Report filled out by: Ryan Clark Trip start date: 7/18/2008 start time: 9:30pm Trip end date: 7/20/2008 end time 4:00pm Total days on river: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Group name: Hanna Boys Center Group leader: Kerry Mikell Group address/phone/email: Sonoma, CA ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Fit to target population: excellent Group camaraderie: excellent Group behavior: excellent Group's staff performance: excellent Food: good ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Trip leader(s): Jon Wurl ATL(s): Ryan Clark Medic: Jon Wurl Rescue: Jon Wurl Guide name: Jon Wurl did 2 days. Guide name: Ryan Clark did 2 days. Guide name: Vinny Abeygunawardena did 2 days. Guide name: Chris Thorsen did 2 days. Guide name: Natasha Abeygunawardena did 2 days. Guide name: Billy Tu did 2 days. Guide name: Vicki Luu did 2 days. Guide name: did days. Guide name: did days. Guide name: did days. Guide name: did days. Guide name: did days. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Insurance statistics: ICOers over 18: 6 ICOers under 18: 1 Participants over 18: 2 Participants under 18: 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Ethnicity statistics: ICO African-American: Asian or Asian-American: 4 American Indian: Latino: 1 White: 2 Other: Participants African-American: Asian or Asian-American: American Indian: Latino: 2 White: 6 Other: Special population statistics: ICO Deaf: Other: Participants Deaf: Other: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Was scholarship money used? no Amount: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rivers and conditions: On Saturday the flow was 1600 which was ideal. We did SFA, Gorge and took 4 boats. Hazards: Nothing unusual Weather: Warm, Sunny On Sunday the flow was 1600 which was ideal. We did SFA, Chili Bar and took 4 boats. Hazards: Nothing unusual Weather: Warm, Cloudy On the flow was which was ideal. We did and took boats. Hazards: Weather: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Comments: We originally planned to go to the Trinity River, but switched to the South Fork American because of the on-going fires in the Trinity Area. Hanna Boys Center is a new group for ICO. HBC is a large boys group home in Sonoma. Jon Wurl met the group leader while recerting his WFR last Winter. Overall the kids were very good. They are the most curious group I have ever taken rafting. They had non-stop questions about what adventures and excitement were coming next. In particular, they were looking forward to Jumping Rock. Several boys expressed strong interest in joining ICO next season. The Group Leader, Kerry, was also very good -- communicative, flexible, and well organized. She was trying to run the trip cheaply, and has mostly a backpacking background, so she ran the trip without any ice, which combined to mean the lunch was very slightly sub-par. But other than that, she did a great job. We camped at The Nugget, which was excellent. I recently realized that camping and putting in at The Nugget allows for more time to break camp on Sunday morning, which is VERY welcome. We had two participant paddle boats, an all-Apprentice boat, and an oar boat. The trip went off more-or-less without incident. One boy split a finger nail while paddling (on the D-ring or value cap), and another got a very minor knee scrape while (voluntarily) swimming Second Threat. The finger nail was taped, and the knee got a band-aid. We found one universal PFD that was ripped, and we threw it away. Also, a thwart bag was ripped on the trip and Ryan Clark took it home for repair. We made somewhat remarkably good time on Sunday, with Closing Circle at just after 3:00pm.