Post by tommarley on Jul 23, 2017 16:27:25 GMT -8
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1. Tom (SUP)
2. Nicholas
3. Erick
Bus- Rick
Great trip. No damages or major issues. It was a little awkward that the way the numbers worked out, the bachelor party was in the same raft as a group of 3 (father with 2 kids). They all had fun regardless.
As a side note for Saturday logistics (in particular): things could operate much smoother if there was a center point of communication and coordination for river operations. In years past, every raft company used to have a thing called a river manager who was that center. With as many new Blue Sky guides as we have, the trip leaders have enough on their plates just trying to keep one trip moving along smoothly, let alone worry about all the other trips that day (coordinating vans, trailers, boats, etc.).
For example, today when the morning trips got to Cashmere, we didn't know how many boats to load for the afternoon trips.
Marco had 3 boats loaded for the afternoon full day, but when I looked at the forum, that trip had grown to 5 boats. Maybe he was notified because he was TL on that trip, but his phone was likely in his drybag while he was still dealing with the BBQ for the first trip. I know it seems like a simple thing, but the transition between morning and afternoon trips is EXTREMELY chaotic (to say the least!). Without someone to coordinate the logistics, the Saturday (in particular) is much more difficult and stressful for us all.
listed, 22 showed
1. Tom (SUP)
2. Nicholas
3. Erick
Bus- Rick
Great trip. No damages or major issues. It was a little awkward that the way the numbers worked out, the bachelor party was in the same raft as a group of 3 (father with 2 kids). They all had fun regardless.
As a side note for Saturday logistics (in particular): things could operate much smoother if there was a center point of communication and coordination for river operations. In years past, every raft company used to have a thing called a river manager who was that center. With as many new Blue Sky guides as we have, the trip leaders have enough on their plates just trying to keep one trip moving along smoothly, let alone worry about all the other trips that day (coordinating vans, trailers, boats, etc.).
For example, today when the morning trips got to Cashmere, we didn't know how many boats to load for the afternoon trips.
Marco had 3 boats loaded for the afternoon full day, but when I looked at the forum, that trip had grown to 5 boats. Maybe he was notified because he was TL on that trip, but his phone was likely in his drybag while he was still dealing with the BBQ for the first trip. I know it seems like a simple thing, but the transition between morning and afternoon trips is EXTREMELY chaotic (to say the least!). Without someone to coordinate the logistics, the Saturday (in particular) is much more difficult and stressful for us all.
