Don't be Scared by Big Water by Jackson Gratz

The Main Channel is BIG Water, we all know that and paddling it might seem scary, but you shouldn’t be worried. Let’s break down why the Main Channel isn’t as worrying as it seems. The Lorren: There are some big waves and Bus Eater looks terrifying, a massive and fairly shallow hole at the bottom of the rapid but it’s super easy to avoid. Go left or right, and if you swim you have a lot of room, just go whatever way people tell you to go. Norman’s: It’s some huge waves but it’s super simple, go straight through the middle and a little right, that’s it. Swimming here isn’t wonderful because a Coli swim isn’t fun. Swim whichever way coaches tell you to and if you are 100% sure you are going through Coli, swim left. Coliseum: Stay in your boat as long as you can, it’s not a fun swim, if you flip on or before Kahuna and you can’t roll wait it out as long as possible. If you swim Coli, go HARD left, you do not want to get pushed into the pour over, it’s a nasty swim but easy to avoid. Overall, don’t be scared, the Main is super fun, so be stoked not scared, the other Keeners and the coaches are super skilled and nice. Have fun!