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- - ARTICLES: The - "Grand" Adventure ...... Walter Kirschbaum American - An Efficient System for Timing Downriver -E Races .... J. Bosegger and C. Tummonds Whitewater A Cold Rain on the Saint ...... Jim McAlister 135 AfFiIiation This River Is Rated "X" ...... Carl Trost 141 Spelunkers on the Chattooga ...... Dona1 Myrick 142 Executive Director Pointing Toward Augsburg ...... Eric Evans 148 Ji\XES C. SINDELAR Augsburg at Cincinnati? ...... Ray McLain 151 264 East Side Dr. From Sea to Shining Sea ...... Jonathan Ela 152 Concord, XH 03301 C-2M-Who Takes the Bow?L ...... Iris Sindelar 156 Something New at Camp Board of Directors Ponacka ...... Andrea Eernolak 159 DEPARTMENTS: Letters ...... 124 River Safety Training David 0.Cooney 21 Haggerty Rd. Guidebooks ...... 130 Camp ...... 155 I'otsclam, KT 1.i676 Race Results ...... 138 Obituaries ...... 158 Paul Davidson Manmade Slalom Ballot Notes ...... 160 478 Pythian St. Course Committee 154 Affiliates ...... 162 AIorgantown, \V\- 26505 Films Available ...... 154 J. Calvin Giddings 1425 Perry Ave. Editorial Chairman and Editor: Iris Sindelar, 264 East Side Dr., Con- Salt Lake City, VT 84103 cor~l.SH 0.i301 Editorial.. Committee: Ed Alexander, 0. K. Goodwin, Charles Smith, Gerald H. Meral karrn tici e, Geo. Larscn, Kay Gal ler. 2728 nurant dive. Business Manager: Charles Smith, 1760 Walnut St., Berkeley, CA 94709 Berkeley, CA 94704 Advertising Manager: Ms. Karen Gehe, Six Flags, Campton. XH 03223 Production and Circulation Manager; Reporter: Geo. Larsen, Ann Schafer llox 1584. San Bruno. CA 94006 22406 DeRalh Dr. Safety Chairman: 0. K. ~ootiwin,1240 Noyer Rd., Kewport Nmvs, VA \Voorlland Hills, CA - 23602- - 91364 Conservation Chairman: Gerald Meral, Environmental Defense Fund, - 2728 Ihrant Ave., Berkeley. CA 94704 Correspondence Chairman: Lynn Wilson, 25 Hickory Place. .\pt. H-Y, - Chatham, NJ 07928 Phillip Allender -E Racing Editor: Ray Gal~ler, 151 Jensen Circle, West Springfield MA Chestnut Ridge Iid. - 01080.--~~ 3Iorgantc1wn. \V\- 26505 How to Write to American Whitewater Deadlines for all material, including advertising, are the 15th of January, Don Bodley April, July and October for the Spring, Summer. Fall and Winter 3003 Ozark Circle issues respect~vely. Chattanooga, TN 37415 Send Race Schedules and results to to the Racing Editor, Ray Gal ler. Send membership/subscription payments, changes of address, non-receipt Dean Norman of copies to the Circulation Manager, Geo. Larsen. 3336 W. 99th St. Send Advertising copy, proofs and requests for information to the Adver- Cleveland, OH 44102 tising Manager, Karen Gebe Send Payments for Advertising and Club Affiliation dues to the Business Duane Woltjen Manager, Charles Smith. 617 hfarcel Dr. American Whitewater is mailed to all members of the American White- llanchester, hIO 63011 water Affiliation, an affiliation of clubs and individuals interested in whitewater sport. Membership is open to interested individuals at $3.50 per year and to clubs at $8.00 per year. Club memhership in- cludes listing in the Journal. Treasurer Publication is planned at 4 times yearly. Single copies, $1.00 each. Surplus 1:ack copies are available at reduced prices. Write the Circulation CIIARLES SMITII Manager for details. 1760 Walnut St. The Staff and committee members listed above are unpaid White- Berkeley, CA 94709 water enthusiasts who volunteer their time and efforts to bring affiliate/ mem1:er subscribers this journal. Your contrihution of articles, letters, race results and schedules, photos and drawings are essential for their continued efforts and the timely publication of the American Whitewater Journal.

COVER: Jim Byrne running "Red Horse Rapid" on the South Fork of the Salmon. Photo by J. Calvin Giddings AT LEFT: Peter Wilson doing eddy turn below the Long Falls on the Dead River, August 1969. Photo by John P. Wilson IS6 September 13, 1972 minded me of my early exploratory To the editor: trips in Arkansas. I made a trip on the I would like to take this opportunity Mulberry River with a guy that looked to thank sincerely all readers of Amer- like, and thought like, the character ican Whitewater who have contributed named Lewis in the movie. Jay Pritchet to the Olympic movement this past is now a biology teacher in Spokane, year. and so far as I can tell has not tem- pered his fanatical love for wilderness. You all will be pleased to know that Last summer he led a trip of college your contributions were deeply appre- students on the Thelon River in the ciated, and were put to good use. Our NW Territories. That river is on my list whitewater slalom team was superbly for the future, but it takes a lot of time equipped in every way. Through the re- and a bit of money for bush pilots. markable efficiency of the U. S. Olym- Dean Norman pic Committee our clothing, housing, 3336 W. 99th St., transportation, personnel, medical, pub- Cleveland, OH 44102 licity and various other needs were taken care of in a manner which cer- tainly exceeded our fondest expecta- tions. This type of support did much to RIVER USE SURVEY raise our morale for the tough compe- Stephen Page, an avid whitewater tition ahead and at the same time made touring enthusiast and a graduate stu- all our team members constantly mind- dent in land use planning (in particu- ful of the responsibility each of us owed lar, outdoor planning) at the to each of you who helped to make our University of Vermont, would like to event the success it was. hear paddlers' opinions on the follow- Again, heartfelt thanks for your ing points: support. 1) Is there, in general, adequate ac- Jay Evans cess to good rivers in New England? If U. S. Olympic Coach not, what should the criteria be (other Whitewater Slalom than the obvious-proximity to a road) in planning for and realizing additional put in/take out points? 2) Would there be a demand for Oct. 13, 1972 campsites accessible only from the Iris: river? I would highly recommend the movie 3) What would be the best policy to "Deliverance" for anyone interested in follow regarding stream flow control whitewater . I couldn't see as it relates to canoeing and anything wrong from a paddler's point (both touring and racing)? Any infor- of view-it's just the sort of thing that mation on this point would be welcome. a bunch of overconfident beginners Please send comments and information could get into on a river-assuming to: they ran into a couple of perverts in Stephen Page the woods which I am happy has never Grand Isle, VT 05458 happened to me yet. The philosophy of river preservation, AWA EMBLEMS FOR MEMBERS and the excitement of wilderness white- Shoulder patches $1.00 ea; decals 3 for $1.00. water is also very well pre- Send order and check to American Whitewater sented in the long beginning of the Affiliation, "Deacon" Kiehrn, 201 9 Addison St., - movie even though this is only a Chicago, 111. 6061 8. minor theme to the main plot. It re-

American WHITEWATER "Grand" Adventure By Walter Kirschbaum In tribute to Walter Kirschbaum, one sincerely disclosed my plans and occa- of the great men of whitewater sport, sionally found people with an unspoiled we are reprinting the following article approach and a little similar experi- which first appeared in the Nov. 1960 ence, they were hardly able to conceal (Vol. VI No. 3) issue of American their horror; they did not generally call Whitewater. The following is a quote me crazy, yet their opinions were ob- from May, 1972 SPRAY, newsletter of vious. As one Arizona State Officer put the Colorado White Water Association: it, "You will never make it!" "CWWA members were saddened to One's approach seems to be the de- hear of the death of former member, cisive factor; success is probably im- Walter Kirschbaum. Walter died an ac- possible without respect for the river, cidental death at his home in Los Ala- and respect again is impossible without mos in early May. due preparation, skills, and appropriate "Walter was a pioneer in whitewater equipment. A lack of respect is bound boating in Colorado, and had many to meet failure. firsts to his credit; including the Grand I have been fortunate. I learned to Canyon, the Black Canyon of the Gun- use a narrow when I was 14, and nison, and many others. in the succeeding 20 years have never "Before he came to Colorado, Walter omitted an opportunity to ride my was German National Champion sev- kayak in good water. It was natural, as eral times, and was World Champion my skill increased, to attempt more and in 1953. Boating was his life, and his more difficult stretches. A number of main interest was in teaching others. spills and the loss of a foldboat taught He initiated the kayak training pro- me to be careful in seating arrange- grams which still continue at Colorado ments and in the arrangement of safety Academy and at Colo. Rocky Mountain lines. Caution made me wear a crash School. helmet. Theo Bock from Munich, one of "Walter leaves four boys, ages 5-12. the greatest canyoneers, taught me a The Walter Kirschbaum Memorial Fund great deal. When I first left Europe for has been started at the First Nat'l Bank the race in Salida in 1955, I had run of Glenwood (Colo.) for the benefit of essentially all of the canyons of reputa- their education." tion in the old country; there are still some that nobody else has tackled. In the bad summer flood of 1957 I lost Modern people, nowadays, use air- another foldboat while exploring the liners across continents in the most re- upper Arkansas between Leadville and laxed manner and think flight the Canon City, and I learned a lot again. greatest fun on earth. I found myself I began to enjoy exploring remote riv- trembling when my family flew to Eu- ers more than racing. I found wilder- rope this summer. To me it is terrifying ness canyons so attractive that all the to have to depend on a craft that is so success I had had in slalom and down- extensively exposed. Modern people river races of national and international think it is suicidal to run the Grand level faded in importance compared to Canyon in a cockleshell: "Gamblers" the deep impulses experienced on my would do such a thing: "Screwballs." excursions. The Kayak Slalom World Throughout the West the sight of Championship I had won in 1953 is, to my kayak aroused amazement. No one be sure, something I am very proud of, seems to understand that, so equipped, but I believe that successful canyon I am not interested in . "What expeditions give far more and deeper lake are you headed for?" Whenever I satisfaction.

VOL. XV11 / 4 With such a background it is cer- Although I spent approximately 90 min- tainly not amazing that I consider a utes above the greatest drop in Cataract cockleshell kayak in a safer craft Canyon before I decided to run it and than an automobile on today's roads, how to run it, I conquered everything frail and exposed a craft as a kayak without a spill. Also, in line of my may seem to the uninitiate. But with preparations for the Grand in this sum- all this background my planning was mer of 1959, I joined Ty in travelling bound to arrive at the "Problem" trip- through Hell's Canyon of the Snake Grand Canyon. I studied the reports of River at a stage of 20,000 second feet of the undertaking of Major Powell and water flowing, a circumstance which other river pioneers (including "Zee" made the Snake's rapids rather formid- Grant's, of course) and listened closely able. On this trip, I spilled in Buck to the hair-raising account that such Creek, had to roll up four times in superb canyoneers as Tyson Dines, Jr., Granite Creek and skipped Wild Sheep gave of their experiences with the ill- altogether. Ty ran it alone in his freight reputed river. Tyson, after he had seen and was tossed out while coming me operate in canyons, encouraged and down through Granite Creek's first invited me to join his party in running wave. The empty craft, with its motor the "Grand" in June, 1960. running at high speed, rushed on down Obtaining a government permit re- the river past me, and only eddies pre- quired rather rugged methods. After vented its escape. While I was trying to my written request to be admitted with get alongside in order to enter it and my kayak had been coldly turned down get it under control, I ended up being by the Park Service, it happened that driven around sideways and in circles the then Assistant Park Manager, Dan by its bow that sat behind me on my Davis, a most proficient river rat him- deck. The impact with a cliff finally self, crossed my path on a San Juan broke the motor handle, enabling us to trip. Following, right at the river, was recover the canoe. the most vital exchange of arguments I With all this experience duly reported had ever heard. Ty Dines, speaking in to Dan Davis, I finally obtained my my behalf, employed all his brilliance permit for the Grand Canyon in late as an attorney in convincing Dan of my fall of 1959 and spent spring weekends boating abilities. Dan, of course, had to on the upper Colorado, in Black Canyon be concerned with Park rules and the of the Gunnison River and in lakes, prevention of a huge rescue action practicing the Eskimo roll. which he feared inevitable if anybody After a little road incident with a entered the Grand Canyon in so frail a gusty wind that carried two craft. Ty won after a violent sounding plus rack from my car and about 20 half hour. Dan had promised to obtain yards into Arizona's desert, and due permission for me to join Ty's party of repair hours, we finally left Lee's Ferry a pontoon and a 22-foot Peterborough late one June afternoon, to spend six Canadian freight canoe provided I first wonderfully exciting days (a total of proved myself by running Cataract 30 hours in the ) with this mighty Canyon successfully, and, if possible, companion river. Ty was steering his other canyons of similar difficulty. new freight canoe with an 18 HP motor Cataract Canyon, between Moab and and three experienced river men to Hite, Utah, two weeks later, proved to lend a hand. Ted Hatch from Hatch contain the ruggedest 30-mile stretch of River Expeditions captained a pontoon water I had ever run. As a matter of with six selected passengers. Hand- fact at a probable water flow of 20,000 propelled, I left camp ahead of them second feet, two long rapids require most of the time in order not to delay more skill in dodging rocks than any them, but waited for their company at rapid in the Grand Canyon at 40,000 major rapids. second feet (of course, Grand Canyon The large holes in Badger Creek rapids necessitate more strength, wider Rapid were not too hard to avoid by experience and much greater consist- sneaking down close to the right bank, ency than Cataract Canyon in general). and Soap Creek allowed me easily to

126 American WHITEWATER through the waves that come in at an The Secret Paddling angle to funnel into the tail waves. While "Zee" Grant called Badger Creek Magazine? a typical Grand Canyon rapid when he Is the AMERICAN WHITEWATER Journal ran it at 20,000 second feet (what he a secret magazine for selected paddlers? called "high water"), its features seem Of course not, but sometimes it seems to differ thoroughly at 40,000 second that way, as inquiries come in daily from feet and 20 years later, I would tend paddlers and would-be paddlers who have discovered the existence of AMERI- to describe Soap Creek as being typical CAN WHITEWATER. in structure: the V-shaped tongue, There are thousands of paddlers, and swiftly but smoothly gliding down the many more interested in the whitewater drop with the tail waves beginning sport who have never heard of the Arneri- where diagonal waves meet to form the can Whitewater Affiliation and its Journal. V. Some effort is necessary to cut We need your help to reach these poten- through these diagonal waves and out tial subscribers; those seriously interested to the side, in order to avoid greater in whitewater adventure, wild river con- exposure that would come with riding servation, racing and all the other aspects out the tail waves. A considerable num- of the whitewater sport. ber of Grand Canyon rapids follow this We're not interested in a flood of "Curi- pattern while they are mostly more osity seeking" or free information seeking powerful than Soap Creek. When I was inquiries such as result from American a little younger, I considered the prac- Whitewater publicity in popular high cir- culation publications. Answering such in- tice of avoiding the "big stuff" to be quiries, at considerable time and expense, cowardly; I don't anymore; and now results in very few return memberships. know of no experienced kayaker who WlLL YOU HELP US GET MORE AWA would not attempt to outsmart heavy MEMBERS?. . .Send your circulation man- waves. It would amount to unnecessary ager, Geo. Larsen, names and addresses exposure. Besides, I think that avoid- of clubs, libraries, schools, businesses and ing it brings more satisfaction. In the individuals who have a serious interest in Grand, it is not always easy to stay out the whitewater sport. Send copies, or ad- of heavy waves, and yet to stay close dresses, of publications that reach readers most likely to be interested in our sport enough to get the benefit of the down- and efforts. For instance, advertising in stream current that comes with them. the Sierra Club's News letters has been Sometimes I was unable to prevent be- fruitful here in the West. ing spun around and was then, at a WE WlLL SEND to those who inquire or to stage of minumum speed and conse- those you recommend a recent copy of quently minimum stability, forced to AMERICAN WHITEWATER and a mernber- regain some of the downriver current. ship/subscription form. If they decide to Back currents, at points, are too power- join we ask them to return ihe member- ful to be fought efficiently and one is ship fee plus $1 .OO for the sample issue. taken way upstream before arrival at If they're not interested we suggest that they keep or give away the sample copy. the right channel. We've used this method for over a year After a very pleasant camp on a large with considerable success, but it only sand beach in Marble Canyon, the river works on a high-quality-potential list. was, on our second day, accompanied HELP THE AMERICAN WHITEWATER AF- by a strong upstream wind which could FILIATION increase its membership, its have wreaked havoc with an unfeath- influence, its budget so it can better ered paddle. It did not stop us, how- serve you, the whitewater sport, and the ever, from going 40 miles in 4 hours, wild river preservation effort. with relatively few rapids. The sight of PLEASE SEND NAMES, PUBLICATIONS AND the incredible color of the copper-laden SUGGESTIONS to: Little Colorado, at first, made me think AMERICAN WHITEWATER of an extremely poor reproduction of c/o Geo. Larsen, Circulation Mgr. blue skies in a badly colored movie, but BOX 1584 we all enjoyed in and hiking SAN BRUNO, CALIF. 94066 around it.

VOL. xv11 / 4 My experiencing the Grand Canyon about features of a river that were new in a kayak would have remained in- to me, but it left me quite relaxed and complete, I believe, had I not turned eager to go on. over. I spilled in running Hance Rapid Sockdolager Rapid is unique in struc- on our third day. I had entered at its ture and a most pleasant rapid to run extreme right and attempted to cross in any boat. A quarter mile of huge, but its entire width diagonally towards the long and soft haystacks could not be backwater at the left. My spill may avoided because they cover the entire have been caused by lack of strength width of the narrow river bed. Run- or an underestimation of the current's ning Sockdolager was a strange and im- power or both. I ended up sideways in pressing experience and to me it resem- the formidable tail waves. Able to lean bled the peculiar feeling that a hot efficiently against the first two, it was shower brings to a man who spent the only the third that tipped me and the last 12 hours in a sticky airliner. picture my friends took show that in This third day of our trip, with about the course of another hundred yards I 50 miles of river to cover, offers a great tried twice to recover, but failed due to deal of delightful and exciting news, the sweeping power of these haystacks. for the Granite Gorge above Bright A giant's fist, then, it seemed, dragged Angel brings a quick succession of re- me out of my kayak. I regained the markable and steep drops, and the first craft, braced on it and found myself larger whirlpools; these whirlpools being whirled around in circles, my which started out as a sort of a frisky paddle encircling me at a distance. AS turbulence accompanying the lower end soon as I began, in the ordinary man- of most minor rapids, had been men- ner, to push my boat towards shore and tioned by "Zee" Grant, and the Hatches swim after it, in short spells, I was had warned me of them more than of pulled under and had to struggle to re- the Canyon's rapids. Consequently and cover and reach my boat. A second at- luckily I had built my kayak long tempt ended the same way: my life enough (16'8") and I spanned most of jacket seemed to have no effect at all them. Once, however, upon shooting and then I realized that the whirlpools down at high speed from the last wave were working strongly toward the cen- of a smaller rapid, I ended right in the ter of the river bed, making it impos- funnel of such a monster, without the sible to get ashore the orthodox way. I slightest chance of outsmarting it; it was clinging to my kayak, bow and "had" me, and the only choice left for stern of which are sprayed full with me, while in the water up to my throat, floating foam, and tried to figure out a was to keep upside up and wait. Two way ashore. The whirlpools never seconds perhaps, and the pool released seemed to end, and when one of them me, bow upstream. These fierce, circu- released me another one was waiting to lar currents with funnels that were take over. The water was pleasantly sometimes larger than my cockpit did warm, one great advantage, but I did indeed require more skill and sound not mean to swim through another reactions than any of the steps or rapid; and yet the sheer cliffs did not ledges. It might well be that a kayak offer a place to land, even if I had been with a wider beam than mine (19") able to reach shore. would not be sucked under so easily. Finally, I thought of the spare pad- Once, in the lower Granite Gorge, I dle that I always keep on my rear deck, tried a passage between the current of assembled, feathered, and ready to be a little rapid and a cliff and, for no ap- used. I pulled it off, rode and paddled parent reason except for some turbu- my boat ashore as it was, upside down. lence, my kayak was suddenly sucked I found a tiny beach, got back into the under with only the cockpit left above kayak, closed the spray cover and water and held there for what may have rushed downstream after my original been ten seconds or more. Through- paddle, catching it after another two out such wearing and tearing forces, rapids, and went ashore to wait for the my 35-pound kayak which consists of a big . This incident taught me fibre glass hull and an ordinary canvas

128 American WHITEWATER deck (glass cockpit plate, however) have screamed with fear, watching it suffered not the slightest damage and I from the shore). At this point, and due was very happy to see the primitive to a special device in the linking of the craft last throughout this heavily silt- pontoons, the boat was flung back to laden and tremendously powerful river. its normal position. No one fell out. I On this trip I greatly failed to sup- understand that the weight of the pon- ply my own food which I usually carry toon which is turned up has a tremen- in my own boat. This was simply be- dous stabilizing effect on the center cause I was eating three times the section of the combination craft. I failed quantities I had expected to, and I ran to comprehend how elderly people in out of everything good on the third particular managed to remain seated. day (I don't go for powderized meals). A 19"-wide kayak with an (around its Ty Dines admitted me to his commis- beam) half-circle shaped hull offers sary roll for the rest of these marvelous only a fractional portion of what the days and then I had the kind of meals large flat hull of a pontoon offers in I appreciate. At Random Ranch, I en- resistance to the tipping tendencies of joyed a "civilized" sandwich, but this waves. So, used in proper place, this was all the civilization I cared for, anx- kayak hull is capable of consuming ious as I was to enjoy more of the relatively wilder power of the water. Canyon, and curious, above all, to see The weight of a craft, then, appears to Lava Falls. me of minor importance. Dan Davis had asked me very kindly The rest of my story is told in a min- to Lava Falls, at least, if not ute: because of the nightmare-like stor- some others of the "big ones." There are ies of various parties' impressions, Lava big ones, not all of them adequately Falls is the climax of the trip, and, named (numbered only), and Lava after you have run it, you tend to feel Falls is certainly the biggest of them, in all relaxed. This is dangerous, however. drop, power and formidableness. The You are still above a long and narrow, subject "Lava Falls" was steadily gain- awe-inspiring gorge that "Zee" aptly ing priority in conversation as we got describes a "nest of whirlpools." In- closer. Despite the fact that in a kayak deed, they tend to be an obsession, and one is unable to see the channel he has the small rapids with more or less chosen but must estimate by the dis- clear-cut current conditions with which tance from the bank, despite the tre- they alternate, are a rather welcome mendous tension that lay upon all of change. All alertness is needed to com- us, I had an easier run through Lava prehend in time the steadily changing Falls than through many another rapid situation in order to adapt the balance; in the Grand. Quite fortunately, in a this particularly when the sun is low last minute decision, I had given more ahead in the late afternoon. Here it is consideration to the possible draft to- impossible for even a powered craft to ward that horrifying hole and so man- maintain a steady course and more than aged to follow the route I had thought once was Ty's canoe suddenly turned out, a little left of center. Georgie and headed toward a cliff. Violent im- White, whom we had caught up with on pacts were avoided by an efficient bow- our fourth day, ran Lava Falls twenty man who used an oar against the ob- minutes later with some 30 passengers stacles. My kayak changed directions in three linked pontoons of 30' length. very frequently and I hustled to escape She rode right through the Falls' worst the numerous and strong currents which section where a kayak would definitely are headed upstream. A few very tight be lost. One of the pontoons was and mean rapids in the Lower Grand thrown up and turned over to a point Canyon, like "Mile 234%," confronted 45 degrees past vertical so that this boat's passengers were hanging head me as a surprise. This one does not down over the heads of their compan- offer much of a choice of approaches, ions in the center pontoon, for a split the narrowness of the canyon concen- second. (To me, this was the greatest trates the rapid and it seemed to me spectacle I had ever seen and I must that evening that this obstacle was as

VOL. xv11 / 4 tough as any of them in the entire 235 miles. GUIDEBOOKS Shortly below, I was nearly swept by the mouth of a tiny creek in which my A CANOE TRIP GUIDE FOR BRITISH companions had pitched a beautiful COLUMBIA, 3rd ed., April 1972. Publ. camp and were awaiting me cheerfully. by Canoe B.C., 1606 W. Broadway, Van- The sixth and last day on the flowing couver 9, B.C. We reviewed the 2nd ed. river was my hardest; it had begun of this fine guidebook in the Spring, with Lava Falls and there were 58 won- 1972 issue of American Whitewater. derfully rough miles since. I welcomed The book is still a fantastic bargain at the hearty drink I was offered at my $2.75. This is more than the 2nd edition arrival and we spent our most charm- cost, but the new ed. contains more in- ing evening there with accordion music formation and has a more professional and Western songs. appearance, so this isn't just inflation at work. In addition, new trips are be- Everybody was sad when we slid into ing assembled and will be available by Lake Meade. I gave up paddling after Feb. for a small fee. Details available 10 miles, retiring on the pontoon which on request. carried kayak and me to Pierce's Ferry where I mounted the canoe and enjoyed MISSOURI OZARK WATERWAYS, by a refined night trip to Temple Bar. Oz Hawksley. Rev. ed. 1972. Publ. by This was certainly my greatest boat- Missouri Conservation Commission, Jef - ing adventure; it was "grand," and I ferson City, MO. 114 pp. with maps. will most probably remain attracted by Price $1. Those contemplating a pad- the "Grand" for the rest of my days. dling trip in the Ozarks will be glad When I return, I plan to spend more to know that Dr. Hawksley's excellent time on it, especially exploring the guidebook is in print again. But you'd Havasu region. This time, I first passed better hurry; these will go fast. the mouth of Havasu creek par hazard, NORTHERN CANOE and so had to paddle upstream for a ROUTES, 2nd ed. Provides general in- quarter of a mile to a point from which formation and further sources of in- I was able to hike and climb into the formation on the 125 separate routes creek's gorge. I would also like to see described. Detailed descriptions for more of the wild jackasses which were each individual route are available at of such importance to Major Powell's no cost. Price 50$, check or money or- expeditions, and I would like to watch der payable to Treasurer of Ontario. more of those strange catfish, one of Map Office, 6th Floor, Whitney Block, whom, within the reach of my hand, Queen's Park, Toronto 182, Ontario. made a curious appearance, staring at FREE FOREST SERVICE PUBLICA- me with large eyes as if admiring the TIONS AVAILABLE: "Canoeist sug- eighth world wonder. gestions for stream management in the Both the canoe and the pontoon cap- Manistee National Forest of Michigan." tains were skilled enough to have ac- 10 pp., illus. USDA For. Serv. Res. Pap. complished perfect passages throughout NC-77. "Large Groups in the Boundary the Canyon ,a fact that naturally con- Waters Canoe Area - Their Numbers, Characteristics, and Impact." 4 pp. tributed endlessly to my welfare. USDA For. Serv. Res. Pap. NC-142. Write to North Central Forest Experi- SHARE WITH YOUR FRIENDS . . . Have you found ment Station, Forest Service - U. S. a good and reliable source of materials and/or Dept. of Agriculture, Folwell Ave., St. equipment related to boating? Your fellow boat- Paul, MN 55101. ers are in need of iust such sources. Please send the company's name and address to our Adver- tising Manager, Ms. Karen Gebe, Six Flags, Classified Ad Rates, Am. Whitewater Campton, NH 03223 and she will inform them Journal, 206 per word; send ad and of the possibilities of advertising in the Ameri- check to Ad Mgr., Ms. Karen Gebe, can Whitewater Journal. Six Flags, Campton, NH 03223.

American WHITEWATER Joe Sedivec (bow) and Ben Parks (stern) in downriver C-2, Feather River Wildwater Race, Calif., 1970. Photo by Jerry Switzer An Efficient System For Timing Downriver Races by Jerry Rosegger, MG Car Club, Lake Erie Centre and Chuck Tummonds, MG Car Club, Keel-Haulers Canoe Club From what we have been able to ob- Thus it occurred to us that the tim- serve in the last few years of attend- ing methods which have been devel- ance at downriver canoe races, the tim- oped to a very high state of perfection ing of such events leaves something to in sports car rallying should be appli- be desired. The underlying philosophy cable without too much change to the of a good timing system should be that sport of downriver racing. To test this contestants are entitled to receive the theory, we developed a timing system most accurate and speediest set of re- which was applied successfully in the sults possible. We were struck by the 8-mile Vermilion River Race of the fact that many races don't conform to Keel-Haulers Canoe Club and which either of these requirements. Timing received the praises of all officials and was subject to errors, inherent in either the 134 contestants involved. the equipment used or the people man- To make the main point first: The ning it, and most annoying of all, there actual elapsed time for each boat was were endless delays before final times known by the time the crew had pulled and standings could be announced. the craft out of the water and arrived

VOL. xv11 / 4 at the finish control to inquire about for the class and starting number of the their times! Times were then posted on contestant, and the following items: individual cards at the result posting A. Time in 2:39.68 center. When all the results in a class B. Time out 1:34.00 were in, these cards simply had to be C. Elapsed time 1:05.68 arranged in sequence to show all Ideally, when there exist good com- placings. munications between start and finish, a The essential aspect of the timing car or motorcycle can take these slips system is that each boat is started on an to the finish line after every thirty or even minute, with its time recorded on so contestants have left the start, typi- a timing slip; then, each boat's arrival cally arriving there well before the con- time at the finish is once again re- testants themselves. If this is not pos- corded. The difference between the two sible, all the slips can be taken to the times is the elapsed time for the race. finish as quickly as possible after the To do this job accurately and speedily, event. the following equipment is essential: A minute log at the start and finish. Two shortwave radios capable of re- The starting line minute log is simply ceiving the time signals of either the a list of the minutes as they pass by, National Bureau of Standards station, each accompanied by the number of the WWV, at 2.5, 5.0 and 10 megacycles, or contestant starting at this minute. This the Canadian National Observatory log merely serves as a double check and time signal station, CHU, at 3330, 7335 backup for the timing slips in case of and 14,670 kilocycles. They give an questions. The finish line minute log, exact, announced indication of the time maintained by the timekeeper, looks as of day every minute. With the help of follows: a length of wire for an antenna, these Hour Minute Hundredths Contestant No. quite strong signals can be received even in rather inaccessible locations. 2: 35 - One of the radios is used at the start to 36 26 2 49 1 make sure that each contestant leaves - precisely on an even minute, and the 37 other is at the finish line so that pre- 38 59 4 cise finish times can be recorded for 39 68 5 each contestant. As each minute signal is announced on Two split-action stop watches such the radio, the timekeeper says out loud as Heuer* or Hanhardt, synchronized to the timers: "We're in the thmin - with the radio time signals, for the ute" and writes down that minute in timers at the finish line (an additional the space on the left. Then, if a con- watch is desirable for backup). The testant arrives during that minute, he characteristic of these watches is that writes down the exact hundredths in they have two second hands, one of the space on the right, together with the which can be stopped, read, and then contestant's starting number (it is use- made to catch up again with the other. ful to circle this, to avoid any confu- Most of these watches can be read in sion). If two or more contestants arrive hundredths of a minute instead of sec- on the same minute, he writes down all onds, which is a big help in computing the hundredths and numbers, one be- lapsed times. low the other, before writing down the Timing slips for each boat, on which next minute as it comes up. (You will the starter (or his assistant) records the note that all of this can actually be contestant's departure time. The tim- done just with the watches, but the ing slip is most easily incorporated into radio serves as an audible reminder the entry form for the race. Aside from and assures continuous accuracy over whatever other information is needed prolonged periods, when watches might on this form, it must incorporate space slip a bit one way or the other.) - A continuity log at the finish, in +Heuer Timer Corp., 441 Lexington Ave., which are recorded the numbers of the New York. NY 10017. contestants in the order in which they

American WHITEWATER by the radio time signals. As each boat crosses the finish line, the split-second hand of one watch is stopped, the time read off to the timekeeper, and the split- second hand reset. Two watches assure that even when boats closely follow each other, a time can be obtained for each. In fact, it is no problem at all to time three or four boats arriving cn the same minute by means of this method. One timekeeper at the finish, to re- cord in the finish line minute log the exact time of day, in hours, minutes and hundredths of minutes, when each boat crosses the finish line. One continuity-log keeper at the fin- ish line. One scorer, who transfers times from the finish line minute log to the timing slips as soon as they arrive from the starting line, and calculates elapsed times. Illustrated here is the SEERING STANDARD split- One results poster, who makes out action stop-watch; the SEERING DECIMAL is display cards for each contestant with identical except for being demarcated into hun- the starting number, name and class dredths of a minute instead of seconds. (this can be done as the contestants are on the course). The elapsed times are actually arrive. This once again serves filled in as soon as they are available as a foolproof backup record, should and the display cards can then be there be any later questions about the thumbtacked onto a scoreboard and ar- timing. ranged in order of times to establish To man this equipment effectively, final results for each class. you will need seven or eight workers: If you don't feel up to all this, or if One starter (and, if possible, an as- you find it difficult to scrounge up the sistant) at the starting line, to record required radios and timepieces, there's the departure time on the contestants' bound to be an active sports car club timing slip and in the starting line min- in your area whose members would be ute log. glad to help out with advice and/or Two timers at the finish line with their equipment. In fact, they'll be pleased at split-action stop watches backed up how easy it is to time boats at their

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BELOW: Marge Arighi on the Middle Fork of the Salmon A COLD RAIN ON THE SAINT by Jim McAlister, 224 N. Atlantic Place, Boise, ID 83704

In the first place we should not have ) I gone fishing. However, this forest road leads to a mountain lake where fat. red finned rainbows will take the correct 1 fly and snow drifts still melt beside the 1 tumbling creeks in late July. So we fished and released until dark at 2200 hours. Naturally it rained during the night so we baked more trout and tossed flies until the tent dried. The second night out we camped in the pines on the crest between the Clearwater and St. Joe watersheds. Wind and rain combined with cold caused the old problem of breakfast and breaking camp in horizontal rain. We do not pretend to know the St. Joe River any more than a man who has taken a charming girl canoeing in a cold rain, knows that if she remains beautiful, enchanting and delightful in such circumstances, he will be smart "Cool, clear water" on the St. Joe to love, honor and cherish. No many U.S. Forest Service photo by T. Johnson mav ster, twice in the same river. we had an advantage, this time, over excess brains in the road and railroad other trips. Terry Johnson, U. S. Forest builders, but by the peculiar terrain Service, is making a detailed study, through which it flows. shall we say in depth?, of the Saint Consider the picture: The lower thirty Joe River and watershed. Terry gave miles of the Joe River is slack water, us a marked map and pointed out the deep, narrow and shaded by trees. It dangerous canyons and hairier rapids moves almost imperceptibly, protected and waterfalls. This saved the usual by low boggy flood plain to where it anxiety that goes with cruising a slowly slips bordered by narrow, na- strange river by canoe. tural tree-covered dikes between Lake The good people in Saint Maries, Chatcolet and Round Lake until it Idaho put out an attractive folder that merges with the non-polluted end of says, among other things, that the Saint Lake Coeur d'Alene. Naturally this is the highest navigable river in the slack water is used by tugs pulling rafts world. They must mean for steamboats of logs, by houseboats, motorboats and as we have canoed several rivers that fishermen. Above the slack water is 66 top it by thousands of feet in altitude. miles of clear, fast canoe water rang- What they should say is that this rather ing from long easy runs for the novice unique stream runs downhill for one to challenging stretches for accom- hundred miles and uphill for thirty. plished canoeists. Twenty-four 'miles What is almost unbelievable in this are kayak or C-1 water, definitely not time is that of 134 miles of river, one for open canoes. In addition to these hundred and thirty are beautiful and goodies, the river is paralleled by thirty unspoiled. This is in spite of the fact miles of trail through forest and moun- that much of the river is paralleled by tain meadows. a road and a railroad. The river has Saint Joe River water is clear like remained unspoiled, not because of any mountain air was before progress, re-

VOL. XVI 1 / 4 135 sembling spring-fed Ozark streams, back when one would step out of a canoe into what looked like a foot of I water and have to swim after his hat. "he mountainous terrane (not terrain dammit) includes much stratified rock of varied colors full of brilliant shreds. Because the gravel stream bottom has not yet been fouled by silt, these spar- kling varicolored stones are perfectly visible in water from two to twelve feet deep as the canoe glides swiftly along. Enough granite exists to form boul- ders and cliffs giving character to the rapids and preventing boredom. The canoe run above Skookum Canyon drops about twenty feet a mile and provides enough velocity for canoe cruising. St. ~ieNational Forest seems some different from other woods in the arid West. Magnificent western cedars are dominant trees, yet are mixed with spruce and other evergreens. Enough aspen has sprung up after old burns to provide plenty of fall color. The under story of the forest sends us. Six-foot ferns are topped by deep blue delphinium. Masses of pink and rose mountain hollyhock vied with fire- weed for space while blazing red and yellow monkey flowers marked moun- tain springs. Syringa still bloomed in $ late Julv beside the ripe service berries we picked for breakfast. We could forget those down-filled C jackets hanging in our closet back in Boise, until dusk we could. The Case for Protection The U. S. Forest Service, Idaho Fish and Game Del~artmentand the State Attorney ~eneralaided by a new law giving some control of dredge mining and stream pollution have, so far, been able to halt dredge mining on the St. Joe River and its tributaries. This grieves the State's Bureau of Mines who believe bulldozers and drag lines im-

TOP PHOTO: Terry Johnson on the St. Joe. U. S. Forest Service photo by C. Bloke. MIDDLE PHOTO: Dick Held going over Tumbledown on the St. Joe. U. S. Forest Service photo by T. Johnson. BOTTOM PHOTO: T. Johnson on Skookum Can- yon, St. Joe R. U. S. Forest Service photo by C. Blake. prove a river. Miners have hard words enough protection. However, it does for environmentalists. thin out the crowds. What thins them The river is now afforded some pro- out more is that the downhill hundred tection by being included in the study miles of the river is, generally, too group for Wild and Scenic Rivers. It shallow for power boats but just right needs complete protection even if this for spawning trout. results in more canoeists, kayakers and This road is cut out of the hillsides fishermen using the river. Without pro- so as to be generally invisible from the tection, proliferation of resorts, cabins, river but it allows frequent glimpses of summer homes and taverns will be ex- the river from the road. Instead of ponential with the resulting pollution herds of logging trucks many of the of septic tank drainage, siltation and logs are carried by the railroad which solid wastes. is another plus and at Avery the Rail- We are not going to keep slobs and road takes off up the North Fork to- litterbugs away from the Saint in any ward Montana, leaving a more beauti- case because we non-slobs are outnum- ful stretch of stream from Avery to the bered 1000 to 1. However, at present source. the Clearwater and Lochsa Rivers to Because the writer dislikes to risk his the south and large natural lakes to the wife on a strange river and we had no north in Idaho take off some of the time to find a driver, a stretch of the pressure. stream above Skookum Creek Canyon Recreational, Scenic and Wild was run solo. Wind and rain were a Many people, including some who are bother causing the 17-foot open canoe considered conservationists and damn to spin in a couple of minor rapids. We near all property owners along Idaho make it a habit to run a few hairy Rivers have not studied and therefore rapids each year and have a set phrase misunderstand the provisions of the for difficult spots as follows: "Look Wild and Scenic Rivers Act. Our or- chum. You are a canoeist." ganization worked successfully to get A canoeist who runs strange rivers CLASSIFICATION OF RIVERS in- does not learn how to read water, he cluded in the Act. Therefore the Saintly knows how to read water. We did not River qualifies for Wild River status live to grow this long white beard by from the Road Head at Spruce Tree trusting other men's description of Camp to its source at Lake St. Joe. It rivers. Neither would we have explored rates Scenic River protection from many rivers by being spooked at the Spruce Tree Camp to Marble Creek and wild accounts of local citizens. So-we Recreational River Status from Marble are trying a new technique in our de- Creek down to its mouth in Lake Coeur clining years. This is running rivers D'Alene. without the expenditure of energy. We urge that anyone who chances to Thus far we have learned how to get read this, who values a crystalline run- into a rapids without effort but have ning river, take time to write his or her had to do a bit of canoeing to get Senator and Congressman and ask that through. A couple of new tricks with the Saint Joe be placed in the Wild and a paddle and we have it made. Scenic Rivers. The MAN will pay you Finding a river like the St. Joe makes no mind unless you can convince him it worthwhile to live and canoe for that you know whereof you write. That another ten years. We think we go is why we are giving you the word. back. One reason the Saint Joe is lovely is - -- that the road along the river is typical of Idaho's back country. By the third day of our exploration steady rain had rock slides dropping onto the mud-slick road from the cliffs above and out from under the road into the canyons. As Idaho indigenes think nothing of driv- ing off cliffs into oblivion this is not

VOL. XV11 / 4 RACE RESULTS BRANDYWINE SLALOM, April 15-16, 1972. Wilmington. Del. Time Pen Score Time Pen Score C-1 (21 boats) C-2W (5 boats) 1. E. Gertler 291.0 30 321.0 1. A. Schuster/M. Stein 381.0 190 571.0 2. P. Liebman 286.6 60 328.6 2. E. McNair/S. McNair 655.0 340 995.0 3. D. Knight 263.8 80 343.8 3. L. Wright/P. Ganser 670.4 340 1010.4 C-IW (3 boats) C-2 Open (7 boats) 1. C. Knight 444.0 220 664.0 1. T. Newlon/C. Newlon 424.8 350 774.8 K-1 (35 boats) 2. F. Daspit/D. Besom 531.8 420 951.8 1. W. Witucki 228.2 0 228.2 3. D. Aquadro/E. Nee1 371.5 610 981.5 C-2M Open (3 boats) 2. S. Martin 253.8 20 273.8 1. M. McNair/S. McNair 327.2 500 827.2 3. M. Fawcett K-1W (8 boats)278.5 80 358.5 2. D. McMair/N. Dodson 336.4 490 876.4 1. L. Wright 302.6 100 402.6 3. W. Daub III/ J. Daub 111 484.9 570 1054.9 2. N. Wiest 286.4 270 556.4 C-2W Open (3 boats) 2. M. Stein 351.4 220 571.4 1. J. Daub/J. Schuhl 298.5 740 1038.5 C-2 (10 boats) 2. S. McNair/P. Hasbrouck 129.1 910 1039.1 1. L. Giannone/S. Giannone 283.8 130 413.8 3. B. Moll/M. Malcolm 622.2 670 1111.3 2. P. Klabune/K. Klabune 399.8 320 719.8 3. E. Schuster/R. Olen 460.5 280 740.5 C-2M (11 boats) 1. D. Knight/C. Knight 257.2 60 317.2 2. P. Liebman/L. Mela 279.9 60 339.9 3. M. Fawcett/G. Fawcett 336.2 160 496.2 1973 Brandywine Slalom: April 14-15. Race chmn.: Jim Naylor, 121 Fennerton Rd., Paoli. PA 19301.

PEMIGEWASSET WILDWATER RACE, May 7, 1972. Lincoln. NH. K-1 Long (5 boats) OC-1 (2 boats) K-1 Short (11 boe 1. Erick Evans 34:25 1. Bob Osthues 28:35 1. Doug Hughes 2. lohn Stevens 37:57 K-1 Bgr. (5 boats) 2. Penn Estabrook 3. Benson Gray 38:09 1. Erick Bleicken 2428 3. Paul Berry K-1W (2 boats) 2. John Butler, 11. 24:30 C-1 (2 boats) 1. Candy Clark 37:17 3. Jeffrey Bryant 24:50 1. Don Joffray 2. Sara Gray 37:17 2. Todd Spencer G2 (3 boats) OC-2 Short (4 boats) 1. A. Chardon/S. Chardon 42:15 1. D. Baxter/G. Walsh 2. D. Siek/J. Cripps 45:42 2. R. Duffy/W. Duffy OC-2 Long (3 boats) 3. D. Thun/R. Bates 1. H. Baxter/D. Luce 27:15 OC-2 Fam. (3 boats) 2. E. Saulnier/R. DeGrace 31:44 1. J. Moulton/A. Moulton 3. 1. Davies/T. Stepp 37:31 2. P. Wilson/l. Wilson

138 American WHITEWATER OC-2M (3 boats) OC-2 Bsr.. .(18 boats) 1. K. Gebe/D. Hammond 1. D. Dux/C. Walsh 2. J. GriffinIB. Corcoran 2. J. Benzing/ T. Henry 3. A. Rose/L. Peltz 3. P. Wishinski/G. Feichtinger C-2M (3 boats) 1. D. Moreland/K. Spencer 2. B. Newhall/G. Newhall WILDWATER, May 21. 1972. Wolf River. Wieconsin K-1 Wildwater (7 boats) K-1W Wildwater (3 boats) K-1 Cruising (4 boats) 1. Charles Cowan 49:30 1. Bonnie Losick 59:30 1. Bob Obst 58:19 2. Les Bechdel 5O:OO 2. Marge Uhalde 63:03 2. Robert Artus 59:16 3. Denny Withers 5150 3. Lucky Honula 3. Dennis Johnson 62:16 C-l (5 boats) C-2 (3 boats) 1. Allan Button 5535 1. F. Brc izelton/B. Sievert 2. Harold Beecroft 57:30 2. E. Ola;en/S. Ransberg 3. Fred Young 71:12 3. F. Yo1ms/S. -. Rock C-2 Open (4 boats) C-2M (3 boats) 1. B. Sievert/F. Brazelton len/B. Losick 2. M. Smith/ R. Speger i,,M;.He_sselgrave 3. E. Schluter/D. David . .. COLORADO WHITE WATER ASSSOC. REGIONAL SLALOM CUP, July 16, 1972. Buena Vista, Colo. Time Pen Score Tie Pen Score K-l (26 boats) C..I (3 boats) 1. John McCandless 181 0 181 1. Al Button 261.8 100 361.8 2. John Holland 182 10 192 2. Fred Young 362.2 200 562.2 3. Ron Mason 193 10 203 3. Bruce Weber 324 410 734 C-2 13 boats) 1. B. Wonson/ A. Button (C-2M) 313.6 140 453.6 2. B. Campbell/B. Weber 341 270 611 COLORADO WHITE WATER ASSOC. NATIONAL DOWNRNER RACES, July 15, 1972. Buena Vista, Colo. K-1 (15 boats) K-1W (3 boats) C-1 (2 boats) 1. Eric Evans 25:32.5 1. Carol Fisher 29: 8.3 1. A1 Button 30:14.4 2. John McCandless 26: 1.7 2. Candi Clark 29:10.3 2. Fred Young 36:26.5 3. John Holland 26: 6.5 GILMORE'S MISTAKE TRAINING CLINIC SLALOM, Aus. 13, 1972. Wolf River. Wisconsin ~imePen Score K-l (6 boats) 1. Steve Rock 90.3 0 90.3 2. Allan Button 93.4 40 133.4 3. George Steed 108.5 30 139.5 C-2 (2 boats) C-2M (2 boats) 1. S. Rock/F. Young 139.4 20 159.4 1. J. Artz/F. Young 142.6 100 242.6 2. G. Steed/C. Steed 155.2 110 265.2 2. C. Leja/M. Smith 217.0 170 387.0 NATIONAL POLING CHAMPIONSHIPS. September 1972. Times Beach. MO Senior Men's Championship: Women's Championship Intermediate Top Ten 1. Susan Kloepper 1. Marty Guenther 1. Ron Kloepper 235.6 2. Evelyn Mooers 2. Art Lutz 111 2. Ralph Brown 252.5 3. Diana Barhorst 3. Ben Lemons 3. Jack Held 255.4 4. Mike Guenther 278.0 5. Bob Fuchs 309.8 6. Svl Beletz 319.6 7. Marty Guenther 373.4 8. Art Lutz I11 383.5 9. A1 Beletz 401.4 10. Ben Lemons 421.5 ANDROSCOGGIN WHITEWATER WEEKEND, September 9-10, 1972, New Hampshire. Wildwater Race K-1 Long (23 boats) K-1W Long (3 boats) C-l (2 boats) 1. Doug Bushnell 13:52 1. Linda Hibbard 16:03 1. John Berry 2. David Hartuna 14121 2. Barbara Newhall 17:30 2. Allyn Choate 3. Les Bechdel 14:22 K-IW Short (14 boats) OC-l (12 boats) K-l Short (28 boats) 1. Wanda Baxter 17:OO 1. Neils Phillips 1. Earl Baldwin, Jr. 15:23 2. Jean Edgerly 17:lO 2. Eugene Loring 2. Robert M. Smith 1538 3. Lynne Arnault 17:11 3. Arthur Brunt 3. Larrv Merrill 15:43 C-2M (4 boats) 1. P. Weeks/S. Chardon 2. R. Smith/C. Smith 3. K. Gebe/D. Hammond OC-2 Long (13 boats) 1. H. BaxterID. Baxter 15:l7 2. G. Wa1sh.B. Locke 15:29 3. R. Peacock/F. Hattlee 15:37 OC-2 Short (13 Moulton/T. Moulton Leonard/S. Leonard Sis/P. Donovan

VOL. XVlI / 4 Downriver Race K-1 Long (17 boats) C-1 K-1W Long (1 boat) 1. Doug Bushnell 38:11 1. John Berry Jennifer Green 53:37 2. David Hartung 38:28 C-2M K-1W Short (11 boats) 3. Putnam Blodgett 40:15 1. K: HunterIT. Hunter Phoebe Perry 49:16 K-1 Short (20 boats) OC-1 (7 boats) Lyme Arnault 49:29 1. Robert M. Smith 43:Ol 1. Neils Phillips Jean Edgerly 49:54 2. Paul Petruski 43:15 2. Eugene Loring 3. Larry Merrill 44:24 3. Edward McColl C-2 (3 boats) OC-2 Short (8 boats) 1. R. Coulombe/H. Coulombe 46:21 1. M. Frenette/B. Frenette 47:20 2. J. McColl/M. Chardon 46:43 2. J. Moulton/A. Moulton 47:58 3. J. Barnes/ R. Faulkner 5359 3. 1. Leonard/R. Leonard 48:08 OC-2 Long (16 boats) OC-2M (13 boats) 1. R. Waddle/M. Waddle 40:57 1. F. Steams/ B. Stearns 43:31 2. G. Walsh/B. Locke 41:14 2. K. Henry/ J Henry 44:15 3. V. Wolmer: H. Burnham 41:46 3. L. St. Amant/ A. Belanger 47:lO Slalom K-1 Expert (14 boats) C-1 (2 boats) K-1W Int. (6 boats) 1. Les Bechdel 130.0 1. Jim McColl 335.3 1. Lynne Arnault 2. Doua Bushnell 186.8 2. Jim Fredericks 512.5 2. Kathie Stam 3. skipdOftis 194.5 K-1W Expert (1 boat) 3. Phoebe Perry K-1 Intermediate (29 boats) 1. Linda Hibbard 199.8 OC-1 (7 boats) 1. Paul Petruski 216.0 1. John Berry 2. Ned McSherry 261.2 2. Jim Henry 3. .Tosewh . B. Dodse 301.2 3. John Tompkins C-2 (4 boats) OC-2 (9 boats) 1. S. ChardonIM. Chardon 301.5 1. D. Baxter/H. Baxter 249.9 2. H. Burnham/V. Wolmer 370.2 2. D. King/R. Proper 389.2 3. B. Aldrich/J. Harvey 516.7 3. H. Coulombe/R. Coulombe 428.2 C-2M (3 boats) OC-2M (3 boats) 1. M. Frenette/B. Frenette 419.1 1. S. Wyman/B. Wyman 361.1 2. S. Smith/C. Smith 676.7 2. K. Henry/D. Eneguess 368.1 3. J. McColl/T. McColl 744.2 3. K. Enequess/S. Eneguess 369.9 It should be mentioned that 84-year-old Dr. Homer L. Dodge, grand old man of Eastern boating, was on hand for this race and beat someone in two of the three races he entered (OC-I, which he with a kayak paddle). Three cheers for Dr. Dodge! Among other things, he is the author of "Running the Big Sault in an Open Canoe," a good, hairy story which appeared in the Spring. 1959 issue of American Whitewater. ST. CROIX SLALOM, Sept. 16-17, 1972. Taylor's Falls. Minn. Time Pen Score Time Pen Score C-1 Expert (9 boats) C-2 Int. (3 boats) 1. Allan Button 272 1. G. SteedIC. Steed 131 2. Steve Ransburg 307 2. T. Johns/L. Johns 236 3. Eric Olsen 328 3. R. Gustafson/Kraemer 190 C-1 Int. (3 boats) C-2M (3 boats) 1. Larry Smith 118 1. S. Rowe/A. Button 166 2. Robert Landry 172 2. J. Fisher/B. Fisher 194 K-1 (15 boats) 3.J. Artz/F. Young 139 1. Peter Cary 253 K-1 Int. (13 boats) 2. Steve Rock 246 1. John Weinert 138 3. Jeff Chamber 269 2. Ralph Beer 118 K-1W Int. (2 boats) 3. Brad Warner 136 1. Joanne Artz 135 C-2 Exp. (4 boats) 1. P. Cary/A. Button 266 2. S. Ransburg/E. Olsen 281 3. S. Rock/F. Young 286

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140 American WHITEWATER THIS RIVER IS RATED "X" by Carl Trost, 257 Pacheco St., San Francisco, CA 94116 The best that can be said for our dif- to the tricky, unremitting IV's of the ficulty rating system is that it is in uni- North American, or the long, powerful versal use throughout Europe and IV's of the Tuolumne. North America (except for the 10-grade Class V is reserved for a very few system used by raftsmen on some Ari- rapids of exceptional difficulty or IV's zona and Idaho rivers) and it works at unfavorably high water. Beyond this, reasonably well for the highly experi- there are rapids that would be fool- enced boater that can sidestep its short- hardy to attempt and which no one comings. The worst about it is that bothers to rate, and rapids that are ob- many people really believe that there viously unrunable. As far as I'm con- are six well-defined, nicely spaced cerned, Class VI is purely academic. grades of difficulty into which rivers Peter Whitney is fond of relating that or individual rapids can be placed. there are some speculative VI's in Eu- The beginner fails to appreciate how rope, but whenever an expert conquers subjective the definitions are . . . he one, it is immediately downgraded to V can't comprehend that there are still by virtue of the fact that it can be run. bigger waves and greater difficulties There are rapids that don't fit into than those of his first dramatic en- the categories. For example, at higher counter. The expert may be in the bet- water a river possibly might become ter position, looking down the scale, to easier . . . provided you are a "big- divide rapids into the proper categories. water" boater with a flawless Eskimo Then, again, he may fail to see any roll. How do you classify such a run? difficulty in anything less than class Do you downgrade it, or call it a "giant IV. Consider, also, that even a correctly 111," or upgrade it to warn away those rated I1 requiring elementary (for the that are not quite up to it? If a margi- advanced boater) maneuvers may be nal boater successfully attempts a river the upper limit or even the ultimate upgraded to IV, he is headed for trouble disaster for an open canoeist. on a real IV. The answer is that you At Class IV the scale goes askew. In call it what it is, "big water," and for- IV we may find rapids that seem a bit get the system. too tough to be called III's, the IV's of Each rapid has its own personality. our early days, continuous 111's that We all have our favorites and an occa- might have unpleasant consequences sional nemesis, regardless of difficulty. for a tip-over, and the tough IV's of the Our rating system is, at best, an abbre- expert. (The definition of class IV states viated aid. With all due apologies to that the rapid must be looked over on the first run. Even an easy rapid may Charlie Chan, numbering rapids is have to be looked over if it drops from about as descriptive as numbering one's sight, and some long, difficult IV's can children. be run from eddy to eddy without (Sierra Club RTS Bulletin, Sept. 1972, Mo- climbing out to check.) dest~,CA) The first mile of the Stanislaus just below Camp Nine powerhouse is a good WHITEWATER BOOKS example of early-day IV that familiar- Whitewater Sport by Peter Whitney, $5.50 plus ity or expert technique may downgrade 25$ postage; Fundamentals of Kayaking by Jay to 111. Rating it as a I11 would mislead Evans, $3.00; The Exploration of the Colorado boaters progressing up the scale from a River, Major Powell's diaries,, $4.75 plus 25C Class I1 river. Yet if it is called IV, the postage. Send order and check to AWA Guide- trainee fails to appreciate what a jump books Committee, Ed Alexander, 6 Winslow Ave., East Brunswick. N. J. 0881 6 there is from these easy, forgiving IV's

VOL. XVI 1 / 4 Spelunkers on the Chattooga River by Dona1 R. Myrick, 3506 Conger Rd. SW, Huntsville, AL 35805 We had planned to make a rather in a kayak consisted of an afternoon ordinary scenic cruise down Section I1 of paddling about in Smith Lake. I of the Chattooga River,* but when we knew that Jeannie was a quick learner, arrived at the camp site by the 76 an able swimmer, and game to try al- bridge late Friday night we noted that most anything, so I urged that we the river was way down. Jim Johnston should do Section IIIt instead of Section and Ray Moulton were already there 11. Now Section I11 is a 15-mile stretch when Jeannie and I arrived-they had of Class I11 water through some of the come to the Chattooga from Huntsville most beautiful forest in the Southeast. the fast way. Pete and Joyce Pryor The run begins at Earl's Ford and ends didn't arrive until later at about 12:30 at the highway 76 bridge. Near the end a.m. We are all members of the Hunts- of the run, just a couple of hundred ville Grotto of the National Speleologi- yards upstream from the camp ground, cal Society, who, apart from spelunk- is Bull Sluice-a canoe-eating, washing ing, also enjoy . machine, river-troll hangout, Class IV+ After getting our tents and tarps set rapid that will awe even the most dar- up, we held an early morning pow-wow ing whitewater enthusiasts. Numerous to decide on tomorrow's run. Jeannie people have drowned in this rapid, so Giles was a complete novice at white- it is normally portaged. water kayaking. Her total experience Jim, Ray and I had done Section I11 - - 'The Chattooga River is featured in the movie +This section is actually Section IV on the fol- "Deliverance," discussed by Dean Norman in lowing map, which is put out by the U. S. "Letters to the Editor" of this issue. Forest Service.

142 American WHITEWATER previously, and we anticipated about a 7-hour trip. I was paddliing a High Performance Kayak, and Jim was pad- dling his battleship - a fiberglass Hert- ers canoe with ample flotation and spray skirts. The rest of the group, ie., I Ray, Jeannie, Pete, and Joyce were go- ing to paddle the newly developed ABS i i Sabots.* Now the Sabots look like a kayak, except they are wider and flat- ter. They are very stable in the water, but when flipped, they are more diffi- cult to roll than a kayak. They are also very durable boats, and possess the characteristics that when wiped out, they are generally easy to repair, even in the field. When morning came, we were all anxious to get up, especially me. They finally dragged me out of my cuddly down sleeping bag about 9:30 a.m. with severe admonitions about how we would all be paddling down Bull Sluice at 10:OO that night if I didn't get a move on. Feeling chastized, I arose, ate break- fast and prepared for the river. We ar- rived at Earl's Ford around 11:OO a.m., and were amazed at the number of cars there. There must have been 30 boats ahead of us on the river that day. We finally got started down stream at about 12:OO. I figured that if we pad- dled fast and didn't mess around too much we would get back to camp in time for supper that evening. It doesn't get dark until about 7.30, so I wasn't worried. We started off downstream setting a For the most complete selections of good pace trying to get warmed up and White Water Kayaks, knowledgable peo- the stiffness out of our bones. All went ple rely on Klepper. They know that at well until the first rapid. Here the kayak-headquarters they can find the spe- river narrowed down with a large por- cific boats they need-whether fiber glass tion of the water going through a nar- or Foldaway models. row trough. In the middle of the trough at the bottom is a boulder that splits Klepper also merits recognition as the # the stream sending a large curler of leaders in racing craft of extreme design water to both the right and left. I -for top level White Water competition. charged off into the rapid without a Typical of this championship group: "SL glance and immediately found myself 8" and "Fighter" models. broadside the boulder, and a split sec- ond later I was banging across the rocks Write for Free Color Catalog WWlO upside down. I tried to roll back up,

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VOL. xv11 / 4 but I was practically out of my boat water along another ledge. If you miss and couldn't get into position. So, dis- the turn at the top, you get swept over gusted, I came out of my boat, righted a ledge and dropped into a boat-eating it, and beached it on some boulders in trough that will stand your hair on end midstream. I then warned the others of before spitting you out. Ray and I de- the problem and directed them down cided to run this rapid while Jim, through the rapid. Everyone else except Joyce, and Jeannie portaged near shore, Jeannie came through the rapid like and Pete from a point near mid-stream. experts. Now, keep in mind that this Pete made his portage just fine, but he was her first rapid! Jeannie paddled off got rolled under and eaten up as he into the rapid and stopped paddling. tried to get back in his boat in the Needless to say she broadsided the swift water near the middle of the boulder and flipped. A rather traumatic river. Ray missed the turn at the top of start for her whitewater career, but she the rapid and just missed getting came out of her boat and rode it on dropped into the boat-eating trough. He down through the rapid without dis- somehow or other managed to get out playing any overt signs of terror. of his boat, climb over boulders and During the next couple of miles we wade back upstream pulling his boat ran some nice little Class I rapids and behind to make another try. On his negotiated some fairly difficult shoals. second try, he missed the turn aqain. The water level was so low that it was got washed up and over the ledge and difficult to avoid getting stuck on the dropped into the boat-eating trough, rocks in the shoals. It is in this kind of which then promptly spit him out with- water that the ABS Sabots really shine. out further ado. It all happened so fast It appears that if the rocks are wet, and so smoothly that it almost appeared then the Sabots can get over them. Jim as though he had intended to run the and I in our fiberglass boats banged rapid in just that fashion. I then ran and crunched our way downriver. the rapid in exactly the proper fashion, After a while we came to one of the thereby demonstrating my excess of most beautiful spots on the river and luck. incidentally one of the most difficult We proceeded on downstream. We rapids on the river to negotiate. It is not had to portage a sheer drop that was a dangerous rapid, but just a difficult unrunnable due to the low water level. one. It's called the Stairsteps. The fall The other rapids we ran, and when of the river here is about six to seven possible, we surfed in the back curlers. feet - practically all at once except in All the while I was noticing that Jean- one place where the fall goes down in nie was becoming more and more skill- a series of ledges. The fall extends ful at handling her boat. Her balance across the entire river which is nearly had improved, her stroke had become 200 feet wide at this point. What makes more efficient, she did not "S" so badly this place so beautiful is the spectacular in slack water, and she had learned to sliding waterfall of the feeder stream make eddy turns. We were over half- which joins the Chattooga at this point. way down the river, and she had turned This waterfall cascades down a sloping over only twice-a truly good perform- rock face in several paralleled white ance as a first timer. streams. This waterfall is about 40 to 50 As we approached the Narrows, I feet high, and is most striking during told Jeannie, Pete and Joyce about just high water. what to expect. Here the river turns to The only place the Stairsteps can be the left and starts dropping rapidly, run is along the ledges. Here it is de- and then back to the right and drops sirable to follow a clear tongue into the over a couple of 2-foot ledges, and then fall, make an abrupt right turn across necks down into a narrow sheer-walled strong swirling currents, head down canyon. At this point it is possible to through a trough by surfing through a eddy out of the current and catch your wicked looking curler, make an abrupt breath. I told them to watch the path I left turn and proceed on out to the calm took, and that I would wait for them

144 American WHITEWATER down in the Narrows. I went down and Jeannie followed. She negotiated the sequence of rapids perfectly, but when she got to the seemingly calm water of Iliad announces. .. the Narrows, she relaxed. The strong current in the Narrows swept her against the walls and flipped her. I the engineered quickly paddled out, got her paddle, grabbed the painter and towed Jeannie kayak paddle. and her boat back into an eddy. She was most disgusted with herself. We bailed out the boats, caught our breaths, CONSTRUCTION and proceeded onward. At the bottom Iliad paddies are constructed of high-density of the Narrows, the river necks down fiber glass and an epoxy resin of high molecular weight and exceptional strength. even further, whips against a large suck These materials are pressure molded to rock, makes an abrupt right turn fol- precise limits, resulting in a glasslresin ratio lowed by a left turn all through a nar- that has been experimentally determined to row slot with swift unsteady currents. give optimum impact resistance. The resin is We were all concerned about the suck- uncontaminated by fillers or thixotropes, and rock, but after studying the situation, only enough pigment is added to the semi-transparent blades to assure good we decided we could negotiate safely if visibility. The aluminum shafts are custom we hugged the upstream wall and drawn by Alcoa and are reinforced for moved swiftly through the slot. I went additional strength and a comfortable grip. through first and noted that it wasn't A superior bond between shaft and blade is as bad as it looked-provided of course achieved through a proprietary process of that one didn't spill and come out of etching and surface treatment. his boat. Ray followed, and we stood ready to aid as the others came through. SPECIFICATIONS I had an uneasy moment as Jeannie Blade dimensions came through, but she managed with no Width: 9 in. (23 cm.) Length: 22 in. (56 cm.) problems. Area: Approx. 162 sq. in. We had passed several feeder streams, (1050 sq. cm.) and the drop of the river had increased Thickness: .063 in. (.I6 crn.) slightly. This coupled with the fact that Shaft diameter: 1% in. (3.3 crn.) the river had narrowed down some Ovai grips made the water swifter and heavier. Color We were scraping less often, and the Shaft: Red, blue, yellow Blade: Semi-transparent blue rapids and standing waves were larger Stock lengths and more fun. However, we were get- 78 in. (198 cm.) ting tired, and we had not been making 80 in. (203 cm.) as good time as we had anticipated we 82 in. (208 cm.) should. It was getting late, and we had 84 in. (213cm.) a long way to go, and I was thinking of 86 in. (218 cm.) Other lengths available on special Bull Sluice. The problem with Bull order and at additional cost of $2. Sluice is that you can get committed to Weight the rapids that lead into it before you 82-in. paddle: 2.8 Ibs. (1285 gr.) realize just what lies ahead. Bull Sluice Price: $28, plus shipping has eaten many a boat because of this, and I felt that it was just waiting down there for us. Just about dark, we found some peo- ple camped on the side of the river. We went over to talk with them to find out I LIAD inc just how much farther to the bridge. 168 Circuit Street, Norwell, Massachusetts 02061 They gave us the alarming news that the bridge was still two more miles downstream-at least! I had that sick

VOL. xv11 / 4 feeling that we had been had, because my white kayak and Jim's white spray nobody wants or dares to be caught on skirt were the only things that were at a whitewater river like the Chattooga all visible. We yelled and hollered back after dark. To make matters worse, the and forth so as to maintain contact as sky was completely overcast so as to much as we could, but the swift water deprive us of any benefit from the and rocky shoals invariably separated moonlight. So there we were, about to us. We had to stop every so often and go spelunking on the Chattooga River regroup. Our situation was worsened sans lights! each time we broke a paddle. In all, we Like fools, none of us had come pre- broke three kayak paddles. I had one pared to spend the night camped on the spare kayak paddle, and Jim had two side of the river so we pressed on as spare canoe paddles. We broke one pad- fast as we could. I am still amazed at dle before it got dark, and Jim and how fast it got dark! At first it just be- Ray traded off paddling one of the Sa- came increasingly difficult to read the bots as a C-1. When the second kayak river. Then it became impossible. We paddle broke, it became necessary to hit every rock that could be hit. The paddle one of the Sabots as a C-1. Long fireflies and glowworms marked the after it was dark, Jeannie broke her banks of the river. White flashes de- kayak paddle. This made the situation noted where the large standing waves pretty grim. I finally decided to tie and curlers were, and the roar of the Jeannie's painter to the back of my water told us when we were coming to boat, and gave her the remaining canoe a major rapid. We hugged the right paddle. We made our way on down- bank of the river as much as we could, stream in this tandem fashion which because when we got to Bull Sluice, worked surprisingly well. Jeannie was we would have to beach the boats and very tired by now, so the tow was a portage on the right-hand side. welcome relief. We went over several We tried to stay close together, but rapids by Braille-bumping and scrap- SALE OF VALUABLE ANTIQUES! AMERICAN WHITEWATER JOURNALS OF YEARS GONE BY . . . Enjoy action photos, exciting trip stories, valuable technique instruction and equipment and safety information. Six Pack "G" is of the following Volumes and Issues: Vol. 7, No. 2; Vol. 8, No. 1; Vol. 8, No. 2; Vol. 8, No. 4; Vol. 12, No. 1; and Vol. 14, No. 1. The earliest is Autumn, 1961; the latest Summer, 1968. 11 These 6 issues include the following articles: River Trips: South Fork of the Curnberlond, Tennessee; Selway, #2; Vermont's Quechee Gorge; The Danube, 1685 miles by canoe; Rouge River, ; the Bois Brule in I Wisconsin; the Middle Fork of the Salmon, Idaho. Technique: Staying upright in whitewater; the Eskimo kayak and kayaking technique; the Greenland kayak hunter; learning the Eskimo roll; kayaking for children; white- water photography. Racing: The English Gate Slalom Test; the Maoris Hurdle slalom. Safety: Survival, the will to live. Canoes: The Principles of Canoe Design, Send $2.50 for all 6 issues, 6-Pack "G", ($3.00 Foreign) I (This is a pre-packed surplus back issue offer; sorry, no substitutions.) II AMERICAN WHITEWATER, George Larsen, Circulation Mgr. 11 BOX 1584 SAN BRUNO, CALIF. 94066

146 Arnericon WHITEWATER ing, sometimes forwards and sometimes Henry Fail who had just arrived from backwards. But we made them all. All Huntsville. Everyone was completely but Bull Sluice that is. Every time we amazed to see us appear one by one would hear the roar of a rapid ahead, from the darkness of the river. Diane, we knew it would be Bull Sluice, and our babysitter, had been told that no we would approach it with as much one ever paddles on the river after dark care as is possible in total darkness and and that we therefore must have made with as much trepidation as is unavoid- camp upstream. Lee and Henry had not able in total darkness. Our adrenalin, yet had time to panic or call the rescue " needless to say, was running pretty squad. high. After discussing our voyage and be- And then suddenly, as though it had moaning our scratches, bruises and blis- happened all at once, we found our- ters, we cooked supper and retired to selves paddling along in calm water. In our most welcome sleeping bags. our state of mind, we were reminded of the lull before the storm, and in this case, we were right! This was the calm AWA SAFETY CODE water backed up behind the river ob- Again available to Afiliate Clubs struction that made Bull Sluice. We were lulled by the calm water and the and others wishing to distribute quiet of the night. We knew that Bull copies of the AWA Safety Code Sluice was just ahead, but were a bit as part of their canoe-and/or confused because we couldn't hear a loud roar that one normally associates kayak-handling seminars, for $8 with a major rapid. We paddled on per hundred, postpaid. quickly through the welcome calm water, and as we proceeded we began Order from: to hear the murmur of a rapid ahead. DEACON KlEHM Jim and Ray were leading. Suddenly, large boulders loomed up in the dark- 2019 Addison St. Chicago, I1 ness, and the speed of the current quickly began to increase. Jim and Ray shouted that this was it! We all made a dash for the shore. Since I still had lose or Ruin a Boat lately? Jeannie in tow, I found it rather diffi- cult to dash. I was tired, and every time I tried to turn towards shore, I felt a Your Best Insurances! tug on my stern which pointed me back into the quickly gathering current. I HARVEST shouted to Jeannie to paddle, and I backpaddled so as to get some slack in Form-fitting flotation bags for Kayaks the tow line so that I could turn. We and Canoes made of tough, flexible, were rapidly being swept toward the point of no return-the point at which long-lasting 20-mil. Vinyl we would be committed to going over K-1 3% Ihs. 4% CU. ft. $1 1.54 Bull Sluice in tandem, in the dark, tired out, and with only one good pad- C- 1 5 Ibs. 10 CIJ. ft. $12.54 dle between us. The thought inspired C-2 7 Ibs. 15cu.ft $16.50 me, and with some effort, I indeed did dash towards shore! The portage around Shipping $1.25 per set in US. Check parcel post Bull Sluice in the dark was not easy, rates on large orders. 5 % sales tax in Calif. but it was accomplished without inci- dent. We were all greatly relieved that HARVEST ENTERPRISES the trip was now nearly over. Phone (41 5) 538-7078 We were greeted back at our camp by 3977 East Ave. Hayward, CA 94542 our baby sitter and by Lee Rhoads and

VOL. xv11 / 4 Pointing Toward Augsburg by Eric Evans, 5 Sanborn Rd., Hanover, NH 03755 Now that the Olympic slalom is his- Why did Siegbert Horn of East Ger- tory, I thought it would be helpful to many win, and what must I do in the other paddlers in this country to ana- next 15 months to beat him? Horn is a lyze my training and racing during the very quick athlete with great tech- past year. Hopefully someone will learn nique, but the real separating factors from my planning and efforts so that were his fitness, and his mental tough- they can prepare themselves for the ness and response in a pressure situa- upcoming World Championships at tion. Whereas I was able to maintain a Muota next June. One must remember high rate of speed between the gates that this program was entirely personal, on the Merano course, Horn was to con- and based on what has worked for me stantly accelerate throughout his run. since 1965. Any racer's program must He was also quite accustomed to being be prepared with regard to his age, fit- "under the gun." ness, international racing experience, The training plan took shape with and personal weaknesses. One must these factors in mind. The real physical keep in mind that the goal in this pro- work necessary for Augsburg did not gram was to be at my racing best on start until mid-October. The important August 28. thing at this time (August-October) The "year" actually started after the was to race against the top men again World Championships in June, 1971. and again in order to become accus-

148 American WHITEWATER tomed to racing in pressure situations. more repetitions. From January to mid- In this way I would come to see them March I was also working one night a not as Mr. X from the DDR who looks week in a slalom boat in a large indoor frighteningly unbeatable, but rather as pool. We would hang about six gates a human being with a name who has in the pool, and worked on a variety of his own problems and worries just like timed sequences. We also had a station- myself. I raced at nine different loca- ary paddleboard* in operation, where a tions in West Germany, Czechoslovakia, person could sit and paddle with a mod- Poland, and England and came to know ified blade and yet not move. During every top K-1 paddler on a personal the winter I was to use this 2 or 3 level. My racing nine times in ten mornings a week in thirty-minute ses- weeks was not conducive to good re- sions. sults, but was more for psychological Winter was an active time, and fre- reasons than for physical improvement. quently I was working three separate times a day. My rested pulse dropped When I returned home in mid-Oc- to below 50, and my weight dropped tober I knew there would be no need 5-7 pounds below the level of Merano to race in Europe next year prior to the previous year. the Olympics. Now came the long proc- The end of March saw the beginning ess of physical preparation. I was a of the whitewater season in the East. member of the Cross Country Ski Team It is a shame that the whitewater races, at Dartmouth, and their Fall training dependent on the spring runoff, start program was in full swing by the time so soon after the long winter. A really of my return from England. This in- thorough base of flat water distance volved much running on the golf course paddling and gate work would be ideal and in the nearby hills. This daily - training was under direct supervision "See "Pool Training Techniques" by Jay Evans, and done in a group. My diary shaws American Wbiteu'ater,Vol. XV, No. 4, Win- that during this period from October ter, 1970. 20 until snow came in December we were involved in distance runs of 10-12 miles, interval work (3 to 10-minute loops on the golf course), 5-mile road races, and long bicycle workouts. LEDYARD At the same time, usually in the eve- ning, I was working three times a week ABROAD on the Universal Gym Machine on An international whitewater which a variety of weight lifting exer- kayak racing school spon- cises can be performed. From October until well into the winter I concen- sored by the Ledyard Canoe trated on lifting heavy weights with Club of Dartmouth. few repetitions. It was not until Janu- ary that I was to get in a boat. SEE THE WORLD CHAMPION- By the middle of December the cross- SHIPS IN SWITZERLAND, SPEND country ski racing season started in A MONTH TRAINING AND RAC- earnest. Remember that this was not ING IN EUROPE WITH LEDYARD touring, but organized racing on a CERTIFIED COACHES. highly competitive level. Fortunately, I qualified to race in the Olympic trials For details write: for cross-country skiing which proved very strenuous. Daily practices were JAY EVANS very demanding, and I competed in US. Olympic Coach twenty races ranging in distance from ten kilometers to thirty kilometers. As 201 McNutt the winter progressed I changed over Hanover, N.H. 03755 from working with heavy weights to working with lighter weights with

VOL. XVI 1 / 4 before entering the swollen streams for weights in the afternoon, and a cross- racing. This first racing "season" from country run at night. April until mid-May had to be kept in Twice a week in this period I got in perspective. The Trials were a long way a slalom boat for hard timed gate work. off, and getting up mentally for every We have nine permanent gates hung on small race during this period was not flat water in front of the clubhouse. A conducive to the over-all buildup in course would be designed that took 60- late July. Yet the two top English pad- 70 seconds to complete, and then we dlers came, and the excitement of see- would do ten of them with a minute's ing who's who brought many of the top rest between each of them. The work- paddlers to these early races with fierce out would be finished off with some determination. Many people worked sprinting. Over the past six weeks, with themselves into a frenzy over penalties this training, my base was solidified. they did or did not receive, and results I spent the first two weeks of July were pored over with a micrometer. at the Canadian Slalom and Wildwater Who beat who at the local "Appie" Championships in Alberta, and in Colo- slalom became very important to many rado preparing for, and racing in, the people. But the year was still young, National Wildwater Championships and and would the stars of April and May The Rocky Mountain Cup Slalom. The be the victors in August? time spent in Canada was a good low- I was consistently edged in this early key way of preparing for the trials, of period; not only by the Englishmen, but bringing back that little racing edge by some Americans as well. There was which may have been dulled by the much rust that had to be worked out. preceding six weeks. I won both of the The last two weeks in May brought an Canadian races, but felt sloppy and er- end to this early season, and now the ratic. The training in Colorado with real work began: the work of convert- John McCandless was to remedy these ing that winter-acquired strength and problems. We worked on slalom gates fitness into real paddling fitness. and non-stops in the morning and wild- Whereas many of the other competitors water non-stops in the afternoon at full were emotionally spent by the races of speed, but the National Wildwater April and May, I was now really hun- Championships was our immediate goal. gry, and had the sting of some defeats to drive me on. The race proved my fitness because I From mid-May until July 1 I had was thirty seconds ahead of the rest of only one week away from Hanover and the field. Physically, I was ready for hard flat water training. From June 11- Siegbert Horn. The slalom the next day June 18 I was in Augsburg for training was a disaster for me, but Roger Paris with gates on the course. The training comforted me by saying that I had put at home was a surprise to many slalom- in so much for the wildwater race, that ists. Eighty per cent of my boat work racing in a local slalom the next day was done in a Hunter flat water boat. would prove to be too demanding men- Five days a week I was in the Hunter tally and physically. He was right, but doing distance work, intervals (5 1000 at the time I had some real doubts. meter), and sprints (10 or 12 60 sec- There were now ten days until the onds). Dave and Bill Nutt joined me, Trials began, and time enough for some and we would paddle together for 5 hard work in Hanover. The Hunter was miles and then turn around and race still used but the concentration was the same distance back to the club- more on slalom work together with house. I was still working with the foot running and light weight lifting weights, and running three or four which had been neglected in the two times a week usually doing 3 or 4 5- weeks out west. minute loops on the golf course. Twice During the Trials I paddled cautiously a week there was a 3-mile cross-coun- for three runs, and had my first clean try race held at night which I attended. run of the season. It was not until my On most days my schedule included final run on Sunday that I decided to work in the Hunter in the morning, really test myself. The last run was

150 American WHITEWATER satisfyingly fast. I now had to hold that edge until Aug. 28. AUGSBURG AT I spent the next week in Hanover working on flat water, and kept up my CINCINNATI? running. We then had four days in Man-made Whitewater Course Being Washington during which I was in a boat only once, but did some running Considered Near Cincinnati and weight training every day. The Boaters in the Cincinnati area have team then traveled to Augsburg two proposed that a whitewater slalom weeks prior to the race. Due to proper course be built around an Ohio River eating habits and training I was able to navigational dam. hold my strength during this period. The idea for a man-made whitewater There was no progress physically, yet facility on the Ohio was stimulated by nothing was lost from the high point of the Olympic whitewater course in the Buena Vista nationals. I have found Augsburg, West Germany. The Augs- that while traveling to races in Europe, burg facility is a half mile long and was I race at the physical level which I had converted from an industrial canal. upon leaving the States. Due to differ- Water is supplied by a man-made lake ent food, lodging, and the demands of formed by a dam on the River Lech. travel, it is difficult to raise one's phy- The elevation drop at Augsburg is sical level. about 16 feet from the lake to the end We had time trials on the canal, and of the whitewater course. flat water gates were available. Two A canoeist from the Cincinnati area workouts a day was the rule, but the contacted Senator Robert Taft, Jr., of real buildup now was mental. There Ohio about a slalom course. Taft re- had to grow an eagerness for racing, a ferred the question to the Corps of En- longing to do battle and let the results gineers for comments on September 5. speak for themselves. Too many peo- On September 14, Taft reported a pre- ple were afraid of defeat, of doing liminary response which indicated the poorly in the race. idea was "extremely interesting," and The race itself proved somewhat sur- the Corps was proceeding with an prising in that there were no clean runs "engineering evaluation and economic on either day of cornpetion, which gave study." an indication of the difficulty of the Tentative plans are to locate the fa- course. The East Germans were bril- cility on the south end of the Meldahl liant under pressure, whereas many navigational dam 30 miles east of Cin- other competitors succumbed to the cinnati. The elevation drop available tension of the Olympics. My ten-week is twice that at Augsburg, and adequate competitive experience in Europe the water is available from the Ohio River. previous Fall held me in good stead. Public land adjacent to the dam is Nevertheless, Siegbert Horn proved available which could be utilized for a himself to be the best in the world on whitewater course. his second run. Personally, the race went well and based on this past year's The steps which will be required in- training program, and the encouraging clude: 1) Congressional funding for a result at Augsburg I look forward to Corps of Engineers' detailed design and challenging the best boaters at the feasibility study, 2) reporting back World Championships next June. from the Corps 3) Congressional fund- ing of the project, and 4) construction. Boaters and the public who wish to HAUTHAWAY KAYAKS encourage construction of a Whitewater 640 Boston Post Rd. facility are asked to write their Con- Weston, MA 021 93 gressmen and Senators, Senator Taft Slalom, Downriver, Touring and Junior Models (care of the Cincinnati, Ohio Post Of- Surf Kayak, Lightweight Canoes fice), and Ray McLain, (Miami Group Sierra Club, 25 Elm Avenue, Cincin- Paddles Spray Covers Life Vests Floatation nati, Ohio 45215).

VOL. xv11 / 4 FROM SEA TO SHINING SEA Or Throagh the Rockies at 31 Knots by Jonathan Ela Conservationists are expressing con- fails to give a detailed route for the cern over a proposal just announced to canal beyond the Charles River at construct a Cross-Continent Barge Ca- Watertown, Mass., but a member of the nal linking Boston with San Diego. The Sierra Club's Washington staff has pro- joint project of the U. S. Army Corps cured a Xerox of a sketch map through of Engineers and the Atomic Energy the good offices of a disgruntled associ- Commission would be the largest pub- ate of Jack Anderson. Corps of Engi- lic work ever constructed in the United neers' sources warn that the leaked States, and would utilize the technology route map is a "rough guesstimate" and recently perfected by the AEC in its that details will be worked out after Cannikin explosion on Amchitka Island construction starts. in Alaska. Early critics of Cro-Con contend that The Cro-Con Canal is officialy de- the corps has not sufficiently taken into scribed as "a multiple use project in the account the scarcity of water in the highest sense of the term," but it is arid western states. Corps Public Rela- generally understood in Washington tions Director Lt. Gen. B. R. "Brute" that the major justification for the proj- Thwackem disputes this point, saying ect is to aid movement of aircraft car- that the Corps can generate more than riers. Pentagon sources point out that enough water to float even the largest the Panama Canal is too narrow to aircraft carriers that the nation is likely handle the newer carriers, necessitating to construct. Revival of the dormant enormously expensive and time-con- NAWAPA water plan will bring enor- suming voyages around Cape Horn. mous quantities of Canadian water into Plans to construct a new, sea-level ca- the arid areas, where it can be stored nal across Panama have been blocked in specially constructed reservoirs. To by Panamanian nationalists and by avoid problems of evaporation, these aroused environmentalists in the United reservoirs will be located in under- States who have pointed out the pos- ground cavities created by detonation sibly disastrous effects on the mating of five-megaton nuclear devices in the and migrating patterns of certain en- style of Cannikin. dangered species. It is now conceded in Washington Supposed benefits of the Cro-Con that Cro-Con was the real reason for proposal are spelled out in the Corps of the Cannikin test, and for the earlier Engineers' "Preliminary Framework Project Rulson explosion in Colorado. Analysis," a 640-page document re- Environmentalists in the Midwest also leased on May 18th of this year. These speculate that Project Old Oaken Buck- include: enhanced capacity to transport et in Kentucky is a related feasibility coal from the fields of Kentucky and study. This project, now one-third com- southern Ohio; creation of deepwater pleted, consists of filling Mammoth ports for such cities as Cincinnati, Cave with water diverted from the Red Louisville, Tulsa, and Aspen; flood con- River in eastern Kentucky. The ex- trol and water supply; and water-ori- plained justification of Old Oaken ented recreational activity of a linear Bucket has always been to meet the nature. The corps indicated that the water supply needs of Cub Run, Ken- Cro-Con Canal has a projected benefit- tucky, but local conservationists have cost ratio of 1.001:1, "thus more than never been completely satisfied by this justifying the substantial public funds explanation. that will go into the project." Environmental groups have been The public "Framework Analysis" alarmed that evidently no Environ-

American WHITEWATER mental Im~actStatement. as required currently have rivers, and that the por- under Section 101 (2) (c) of the National tion of the Rocky Mountains that would Environmental Policy Act, is to be is- have to be leveled by nuclear expln- sued for the Cro-Con Project. General sions is "much less valuable, esthetic Thwackem has given three reasons for wise." this. First, it is argued that there is no The corps rejects the council's alter- conceivable way in which significant native for three reasons. First, it would environmental damage could occur. expose the aircraft carriers to enemy Second, corps personnel take the posi- submarines. Second, the CEQ route tion that NEPA is non-retroactive and would have less value for movement that Cro-Con is simply a routine de- of coal, development of inland ports, partmental u~datingof Albert Galla- flood control, mid-continental water tin's April, 1808 report on proposed do- sports, and other benefits. Third, the mestic improvements, including canals. corps proposal is so designed that a The corps' argument is that since Gal- branch canal could be extended to Se- latin did not have to write an impact attle, using basically the Missouri and statement, neither should they. Finallv, Columbia Rivers, thus aiding the move- the corps argues that the only slight ment of supertankers from Puget Sound risk of environmental damage would be refineries to northeastern markets. from the AEC's still novel means of Environmentalists have greeted the excavation through the use of nuclear Cro-Con announcement with mixed devices. The corps feels that for this feelings. Some, such as the Sierra Club, reason the impact statement is out of have shown initial skepticism, based its jurisdiction, and should be prepared, largely on potential damage to the if at all, by the AEC. Attempts to reach Grand Canyon. Others, such as the East an AEC official associated with Cro- Birdseye (Indiana) Rod and Gun Club, Con were unsuccessful (although more tend to view the project with favor, as than 2,000 are said to be employed on they accept corps ecologists' predictions the project) but one contact within the that the fish will grow fatter in the AEC's sprawling Germantown, Mary- slack water "because they don't have land, headquarters indicated that there to work as hard." are "compelling reasons" for not issuing It is clearly too early for environ- an impact statement, although he could mentalists to voice a unified opinion on not divulge them "because of national the Cro-Con Canal, as the facts are not security considerations." yet all in. Yet the corps has already ac- Conservationists appear to have an cused the Sierra Club of "irresponsi- ally within the Nixon Administration bility" in "raising baseless questions." in the President's Council on Environ- "These environmentalists want us to mental Quality. The CEQ takes the po- return to the Stone Age," says General sition that it should have been con- Thwackem. "National Security and eco- sulted, and is agitating within the Ad- nomic prosperity demand a canal. ministration to have alternatives con- They've blocked us in Panama and now sidered. The Council finds that some they want to block us here. But here in impact from the Cro-Con is likely, and the Corps we believe in Cro-Con, just has quickly brought forward a different as we believe in America, and no posy- route. CEQ suggests improving the In- plucker is going to tell us how to run tracoastal Waterway along the East our shop." Coast, constructing the Ochlawaha With due respect to the General's (Cross-Florida) Canal, developing the patriotism and to the desirability of Intracoastal along the Gulf Coast, hearing both sides of the question, it dredging up the Rio Grande as far as nevertheless seems to many environ- Alamosa, Colorado, cutting due west to mentalists that the Cross-Continent Ca- nal is a project that bears watching. Lake Powell, and following the corps - proposal from that point. The Council (Reprinted from the June, 1972 Sierra Club points out that its proposal involves far Balletin, courtesy of the Sierra Club, 1050 less construction in areas that do not Mills Tower, San Francisco, CA 94104.)

VOL. XVII / 4 153 AWA MANMADE SLALOM COURSE COMMITTEE FORMED Jim Sindelar It has come to my attention that in Recognizing this, I think it is impor- (at least two) parts of the United States tant that AWA become involved, evalu- whitewater boaters have been actively ate potential slalom sites relative to promoting artificial slalom courses environmental impact and over-all de- modeled after the spectacular course sirability, and work closely with local constructed by the West Germans for groups wising to promote such facili- use in the Olympic Games this past year. From the standpoint of our organ- ties. To this end I have asked Ray Mc- ization, this has several facets. Few Lain to form and chair an "AWA Man- among us could deny that such a course made Slalom Course Committee." Ray would be welcome, particularly during is an active whitewater boater who has the dry season and/or in the dry, flat been a member of AWA for several parts of the country. Construction of years (he was nominated for AWA such courses might also be among the Board of Directors and missed being less environmentally destructive proj- elected by two votes) and is presently ects toward which the Army Corps of the chairman of the Miami chapter of Engineers could direct their talents the Sierra Club. Ray is presently work- (assuming the necessary dam already ing closely with the Army Corps of exists). However it is not difficult to imagine a difference of opinion devel- Engineers in the planning of such a fa- oping between various factions of boat- cility near Cincinnati, Ohio (see article, ers regarding the desirability of at least page 151 this issue). Interested parties some of the possible sites from an en- should contact A. R. (Ray) McLain, 25 vironmental standpoint. Elm Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45215.

FILMS AVAILABLE Tuolumne River 1969: California poor condition. If anyone knows of the downriver run, a fantastic whitewater whereabouts of the original of this film, challenge (Class IV-V), showcase of please contact us. We would also be modern paddling technique. Filmed by interested to hear whether any of our John Googins and Jim Sindelar. Super readers are considering making such 8mm, color, silent, 16 min. Rental fee a training film.-Ed. $3.50. Specify date wanted; write 30 days in advance to Sierra Club RTS, The following four films are avail- c/o John L. Googins, 3072 Lynde St., able free of charge from Tom Wilson, Oakland, CA 94601. High Performance Products, Inc., 349 Lincoln St., Bldg. 56-H Hingham, MA USOC film: Whitewater, by Jon 02043. Phone (617) 749-5374, 5375, 5499. Fauer. Portrays in 16mm the thrill, ex- citement and pageantry of the U. S. 1971 U. S. Whitewater Team, by Whitewater Team in slalom at the Kemex Corp. 30-minute film for tele- World Championships in Merano, Italy, vision. 16mm, color, with narration. June, 1971. With narration, 26 min. Kayaks, by Len Aitken. 16mm, color, U. S. Olympic Committee, 37 Park Ave., sound (no narration), 13 min. New York, NY 10040. Merano 1971, by Sam Galpin. Super AWA Whitewater Training Film is 8mm, color. Sequences of U.S. and top no longer available; the original has European competitors-Excellent train- disappeared and the copy is in very ing film.

American WHITEWATER TRAINING FOR 1973 The Miami Group of the Sierra Club There is a 13-year age minimum for has for the last several years been students of the canoe school; the de- operating a river canoeing safety train- manding nature of the school requires ing program. For the last two years strength and stamina which makes the 200 students per year have participated age limit a necessity. in the weekend program. Cartier, a student in the first of these For 1973, the Chairman of the River schools in 1969, was an instructor in the Safety Training Program is Ray Car- second school, and was in charge of en- tier, 10274 Lochcrest, Cincinnati, Ohio rollment for the 1972 school. Cartier's 45231. canoeing experience includes wildwater The school for 1973 will consist of canoeing and downriver Marathon rac- two parts-an elementary level instruc- ing. In 1972, he won the Fort Ancient tion which will take students with little 13-mile canoe race for aluminum canoes. or no river canoeing experience or for- Students will be provided with in- mal training, and an advanced wild- struction booklets prior to the course. water instruction for students who are experienced river canoeists and who have had river canoeing training. Both I CANOES WEST BAGS 1 Made of waterproof sturdy nylon sessions will be two-day weekend Various shapes and sizes $7.50 - $19.90 training experiences. I Free Brochure - Write I The elementary level training will be ANN DWYER'S held on the Whitewater River in Indi- CANOE CALIFORNIA P. 0. Box 61, Kentfield, CA 94904 ana in late March or early April. The Dealer inquiries welcome cost will be about $14 for the weekend plus canoe rental if the student does not have a canoe. Students will be sup- plied food, lodging, and training mate- American Whitewater rials. Students will be expected to sup- ply life jackets and paddles for their Tells You How ... own use. To make a watertight neoprene The advanced level instruction will spray cover .....-.-...... -.-...Val. 15, #4 be for kayaks, decked canoes, and open To escape from dangerous reversals, canoes. The training will be for a lim- ited number of participants and will souse or suck holes ...... Vol. 16, #1 consist of a trip down the Red River To ride ocean surf in a slalom Gorge in Kentucky under tutelage of kayak ...... Vol. 16,#2 experienced whitewater boaters. Train- To build a fibreglass kayak ing will include tactics and techniques of river canoeing, instruction on strokes paddle ...... Vol. 16, #3 and maneuvers, equipment needed for To tour Idaho and Oregon whitewater, river canoeing, safety practices and res- the Salmon and Rogue rivers. cue techniques. Instruction will be pri- Detailed guide and marily in subgroups of 10 students and instructions ...... Vol. 15, #3 2 instructors on the river. There will be some classroom-type instruction to Individual issues are $1.00. Please specify by Volume and issue number. All 5 issues, HOW- complement the on-the-river training. TO-DO 5 Pack, for $4.00. Individuals desiring to enroll are ad- vised to write early to obtain applica- Please mail your check to: tion forms. In the past two years, over American Whitewater 100 applicants each year were unable Box 1584 to be admitted because of the limit of San Bruno, Calif. 94066 facilities.

VOL. XVII J 4 C-2M--Who Tdkes the Bow? by Iris Sindelar, 264 East Side Dr., Concord, NH 03301 (The following represents the views of the the stern position is a virility symbol; atcthor only, except where otheru~isestated, and he gets to sit back there and observe is not intended to be the last word on canoe- all his partner's mistakes and yell at ing position. So readers should feel free to her, while any mistakes HE might make write md attack anything they disagree with. (God forbid!) are invisible to his part- Any resemblance between the hypothetical cou- ner's eyes. This made a lot of sense to ple featzcred below and people in yom acquaint- me and I had to admit that Sid was cer- ance is purely coincidental.) tainly an honest man. But obviously The term C-2M means a man-woman there has to be more to it than that, be- team paddling a canoe, and this treatise cause when a fellow puts a girl in the is directly mainly toward those teams bow and she wonders why she is there which began, almost as a matter of rather than in the stern, he has to come course, by putting the woman in the up with more valid reasons. bow and the man in the stern, and who The main consideration in paddler never got around to trying it any other placement should be the amount of way even though, perhaps, one or both paddling experience each has. This partners are not completely happy with means not only paddle expertise but their roles. A couple of years ago when also river-reading ability. Let us con- I first began considering this question, sider a hypothetical case where the man I asked a number of C-2M paddlers has been paddling for some time and their views on who should paddle is trying to interest a girl in his favorite where and the best answer I got was activity. She has never held a paddle from Sid Feldman (then of Brown Uni- in her hands before, let alone navigated versity), who claimed that for a man, a river. He teaches her some of the

156 American WHITEWATER basic paddling techniques and explains bility is causing his bowperson and to her that she is in the bow because takes it upon himself to chart his own he, in the stern, can maintain more con- course. She, not realizing this turn of trol over the whole boat from that po- events, strikes out on her own course sition and besides, they will be going to the right of the boulder ahead, while on a relatively easy river with quite a he paddles with equal assurance and bit of flatwater. Thus she, in the bow, greater strength to the left. At the con- just has to worry about paddling ahead clusion of such an exercise, as any pad- while the sternman does his fancy "J- dler knows, it must be established stroke" which is necessary to keep the WHOSE FAULT it was. If the couple boat traveling in a straight line. He lets happens to be married, the sternman her prove this point to herself by let- (who has the best observation point, ting her take the stern for awhile on after all) usually doesn't hesitate to the lake and sure enough, the boat's assign the blame. (When Walt and Kay course described a series of circles in Harvest first started paddling C-2M, the water. She vows to be a bowman they named their boat "The Divorce (excuse me, bowperson) all her life. Court.") The unmarried male tends to But alas, paddling in the bow is not be more chivalrous and gently lets the all that straightforward. The bow pad- bowperson reach her own conclusion dler is also expected to pick a reason- ("Obviously, since I'm the novice and able course through a rapid and this is he's the expert, it was all my fault"). difficult at first. The experienced stern- After a couple of seasons of boating, man realizes the distress this responsi- our hypothetical couple has progressed

The author with husband Jim on the Mad River, N. H. As you can plainly see, the sternperson has all the fun. Photo by Scott Nelson, Campton, NH. ..: . pi to the point where they can handle yelling at HIM? She gently reminds some pretty decent whitewater. The him that, after all, she can paddle a bowperson has mastered most of the C-1 in a straight line, "and anyway, paddle strokes but is still unsure of her with your superior water-reading abil- water-reading abilities, especially since ity"-crafty old bowperson!-"I'm not the couple are now husband-and-wife, likely to challenge your choice of course which, as mentioned above, gives the through a rapid, so we won't broadside sternman more freedom in stating and there won't be that problem of de- WHOSE FAULT it was. It is decided to ciding WHOSE FAULT it was." let the bowperson practice handling a And so let us leave our hypothetical single boat in order to develop water- couple with perfect harmony only an reading skills without the fear of dunk- eddy turn or two away ("Whoops, for- ing her mate every time she misjudges got to tell you that the sternperson has a channel, and also to give her a clear to lean . . ."). While I don't expect idea of exactly what her paddle strokes their example to initiate an overwhelm- are accomplishing. It works like a ing reversal of roles among C-2M pad- charm! Suddenly the bowperson is ooz- dlers, I hope that those who have stuck ing confidence and power-but wait! to either bow or stern throughout their She is also beginning to challenge her paddling careers will at least consider partner's right to the Sternseat. "With trying out their partner's position. Even your greater strength in the bow," she if you decide not to switch perma- hints, "we'd be more likely to reach the nently, it will give each of you a bet- spot we're aiming for; all I'd have to do ter understanding of what you can and would be to keep the stern behind you." can't expect of your partner. The Fearless Leader image begins to take shape in the mind's eye of the OBITUARIES sternman, and he starts to pay atten- Walter Kirschbaum, see "Grand Ad- tion. "And with your greater weight in venture," p. 125 this issue. front (since we hardly ever paddle flat Hank Condon, Sept. 23, 1972, fatal water any more) it will be easier to heart attack while paddling the Ameri- catch those eddies, especially in sla- can River in California. A charter mem- loms!" His mind's eye warms to the ber of the Loma Prieta Paddlers of the subject and flashes a snappy eddy turn South San Francisco Bay Area, Hank onto the cranial screen. "Best of all, devoted a great deal of time and energy you'll get to crash through all those to introducing people to the sport. He standing waves you always thought participated in a number of "first looked so small from the stern!" Ah, runs" on northern California rivers ecstacy! But the happy smile fades . . . and creeks and left the LPP a legacy a bowperson can't possibly paddle stern of detailed annotated maps of most of because the boat will go around in cir- the rivers in the area. He will be cles. And besides, what if she starts sorely missed.

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58 American WHITEWATER Something New at Camp Ponacka by Andrea Bernolak, 2308 Hillary Ave., , Ontario KIH 'YJS, Canada It was a brilliant, sunny summer day them to shore-towing a swimmer was as I was driving from Ottawa to so natural to them. Indeed, "you should Lake Baptiste to bring my son home be fully familiar with your boat," says from camp. The road was winding, dip- just about every authority on kayaking. ping down, then climbing up again. "Don't go into whitewater until you There were hills all around me; spar- have mastered the roll" is another kling lakes and rivers glimmered be- widely accepted point of view. Yet we tween dark green foliage. This is rug- all know that river running clubs do ged country, the Madawaska Valley. It very little to enforce these good rules. harbours some of the East's best white- My congratulations to Dr. Morawetz water. for introducing his lucky campers to Dr. Bruno Morawetz, the owner and kayaking the right way. These young- director of Camp Ponacka, had written sters have an excellent chance to de- to me that they now have six kayaks I velop into whitewater paddlers the safe might like to see. I was more than in- and happy way. There will be, quite terested, but just what will the good possibly, no need to "rehabilitate" any doctor call kayak paddling? Maybe, I of them. will see little kids sitting in big barges (Mrs. Bernolak, a former Olympic straining themselves, or even worse, silver medalist for Hungary in figure heaven forbid, they will be "flushed skating is now an enthusiastic kayak down" on some rapids, the very thought paddler. She is secretary to the newly of which made my blood curdle. By now I was nearing Lake Baptiste. formed Ottawa Whitewater Canoe and The road was less winding, and there Kayak Club and a member of the were beautiful meadows on both sides .) with a multitude of wild flowers. The air was tangy with the smell of hay. This area has attracted Canada's best WHITEWATER WEST landscape artists and one of them, Da- Kayaks vid Milne, spent his final years in a log Roberts & Pare cabin on the shores of Lake Baptiste. Canoes Suddenly I was going through the Corecraft, Grumann camp gates. Camp Ponacka is situated on a peninsula, overlooking the lake, Roberts & Pare with many handsome buildings in Al- C-2 pine style. After having met my son, we Sed ivec started out towards the lake. We ar- Paddles rived at a lovely lookout and what a view! But never mind that, I just heard Swanson, Sedivec, Roberts someone say "you'll never roll up that Helmets way." There they were right below me, Bell, Cooper, Seda six shiny new slalom kayaks. Their Our exclusive waterproof gear, camera happy occupants were paddling them and float bags with separate waterproof back and forth, leaning and turning, oc- compartments. casionally flipping. I was soon invited Lifevests to join in the fun. After two hours and Stearns, Sedivec countless paddle braces, both the low and high variety, and after many rolls, Write for Free Catalog I was getting tired. I stopped to watch the kids. Now they were playing with WHITEWATER WEST the boats like toys. Bailing out, getting P. 0. Box 445, Richmond, CA 94807 into them in deep water, swimming (415) 236-1828

VOL. xv11 / 4 BALLOT NOTES ON CONSERVATION a Keep up the great work! Do you ac- a Please have more articles concern- cept stories from anyone? I favor work- ing threatened rivers and list legislators ing closely with ACA, etc. in as many who pass harmful laws. areas as possible. a I'd like to see our group seek presi- (Yes, we accept stories from anyone, dential candidates' views on scenic provided they are well written and rivers, parks and wilderness areas, and likely to be of interest to a good portion publish the results in the Journal. of our readers.) a Most pleased to note coordination of I think the AWA Journal is great. conservation efforts on behalf of AWA, Keep up the good work. ACA and USCA. Here's one member in (Ahh, music to our ears . . .) favor of further unification to prevent I hope you consider the winding duplication and to strengthen canoeing up and dissolution of this corporation, in all its aspects throughout the U. S. only in the far, far future. Perhaps it might be wise to sample the ON CANDIDATES AND ISSUES: AWA membership as to its feelings. Eleven candidates for nine vacancies? a I would like to see more organized What a put up! 82 per cent are guaran- efforts to save rivers like the Payette teed election regardless . . . and Bruneau in Idaho and the Ameri- (The Nominating Committee ex- can in California. Use some mass mus- pended a great deal of time, postage cle on the "dam idiots." and long distance phone calls to get a I believe conservation of our wild even eleven. The number of candidates and scenic rivers and stopping the dam from any geographic area is limited by builders to be our No. 1 goal and No. 2, the Constitution, and there simply were promote cruising on whitewater, to not enough nominees forthcoming from savor it instead of just racing through some areas. A request for additional it. nominees appeared in the Journal but o The Sierra Club is O.K. but too elicited no response.-Ed.) many people follow it blindly. Keep it One woman in eleven nominees! I separate from AWA. State facts for hope you're hearing about this from AWA members and let them act upon others besides myself. The organization them. and its membership suffer from this (AWA has as much responsibility to kind of shortsightedness. assist an effort by the Sierra Club as Find more women for the Board we have toward any other affiliate.- (unless our committed female constitu- Ed.) ency is really only one in eleven!). Suggest Dean Norman's cartoons be (signed) a male member. reproduced on notepaper (postcards, (Several women were approached as too) for sale to benefit whitewater river potential nominees by the Nominating conservation. Committee, but Ann Schafer was the (Dean says he would be agreeable to only one who accepted the nomination. this if it turns out to be a practical proposition. Are there any paddling We tried, really we did.) publishers in our Affiliation who would a Why are all the nominees (with only be able to help us out on such a proj- two exceptions) from the West or Mid- ect? ) west? How can they be aware of spe- cial problems of Eastern rivers? (New ON THE FUTURE OF AWA: Haven, Conn.) Important that AWA, ACA, USCA (The definitions of "East" and "West" merge-or at least merge magazines. seem to be fairly subjective; Califor- a Sure think AWA should combine nians, we find, consider any state east publication with ACA and have one of the Mississippi as being "Eastern" good canoe magazine. and might well ask how nominees from

160 American WHITEWATER Pennsylvania, Tennessee, New York, writing from Schenccfady, N. Y. and West Virginia, Ohio (2) and Maryland am not personally acquainted with Mr. could be cognizant of the problems fac- Cooney.) ing Midwestern and Western boaters.) I think the two amendments to the I do not see how I can fairly or in- Constitution will increase the effective- telligently vote on this matter. I never ness of AWA substantially. heard of any of the nominees. Never e I would suggest at least one biarmual saw the AWA Constitution. central board meeting be called with (We tried to avoid this problem by great advance notice. printing resumes for the nominees and (It is our hope that once the new an explication of the two proposed Board of Directors gets itself organized, amendments in as conspicuous a posi- this suggestion will be realized.) tion as possible in the issue of Ameri- The most wonderful thing which can Whitewater which accompanied the could happen would be seeing active ballot.) officers on the job supported by a staff Being a new subscriber to White- of active committees. water agd not familiar with the candi- dates, I found it a big help having a MISCELLANEOUS: rundown on the nominees. e We of the Belleville Whitewater e I would like to see someone from Club, believe there is a need for more New Hampshire on the ballot next representation, "unobjectively," in Illi- time. (Port Jefferson, N. Y.) nois, i.e., Belleville, at Eastern and I support the election of David Western Nationals. Think about it! Cooney to provide representation cogni- As a registered Maine guide I hope zant of the Adirondack area of New to see (in the AWA Journal) more ma- York State and in particular the Upper terial on open canoes and whitewater. Hudson River, which iz an outstanding (We hope so too, but someone has to whitewater cruising resource (I an send it to us!)

Beginners at the Frost Bite Slalom conducted by Ledyard Canoe Club, October 1972, White River, Vt. AWA Affiliates CALIFORNIA IDAHO MINNESOTA American River Touring Assoc. Idaho Alpine Club American Youth Hostels, Inc. Duncan Storlie Dean Hagmann Minnesota Council Box 203090 1953 Melobu R. Charles Stevens, Rep. Concord, CA 94520 Idaho Falls, Id. 83401 615 E. 22nd Street YMCA Whitewater Club Minneaoolis.. , Minn. 55404 Gary Gray ILLINOIS Minnesota Canoe Assoc. 640 N. Center St. Belleville Whitewater Club Box 14177 University Station Stockton, Cahf. 95202 Linda Seaman, Rep. Minneapolis, Minn. 55414 Feather River Kayak Club KO. 3 Oakwood Mike Schneller Belleville, Ill. 62223 MISSOURI 1773 Broadway Street American Youth Hostels, Inc. Marysville, Calif. 95901 Prairie Club Canoeists Ozark Area Council George E. Miller 2605 S. Big Bend Sierra Club 3025 W. 54th Place St. Louis, Missouri 63143 Loma Prieta Paddlers Chicago, Ill. 60632 Central Missouri State University Sierra Club Illinois Paddling Council Mother Lode Chapter Outing Club Phil Vierling, 5949 Ohio St. Dr. 0. Hawksley, Rep. Sam Gardali Chicago, Illinois 60644 Warrenshurz.~~~ ~ ~ M~ssour~64093 914 Stanford Ave. -, - Modesto, Cal. 95350 Meramec River Canoe Club INDIANA Nick McXaller Sierra Club American Camping Ass'n. 2100 Rayner Rd. River Conservation Committee Ernest F. Schmidt, Rep. St. Louis, &I0 63122 Gerald Meral, Chmn. Bradford Woods Ozark Wilderness 2928-B Fulton Martinsville. Ind. 46151 Berkeley, Calif. 94705 Waterways Club Kekionga Voyageurs Rht. Woodward Sierra Club E. Heinz Wahl, Rep. 2209 W. 104th Street San 1' rancisro Chap. 1818 Kensington Blvd. Leawood, Kansas 66206 Rl t. K. Symon Fort Wayne, Indiana 46805 3900 TTarrison. KO. 107 NEW HAMPSHIRE Oakland, Calif. 94611 KANSAS Ledyard Canoe Club American Guides Assoc. Johnson County Canoe Club Fritz Meyer Box B Geo. and Joan Weiter Hanover. N. H. 03755 Woodland. Calif. 95695 7832 Rosewood Lane Mad Pemi Canoe Club, Inc. Idlewild Prairie Villare, KA 66208 Dennis F. Keating liuss Symon, Rep. 93 Realty 800 Varket St. MARYLAND Campton, N. H. 0.3223 San Franc~sco,CA 94102 Terrapin Trail Club NEW JERSEY U of Md., Kathy Canter COLORADO 7912 - 15th Ave. t302 Adventures Unlimited Hyattsville, hID 20783 Homer Hicks, Box 186 Colorado White Water Association Canoe Cruisers Association Belvedere, NJ 07827 Mike O'Brien Kayak and Canoe Club 2007 Mariposa Peggy Harper 384 S. Summit Ave. of New York Boulder, Colo. 80302 Gaithershrr. MD 20760 Ed Alexander, Rep. .. 6 Winslow Ave. Explorer Post 757 East Brunswick, N. J. 08816 CONNECTICUT Bill Gassawav 3582 Church Rd., Box 29 Mohawk Canoe Club Appalachian Mountain Club Ellicott City, MD 21043 Gerald B. Pidcock, Rep. Connecticut Chapter Johstown-Wrightstown Rd. Christine Papp Monocacy Canoe Club Tohstown. Kew Tersev 08041 Rox 285 Donald G. Schley Bantam, Conn. 06750 Rt. 1, Box 8 Murrav Hill Canoe Club Myersville, hlD 21773 W. J. Schreiheis Bell Labs. Rm. 1C-249 Appalachian River Runners Murray Hill, N. J. 07974 DELAWARE Federation Delaware Canoe Club Joe Monohan, Rox 1163 Rutgers Outdoor Club Cumherland. hlD 21502 Robert Markley David C. Zilker RPO-2913-Rutgers 817 Knox Ave. New Brunswick, N. J. 08903 Easton, PA 18042 MASSACHUSETTS Hampshire College Outdors NEW MEXICO FLORIDA Program Albuquerque Whitewater Club Everglades Canoe Club Dwight Caml.ell Glenn A. Fowler, Rep. Charles Graves Amherst, Mass. 01002 804 Warm Sands Dr. S.E. 239 NE 20th St. Appalachian Mountah Club Albuquerque, N. Mex. 87123 Delray Beach, FL 33440 Worcester Chapter Bob Osthues NEW YORK 2 Merrimount Rd. Adirondack Mt. Club GEORGIA W. Boylston, Mass. 01583 Genesee Valley Chapter Georgia Canoeing Association Appalachian Mountain Club, Doug. Smith, Rep. W. D. Crowley, Jr. Boston 769 John Glenn Blvd. 5888 O'Hara Dr. Wally \Villiams Webster, N.Y. 14580 Stone Mt., GA 30083 71 Orchard St. Appalachian Mt. Club Relmont, MASS 02178 ~~~ .. Sew York Chapter hiark Reimer John Meirs 2254 Spring Creek Rd. MICHIGAN Midlane Rd.. Box 1956 Decatur, Ga. 30033 Raw Strength & Courage Syosset, NY 11791 American Adventures Club Kayakers Eastern Mt. Sports Horace P. Holden Mrs. John Dice Jeff Black Box 565 2022 Day St. 725 Sawmill River Road Roswell, Ga. 30075 Ann Arkor, Mich. 48104 Ardsley, NY 10502

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NEW YORK (Cont.) PENNSYLVANIA (Cont.) UTAH Adirondack Mt. Club Philadelphia Canoe Club Wasatch Mountain Club, Inc. Schenectady Chapter Dr. Paul Liel~man J. Calvin Giddings, Rep. Betty Lou Bailey 4900 Ridge Ave. 904 Military Dr. Salt Lake Clty, Utah 84108 Schuyler 16. Sylvan Canoe Club Netherlands Village 1)onald Huecker Schenectady, NY 12308 VERMONT Arch Street Canoe Cruisers of Niagara Gorge Kayak Club Verona, PA 15147 Northern Vermont Michael McGee Wildwater Boating Club Mrs. Nan Smith 53 X. Willow Robert L. Martin Shelhurne Farms E. Aurora, IVY 14052 LD 179 Shelburne, Vt. 05482 Bellefonte, Pa. 16823 VIRGINIA NORTH CAROLINA Canoe, Kayak & Craft Carolina Canoe Club Douglass Ettinger Explorer Post 999 Boll Stehling, Box 9011 701 Wood Street Thomas J. Ackerman, Rep. Greensboro, N. C. 27408 Wilkinshurg, PA 15221 610 Mansion Circle Hopewell, Va. 23860 Endless Mountain Voyageurs Blue Ridge Voyageur8 OHIO Louis Hopf Ralph T. Smith, Rep. American Youth Hostels, Inc. 285 Short Hill Dr. 8119 Hill Crest Dr. Columbus, Ohio, Council Clarks Green, PA 18411 Manassas, Va. 22110 Charles H. Pace University of Virginia 565 Old Farm TENNESSEE Outing Club ColumLus Ohio 43213 Carbide Canoe Club Box 101X. Newcomh Hall Sta. Keel-Haulers Canoe Club Herbert Pomerance Charlottesville, Va. 22903 John A. Kohak, Re 104 Ulena Lane American Red Cross &dg. Oak Rldge, Tenn. 37830 WASHINGTON 2929 W. River Rd. N. Bluff City Canw Club Washington Kayak Club Elvria. Ohio 44035 Im Goad A1 Winters, Rep. R' ox 4523 8519 California Ave. S.W. Mem~his.-.Tenn. 38104 Seattle, Wash. 98116 East Tennessee White Water Club U of W Canoe Club Don Jared, Rep. IMA Bldg. P. ,O. Box 3074 University of Washington Oak Rldge, Tenn. 37830 Seattle, Wash. 98105 OREGON Tennessee Valley Canoe Club WEST VIRGINIA Oregon Kayak & Canoe Club James C. Mahaney West Virginia Wildwater Assn. Lloyd Likens Box 11125 Idair Smookler, Rep. 2955 N.E. 49th Chattanooea. Tenn. 37401 2737 Daniels Avenue Portland, Ore. 97213 UT Cake club South Charleston, W. Va. 25303 Wm. A. Kru er Rt. 6, Canton HO~OWRd. WISCONSIN PENNSYLVANIA Concord. Tenn. 37720 Wisconsin Hoofera American Youth Hostels, Inc. Outinn Club Pittsburgh Councii TEXAS Steve ~angburg,Rep. Geo. Rohertson 3009 Hermina St. 6300 - 5th Ave. Texas Ex lorers Club Madison, Wis. 53714 Pittsburrrh. Pa. 15232 Bob ~ur?eson, Rep. Sierra Club Buck ~ildg'eSki Club Box 844 John Muir Chapter Hans Buehler, Rep. Temple, Texas 76501 Im Senn 11 55 Schoolhouse Lane Ex lorer Post 425 10261 Id' Sunnycrest Dr. West Chester, Pa 19380 B. M.PI lett, 708 Mercedes Mequon, Wis. 53092 Benbrook. Texas 76126 Boy Scout Troop 51 CANADA Tom Sloan, Scoutmaster B. C. Kayak & Canoe Club 2008 Bedford 1200 W. Broadway Midland, Texas 79701 Vancouver 9, B. C.

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