HISTORY OF RAFTING

Since the times of ancient people who inhabited a while this earth more to live in areas where there is a lot of water. In an individual human life is always the rivers to find food or the other. And equipment that they use are the things that are around them, for example, trees tied to the media as much light. There is also a boat from stem to create a large tree trunk which is then dilubangi. Tribe in Canada before the era of development has started, and the Carib Indian and develop it Pirogue, while ordinary people call this primitive dug out Canoe. The people of New Zealand Maoris dug Out Canoe develop very large combat troops to carry them. While Kwakiuti Indian tribe daei Vancouver, Canada trick their boat with a beautiful carving. Out Canoe bark is dug out of the development of Buffalo, where the stamp is made of board-board by the North American Indian. Eskimo mencip takan Skin Covered Craft boat that is wrapped with a jacket so that water is not penetrating.

Finally on the 19th century a scout named John Macgregor develop this vehicle for water recreation and sports. Time of growing, people will be interested in the beauty and the river environment and continue to develop this activity. Materials are also developing this boat to the plastic, aluminum, fiberglass and rubber.

Then people start thinking how to cross the river with a vehicle that can accommodate more passengers and supplies. After world war II over, the boat belonging to United States navy is used to start the rivers. But this boat is designed to run into the sea waves, not to the cascade. Rafting is done by using the boat rounded the so-called "Basket Boat" because of similar baskets. This boat is always full of water even with the past only a small cascade. Until now this type of boat still used on the river that easy.

In 1950, because many activities that start the song, the quality of the boat must be improved

. Then start to produce a special form of rafting with a special ride on the front and back with a material that is stronger and can carry people and supplies more.

Until 1983, the cascade rafter not have any choice other than draw water out after the boat passes cascade. The cascade rafter often "bad dream" when the loss must be "alias pail bucket" to bail out the boat.

After some kind of boat to try, in 1983 the boat can remove the water itself is called "Self Bailer" successfully produced by Jim Cassady.The key success of this boat is the floor of the boat must be the wind.Floor contains the air this will always float above the water surface so that the water itself out through the hole around the boat floor.

Our country that almost most of the water is not surprising since the first epoch of the nation we are pengarungan river. For example, on the island of Kalimantan Dayak tribes has long been the Mahakam river in the boat or the Kapuas river craft, which is also made from trees that dilubangi, as well as rural tribes in Irian, who lived around the river Mamberamo. And other tribes in this archipelago.

While activities have current rafting with the swift boat rubber that is recorded in history when major tourist held Race Citarum River that held by the group of mountain climber and facer jungle Wanadri, Bandung, which also received support from our navy.

Moment this can be said as a point of departure from the development of white water rafting on the American. Clubs such as the nature lovers and Wanadri Mapala the UI and make a series of expeditions. In addition to using rubber boats this activity also has been developed using a kayak and Canoe.

The first international expedition in the field of white water rafting is done by the club Aranyacala Trisakti through the rivers of California, Oregon and Idaho, USA in 1992.

See a very rapid development of this activity in the 90's era, start bebrapa energizer require a vessel of communication for the energizer rafting in Indonesia. On 29 March 1996, major tourist attractions stand Federation Australia, the 30 clubs by dibidani rafting both commercial and amateur. This is a point of departure to the development of the new order in the world of white water rafting Indonesia