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Title: Champlain tomorrow Tuesday after 'work' ?
Post by: ChristianG on May 09, 2011, 07:18:56 PM

Level is still nice and I have a boat covered in Algonquin Park road dust that needs cleaning...

Title: Re: Champlain tomorrow Tuesday after 'work' ?
Post by: Paul Potvin on May 09, 2011, 09:05:58 PM

Ha, ha,

Have fun Christiang. I can't be there (car dealership...) but I'm looking forward to hearing, seeing (AKA VID!!!) of your descent of the Upper Pet!!!

Paul :D

Title: Re: Champlain tomorrow Tuesday after 'work' ?
Post by: JohnCyr on May 09, 2011, 09:09:53 PM

Ill be there! Water is getting warm too! too warm for skull caps! :D

Title: Re: Champlain tomorrow Tuesday after 'work' ?
Post by: Paul Potvin on May 09, 2011, 09:51:41 PM

Yup JN, way warmer than in February eh?

Paul :D

Title: Re: Champlain tomorrow Tuesday after 'work' ?
Post by: JohnCyr on May 10, 2011, 07:57:10 AM

Yep! Opted for no skullcap and the weekend! Great choice! Gloves will go off soon!

Paddled Saturday with Alex and Richard! It was too crowded at Champlain in the AM.. 10 slalom boaters...10 surfers and 10 playboaters...  So Went to Sewer Wave to check out Mark's wave and it was tiny and diagonal and wasnt surfing too good at this level..Richard opted for the one "river right" of the island.. You have to ferry out from above and its a long ferry back so swimming is not an option.. Alex and I were waiting in the eddy behind the island in case something happened...Some geese on the island were nesting and hissing at me.. these things are mean. Anyways.. back to the wave.. its alot bigger than it looks from shore.. bigger than champlain for sure and a stellar surf!

We were practicing down river moves on the wavetrain at sewer as they were alot bigger than usual! Alex was trying wavewheels with the rockstar and his knees popped out and he swam... At this level.. a swim could really suck...eddys are way down and current is fast.. good thing we caught up to him quick.  ;D

Title: Re: Champlain tomorrow Tuesday after 'work' ?
Post by: Robertm on May 10, 2011, 09:48:44 AM

I'm there this evening.
Robert

Title: Re: Champlain tomorrow Tuesday after 'work' ?
Post by: dave jackson on May 10, 2011, 10:36:48 AM

I think I'll be there too.  Probably not till 6:30 or 7 though.

Title: Re: Champlain tomorrow Tuesday after 'work' ?
Post by: ChristianG on May 10, 2011, 12:14:05 PM

Cool. See you all there.