Why We Boat - Running Rivers On Our Own

by Beverly Kurtz

256 pages, Paperback

Published July 17, 2018

Reviews

[Hazel · Rating 5 out of 5]

There are a wide variety of rivers and personalities here, Some live and love stories of big rapids and adrenaline. Others love the olitude and serenity of being alone on a quiet river. Some stories are funny and some serious. I like the variety.

[Maurine · Rating 4 out of 5]

Some of the stories were amazing. Others not as well written and less gripping.

[Bruce Cline · Rating 4 out of 5]

Why We Boat, Running Rivers On Our Own, edited by Beverly Kurtz (pp 250). This book is a compilation of 33 boaters’ explanations of why they boat (in 32 chapters). The writers have a wide range of backgrounds, including some with extensive—even professional—boating experience, but most are non-professionals who just love the sport. Each chapter is an expression of that boater’s beliefs, struggles, fears, joys, and other experiences running private (non-commercial) river trips. Some accounts are spiritual, others academic, many experiential, a few basic story telling, and some a blend of personal and historical. For me, some resonated more than others, but all were interesting. I’m guessing the prime audience for these stories are boater like me, who have had similar thoughts and experiences. However, anyone interested in learning about what makes private boater’s tick, I’m unaware of any other book that offers such an array of personal insights.