Click this for Automatic scoring system By Peter Staehling, Try this first it's cool!
The "Keel-Haulers' Self-Rating system" presented below is only intended to provide a general guideline for the paddler and should not be considered a substitute for a realistic evaluation of one's own paddling skills. Each member of the club is responsible for his or her own safety and for determining whether he or she has the skills necessary to run any of the rivers in the accompanying "River Classifications" list or to participate in any club trips.
Total your score for each category to arrive at your own personal rating.
Your score should take into account the type of boat you are paddling and the
partner (if any) you are paddling with. The score for a canoe team is the
average of the two paddler's ratings. Then compare your rating to the
approximate river rating chart . http://www.keelhauler.org/khcc/khcrr.htm.
If your score is more than 3 points lower than the river you are considering,
second thoughts should be given to the risks involved to yourself and other
members of your group.
Physical
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0 Points |
1 Point |
2 Points |
3 Points |
Swimming |
Cannot swim |
Weak swimmer |
Average swimmer |
Strong Swimmer |
Stamina |
Run slower than 10 Minute mile |
Run mile in 7-10 minutes |
Run mile faster than 7 minutes |
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Upper Body Strength |
Cannot do 15 pushups |
Can do 15 pushups and 1-5 chinups |
Can do 30 pushups and 6-10 chinups |
Can do 50 pushups and 15 chinups |
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Equipment
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0 Points |
1 Point |
2 Points |
3 Points |
Open Boat |
Open Canoe |
Canoe with painters & bailer |
Keel-less, thigh straps, extra floatation |
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Decked Boat |
No spray skirt or foot brace |
Fully equipped but no floatation |
Fully outfitted, short boat with easy to exit cockpit |
Fully outfitted, creek boat with walls |
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Experience
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0 Points |
1 Point |
2 Points |
3 Points |
In Rated Boat |
Basic Paddling skills |
One year of Whitewater, Paddled 10 days/yr Class II or better |
More then Three years of Whitewater, Paddled 25 days/yr Class III/IV |
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Reading Water |
Cannot read water well |
Can pick route in Class II rapids |
Can lead in Class II and scout best route in Class III |
Can confidently lead in Class III and scout best route in Class IV/V |
Boat Control |
Can control canoe from one side, kayak in straight line |
Can maneuver in Class II avoiding big obstacles |
Can maneuver in Class III, knows how to work with current |
Finesses in boat placement on all types of water |
Aggressiveness |
Does not play |
Timid, plays a little |
Plays a lot in Class III water |
Plays in Class IV with confidence |
Eddy Turns |
Some difficulty in Class II |
Makes turns in and out of eddies from either side |
Makes turns in and out of medium size eddies in Class III |
Can catch small eddies in continuous Class III-IV |
Ferrying |
Cannot ferry |
Can ferry upstream and downstream in Class II |
Can ferry upstream and downstream in Class III/IV |
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Boofing |
Never heard of it |
Can boof in Class III |
Can execute critical boofs in Class IV |
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Hydraulic Playing & Bracing |
Some difficulty in Class II |
Can play in small hydraulic and brace in Class II |
Can surf large hydraulic and brace in Class III with small drops |
Can surf without paddle and brace in Class IV with 4 foot vertical drops |
Rescue Ability |
Self rescue in flat water |
Can rescue self and others in Class II |
Can rescue self and others in Class III |
Can assist in rescues in Class IV |
Rolling Ability |
Cannot roll |
Can roll in pool and 50% of time in Class I |
Can roll 3 out of 4 times in Class III |
Can roll 4 out of 5 times in Class IV |
Bonus Points – Paddling Group |
Alone or weaker group |
Advanced Group of Paddlers |
Expert Group with rescue gear and spare paddles |
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Total points for each category & compare your total with River Rating System. River Ratings