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Oar Locks vs Pins and Clips

On January 18, 2012 By Zachary Collier
Shipping Oars on the Tuolumne River in California

Deciding between the two most common oar retention systems, oar locks and pins and clips, is a common debate among boaters. It’s much like the “ale vs lager” debate for beer drinkers. Some people only drink one type of beer, say derogatory things about the alternative and couldn’t fathom switching sides; enlightened people realize that [...]

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The Tieton River Rally

On September 19, 2011 By Zachary Collier
Catarafts on Washington's Tieton River

This weekend I joined the Washington Recreational River Runners (WRRR) for their annual Tieton River Rally on Washington’s Tieton River. Each fall when most other rivers in the Northwest are dry the WRRR folks meet for a weekend of boating and camaraderie.

I drove up to the WRRR camp and immediately found new friends to [...]

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Announcing our 2012 Whitewater Rowing Schools

On September 10, 2011 By Zachary Collier
SOTAR Catarafts

This year’s rowing school was a huge success and we’ve decided to expand our program for 2012. We’ve also added a partnership with our friends at SOTAR Inflatables who will proved catarafts for our students.

In addition to top-notch SOTAR catarafts, we’ve added some cool technology that will help you learn faster. You’ll be on [...]

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The Wind River

On November 20, 2010 By Zachary Collier

Our favorite winter rafting trip in the Northwest is Washington’s Wind River. It has a stout section of Class IV rapids in a beautiful canyon and an easy shuttle.

The big class IV rapids on the Wind River are Prelude, Ram’s Horn, Balls to the Wall, and Climax. There are many other great Class III [...]

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The Crooked River

On April 25, 2010 By Zachary Collier

The Crooked River is famous among Oregon rafters and kayakers because it arguably has the best whitewater in the state and is nestled in a dramatic desert canyon. Due to upstream dams and agricultural diversions, it only has enough water to raft or kayak down it once every few years. This last weekend was one [...]

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Washington’s Wind River Photos

On February 9, 2010 By Zachary Collier

Check out some of our favorite photos from the Wind River in Washington.

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