First you must read the hole to see if it is directional or symmetrical. Directional holes are set at an angle to the current. In directional holes the whitewater and greenwater suggest that you do moves directionallyóeither to the right or left. In a symmetrical...

It is quite possible that this is on of the most important decisions a boater faces on the river. When, where, for how long? These and others are the dilemmas one is challenged with in an uncertain and dynamic environment like the incredible whitewater rivers we...

To Paddle Or Not To Paddle! Last year while teaching a private lesson on the Ocoee River, the person I was working with and I were sitting in the eddy at the top of Tablesaw Rapid.  I asked him “How many strokes are you going to use to run this rapid?”  He looked at...