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Barnacles
(name for older surfskiers and canoers originating from Bellingham, WA, USA)
- Barnacle = 60 yr or older paddler (aka Ancient Murrelet)
- Some other paddling communities have similar designations such as the 60+ yr old “Fossils” on Oahu
- Grand Barnacle = 70 yr or older paddler
- ??? = 80 yr or older paddler
- …
Drano @ 80
Gorge Downwind Run Celebrating 80 yr Old Paddlers
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Drano @ 80 Trophy (design and build - Paul Clement)
Drano @ 80 Challenge
If you do a downwind run from Drano to the Hatch (Drano Lake to the Hatchery - if you know Columbia River Gorge downwinders you will know where this is) on or after your 80th birthday you can get a nameplate added to the Drano @ 80 Trophy.
Challenge created in 2024 by Bellhamsters, Dan Mayhew (class of 2037) and Duncan Howat (class of 2024). (The Barnacle Pledge below is not required - it is just there to generate some enthusiasm toward achieving this goal.).
Drano @ 80 Run #1 & Celebration - Duncan Howat
Barnacle Pledge
(Barnacle definition is at top of this page)
Pledge Guidelines
- Delivered as call and response.
- Any paddler may administer the pledge.
- Whoever administered the pledge is also taking or reaffirming their commitment to the pledge.
Pledge
As a Barnacle
Or pre-Barnacle
I pledge
To defeat the ravages of time
And to aid my fellow paddlers
In doing the same
However
I will still crush them
on the race course
I pledge
To paddle the Drano run
On or after my eightieth birthday
I bow my head
To pay my respects
To all the paddlers
Who came before me
And those who will follow
As my skin sags
I remain a child
Yabba Dabba Doo!
- See also Howat, D. Phd Emeritus 2021 Barnacles
- See also Howat, D. Phd Emeritus 2015 Ancient Murrelets
- See also Aging
