River Rafting
Overview
Rafting is a recreational outdoor activities which use an inflatable raft to navigate a river or other body of water. This is often done on whitewater or different degrees of rough water.
Requirements
1. Have the Swimming - Beginner Honor.
2. Learn the following terms:
- a. River
- i. Rapids
- ii. White water
- iii. Entry
- iv. Current
- v. Eddy
- vi. Run
- vii. Falls
- viii. Line
- b. Equipment
- i. River Guide
- ii. Life Jacket
- iii. Dock
- iv. Oar
- v. Dry Bag
- vi. Bow
- vii. Toss bag
- viii. Lead Boat
- ix. Stern
3. Listen to the Safety Talk.
4. Get fitted for the safety gear the rafting company requires you to use
5. Learn how to put on and take off all gear.
6. Learn the proper technique for re-entering the raft after falling overboard.
7. Learn the correct body position to assume if you fall overboard.
8. Learn how to get in and out of your raft.
9. With a group of Pathfinders, go on a guided river trip.
10. Learn how to stay balanced and ride the waves safely while on the raft.
11. Ask God to go with you and thank God after for the adventure you just had.
Answer key & resources
In other territories
The equivalent honor approved by other authorities, with its own requirements:
Adapted from AY Honors/River Rafting on the Pathfinder Wiki, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0. See the original page's history for its authors.
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