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GRADING OF RIVERS ACCORDING TO DIFFICULTY

EASY Small rapids, waves regular and low.
Correct course easy to find.
MEDIUM Fairly frequent rapids, regular waves, easy eddies.
Course generally easy to recognise.
DIFFICULT Rapids numerous, with fairly high irregular waves, broken water, eddies and whirlpools.
Course not always easily recognisable.
VERY DIFFICULT Long rapid stretches with high irregular waves, difficult broken water, eddies and whirlpools.
Course often difficult to recognise. Inspection from bank nearly always necessary.
EXCEEDINGLY
DIFFICULT
Long unbroken stretches of rapids with difficult and completely broken stretches of water, submerged rocks, very difficult whirlpools and very fast eddies.
Previous inspection absolutely essential.
ABSOLUTE LIMIT All previously mentioned difficulties increased to the limit of practicability.
Cannot be attempted without  risk to life.

 PADDLER WEIGHT - This is the ideal weight of paddlers for the craft. This does not rule out paddlers of different
                                 weights using the craft.

TOE BOX - This is the height X width of the boat 1.1 meters from the back of the cockpit.

COCKPIT LENGTH & WIDTH - The size of the smallest cockpit in the case of K2 craft (FOOT ROOM).

PERFORMANCE - 1 = SLOW / UNSTABLE / SLOW TURNER / LOW VOLUME
                            6 = FAST / STABLE / GOOD TURNER / HIGH VOLUME

@ available in budget
# double lip cockpits standard

* Not Suitable     ** Fair      *** Good      **** Excellent

CRAFT

SPECIFICATIONS

PERFORMANCE RATING

GRADE

RACING K1 PADDLER
WEIGHT
TOE BOX COCKPIT
LENGTH
COCKPIT
WIDTH
SPEED STABLE TURN VOLUME SPRINT MARA-
THON
GRADE
1&2
GRADE
2&3
GRADE
4&5
Lymphy All 290x430 940 385 1 6 3 6 * * *** **** ****
Javelin All 270x420 940 405 1 6 3 6 * * *** **** ****
Assegai All 270x350 940 385 2 5 5 5 ** ** *** **** ****

Big Foot
Assegai

All 270x300 950 425 2 5 6 6 * * *** **** ****
Lancer 80kg 235x320 940 390 3 4 4 3 *** *** **** **** ***
Kestrel # All 280x330 940 380 3 4 4 4 ** ** *** **** ****
Dena # All 270x320 970 385 4 4 4 4 ** ** **** **** ****
Cheppel All 265x315 970 390 4 4 3 4 **** **** *** *** ***
Sella @ 90kg 290x300 970 400 5 3 6 3 ** *** **** **** ****
Puma # 90kg 290x300 970 400 5 3 6 3 ** ** **** **** ****
Hi Line Panther # 95kg 260x300 970 385 5 3 5 3 ** *** **** **** **
Tiger # 70kg 230x275 940 370 5 3 6 2 **** **** **** *** **
Hi Line Jaguar # 75kg 265x285 940 380 5 3 6 3 *** *** **** **** **
New Cleaver All 250x290 1000 400 6 3 4 3 **** **** **** *** **
Medium Cleaver All 255x290 1000 400 6 3 4 4 **** **** **** **** **
Senta All 265x290 1000 400 6 3 4 4 *** **** **** **** **
Stealth 80kg 270x300 940 385 5 3 6 3 *** *** **** **** ***
Eagle Baby 72kg 250x255 1000 375 6 1 3 1 **** *** * * *
Eagle 3 72kg 260x265 1000 375 6 2 3 2 **** *** * * *
RACING K2
Lowline Accord All 250x450 900 400 2 6 3 6 * * **** **** ****
Hi Line Accord All 300x450 940 415 1 6 3 6 ** * **** **** ****
Mirage All 300x325 920 415 4 4 4 5 ** ** **** **** ****
Regina 160kg 270x290 1000 390 6 2 5 2 **** **** **** *** *
Harrier # 180kg 315x290 960 380 6 2 5 3 *** *** **** **** *
Senta 180kg 270x300 970 380 6 2 5 3 *** *** **** *** *
Fanfare All 275x310 1000 390 6 2 4 3 **** **** **** *** *
Hi Line Fanfare All 315x310 1000 390 6 2 4 4 *** *** **** *** *
Eagle 180l 265x265 1000 360

6+

1 6 2 **** **** **** ***  


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