EARLY SUMMER 2003 Features
30 Freeboat Shootout Riot Booster, Perception Blaze, Dagger G-Ride, Wave Sport EZ and the Pyranha I:3—five all-river rides go head-to-head. Plus: Top 10 reasons to buy a free- boat.
34 The UTC part I Building the Ultimate Tripping Canoe from the ground up. How to install the big-river outfitting of your dreams, and the things you’ve always done without.
38 Get Smart and Paddle Make the climb to higher learning, but don’t forget the downriver ride. Rapid rates the river culture of our Ivy League towns.
38 34
30
Departments Off the Tongue
River Signals 2003 Events Park n Play Gear Bag
Hummer H2
Local River News Rapid Market Flushed
2 6 8
28 42 44 45 46 48
on the cover: James Mole at Skookumchuk B.C. by Jock Bradley.
photos clockwise from top: Rapid Stock Images, Rapid Stock Images, Ryan Creary.
10 Standing Waves High boat prices? surfing the boat price index; distance education from Paul Mason; book review; Naomi Heffler avalanche death; river flicks in bluegrass country; building a miniature whitewater dream.
18 River Alchemy The damming of the Rupert, the passion of Éric Gagnon and what it means to love a river.
20 Paddler Profiles Dave Reid–”One of the most passionate, talent- ed, and safety-conscious creek boaters out there.”—Ken Whiting
Beth Kennedy–OC1 racer, yoga master, ear wig- gler says, “Open boaters should stop apologizing.”
24 Techniques
“A 180-degree upside down flat-spin”—Billy Harris dissects the Helix for K1 and C1.
The most efficient form of self-rescue in big water—Jeff Bos teaches the tandem canoe roll.
2003 Early Summer 1
Page 1 |
Page 2 |
Page 3 |
Page 4 |
Page 5 |
Page 6 |
Page 7 |
Page 8 |
Page 9 |
Page 10 |
Page 11 |
Page 12 |
Page 13 |
Page 14 |
Page 15 |
Page 16 |
Page 17 |
Page 18 |
Page 19 |
Page 20 |
Page 21 |
Page 22 |
Page 23 |
Page 24 |
Page 25 |
Page 26 |
Page 27 |
Page 28 |
Page 29 |
Page 30 |
Page 31 |
Page 32 |
Page 33 |
Page 34 |
Page 35 |
Page 36 |
Page 37 |
Page 38 |
Page 39 |
Page 40 |
Page 41 |
Page 42 |
Page 43 |
Page 44 |
Page 45 |
Page 46 |
Page 47 |
Page 48 |
Page 49 |
Page 50 |
Page 51 |
Page 52