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Details of self-bailing fl loor are visible T h e H i s t o r y o f W h i t e w a t e r R a f t i n g 28 Back in 1958 when Jack Currey used to build rafts made from balsa wood to float Southern Utah’s San Juan River, class IV and V whitewater was considered too risky to run recreationally. He decided that rubber army surplus rafts would much better handle the trials of whitewater as they did not get water-logged over time. However, after only a few trips it was readily apparent that the rubber rafts had their flaws as well. Because the rafts would fill with water in the bigger rapids, a continuous bailing effort was required, and on occasion the floor would tear on the jagged rocks. One such occasion on a challenging section of the San Juan, a Currey guide accidentally tore the entire rubber floor out of his raft, leaving a suspended wooden floor hanging from the boat frame. The accident enabled the raft to self-bail itself through the entire whitewater expedition, giving the passengers a dry, safe, and comfortable ride. Thus, river rafting history was made with the introduction of the first selfbailing rowing raft that has since revolutionized the river rafting industry. (From Ensinearticles.com)
FANTASTIC SOUTH KAMAS LOOP RIDE DONNA FISHER'S Photo by Elliott Mott DONNA FISHER'S Left to right: Jennie Fuller, Gene Thibeault, Kathleen Welch, Marcy Allen, Donna Fisher and Dennis Jensen AUGUST 6, 2010 SMITH AND MOREHOUSE RIDE JULY 23, 2010 Photo by Elliott Mott Right to left: Lori Webb, Kneel Robinson, Jim Church, Susan Parker, Marcy Allen, Debra Alcox, Kathy Campbell, Donna Fisher, Ralph Fisher, Marilyn Bickley, (the guy behind Marilyn must be Dennis Jensen), June Maratz, Barbara Alexander, Mary Settle, Sandra Beherrell, (guy in red behind Mary Settle is John Anderson), Alex Wall and Edwin Wall. Not visible in the shot are Howard Ross and Robert Turner 29
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