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Company Profile Jerry's Rogue Jets (Roguejets Inc.) operates on the lower 52 miles of the Rogue River, under the authority of a US Forest Service Special use permit. The permit regulates the number of trips that can be run daily on a seasonal basis. Each season, the vessels undergo a required annual inspection by the US Coast Guard for Commercial Certification. The pilots are Federally Licensed Master of a Federally Documented passenger vessel. The pilot each must undergo a five year license renewal and are also required to comply with mandatory random Drug and Alcohol Testing. Our largest vessels are 40 feet long and are licensed for 75 passengers. The smaller White Water vessels are 32 feet long and licensed for 42 passengers. Our total fleet is 8 triple engine jet boats using the 496 and 454 Chevy Vortec Marine engines coupled with triple Legend Jets and Hamilton Jets. The vessels are all equipped with a modern sound suppression system that reduces all noise to an acceptable level for all river users. The total daily passenger capacity on our combined fleet is 425 passengers. Jerry's Rogue Jets will transport between 25,000 and 30,000 passengers annually on a Rogue River tour, the trip may be the short 6 hour lower Rogue scenic trip or a 8 hour White Water trip. |
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The past 36 years Jerry's Rogue Jets has grown to become a world class nature based tourism attraction on the Oregon Coast. Awarded the Governor's Tourism award in 1987, Southern Oregon Visitor's Assoc. President's Award 2003, Oregon Business Magazine's 50 Great Leaders award 2006, Jerry's Rogue Jets and staff are committed to providing a exciting, safe, and educational trip on the lower Rogue River. The trip is perfect for all ages, youngsters to seniors. Come see why Jerry's is the premier river trip company on the lower Rogue River ! 1990 Jerry's added a Free Rogue River Museum and a beautiful Gift Shop, both are open daily year round. The museum will provide a glimpse of the rich history of the Rogue River canyon. The Museum is designed on a Timeline that will start at 250 million years ago and slowly bring the visitor to the present day. At Jerry's we are committed to education and entertainment. Our professional staff is waiting to help you enjoy the Rogue River while on your Oregon Coast vacation. Today, the company is a tightly knit family operation which employs a total of 8 professional river pilots, 3 full time persons in the mechanical and fabrication shop, 5 full time reservation and gift shop workers, 2 full time accounting and marketing persons. Each season an additional experienced part time staff of 10 additional workers return for the 6 month season of river trip operations. Total employment group of 28 persons. Our company is managed by:
The list of the Jerry's River pilots, the trips they operate, and their off season occupation is listed below: Bill McNair............pilot since 1972 (64 mile trip) Tom Biggs.............pilot since
1975 (104 & 80 mile trip) Tim Brueckner.........pilot since 1982 (64 and 80 mile trip) Jeff Laird.............pilot since 1986 (104 & 80 mile trip)Jerry's grandson Darin Stichter.........pilot since 1989 (104 & 80 mile trip) Kevin Stichter........pilot since 1998 (64 & 80 mile trip) Drake Van Zante.......pilot since 2004 (64 mile trip) Scott McNair..........pilot since 2004 (64 mile trip) These experienced and personable river pilots will provide a memorable Rogue River tour. Most of our customers are repeat travelers due to the popularity of our excursions. We specialize in all types of group travel, bus tour groups, church groups, school groups, family reunions, specialty travel groups, and post convention groups. We are a water transportation company that can provide any service, including movie set location work. Our primary goal is quality service. Call 1-800-451-3645 to discuss your travel plans or FAX (541) 247-7601. We prefer direct voice communication on our 800 number for more personalized service. We are open seven days per week, year round, and our friendly office staff is waiting for your inquiry. |
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