Rafting
What is rafting?
Rafting is a sport done on strong flow rivers with
the boats which are called raft.
The main aim of raft
passengers is not to capsized the rafting boat
and stay flat while they are avoiding from the rocks, obstacles and redirecting the boat via shovels to a
better area.
Rafting usually done with a team formed by 6 to 8 person.
Being succesfull in Rafting is completely based on a Team work. All team
members have to paddle in a harmony with the same enthusiasm.
There are various difficulty degrees in rafting activity . The degrees of difficulties
are up to the river flow rate , abundance
of rocks and so on.
When river passing through it’s
bed; naturally river must pass through a variety of natural
obstacles. These obstacles affect the
speed and direction of the flow
therefore it creats turbulences , waves , sudden accelarations in the flow and
river.
Sparkling white parts of the flowing rivers due to the turbulences
and waves are called and known as "Rapid"
Rivers are
ranged according to their flow speeds and obstacles they have. The grade of the river give you clues about
it’s characteristics and difficulties.
Here is the list of river grades for rafting ;
Grade 1: Very simple ,
slow flow . Suitable for small easy transitions
Grade 2: A regular flow. Small
rocks and waves ( without any danger) suitable for simple transitions.
Grade 3: Medium difficulty.
Rarely 1 mt high waves might occur.
Visibility is limited.
Grade 4: Very
difficult and has great rapids
. It is hard to estimate the beginning and end of drops. A grade with full of obstacles and difficult transitions.
Grade 5: Extremely
hard, high flow rate , dangerous rocks, steep slopes, consecutivedrops,
limited transitions. Not recommended for amateurs. It is a class filled with challenging
obstacles.
Grade 6: River flows and drops over
a few meters , formed by full of
obstacles. Completing the Grade 6 almost impossible it is also very dangerous for expert rafters.
Can i go rafting tour without any experience ?
Rafting in Turkey