http://www.hotwired.com/rapid/rapidnew.htm (HotWired Trade Show Demo, 11/1995)
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Zambezi
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| The Zambezi continues to drop 1/2
to 3/4 inch in the gorge each day. These levels have never been seen
before, even by guides who have been working on the river for more
than a decade. Some of the rapids are becoming particularly nasty,
with talk among the managers and senior guides that this will lead to
new runs and possible portages. Shearwater, Sobek, and
Frontiers have stopped running paddle boats on the top section (rapid
1 to 10); however, Safari Par Excellence and Raft Extreme are
continuing to do so, as both companies believe their guides are
skilled and experienced enough to keep their boats in the water.
Rapids 5 and 7 are the two on the top section causing the most problems at present. Rapid 5 has become very shallow, and the Ten Kwacha Tightrope (a Kwacha is a unit of Zambian currency), which is the favored run between the pourover (river right) and the Catcher's Mitt (river left), are becoming narrower daily. A pourover run will definitely end in tears, and anyone running there could end up with some pretty nasty injuries. Story by "Muzza"
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| Kern's
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| Southern California
Edison is conducting a flow study that could improve boating on
the previously closed cataracts of the Kern River. Edison diverts
water from the Kern to a nearby power plant, and then releases it back
into the river. The study will determine the minimum and optimum flows
for different kinds of boating, as well as evaluate how those levels
would affect fish and wildlife. Rapids on the stretch of river vary
between Class III and Class V. Study results should be available next
spring, so be ready.
Story by Kristin Windbigler
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Tullyho!
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| If your team didn't take first at the Camel International
Whitewater Challenge in Africa, be patient. There will soon be
more than enough world titles to go around. Yet another world-class
race is scheduled for next year in Australia, and the Aussies are
touting theirs as the real whitewater championship.
Australia will host the World Whitewater Challenge on the Tully River in northern Queensland in November of '96. The Tully is a low-volume technical river, which makes mass starts impossible, and the race less exciting for spectators. Until a universal governing body is formed for whitewater rafting, we may never know who are truly the greatest boaters of all. Story by Kristin Windbigler
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