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Monday, February 7, 2011
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Flip Line - The flip line technique is the most used in commercial rafting where flips are common.
The guide will take a loop of webbing that has a carabiner on it and attach it to the perimeter line on the raft.
Standing on top of the upside down raft they will hold the line and lean to the opposite side from where the flip line is attached, re-righting the raft.
Knee Flipping - Capsized rafts that are small enough with little or no gear attached can be knee flipped.
This involves the rafter holding the webbing on the underside of the raft, and pushing their knees into the outer tube, and then lifting their body out of the water, leaning back to overturn the raft.
T rescue - Much like the kayak technique some rafts are large enough that they need to be overturned with the assistance of another raft or land. Positioning the upturned raft or land at the side of the raft the rafters can then re-right the raft by lifting up on the perimeter line.
Rock Splats If the rafters load the back of the raft, they can paddle the raft into a rock on the river, having it hit the bottom of the boat instead of the nose; if done correctly this can raise the raft up vertically on its stern.
Surfing Commercial Rafts often use waves on rivers to surf.
Nose Dunks Large rafts can enter hydraulics called holes from downstream and submerge their nose, or reverse taco. This can be a safe way to get rafters wet in a hydraulic.
End over End - Occasionally rafts will flip end over end. This is usually after the raft has dump trucked to lighten the load, allowing the water to overcome the weight of the boat flipping it vertically before it lands upside down.
Rafts will usually taco and turn sideways, making an end-over-end flip a very rare flip in most rafts.
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