Upper Clackamas Whitewater Festival - Clinics

Oregon's Premier Whitewater Festival - Saturday Clinics - May 17, 2008

Please Note: All Clinics are free of charge.

The Upper Clackamas Whitewater Festival is a community event with the goal of educating boaters and enhancing the river experience. Please take advantage of these fine opportunities.

Time	Clinic / Organization	Instructor
9:00 - 10:00	“Paddling Overuse Injuries” NOLS-Wilderness Medicine Institute	Mark Cornwell
10:00 - 11:00	“Rope Systems and Unpinning Boats” Northwest Rescue	Keith Gillespie
11:00 - 12:00	“Marine Wound Management” NOLS-Wilderness Medicine Institute	Mark Cornwell
12:30 - 1:30	“Entrapments, Vertical pins & High-risk rescue” Northwest Rescue	Keith Gillespie
1:30 - 2:30	“In Search of the Triple Crown - Running Class VI and Surviving To Tell the Tale ”	Mark Cramer
2:30 - 3:30	Being “In The Zone” - “Mental Preparedness in Boating”	Heather Herbeck
3:30 -4:30	“Ask the Boat Doctor" The Boat Doctor	Rick Stiegler

Saturday Evening Fun - Lockaby Campground

5:30 - Next Adventure’s Famous BBQ – Once again Brian and the fine folks at Next Adventure are stepping up HUGE with another famous burger and dog barbeque with all the fixin's! Pitch in and bring something potluck to share.

7:00 - Rafting Video Premier – “Year of the Cat” - A group of Northwest catarafters spent most of 2007 seeking out Class V runs to explore and define the limits of what can successfully be run in a cataraft. This video was produced by some of our WRR friends and even includes a few shots of our own Val Shaull!

8:00 - Kayaking Video Premier – “Northwest Video Scrapbook VI” - The producers have been collaborating with some of the best cinematographers, photographers, and athletes in the region to create the first multisport video magazine highlighting the Northwest!

9:00 - Bluegrass Music by Dave Elliott & Surefire!
Dave (for many years now our festival announcer) is back with his friends from Surefire to play and sing some great traditional bluegrass. Dave Elliott, is the mandolinist and singer, and has been a member of several well-known Portland-area bands, including Surefire, Old Friends, Columbia and Sunny South. Dave also hosts a bluegrass program on KBOO 90.7 FM in Portland.

Upper Clackamas Whitewater Festival Operates Under Special Use Permit with the US Forest Service. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in all its programs and activities on the basis of race, color national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, and marital or family status. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs Persons with disabilities who require.) alternative means for communication of program information - (Braille large print, audiotape, etc.) should contact USDA's TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TDD). To file a complaint of discrimination, write USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, Room 326 W. Whitten Building, 14th and Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20250-9410 or call (202) 720-5964(voice or TDD). USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

The North West Rafters Association is a public benefit, non-profit corporation registered with the State of Oregon. The NWRA possesses a non-profit 501(C)3 status granted by the United States Bureau of Internal Revenue. Based upon the association's corporate registration with both of these entities, the NWRA is required to abide by the rules and regulations established by both the State of Oregon and the United States Bureau of Internal Revenue. Copyright © North West Rafters Association, 2001-2007.