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CdB Whitewater Paddling Club Discussions => Paddling => Topic started by: JohnCyr on August 27, 2013, 08:06:44 AM

Title: Beaverfest
Post by: JohnCyr on August 27, 2013, 08:06:44 AM: Anyone doing an up and down?
Title: Re: Beaverfest
Post by: Bill Schlarb on August 27, 2013, 02:35:56 PM: A group of us are planning to paddle the Beaver on Sept. 7 to avoid the crowds on Labour Day Weekend.
According to American Whitewater, both the Taylorville and Eagle section will have releases that day.

Bill
Title: Re: Beaverfest
Post by: ChristianG on August 27, 2013, 04:56:17 PM: American Whitewater has revamped their river description pages.

Beaver Taylorville section, Class III-IV 1.3 km long, do 2-3 times during the release. A very good introduction to creek-type rivers, suitable for intermediate paddlers in creek boats:
https://www.americanwhitewater.org/content/River/detail/id/2612/

Beaver Eagle section, Class V approx. 300 m long, do 2-3 times during release. Expert run, river drops more than 30 m over 300 m--it's really steep:
https://www.americanwhitewater.org/content/River/detail/id/2614/
Note: it is an expert section, but the last drop, a friendly 4 m waterfall, can be run by intermediate paddlers multiple times, so it's worth going there just for that!

--C.
Title: Re: Beaverfest
Post by: Gwenne on August 27, 2013, 06:20:05 PM: Bill/Christian,

Please keep me posted for the Sept 7th trip.

Cheers,
Gwenne
Title: Re: Beaverfest
Post by: DaveH on August 27, 2013, 11:27:21 PM: Quote from: JohnCyr on August 27, 2013, 08:06:44 AM
Anyone doing an up and down?

Hey JC,

What's an up and down?

I'm game for a visit down there this weekend if it includes more than one day of paddling.

I thought that this weekend was the reason that the CDB skipped this KofC thing but oh well. Any ways I'm game lets see what comes together.

Dave
Title: Re: Beaverfest
Post by: Larry W on August 28, 2013, 09:40:08 AM: hi

Correction: the CdB as an entity has not skipped the KoC. The club has paid the entry fee so members can organize themselves to participate if they wish to do so. Actually it has been made easy by Luc taking the lead this year.

The main reason most members don't participate is that they rather be doing something else, whether it be spending time with the significant other, cottageing, camping, getting their kids ready for school, or just plain not interested in friendly games ...

Larry

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I thought that this weekend was the reason that the CDB skipped this KofC thing but oh well. Any ways I'm game lets see what comes together.

Dave
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Title: Re: Beaverfest
Post by: DaveH on August 29, 2013, 07:54:20 AM: I'll probably be giving the fest a miss after all.
Title: Re: Beaverfest
Post by: Stefan Wesche on August 29, 2013, 03:50:10 PM: This sounds amazing but is probably currently beyond my level. Hopefully I can make it next year!

Stef
Title: Re: Beaverfest
Post by: ninja on August 31, 2013, 07:40:28 PM: are you guys still thinking about going to the Beaver next week-end?
i want to join. i'm working this week end so i had to skip the fest :(
Title: Re: Beaverfest
Post by: Bill Schlarb on August 31, 2013, 09:18:06 PM: Quote from: ninja on August 31, 2013, 07:40:28 PM
are you guys still thinking about going to the Beaver next week-end?
i want to join. i'm working this week end so i had to skip the fest :(

Yes we are, details will be posted in the next days

Bill
Title: Re: Beaverfest
Post by: Larry W on September 02, 2013, 07:31:05 PM: Hi

I took this video about 6 years ago of the Taylorville section.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TzgvHrPZkso (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TzgvHrPZkso)

Larry

Quote from: Stefan Wesche on August 29, 2013, 03:50:10 PM
This sounds amazing but is probably currently beyond my level. Hopefully I can make it next year!

Stef