And another old article… The worst trip in the world ever – Jan 2008… … or, how I became known as JK “b*****d of the Usk”. It all started at a committee meeting where it was decided that we weren’t running enough trips for beginners. I immediately decided to leap into action, and thought a [...]
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Here’s an old article I found… Friday night… with KENT FORD! The club’s annual Llandysul trip had been carefully timed by Martin to coincide with nationwide flooding. And we managed to end up in the one part of the UK which had been flooded more than anywhere else. The river Teifi outside the canoe centre [...]
Given the amount of chase boating in France [ 2008 ], I thought this deserved a re-write; (courtesy of JK) Class I, Easy. Fast moving water with riffles and small waves. Boat chasing is easy and fun. Boat immediately rescued and emptied on bank. People chat about how refreshing the water is. Class II, Novice. [...]
New International System for Rating Rapids (Found somewhere on the web) Someone asked an anonymous boater about his class IV comfort level and he answered something along the lines of “I’m comfortable that I can usually find an eddy to swim to.” Thus, the interviewer was inspired to offer this: Class I, Easy. Fast moving [...]
Some photos and write-up from a trip to the Grand Canyon in 2001.
