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I'll be there, representing Team Celebrate-Independence-By-Paddling-And-Drinking.

I've paddled a Nitro once, and I agree with you in that it is stable to the point of being boring at times (although I sure appreciated it during an unintentional side surf) Like Tommy said, the Viper 11 is a good boat in between the Prelude and the Nitro. Ocoee would be as well, but I think Bell st...

I'm right handed if anyone needs a partner, as my normal partner (brother) is recovering from back surgery.

Worse comes to worse I'll just throw a cute raft guide in the back of my Viper. That counts, right?

So I took the thwarts in this weekend. Before the width at center was 28.5 inches, well wider than factory. I took them in to 26.5 inches. I can't really speak to the rocker, but the boat was faster, tracked better, and flipped easier. At first I thought I had screwed the pooch because I was having ...

Where's everybody staying? My outfitting is finally starting to come into its own, so right now my plan is LY Saturday for a Class III shakedown, then Savage Sunday and play it by ear Monday.

I'm sure most people will hit the UY on Saturday, but I might head down to Morgantown and run Tygart Falls if anyones interested.

Agreed completely. I think this guy really didn't have his head wrapped around a potential self rescue. I know (from bountiful experience) that a short painter is a real PITA for swimming the boat to shore. I've heard of one technique, which is clipping a long throwbag into the stern of boat, and th...

I personally have no problem with solo trips. You just need to reevaluate the risks you might take on a day trip.

I might head out that way. How does the Savage compare to the Cheat Canyon or the Dryway section of the Deerfield?

Found this over on CCR. Guy flips just upstream of a manky V+ rapid, solo, five days out.

http://paddlpics.blogspot.com/

You're about 20-30 minutes from Ausable Chasm, that pretty much runs all summer long.

Yeah we need to pick a date.

Tandem over the falls...

Valiant effort Clarion. So smart of you to do it at Cucumber, where there'd be photographic record.

What'd ya think of the Yough otherwise?

I paddled one for a couple days on some light Class I-II. It wasn't the easiest boat to keep straight, but it made up for it with its turniness; you could spin in and out of eddies with it. Surfed great for a tandem boat. Some day I want to get either the X or a Blast and find someone who wants to l...

Are we picking a date? I have tandem couples who are very interested...