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| - | ==== a rather spritely run ==== | ||
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| - | **Reivers Dustin** \\ | ||
| - | 01/19/08 #4014 | ||
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| - | It was a good day. Quite a turn out this morning. LB tried to get\\ | ||
| - | people to connect with each other before the launching. The idea is\\ | ||
| - | to, like, offer up at least one brain cell to make a pre-paddle\\ | ||
| - | plan. It was similar to the attention span of freshman students at a\\ | ||
| - | sex-ed class. Well anyway four of us: Simon, Kirk, LB & MG\\ | ||
| - | connected. We picked up Eric as we started out. Simon thought about\\ | ||
| - | the rest of the pack and decided to drop back with that group, (more\\ | ||
| - | than one brain cell involved). It sure is difficult to get paddlers\\ | ||
| - | attention on anything but getting out there. | ||
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| - | Conditions were pretty good. The wind was very steady from the S.E.\\ | ||
| - | and there were some nice runners in with the regular chop. It was\\ | ||
| - | cold. Especially for Kirk, having acclimated to sunny Southern\\ | ||
| - | hemisphere. Wave direction was pretty much true North so the wall\\ | ||
| - | was really rockin. Because the wind was SW it didn't seem to have\\ | ||
| - | that funnel effect off of Blanchard Mtn. It was still a slog from\\ | ||
| - | the end of the wall to Govn'rs Pt. | ||
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| - | Around Chuckanut Isl we were joined by LG. We climbed out away from\\ | ||
| - | Govn'r Pt due West to get into clean waves and turned North on some\\ | ||
| - | great rides. Going down the wall was pretty technical and it was\\ | ||
| - | hard work against the wind to get to Govn'rs. But the ride back was\\ | ||
| - | classic great stuff. Even so, it seemed that the best waves were\\ | ||
| - | from the north part of the wall back into the bay. I'm not sure why\\ | ||
| - | we always beat ourselves up going down the wall. Maybe we are\\ | ||
| - | building some skill and confidence in that kind of slop. It's like\\ | ||
| - | eating your boiled peas before you can have dessert. Cold boiled\\ | ||
| - | peas. Blea. | ||
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| - | **Larry Bussinger <lbussing@...>** \\ | ||
| - | 01/21/08 #4016 | ||
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| - | As it turned out, Simon stayed with Mark and I stayed with Rick.\\ | ||
| - | Both had trouble getting comfortable with the conditions and both\\ | ||
| - | went over twice. It was good practice for me to just sit in one spot\\ | ||
| - | and "monitor" the self-rescue and stay positioned in case Rick needed\\ | ||
| - | help. Its not as easy as it sounds. It was also good for both to\\ | ||
| - | get "advice" about how to handle the rough stuff. Ricks leash gave\\ | ||
| - | him problems because although it is strong, it was too long and he\\ | ||
| - | got tangled up in it. I also blew my whistle seconds after Rick went\\ | ||
| - | in the first time and I'm not sure if even Rick heard it20 ft. away.\\ | ||
| - | Pretty worthless. I thought it'd be a little better than that | ||
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| - | **Re: a rather spritely run\\ | ||
| - | Larry Goolsby** \\ | ||
| - | 01/21/08 #4017 | ||
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| - | Larry......I appreciated that you and Simon stayed back with Rick and\\ | ||
| - | Marc and I'm sure they appreciated it too. Too often we have this\\ | ||
| - | mindset that we need to plunder down the Wall when in fact, the best\\ | ||
| - | rides are just north of Post Point. Next time it's my turn to hang\\ | ||
| - | back.\\ | ||
| - | LG | ||
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| - | **Re: a rather spritely run\\ | ||
| - | Larry Bussinger <lbussing@...>** \\ | ||
| - | 01/21/08 #4018 | ||
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| - | It wasn't a my turn / your turn thing. I haven't been going out\\ | ||
| - | enough this winter to be in shape or on form. I wasn't feeling\\ | ||
| - | comfortable going past the wall. Practicing "not paddling" was what\\ | ||
| - | I needed to be doing. Larry B | ||
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| - | **Re: a rather spritely run\\ | ||
| - | rlingblo <rlingblo@...>** \\ | ||
| - | 01/21/08 #4019 | ||
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| - | And "Yes!", Marc and I both did appreciate having you guys hang\\ | ||
| - | around us. Thanks. I feel priviledged to paddle in this community\\ | ||
| - | that is so supportive and ecouraging to everyone. | ||
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| - | Rick L. | ||
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| - | **Re: a rather spritely run\\ | ||
| - | Jeff Hegedus <jhegedus@...>** \\ | ||
| - | 01/22/08 #4020 | ||
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| - | You only went over twice? Shoot, that doesn't even qualify as 'underwater research.' [I\\ | ||
| - | remember that day, my first season, that you and Reivers nursed me back in, must have\\ | ||
| - | been two dozen remounts...] | ||
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