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2005 Skills Day

Each year in June, the WWA organizes a Skills Day to help new members improve their jetboating safety and operational skills.

The 2005 event was held on Saturday, June 4, on the Snake River just below Brownlee Dam along the Idaho/Oregon border. It was a beautiful, warm day and there was good turn out of new, as well as experienced, jetboaters. Saturday evening the membership held a potluck supper with the WWA providing hamburgers and hot dogs for the crowd. From all accounts this year's event was a great success providing excellent training, good food, and a great time.

In the sessions on river operations, Gilbert covered recommended
operating equipment and the basics of river channels and rapids

Jim, Lynn, and Rich demonstrated techniques for anchoring in a current

After the instructors demonstrated the procedures, each of
the new jetboaters had an opportunity to give it a try

The launching and loading sessions covered pre-operational maintenance and safety checks,
as well as recommended procedures for launching and recovering in moving water