Archive for the 'Rafting' Category

20
Apr

White Water Rafting

Hydrology Lecture

This course is aimed at people thinking about moving onto white water or who have done and perhaps still unsure about the following:

Reading white-water and choosing lines,
River terminology and river features,
Understanding stoppers; full depth, surface and shape variations,
Other risks and risk management,
Personal safety in the water,
Essential equipment.

Wrap Kit Crash Course

This course aims to give you the skills and background knowledge to enable you to make a more informed decision when approaching situations on the river. Including wraps (i.e Should your boat be pinned against an obstacle by the moving water)

The course covers:

Personal safety first
Simple but effective methods as a primary measure

More complicated set-ups:

3:1 pulley systems
4:1 pulley systems
Two and three point self equalising anchors
Live bait rescues

* Hydrology Lecture and Wrap Kit course may be combined to make a full day of activities with a £10 discount.