Watauga

I believe the rapid you are talking about is the seive rapid on the left side right beneath the shoals. While you can run this rapid as I have done once and never again, the safer route is off to the right of the big rock in the middle. You will bump down a small, scrapy double drop then drop off the legde right next to the large rock in the middle. Stress free and easy. Go off it backwards. If this is indeed the rapid where he somehow pinned his boat, then he needs take a step down to easier stuff for awhile.