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Thursday, October 2, 2014

4* Canoe Training

I had the opportunity to take a 4* canoe training with the talented Rob Yates. John, Wendy, Rob and I spent a day doing sailing and flatwater techniques, a day doing tandem paddling and traditional skills, and a day doing downriver solo leadership on Lake Sammamish, the Snoqualmie River, and the Skykomish River, respectively. With low flows, the Skykomish was a bit difficult and rocky and what is listed as a grade 2 river has rapids as hard as grade 4.  We had our fair share of carnage, with a few pinned canoes, a few swimmers, and a bit of broken kit. 
Official BCU Sailing Rig.
Slowly but surely upstream.
Eddy hopping downstream.
John in control of his boat.
Rob catching a wave.
Turning a grade 3 rapid into a grade 2.
Wendy
Setting up the grade 2 line.
Rob coming down last.
No pin no problem!
Super stoked.
Wendy getting ready to lead me downstream.
Swimming in control back to our boats after hiking up to check on John and his boats.
Disappearing
The long way down.

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