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AKA Accelerator In the really hairy days, we used to let swimmers swim this rapid, or use it as a place to get out the most obnoxious customers. Now guides usually just spin down this rapid. Picking either side, catch the boat on the eddy and call a turn (ie: river left eddies need a left turn). The boat will, with a little practice, spin down the eddy line.

On the river left side, if you hit the rock in the first eddy fairly straight on you'll get a good hard spin. If the boat is sideways you'll probably take the front right person out. Not too bad if they're hardy, 'cause it's moderately deep there, but I recommend the Taco Hole in Cat's Pyjamas for that.

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