Rafting skills

★ Rafting down the stream, when the water surface is wide and the river is slow, you can swing the paddle leisurely and look up at the surrounding scenery. When you meet the calm bamboo forest lake, you can enjoy a quiet moment.

★ Before reaching the shoal, you can predict the general direction of going down the river; retract the paddle as soon as possible, take your feet back inside the boat and close them together, hold the ropes on the edge of the boat with both hands, and lower your body. Keep it steady and generally spend it safely.

★ When the river flow is deep, vortices often occur. At this time, you should try to avoid being caught in and passing around. If you are involved, keep calm and let the boat spin along the current. When you turn to the periphery of the vortex, you can paddle out to get out of trouble.

★ Maintaining stability and avoiding collisions are principles that must be adhered to during the rafting process. When it is unavoidable, the boat body should be controlled at the angle of frontal collision (side collision can easily lead to overturning of the boat) and hold the rope tightly. After the collision, the boat's body will be parallel to the shore. At this time, the passengers on this side should pay attention to retract their feet to avoid pinching. Sometimes the boat will be very close to each other, in order to avoid collision, the two sides should cooperate to paddle in the opposite direction or to avoid the hull.

★ Where the stones are dense, the water channel becomes narrower, the water depth becomes shallower, and the water flow becomes sharper. It is easy to run aground. You don't have to panic at this time, you can use the paddle against the stone to force the boat away from the ground. If this fails, the shallow water does not cross your knees and ensure that the boat can be seen in the water when the boat is stationary. Pull or push the boat back into the water from the side, and the person pulling the boat should be quick and return to the boat as soon as possible ,be careful. When the water is below the knee, please do not enter the water easily, wait for the help of the escort.

★ Pay attention to the arrows and signs along the way during rafting, it can help you find the main channel and be aware of the falling area early.