Rafts & Kayaks at Rainie Falls 11/09/19

Rafting and kayaking Rogue River's Rainie Falls.
0:00 Rafts in middle chute
0:44 Raft flip
1:08 Rafts in middle chute
1:27 Rafts in main falls
2:28 Kayaks in main falls
November 9, 2019
1,800 cfs @ Agness gauge
Special thanks to the hiker who shared her videos that contributed to this video.

[@sivayamsiva9343]

Really thrilling experience congratulations 👌👌👌

[@rogueriverwild6904]

Great Video!!

[@dangreen2501]

That's some crazy stuff right there! Looking forward to the Presidents Day float. Even though my leg hasn't healed from that yet. Chris's somersault was epic in slo-mo! And Steve shows us the power of the dreaded Back Eddy! Along with a great example of poor high siding!! 😉

[@chrispaine2265]

Lol! Demonstrating the low side technique.

[@martinorlik]

Busy day at Rainie.

[@chrischitwood1108]

How does an entire group of people not know how to ship the oars?

[@waterboy883]

I was thinking the same thing…

[@k9er233]

@@waterboy883 Ditto. Oarsmanship 101.

[@waterboy883]

@@k9er233 yep. Although unfortunately the art of oar management seems to be a lost art for many boaters. Growing up as a commercial raft guide in California on low water Tuolumne and Forks of the Kern trips, you better learn how to ship your oars effectively or you will be flippin’ and wrappin’ all over the place. The Rogue is a relatively easy river when it comes to oar management, all things considered…

[@dreadfulbadger]

There's a bridge at the takeout a couple miles upstream from this i wanna jump some time. Has anyone jumped the graves Creek bridge?

[@waterdragon4950]

Note that the bottom of the dory chute is seriously undercut creating the back-flow…
bad place to swim…
Excuse my stating the obvious to any experienced boaters.

[@traviscoates6878]

Wade and Gail were in one of those!

[@johnrflinn]

OOOOOOOhhhhhNooooooo!

[@ahilbilyredneksopinion]

At 2 minutes in,do I see a blow up couch tied ta that raft?like a whitewater couch....I want one.

[@chrispaine2265]

Yup. It’s an Aire River couch. It’s kind of ridiculous but they are nice in camp. But the most fun is in the water, floating at camp or even trying to ride the damn things through easy riffles (it doesn’t end well).

[@ceriaadventure]

Perahunya sangat bagus karna mempunyai kursi

[@chrispaine2265]

They definitely feel like a luxury compared to a paddle raft! But paddle rafting is more exciting.

[@th0w3]

Are you sure that's only 1800cfs?

[@chrispaine2265]

Yep. The Agness gauge downstream of the takeout was reading was between 1,770 and 1,810 all day.
waterdata.usgs.gov/monitoring-location/14372300/#parameterCode=00060&showMedian=false&startDT=2019-11-09&endDT=2019-11-09

[@everettduncan7543]

And 3:00 is why I won't get a sit in kayak, especially on an ea as nasty as the Rogue. Would rather just float

[@Truth-Be-Told-USA]

Well one thing for sure learn how to roll before attempting something like this. It appears lack of a solid roll

[@user-vm1uc9cu5u]

@@Truth-Be-Told-USA Maybe, but in my opinion he just overestimated the time he needs to pass the rapid. So when he started to roll it was already a really badass place to do it.
Anyway it's a lack of experience, but I wouldn't blame the rolling technic at the first place.

[@k9er233]

@@user-vm1uc9cu5u Hard to get a paddle to bite when it is 85% air and 15% water.

[@drewpbates]

Wear a helmet, seriously

[@michaelhill56]

It's a western boaters thing. Just wait until they get a traumatic head injury and ruin everybody's trip...