Wear Your Personal Flotation Device! Little Falls 2.90 Mid Tide, 2023-07-17

Описание: Potomac River
Whitewater Kayaking
Boat: Stinger

Little Falls
Gauge: 2.90
Tide: High

Fatalities due to not wearing a PFD are a leading cause of boater death, and it is so easy to wear one.

Little Falls is a fun, chill run. Little Falls is also a very serious whitewater run that has numerous hazards to respect.

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These were very nice young men, who very frankly didn't know what they were getting into. It turns out if they hadn't lost some fishing gear in Z Channel, they would have kept going. I am glad they did not. I regret suggesting that boating - in their condition - was an idea they should contemplate at all. I did make it clear that they shouldn't be on the water without PFDs, but re-watching this, I see that they might have been taking my tips on where to go as ideas for the moment.

I did find them later on, they were fishing in the canal and having a good time. I reiterated the value of PFDs to them, and they seemed happy with the idea of staying in the canal, which given their lack of whitewater training and gear is a great idea.

00:00: Z Channel
00:15 Wear a PFD!
03:22 Little Island
03:43 Spicy Cheeto
04:09 Midway Waves
04:28 Beaver Slide Left
04:42 Little Falls - Maryland Line