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CdB Whitewater Paddling Club Discussions => Paddling => Topic started by: IanC on November 26, 2008, 06:03:19 PM
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Is anyone interested in going paddling this weekend? I know it is freezing cold and snowy, but that makes for good stories and frostbite. I suppose I am not selling this idea well. I'll bring matches in a drybag :)
Regardless, ctc me if interested.
Ian
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i am interested but i would not like to leave the city because it is super cold water but i think the snow will melt making the water go up and mabey the ice will melt
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I am easy and willing to go anywhere. Fire me an e-mail or PM regarding where you want to go. Town or the Ottawa is fine with me.
Ian
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Hey... I am up for a bit of play in town. We went to BYOB on Oct. 14, the level was just below 3 and the wave was there, sort of... But now the level has gone up a bit, it will be around 3.3 this weekend, so BYOB will be even better, maybe even Sewer Wave will be starting to form.
With a dry top and a few layers, things should be comfortable for an hour of play or so... Any taker?
--C.
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I will probably go to byob on Saturday in the afternoon , the weather looks fine.
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Hey Mark, Chris, Adam and Ian,
I'm interested but Sewer wave looks promissing too if the level keeps going up like it looks to do now.
Paul
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ya the sewer wave looks good the temp will be +0c on friday and satrday so i think sunday would be the best day to try sewer.
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Sounds good. I will recheck the ottawa kayak blog for directions.
Sewer wave... I suspect earplugs are recommended.
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I might try Sewer tomorrow at around 2pm. The eddy is the sewer. The wave itsels is in the main flow of the current so no worries. Please let me know, anyone if you're going to show up, then I'll definitely be there.
Paul ;D
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Hey paul, come pick me up Saturday if you want a paddling partner!
Level is at 3.3 right now, so either wave is ok, but Sewer might be nicer.
Ian, don't worry about ear plugs. The eddy is where storm drain overflow is discharged in the river through a tunnel, but frankly, I never saw any water coming out of there. You are actually paddling the main river current, people swim above it and below it in the summer. An anecdote: last summer, as I was peacefully surfing, a tennis ball drifted down right next to me, I could have picked it up. I immediately looked upstream and saw a dog on shore, with a sad look on his face: "I lost my ball..."
The wave is a the end of B?gin Street in Gatineau (the street begins at Boul. Tach? at the main entrance of the Gatineau Park). There's a park with a statue of Jean de Br?beuf, can't miss it.
--C., 613-355-2470
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For Google Earth users: Sewer wave is at
Lattitude 45?25'2.35"N
Longitude 75?44'41.00"W
--C.
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here is a websight will all info needed,
http://cityofottawawhitewater.blogspot.com/
fyi- in the 4th byob photo , you can see the second M&M wave in front , that is now a great hole , now that the eddie rocks have been moved higher.
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Christian,
I'll pick you up tomorrow at 1:45pm!
Paul :)
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Great!
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Today was fun!!!
Paul ;D
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Hey Christian,
When are you going to post pics!!
Paul :-)
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Yes, we had fun. And congratulations to Paul #2 for managing to surf--standing on his board--five or six times! Better than my ten seconds with my new boat, not the best for such a wave... I will have to get used to a slow boat, my arms were toast after an hour!
--C.
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Thanks for the paddle guys!! I might be heading out again next weekend... maybe out to the ottawa where the water is a little bigger. Let me know if any of you are interested.
Ian