Editing Dory (boat) (section)

===River dories===
{{See also|McKenzie River dory}}
[[File:Dories in Grand Canyon.jpeg|thumb|right|200px|Decked river dories next to rubber rafts in the Grand Canyon]]
The western river dory, though sharing features with sea dories, is adapted for a different place and purpose. The key differentiating features are wider beam, more flare to prevent waves coming on board, and extensive built-in buoyancy/storage areas with water-resistant hatches to shed water and keep the boat afloat in the event of a capsize. The first small flat bottomed dory run of note on the [[Colorado River]] was made by Ramon Montez and George Flavell on an 1896 river cruise from [[Green River, Wyoming]], through the [[Grand Canyon]] to [[Temple Bar Marina|Temple Bar, Arizona]].<ref name="Martin101">Martin, page 101,</ref> Western river dories have additional special features such as strong rowlocks, long oars, and long blade oars to operate in the highly aerated waters in rapids. In rapids the master rower faces down river to see the rock and or hydraulic obstacles. In a rapid the oars are often used to steer the boat as well as to propel it. The first documentation of this "stern first" technique in Grand Canyon was by George Flavell in 1896.<ref name="Marston172">Marston, page 172,</ref> Credit for the "stern first" technique is often given to Nathaniel Galloway who used it on his cruise through Grand Canyon a few months after the Flavell-Montez cruise.<ref name="Marston177">Marston, page 177,</ref>