read and run
**Definition:** To assess a rapid from the boat while floating toward it, without stopping to scout from shore. A style of paddling that requires experience, confidence, and the ability to read water in real time. The opposite of scouting — you trust your eye and go.
To assess a rapid from the boat while floating toward it, without stopping to scout from shore. A style of paddling that requires experience, confidence, and the ability to read water in real time. The opposite of scouting — you trust your eye and go.
Etymology
Paddling slang. Read the water, then run the rapid — all in one continuous motion.
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