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CdB Whitewater Paddling Club Discussions => Paddling => Topic started by: Bill Schlarb on May 28, 2012, 08:14:45 PM
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Saturday June 9th, is the Club's annual Newcomers' Day.
We will be running the Ottawa Middle Channel and/or Main Channel. The Ottawa currently at 1/8 ft. on the OWL gauge; we can set up two groups as needed. We'll have experienced paddlers in both groups to provide tips and advice.
For folks who haven't been out with us before please bring the following:
-- your boat with flotation, helmet, sprayskirt and paddle
-- lifejacket (PFD) and throwbag
-- drinking water for the day and a snack or lunch.
-- clothing appropriate to the air and water temperature, river booties or other kind of shoes.
We plan to meet at 10:00 AM at River Run. Our apr?s-paddle festivities will be a Potluck at Larry Wong's place around 6:00 PM; friends and significant others are, of course, welcome to join us.
Please bring something to BBQ and something to share like desert or salad. If you leave food in the car for the day then pack it in a a cooler filled with ice....
How to get to River Run?
Directions to RiverRun: (from their website: http://www.riverrunners.com/)
From Ottawa, Approximate driving time: 1.75 hours
- Travel west on Hwy 417
- Hwy 417 will become Hwy 17 just outside of Ottawa. Continue on this road
- Drive past Renfrew to the Storyland exit
- Turn right and travel to the Four Corners stop sign
- Proceed straight through, approx. 10 km and turn right at our sign on Kohlsmith Rd
- Continue through to stop sign which will be Foresters Falls Rd
- Kohlsmith Rd becomes Grant Settlement Rd on the other side of Foresters Falls Rd
- Proceed straight through onto Grants Settlement Rd and follow the RiverRun signs to the Resort
How to get to Larry's House? 613-721-7108, 1314 Bloomsbury Cres:
From The Queensway West:
Take the Greenbank exit south and proceed to Baseline Rd.
Turn Left on Baseline (or Iris) and proceed to Highgate Rd.
Turn Left (right) on Highgate Rd.
From The Queensway East:
Take the Woodroffe exit south and proceed to Baseline Rd.
Turn Right on Baseline (or Iris) and proceed to Highgate Rd.
Turn Right (left) on Highgate Rd.
From Baseline/Highgate Rd.
Proceed north on Highgate for ~ 1km to Bloomsbury Cres
Turn Left on Bloomsbury and proceed to 1314 (at the first corner)
The CdB executive hopes to see all our present and our new members there!
Cheers,
The CdB Executive
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Assuming my doctor gives me the go ahead (assuming she will this week), sign me up. I'm in.
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Count me in.
Andrew
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Assuming my doctor gives me the go ahead (assuming she will this week), sign me up. I'm in.
Ha ha! You should be fine then. Just put-in in the eddy just below Phil's hole, that way you'll be perfectly lined up for the rest of the rapid, with no fear of hitting Left Horseshoe, which IMHO is the main hazard now of running McKoy's... --C.
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I will join in this will be my first outing with the club and I look forward to meeting new fellow river enthusiasts.
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I'm in
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I'm running a Triathalon in Ottawa that day, so I won't be able to make it. Sorry. Have fun and play safe, all
jer
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I'm running a Triathalon in Ottawa that day, so I won't be able to make it. Sorry. Have fun and play safe, all
jer
Ha! A friend is doing the same triathlon. I have instructed her to stick her bike pump in your front wheel if you appear to make too good a time... Unless you only do the running part in a team... Cheers! --C.
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What time are you guys planning to take out?
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Assuming my doctor gives me the go ahead (assuming she will this week), sign me up. I'm in.
Ha ha! You should be fine then. Just put-in in the eddy just below Phil's hole, that way you'll be perfectly lined up for the rest of the rapid, with no fear of hitting Left Horseshoe, which IMHO is the main hazard now of running McKoy's... --C.
Left side horseshoe is not a hazard! its a great surfwave! :D
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Hi
My guess in time to get back in town for the BBQ portion back in Ottawa.
4 PM would be the lastest ... given that Newcomers Day normally draws a large number of people, herding cats in the same direction takes more effort than one thinks.
What time are you guys planning to take out?
Larry
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Left side horseshoe is not a hazard! its a great surfwave! :D
Well, perhaps I wasn't precise enough... While the various features of the Horseshoe make for nice surfing, if you have problems in Phil's hole and end up heading straight for the island, the pillow of water will take you between the left side of the horseshoe and the island, and that's definitely not a place to be, specially if you've just had a concussion. A number of people went in there and came out with bloody faces, and I have good scratches on my helmet from there as well. It is definitely a hazard if you run the rapid from top to bottom.
--C.
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that last description is kind of scaring this newbie. more than a tad. is there a place where I can go to find a description of the features of what I will be paddling?
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that last description is kind of scaring this newbie. more than a tad. is there a place where I can go to find a description of the features of what I will be paddling?
That description was that of the 2nd 1/2 of the 1st rapid, McCoys. It is a Class III+ fairly short rapid which beginners often don't run (although I've always ran it and swam only once...). Fortunately there is a nice trail running along it, and it even has a Class I-II bypass which we call Zoom Flume. A river description can be found here: http://www.wildernesstours.com/the-river/ottawa-river-tour.htm
The photo below (borrowed from WT) illustrates. It's not something anyone should be worried about given all the available options. Cheers! --C.
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that last description is kind of scaring this newbie. more than a tad. is there a place where I can go to find a description of the features of what I will be paddling?
Not to worry Janet, there will be several experienced paddlers along to demo the lines to run and the spots to walk around as needed.
Bill
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Ill demo where NOT to go :)
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whit a magnum80 you can go anywhere ;)
dirrectly in the colisieum ;D
Bast
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thanks, Bill and Christian, for the map and the description. looking forward to tomorrow.
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Hi
By tradition Newcomers' day normally has been held on the Middle Channel since a newcomer implies someone new to the sport rather than an experience paddler new to the club. Although there are people out there saying at the present levels of 0-1, it is safer down the Main Channel.
In the past years we have split into two groups, but the default is down the Middle and a bunch people who will run the Main.
So if you are reading the river descriptions you only have to be concerned with one channel for now at least
Plus there will be plenty of time this summer to run the Main with the forecasted hot dry summer.
Larry
that last description is kind of scaring this newbie. more than a tad. is there a place where I can go to find a description of the features of what I will be paddling?
Not to worry Janet, there will be several experienced paddlers along to demo the lines to run and the spots to walk around as needed.
Bill
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Is anyone interested in meeting at the Eagleson Park'n'Ride for carpooling, say around 8:30?
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Thanks Larry for the precision, however Bill had mentioned it in his first post:
"We will be running the Ottawa Middle Channel and/or Main Channel. The Ottawa currently at 1/8 ft. on the OWL gauge; we can set up two groups as needed. We'll have experienced paddlers in both groups to provide tips and advice."
For those who don't know the river--McCoys is part of both channel runs, as the river splits a km below...
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I'm picking up Martin, then meeting Andrew and probably Jean-Nicolas at Eagleson park and ride. So I'll have a full car. I'll probably aim to be at the park and ride for 8:15 + time to strap the kayaks and load up. Leaving around 8:30AM.
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Ok, I should be there anyway...
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Hi!
I am a new member. I would really like to come, but unfortunately I will be away this weekend participating at the Spartan Race at Mont Tremblant. I hope to have the opportunity to participate in your activities, this summer. By the way, I am new to kayaking. I have had two pool sessions at Carleton University. I still need to practice my rolls.
Thanks!
Claude Tardif
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Christian, a spot opened up in my car of your interested. Jean-Nicolas isn't coming after all. Let me know. You can always jump in tomorrow morning at the last minute.
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Eagleson 8:15 then!
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Hi!
I am a new member. I would really like to come, but unfortunately I will be away this weekend participating at the Spartan Race at Mont Tremblant. I hope to have the opportunity to participate in your activities, this summer. By the way, I am new to kayaking. I have had two pool sessions at Carleton University. I still need to practice my rolls.
Thanks!
Claude Tardif
There should be a bunch of people at the Champlain bridge rapids on Thursdays after work most of the summer to practice rolling in moving water! --C.
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a big thank you for newcomers' day! so many people made my first day on the Ottawa just great. and I have to return a borrowed caribiner...
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For those interested, I made a little video of the group on the Main channel but all together at McCoy's. Enjoy! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRYpHROZZP8&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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All your lines were perfect. (Ha Ha! Except maybe for Dog's Leg, but I did the same thing!) This is good educational material: when someone asks 'what's the line', just have them watch the video. Especially for McCoy's... This camera also gives a more natural view than a GoPro, in my opinion. --C.