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CdB Whitewater Paddling Club Discussions => Paddling => Topic started by: LouisD on September 20, 2010, 03:31:48 PM
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OK.This coming weekend are the last 2 scheduled releases for the Taylorville and Eagle sections of Beaver.
Poison Ivy is slowing leaving my body and my brain is clearing up.
Taylorville is a good intro to boofing and creeking and getting used to a creek boat, while Eagle is rated a V, but is short and sweet; the 2 narrow slides are the crux, with a short eddy in between to get the heart rate under control. It is still a V, so, you can seriously mess up your hairdo on the way down.
Some do up to 3 runs of Taylorville during a release and both sections can be done in the same day.
About a 4hr drive to get there from Montreal - about half that from Ottawa, I think.
And papers are required to cross the borders as this is in upstate NY.
(No worries, Paul, they let me in no problem...)
<Then in October, the Moose will be running every weekend.>
I have been talking with a couple of Montreal guys to drive up there, this coming weekend.
Anyone interested?
LD
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At least Bill and I are going saturday, most likely Mark Dubois too... Who else is interested (Robert, Adrian, Jeremy...)? --C.
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I really want to but this weekend I'll be re-shingling my roof ,it's the only weekend my roofer helper can help. :'( , looks like moose river for me next creek paddle. , thats to bad , I was really hoping to surf in the great white hole again , ,......next year ;D......
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No outings for me until Moose weekend (tentatively).
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I'd like to go to watch, decide if I want to run it next year. I heard there were some playspots so I might bring my Superstar. I finally got my passport so I can cross the border.
Paul
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Paul has a passport now! Yiah! Watch out US girls!!!
Yup, you could come and watch and you could play in the Beaverator hole...or the next hole - where one unfortunate CdeBer broke a paddle last time. Taylorville is really not that difficult. Just different.
But I would bring that long boat (Blunt?) and enjoy the ride. Did you convert that Blunt into a C1 or this is another Blunt?
Rob,
We'll see you at the Moose then. Hang tight! 8-)
LD
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Paul, there are two nice surf waves at the take out, with eddy service. Lots of little things to do in a playboat. Plus it's a very short run, you can run the fun stuff, walk the hard stuff, and repeat! --C.
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I would be up for going. I am not sure about the Eagle but would definitively do some lap on the Taylorville section.
Annie
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I'm up for Taylorville and Eagle
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Hey Jack,
Comment va ton petit dos?
Une p'tite soiree au B&B mon Jack? Avec un bon massage? Heuuuum...
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How about we discuss it all at Whispers tonight? I will arrive there between 7pm and 8pm! --C.
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I'm in for Saturday - I'll plan to meet at Bill's place. 7:15.
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See you all at Bill's bright and early tomorrow.
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Good!
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I went to Beaver Creek today in Upper New York. I saw the Taylerville section and I though, yeah, I could paddle that. Next year for sure! Then I went to the Eagleston section and I thought, maybe I could paddle that, maybe, looked pretty dicey, especially after seeing some buddies run it in a pretty ragged fashion. On... guy said his wife broke her two hands and one guy dislocated his thumb! Dicey...
Paul ;D
Here's Jacques and Christian running the Big White Slide! Enjoy!
http://www.youtube.com/v/hMURe5yVUJk?hl=en&fs=1
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Drove from Montreal on Friday evening with 2 other guys.
Joined up with the 7 from Ottawa; but only 5 kayakers....cool shuttle bunnies!!
Paul, you should have brought your gear...just in case.
And then run Taylorville (III) with us on the second round....8-)
After watching a bunch of dimwits (dimshits or whatever the name of their group is) go down Eagle in a 3 men raft (wider than some spots), we were all cold...but the 3 of us and 3 from Ottawa proceeded to go down.
Benjamin, TJ (Mtl) and I took it from the top entry slide and hooked up with Todd, Jack and Francois (Mtl) at the top of the first slide.
For the second slide, TJ went ahead to escape the side effects of a Louis' line, only to mess it up at the top and went full right but brought it back on track. The little typewriter curler at the top had destabilized him and a solid brace enabled to stay upright but the typewrite to go Ting! full right.
Wanting to do better I punched the curler hard...a bit too hard...went right through and right into the wall. Boing! Unpinning...sliding all the way to the right with the typewriter...darn! Time to paddle hard and zoom! zoom! paddled across below the rock hand back into the right channel...ouf!
On the injury side, I managed to scrape my thumb while hand rolling back up on the rocks just above the 6ft waterfall.
Overall, not too bad...not perfect, but not too bad, and overall a great day!
We waited for the Ottawa party after the run - and they apparently waited for us...
We drove down to the bottom to see where they were.....gone.
And now, MERDE. Paul/Bill has my throw rope!!!
LD
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I was wondering what the Eagle section looks like when 'OFF', here's a photo from Shane Benedict (Liquid Logic) showing the angle iron hazard in the pourover forming the first little drop below the slide put-in:
http://community.webshots.com/photo/fullsize/1186438257059411278rPiljM
http://community.webshots.com/photo/fullsize/1186438797059411278TEryWQ
And here's what it looks like, the 'river', in its full 5-foot width:
http://community.webshots.com/photo/fullsize/1187843730059411278bZKfbu
Todd's camera has great movies of the guys going down, in which you can hear the paddles and boats hitting the rocks, I think Louis was the loudest... Until Todd puts the videos together, here's what it look like. It's that steep, the people are standing straight on the picture. There is no 'line', you follow the water and brace for life; as Bill said, going upside down at the begining of a drop will seriously mess up your hairdo... I didn't feel confident enough to do it (next year I will); being cold and shivering didn't help, neither did the fact that I had just begun converting my paddle into an expensive canoe paddle... --C.
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Hmmm... Purple, teal, yellow and red together... Looks 80s... Only one person! Must be... Dave!
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Hmmm... Purple, teal, yellow and red together... Looks 80s... Only one person! Must be... Dave!
But look, he's got 2 blades... ;D
LD
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couldent make it this weekend , at least I got my roof reshingled,
Paul , next year you need to run taylorville , Cristian , one word for you ........werner!
why has no one cut this nasty angle iron with a cordless saws all, powertools are as much fun as kayaking!
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I will Mark! But Eagle section is another matter entirely....
Paul ;)
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Cristian , one word for you ........werner!
I know I know... If you look at my avatar, attached to the bike is indeed a Werner paddle. A fiberglass Sherpa, great paddle and very durable; they can be fixed by anyone with epoxy and fiberglass cloth if the need arises. I prefer the Sherpa blade design over their Player blade. Unfortunately my thumbs seem to prefer the luxury of a bent shaft... I should sell this one and get myself the bent shaft version...
--C.
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Okay, finally got around to getting these off the camera!
Ben, First Drop:
(http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s170/toddkeesey/Paddling/th_P9250484.jpg) (http://s152.photobucket.com/albums/s170/toddkeesey/Paddling/?action=view¤t=P9250484.mp4)
Ben, Second drop:
(http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s170/toddkeesey/Paddling/th_P9250488.jpg) (http://s152.photobucket.com/albums/s170/toddkeesey/Paddling/?action=view¤t=P9250488.mp4)
Me, Second drop:
(http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s170/toddkeesey/Paddling/th_P9250487.jpg) (http://s152.photobucket.com/albums/s170/toddkeesey/Paddling/?action=view¤t=P9250487.mp4)
Louis, second drop:
(http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s170/toddkeesey/Paddling/th_P9250483.jpg) (http://s152.photobucket.com/albums/s170/toddkeesey/Paddling/?action=view¤t=P9250483.mp4)
Louis, last drop:
(http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s170/toddkeesey/Paddling/th_P9250502.jpg) (http://s152.photobucket.com/albums/s170/toddkeesey/Paddling/?action=view¤t=P9250502.mp4)
Me, last drop:
(http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s170/toddkeesey/Paddling/th_P9250500.jpg) (http://s152.photobucket.com/albums/s170/toddkeesey/Paddling/?action=view¤t=P9250500.mp4)
Ben, last drop:
(http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s170/toddkeesey/Paddling/th_P9250499.jpg) (http://s152.photobucket.com/albums/s170/toddkeesey/Paddling/?action=view¤t=P9250499.mp4)
Louis, third drop:
(http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s170/toddkeesey/Paddling/th_P9250495.jpg) (http://s152.photobucket.com/albums/s170/toddkeesey/Paddling/?action=view¤t=P9250495.mp4)