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River Grades - Rafts vs Kayaks
Lets face it the grading thing is not an objective thing but it should
be. The grading system is closed and this is its problem. Either the grade system has to be open ended and so we have grade 7 8 ..And as equipment and skills improve higher or we have to regularly down grade the rapids because they are easier now than when they were originally graded many when the paddlers were in canvas boats. This was tried several years ago but the general boating public ignored it. In reality it does not matter because once you get to what is currently accepted as grade 4 in a kayak then you know what you are doing and can make an informed choice. Grade 5 is what you are aspiring to and once you get to that level then you have no real worries about what the grade is but what the water level is! -- Dave Manby Details of the Coruh river and my book "Many Rivers To Run" at http://www.dmanby.demon.co.uk |
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