dam came in. He mouth in the outting club where be viewed the Canyon as had few others became a proficient mountain climb- and described it all in his book Ship- er and skier when America was just wrecked in Cataract Canyon, which

@ becoming aware of these sports. is due for publication in 1982 by A year after graduation, in 1930, Western Recreational Publications, Hal felt it was time to "be on my way, San Diego. It was with this lunge- down to the sea or the splendid wild and-go enthusiasm that Hal Leich 6 regions of forests and mountains." attacked whitewater rivers for the He had been swinging on an axe in next three and a half decades. an Oregon lumber camp and one In 1935, he moved to Washington, day stopped in at the Portland Pub- D.C. where, except for service in

Vol. XXVl No. 6 21 S World War II, he spent his entire writing conservationist. Hal was career, until 1972, working for the elected chairman of the workshop -I U.S. Civil Service Commission. All on protection ground waters, rivers, D the while. Hal traveled thesoutheast lakes and estuaries at the U.N. '72 ?-I m exploring new and seldom run riv- Environmental Conference in Stock- a ers. In 1951, he authored the first holm. He became an associate edi- canoeing guide to the Potomac tor for BioCycle Magazine and de- River, later incorporated in Potomac veloped a plan for a "sewerless Playlands, the vacationing guide of society". the Interstate Commission on the Some paddlers will leave a legacy Potomac River Basin, which he of the hundreds who were touched chaired. He was active in, and served by their lifetime of teaching. Others as President for the Washington will be remembered for forgoing area's Canoe Cruiser's Association new levels of expertise and en- (CCA). In addition, Hal was an hancing the state of boating art in officer in the Potomac Appalachian their time. But Harold Leich has left Trail Club and the Ski Club of Wash- boaters something, I think, at least ington, D.C. as important, for his is the legacy of More than just a user, Harold an adventurous spirit. He was a man Leich was an avid protector of the enthralled by Nature who rushed outdoors. He was a member of the with a vengence to feel its forces. As task force that organized the En- paddlers we were lucky to have him vironmental Protection Agency and in our ranks, for he represented a was chief of its policy division until spirit of which every boater holds a his retirement in 1972. Upon retire- spark. ment, he became a full time, hard- by Bart Jackson

Many years later, during long night watches in the Pacific as Deck Officer on the USS Thornhill, Hal wrote this poem about his Yellowstone run. TO THE YELLOWSTONE

Green in the sunlight your waters were leaping And white was the crest of each tumbling wave; River of youth, in the strength of my morning What wild exultation your swift current gave! The sky of Montana arose like an archway From rimrock to rimrock in sparkling blue. Down through the canyons of yellow and scarlet I rode through your rapids with song and halloo. River of morning, swift son of the mountains, Your snow-melted waters must flow to the sea Mingled with silt and the sewage of cities Where vast sluggish currents engulf you, once free. Waters of crystal that surged in the sunlight, We measured our moment for ecstasy's fee; How can we grieve then the fates that befall us As we flow through the lowlands to go to the sea?

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0 Slippery Rock State College Explorer Post 999 Canoe & Paddle Centre Cooperative Activities R. Steve Thomas Jr. 212 Parramatta Rd. Committee, S.G.A. 3509 N. Colonial Dr. Stanmore, Sydney, Australia Slippery Rock, PA 16057 Hopewell, VA 23860 2048 Wanda Canoe Club James River Runners, Inc. Canoe Camping Ltd. C/O F. Trautmann Rt. 1 Box 106 112 Ohiro Bay Parade 15 Beveridge Rd. Scottsville, VA 24590 Wellington 2, New Zealand Mahwah, NJ 07430 Nolichucky Expeditions, Inc. Canoe Ontario West Virginia Wildwater Assn. c/o Rick Murray 160 Vanderhoof Ave. P.O. Box 8361 Box 484 Toronto, Ont., Canada South Charleston, WVA 25303 Erwin, TN 37650 M4G 468 Wild Rivers Photo Service Outdoor Expeditions Club Canoas Santiago S.A. C/O Greg Green P.O. Box 396 C/O Rodrigo Vasques Caballero Box 1049 Tellico Plains, TN 37385 Antonio Bellet #309 Uniontown, PA 15401 Santiago, Chile, S.A. Polivalues. Inc. Wild-Water Rafting Club 101 Maplewood Ave. Kuiva Granspaddlare 326 W. Gay St. Clearwater, F L 3351 5 c/o Toolanen York, PA 17404 Box 2074 Raleigh Ski & Outing Club 950-94 C/O Bill Perkins Overtornea, Sweden SOUTH EAST 5117 Melborne Rd. Nelson Canoe Club (AL, GA, FL, KN, NC, SC, Raleigh, NC 27606 TN, VAl c/o P.O. Box 793 Roanoke Valley Chapter Nelson, New Zealand Arkansas Canoe Club American Red Cross Ontario Voyageurs Kayak Club C/O Carla Freund C/O Ernie Rille 1408 Rockwood Tr. J.G. Shragge 352 Church Ave. S.W. 166 St. Germain Ave. Fayetteville, AR 72701 Roanoke, VA 24018 Toronto, Ontario Asheville YMCA Kayak Club sewaneeouting club Canada MSM1W1 30 Woodfin St. c/o Carrie Ashton. Sot. Dir. Asheville, NC 28801 Spar% Resource info.Center University of the South 333 River Road Canoe Cruisers Association of Sewanee, TN 37375 Ottawa, Canada KlL 839 Greater Washington, D.C., Inc. T~~~~~ valley~~~h~~i~~ Tumble Home Canoe Club P.O. Box 572 Forestry Library C/O Ted Wey man Arlington, VA 22216 Norris, TN 37828 4 Acacia Grove Ct. Coastal Canoeists, Inc. Tennessee Valley Canoe Club Frederkton. N.6.. Canada P.O. Box 566 Box 11125 E3B 1YZ Richmond, VA 23204 Chattanooga, TN 37401 Wascana Institute Coweta Countv Canoe Club 4635 Wascana Pkwy. P.O. BOX 1218 c/o Dental Div. Newman, GA 30264 INTERNATIONAL Regina, Sask., Canada East Tennessee Camp Ecole Keno S4P 3A3 Whitewater Club C/O Marc d Roger Landry Whitewater Nova Scotia C/O Gunnar E. Liepins 2315 Chemin St. Louis Box 1180 816 Embarcadero Rd. Sillery, Quebec, Canada Middleton, NS., Canada Knoxville, TN 37923 GIT-IR5 BOS 1 PO

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Vol. XXVl No. 6 A New System of Universal River Signals: f! ..-...

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