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SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, JULY 30, 2016
Marine Board warns low water means high vigilance for boaters
The Oregon State Marine
Board (OSMB) offers the fol-
lowing tips on how to have fun
and stay safe:
Boat with a buddy.
Especially in paddlecraft.
Have at least two boats and a
plan if the party is separated.
Always let a friend or family
member know where you’re
going, when you expect to
return, what clothing you’re
wearing, and who’s with you.
Stand Up Paddleboards are
considered boats in Oregon,
and require having a properly
fitting life jacket and a sound-
producing device like a whistle,
on board. Better yet, wear the
Newport to host youth
basketball clinic
Registration has begun for
the 2016 youth basketball clin-
ic and camp being offered by
Newport’s
Parks
and
Recreation Department.
Basketball programs will
run through the month of
August at the Newport
Recreation Center.
The Summer Basketball
Camp will be run by Coach
Doug Sain and his Newport
High School staff and players.
The aim of the camp is to
teach players the fundamentals
skills of shooting, ball han-
dling, defense and coordina-
tion through drills and game
situations.
The camp will be held Aug.
22-26 at the Newport
Recreation Center. Youth ages
5 through 9 will be from 9 a.m.
to 11:30 a.m.; ages 10 through
14 will be from 2 to 3:30 p,m.
The camp fee is $50 per child
and includes a T-shirt.
Registration deadline is
Aug. 20.
For more information, call
541-265-7783 or visit www.
newportoregon.gov.
jacket and attach the whistle. If
you use a leash, ensure it’s the
appropriate leash for the water-
way you’re paddling.
Keep a proper lookout and
look what's ahead, not what’s
just in front of you.
Scouting ahead is worth
your time. Determine the safest
course around boulders, gravel
bars, or fallen trees/root wads.
Read the water. Where is
there whitewater? Where does
the water eddy? How is the
water riffling?
These water characteristics
indicate what’s below the sur-
face, a sense of depth and gives
key information on how to
safely navigate.
Go with your “gut feeling.”
If something doesn’t feel right,
listen to your gut. When in
doubt, portage (drag or carry)
the boat over and around an
obstruction.
Skill level and confidence
can mean the difference
between an easy run and a
potentially dangerous one.
Stay well clear of log jams
and strainers (root wads, trees,
branches, logs). They allow
water through them, but can
catch and entrap paddlers
underwater or entangle lines on
boats.
Know your limits — Not
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just below the surface. Always
wear a life jacket when on the
banks. Banks are often unsta-
ble.
On coastal bays, pay atten-
tion to the weather and the tide.
A receding tide could leave a
boater “stuck” at the wrong
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Check the Marine Board’s
website for reported navigation
obstructions and report serious
or unexpected ones.
The Marine Board will coor-
dinate an evaluation of the
obstruction with local law
enforcement.
when you’re at your best, but at
that specific moment. Stick to
rivers with Class I or II rapids
unless you have the skill and
conditioning for advanced
water levels.
Use the right gear for the
type of boating. When running
Class III or higher rapids, a hel-
met, properly fitting life jacket,
a throw bag and secured gear
are incredibly important.
On reservoirs and lakes,
sharp drop-offs are a given.
Tree stumps, boulders and fall-
en trees may not be visible.
Take special care when oper-
ating near the banks, where
many of these obstructions lie
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It’s easy to see the exposed
gravel bars and shoals that
formed on area waterways as
the water levels drop and the
temperature steadily creeps up.
Many reservoirs, too, are
showing previously submerged
stumps. Low water levels can
create specific challenges that
boaters need to be aware of.
The dynamic landscape,
especially in rivers, changes
from week to week. It’s impor-
tant for boaters to be aware that
what wasn’t visible or danger-
ous a week ago could be now,
and to know how to alter their
boat operation for a safe and
enjoyable time on the water.