I ran the Snake River out of Jackson Hole Wy. When it was running 90,000 cfs into Utah once. Talk about ripping! You can only go with the flow of things and accept it for what is in front of you. I was the first person ever to break a carbon paddle running the Occoee River made by Werner when it was first introduced to the kayak world. Took a heck of a swim on that breakage. Werner wanted what was left of the paddle to R & D it giving me a new one. Water has to be respected. At least if you wear a life jacket and do not survive, your body can be found more easily.