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CdB Whitewater Paddling Club Discussions => Paddling => Topic started by: lafreniere.luc on September 21, 2015, 07:43:02 PM
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Hello everyone,
Yes, this message is practically identical to the one I posted a few weeks ago. Times and dates have been changed accordingly.
***NOTE*** If most people are organizing rides on their own, please say so. That way we can avoid meeting at the park & ride and just meet in the USA.
This Saturday, Sept 26th, Jon and I will be paddling the Taylorville and then the Eagle section of the Beaver river in New York. BeaverFest is now over, so crowds should be minimal. Water release is schedule from 10:00AM to 2:00PM for Taylorville, and 1:00PM to 5:00PM Eagle section.
Please post if you're planning on joining us.
Meet at the Fallowfield Park & Ride for 7:15AM sharp to organize carpooling: https://goo.gl/YlpIWR
If we leave around 7:20AM, assuming border crossing goes well, we should be at the takeout around 10:00AM (give or take) with a usual pit stop at the corner store in Ogdensburg.
We'll be heading to the Taylorville section first: https://goo.gl/rvDxHp (takeout)
Most likely do two laps and then head over to the Eagle section: https://goo.gl/mgh0nG (Put in)
Odds are we will have post paddling celebratory/epic failure brewskis/food at a local establishment.
DON'T FORGET PASSPORTS!!! Also, please make sure you have travel insurance and make sure you have the right contact info in case something happens. Just let one of your buddies on the river know where the card is. If you don't have travel insurance, MEC offers discounts on such travel insurance for high risk sports, even for only a few days! Bottom of the page here: http://www.mec.ca/AST/ContentPrimary/Services/Membership/MECMemberDiscounts.jsp
General Information:
Both the Taylorville and Eagle sections are part of the Beaver river which on a scheduled water release. These sections can only be paddle a few Saturdays in a year mostly during September.
Taylorville is a fantastic creeking run with lots of variety but is very short. No point in bringing playboats, bring your creeker. Full face, elbow pads, etc. are not absolutely necessary, but most people wear them for this section. You can read all about each rapid here: http://goo.gl/GdgYDS
The Eagle section is definitely only for the more advanced boaters. It has potential serious consequences and is considered a class 5 run. Full face helmet, elbow pads, etc. are highly recommended for this run. If you don't want to run the Eagle, you can easily come and watch to entertain yourselves. DON'T FORGET YOUR THROWBAG! The paddlers would appreciate people on shore having their throwbags ready just in case. Read more here: https://goo.gl/TMts6Y and my video from a few years ago https://goo.gl/5sVR4Q
Salut!
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Both of these run are more technical and have higher consequences than alot of the runs that are around ottawa, but the Taylorville section of the beaver is really a gem of the area, and should not be missed. It is a great step up for someone who is comfortable on class 3 whitewater and wants to try something a bit harder, scarier and has more consequences.
These only run in sept and this weekend is the last release of the year. IMO it should not be missed if you are interested
All the rapids are scoutable, and have pools above them.
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Shaunna Kent (aka Ducky on here) will be joining us as well. But she can't post yet... apparently something about the membership person not acknowledging her payment... *cough* Larry *cough* ;) (she also just informed me she thinks she may have written a different username or something when she paid in case that helps).
She'll be joining Jon and I in my car.
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hi
the membership person is on the ball .. ...Shauna would be the last person registering to the board, which can be seen by clicking on [home] and looking at the line "welcome blah blah...." Full access has been granted some time ago.
On the other note: I might join you folks on the Taylorville section ....
That was wishful thinking on my part. No can do this weekend. Have fun.
Larry
Shaunna Kent (aka Ducky on here) will be joining us as well. But she can't post yet... apparently something about the membership person not acknowledging her payment... *cough* Larry *cough* ;) (she also just informed me she thinks she may have written a different username or something when she paid in case that helps).
She'll be joining Jon and I in my car.
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She said "oops"... presumably she did something off beat when she registered. She has access with Kayak1987. You are indeed, "on the ball" in case anyone doubted it. lol
Hope to see you there.
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I have approved her account a couple days ago.
I should be on this trip as well.
--C.
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Hey!
I would join too if somebody would like to carpool. I don't have a roof rack, so I can always drive by myself, but would like to share a ride. Let me know.
Av
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I'm likely in for the Taylorville section.
If some other just Taylorville section folks are interested I'd like to maximize my time/runs there. Like keep running it or at least playing at the bottom until the water is turned off. When I've been there before people tended to pack up before the water was turned off so that they can head to the Eagle section. That makes sense if you are running it, but for the watchers it just means waiting around when they could of been paddling. Anyhow, if anyone else is game I'm hoping to stretch things out at Taylorville.
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Just a quick note about the MEC insurance deal through the Cooperators. They NO LONGER COVER HIGH RISK ACTIVITIES like whitewater kayaking and canoeing or rock climbing. This is new and a major pain in the butt.
I did find a company that did offer coverage for high risk sports. ToGo from Toronto. They can set you up over the phone. A 2-day coverage I signed up for last month for Beaverfest was $20.
Yannick
This might be worth posting as it's own thread.
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Annie,
je veux y aller moi aussi et je serais plus motivée de me lever à 6h00 de matin si on est deux ou 3. J'ai un rack.
Cindy
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Annie,
je veux y aller moi aussi et je serais plus motivée de me lever à 6h00 de matin si on est deux ou 3. J'ai un rack.
Cindy
Salut Cindy!
Ça serait super l'fun de co-voiturer ensemble!!! Je peux même aller te rejoindre chez toi si tu veux (je pense que nous n'habitons pas très loin l'une de l'autre. Ça me motiverait aussi à me lever super tôt!
Annie
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Brian and I want to join, and can be at the take-out for 10 a.m. If we should be at the put-in instead, let me know. Tx!
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Probably best to meet at the put in.
They are very close to each other. This is a short river and usually multiple laps are done.
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Just a quick note about the MEC insurance deal through the Cooperators. They NO LONGER COVER HIGH RISK ACTIVITIES like whitewater kayaking and canoeing or rock climbing. This is new and a major pain in the butt.
I did find a company that did offer coverage for high risk sports. ToGo from Toronto. They can set you up over the phone. A 2-day coverage I signed up for last month for Beaverfest was $20.
Yannick
This might be worth posting as it's own thread.
This is why I have a CAA Gold membership. Their insurance is resonably priced and should still cover this kind of activity as long as it's not a sanctionned sport event.
--C.
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Christian, Dave, Larry... are all of you still planning on meeting folks at the park & ride? Or are you planning on arranging things before hand, thus making the meet up at the park & ride useless?
Just asking because I know last time Christian decided to organize ahead of time and that allowed us to avoid going to the park & ride and instead meet in the USA directly.
Please post your intentions. Merci.
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Let's figure it out later tonight or tomorrow.
--C.
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I updated my first post ... I have a roofing project to complete this weekend so won't be on joining you folks. Have a fun day.
Larry
Christian, Dave, Larry... are all of you still planning on meeting folks at the park & ride? Or are you planning on arranging things before hand, thus making the meet up at the park & ride useless?
Just asking because I know last time Christian decided to organize ahead of time and that allowed us to avoid going to the park & ride and instead meet in the USA directly.
Please post your intentions. Merci.
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I'm not likely going to be making it there after all. But for any of you folks that do go and who also happen to decide to test your swimming skills, just keep in mind that it is Oktoberfest season :P
(http://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/images/102738/31/1027383162.jpg)
Cheers!
Dave
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I guess you assumed that Cindy and I will meet you there :P. We are planning to leave around 7h15 at most. We will most probably meet you at the river.
See you tomorrow
Av
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Looks like I'll be carpooling with Jacques, so we will meet at the put-in around 10:00!
--C.
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***NOTE*** We are no longer meeting at the Fallowfield Park & Ride. We all meet at the put in for 10AM instead.
See you all there!
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Another Great trip to the beaver.
I will miss it.
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Quick montage of our Eagle run. Enjoy!
https://youtu.be/RaW0c9BugEk