Raft-Tech

Date: 28-1st March 2012
Location: Grey River
Duration: 3days
Weather: cloud and sun. Some rain overnight.
Grade: 3
Flow: Low to high after some rain.
Incidents:  none
Key Learning: More advanced guiding on some technical grade 3

3 days on the Grey getting back in to the swing of rafting again after our hols. started off realy boney so we learnt how to use rocks to pivot off, slow us down. keep things simple etc. On the last day in the morning we got taught how to set up Z-drags and Pig rigs (mechanical advantage). Rain had fallen that night so the flow was a bit high so the rapids were bigger. So had some good variation of flows over the trip and was a good re-cap over-all.

Kayak-Personal

Date: Saturday 3rd March
Location: Arahura
Duration: 1 day
Group Members: Greg, Phil, Rata, Martijn, Jacob, Logan, Harvey, Sara, Keiran,
Grade: 3
Flow: Med'
Incidents: Martijn ran cespit gorge (grade4) with Greg and Phil. He tipped over and rolled before any carnage. Other than that. Algoood.

We walked up to the put in of the Arahura. About 1hr. Dropped our boats at the grade 3 put-in and walked up to watch the others run Cespit Gorge. Once they'd ran it, the rest of us got back in out boats and ran the grade 3. pritty sweet section. Fuun day.