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Mother's Day on the Selway Pioneering Women of Whitewater Ruth Gordon Cat Woman BY BOATERS FOR BOATERS September/October 2007 Pioneering Women of Whitewater Ruth Gordon 2007 Women’s World Freestyle Champion Cat Woman The Story of a Class V Catarafter Mother’s Day on the Selway An All Women’s Getaway �������������������� ����������������� �������������������������������������������� �������������������������������������� ����������� ������ ����������� ������ ����� ����� ����� ����� ������� ��������� ����� ������ ��������� ����� ��������� ������������� ������ ������ ������ ������������������ ������ ������� ������� ���������� ���� ���� ���� ����������������������������������������������� A VOLUNTEER PUBLICATION PROMOTING RIVER CONSERVATION, ACCESS AND SAFETY American Whitewater Journal September/October 2007 - Volume #47 - Issue #5 COLUMNS 3 The Journey Ahead by Mark Singleton 4 Letters to the Editor 5 History: Saying Farewell to Sue Taft 6 Getting to the Take-out Fast by Eric Nies 56 Accident Summary by Charlie Walbridge 60 River Voices - Dean Fairburn by Ambrose Tuscano, Bob Gedekoh, Craig Fournier, Barry Tuscano ��������������������� � ����� �������� ��� ������������� ���� �� ���� ������������ ����������������� ����� ����� ���������� ���� ��������� ��� ������������ ������������� ��� ����� ����� ������ ������ �������� ��� ��������� �������� ������������������������������������������� ��������� ����� ������ ������ ����� ��� ������������������������������������������ ����������������������������������������� ������������������������������������ �������������������������������������������� STEWARDSHIP �������������������������������������������� ���� ������� ���� ��� ���� ������ ������� � ����� ��� ������ ����� ��������� ���������� ���� �������� ���� �������� ������������ ���� ������������������������ �� � ������������������������������������������� ���� ������ ��� ��� ���� ������ ��� ���� ���� ���� ������������������������������������ ��������� ������������ ���� �� �������� �������� �� ����������������������������������������� ����� ���� ��������� ������ ��������� ��� �� �������������������������������������������� ����������� ���� �� ������ ������ ������ 10 Stewardship Updates by Nathan Fey, Thomas O’Keefe, Kevin Colburn, Maurice Blackburn ������������������������������������������� ���� ����������� ������� ���������� �������� ���������������������������������������� ��������������� ������� ��� ����� �������� ����� ������ ����� ������������������������������������������ ���������� ������ ����� ��������� ���� ������� �� ���� �������� �� ����� ��� ������ ������������������������������������������ ������� ������� ������ ����������� ���� ���������������������������������������� �������� ������ �������� ��������� ������� ����������� ��� �������� ��� ������� ������ ������������������������������������������� ����������������������������������������� �� ������������ ���� ���� ����������� ������� ������������������������������������������ ����������������������������������������� ������������������������������������������ ����� ����� ���� ������ ������ ������������ ��������� ��� ��������� ����������� ���� ���������������� �������������������������������������� ��������������������������������������� ������������������������������������������� �������������������������������������� ������������������������������������������ ����������������������������������������� ���������� ���� ������ ���������� �� ������ ������������������������������������������ ���������������������������������������� ���������������������������������������� ��� ���� ���� ���� ���� �������� ������� ��������������������������������������� ������������������������������������������� ��������������������������������������������� �������������������������� FEATURE - Women & Whitewater �������������������������������������������� ������ ������ ���� ��� ���� ����� ���������� ���������������������������������������� ����� ����� ���������� ����� �������� �� ������������������� 18 My Metaphorical River by Sarah Branigan ���������������� 20 A Decade of Paddling on Both Coasts by Martha Herzog 22 Ruth Gordon - World Champion Interview by Clay Wright 26 The Story of a Women Behind the Oars by Shelly JoAnne Chambers Becker 28 The Sands of Time All Women’s Trip by Devon Barker 30 The Female Perspective by Janet Russell 32 Mother’s Day on the Selway by Megi Morishita �������������������� 42 Hannah Farrar - Interview by Matt Farrar 45 How We’re Different, Why It’s Good by Liane R. O’Hora, DVM 46 Better Late Than Never by Jane Manchee ����������������� 50 Bridging the Generations by Juliet Jacobsen Kastorff �������������������������������������������� 54 One Woman’s Story by Michelle Burks �������������������������������������� 55 Tech Tips: Edge Control Technique by Anna Levesque CFC UnitedWay #2302 ����������� ������ ����������� Support American Whitewater through CFC or United Way ������ ����� ����� ����� ����� ������� ��������� ����� All the federal campaigns, and a few of the local United Way campaigns will allow you to donate through them to AW. Check to see if yours in one of them. ������ ��������� ����� ��������� Also, check to see if your employer will match your charitable contribution - double your money , double your fun! ������������� ������ ������ ������ ������������������ ������ ������� ������� Publication Title: American Whitewater ���������� ���� ���� ���� Issue Date: September/October 2007 Ruth Gordon practicing for Statement of Frequency: Published bimonthly perfection at the Skook Authorized Organization’s Name and Ad dress: ����������������������������������������������� American Whitewater photo by Klaas van Lil P.O. Box 1540 Cullowhee, NC 28723 Printed on Recycled Paper River Stewardship: EDUCATION: AW shares information with the processes, grassroots advocacy, coalition building, An Integrated Approach general public and the paddling community empowerment of volunteers, public outreach and regarding whitewater rivers, as well as river education, and, when necessary, legal action. Our mission: “To conserve and restore America’s recreation, conservation, access, and safety. This is whitewater resources and to enhance opportunities RIVER ACCESS: To assure public access to whitewater accomplished through our bi-monthly AW Journal, to enjoy them safely,” is actively pursued through our rivers pursuant to the guidelines published in its a monthly e-news, americanwhitewater.org, paddling conservation, access, safety and education efforts under official Access Policy, AW arranges for river access events, educational events, and through direct the umbrella of River Stewardship. The only national through private lands by negotiation or purchase, communication with the press. organization representing the interest of all whitewater seeks to protect the right of public passage on all paddlers, American Whitewater is the national voice rivers and streams navigable by kayak or canoe, Together, AW staff, members, volunteers, and affiliate for thousands of individual whitewater enthusiasts, as encourages equitable and responsible management clubs can achieve our goals of conserving, protecting well as over 100 local paddling club affiliates. of whitewater rivers on public lands, and works with and restoring America’s whitewater resources and government agencies and other river users to achieve enhancing opportunities to safely enjoy these AW’s River Stewardship program adheres to the four these goals. tenets of our mission statement: wonderful rivers. 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