Yeah, but as Cowperson said nobody should be counting on the boom to stop them. It's normally there in case you lose control and cannot get to shore in time.
Counting on it ahead of time is like saying "Now that there is that cable barricade system in place on Deerfoot, I don't need to steer my car any more!"
I still recall one time a friend's wife wanted to raft from Eau Claire to Fish Creek. I asked what the plan was for the weir, and her reaction was "we'll figure it out when we get there." It wasn't until I refused to go, and told them I was going rafting elsewhere on the river by myself and she started complaining to people about me being such a wuss that she was told that no, I was indeed correct.
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