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Hi, Lap belts are a good idea, but there is a bit of a fear factor. Can you carve more out of the bulkhead so you can get your legs more into it and use the foot pegs to really wedge yourself in place? Re-doing the bulkhead so your knees are further apart in the boat could help, as might lowering th...

isn't a swim kind of like a tree falling in the forest ? If nobody sees it, I don't think its a swim at all ...

I really like the H20 paddles. I use one of their regular blades, I really haven't spent enough time with the Team blade to comment on it, but the guys who paddle with it seem to really like it. John, the guy who owns the company, is a great guy and a committed whitewater paddler. He really wants to...

John,

There's no problem getting enough boats. If anything, the problem is having too many boats. It used to be a one day race and is now spread over two.

Martyn

This race is a great answer to the recent "why most of us don't race" thread - if more races were like the Gull race, I think more of us would race. There's about as many racers as the US Nationals but it is more laid back. The water is great, and the level seems to have been holding - should be a r...

you could try Ottawa if the Pumphouse is back in operation. There are two universities and both the Ottawa and Gatineau are in your back yard.

Hey Brent, You will almost certainly have to go with a bulkhead system that is held under the thwarts and glued to the foam along the side of the hull. If you have a Mike Yee style saddle, I doubt you will get it to stay in place. The key with the Preludd outiftting is to get the saddle as low as po...

Three very different boats. The Sequel has a very round hull. Both the Solito and the Ocoee have chines. I haven't paddled the Solito but I would bet it is a bit slower than the Ocoee. Rumour has it that it is kind of edgy. If you are coming from a Phantom, you might not like that but if you are use...

Hey WeeMac, Have you taken a look at the Bell Prodigy and Prodigy X ? The Prodigy is kind of like a smaller person's version of the Rival. I paddled one last weekend. I was probably a bit too big for it, and would have been better in the Prodigy X. I was really impressed by how fast the boat was, ho...

you could try an Aftershock but you'd need a pretty small camera!

Boats like the Detonator and the Nitro are pretty stable. Probably anything but a Prelude as its way too twitchy.

Martyn

Hi, I had an opportunity to paddle a Zephyr yesterday. I think the boat had been used for a while as a demo boat is some shallow water. There were some scuff marks on the hull but nothing deep enough to call a scratch. As it wasn't my boat, I didn't try any moves that involved purposely hitting rock...

come on, don't knock the inner tube. Think of it more as 'secondary flotation'

I used to have lots of problems with my elbows - switched to a smaller blade and I think that helped. Working on my technique and using torso rotation instead of pulling with my arms really helped!

Failing that, loads and loads of vitamin I.

When I was paddling a Phantom and got in a Zoom, I really didn't find anything about the boat got me too excited. After paddling a Prelude for a few years, the Zoom certainly feels fast and light. I wouldn't say its twitchy (I'm about 180). I guess it comes down to what you like and I like Plastic t...

another thing I find that helps (when I remember it) is to try to look for the logo on the other side of the boat while I am sweeping my head across the airbag. That keeps my head low and really seems to help the roll. As for waiting 5 seconds, that can be an awfully long time. If you do flush into ...