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by yarnellboat
Wed Nov 26, 2014 7:54 am
Forum: CBoat C Forum
Topic: Update on Mohawk
Replies: 12
Views: 12811

Re: Update on Mohawk

Thanks for the update Richard. Mohawk has been an important player for quite some time and it'll be great to see your next design and material. May you sell loads of them. With the trend to shorter boats, there's some exciting choices for many ww canoeists now, but not for everyone... will Mohawk ha...
by yarnellboat
Tue Nov 25, 2014 12:08 am
Forum: CBoat C Forum
Topic: A bad break
Replies: 45
Views: 27251

Re: A bad break

FYI Mark, on the local Vancouver (BC) forum, there has been talk about doing a group buy from Blackfly...

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Cheers, Pat.
by yarnellboat
Sun Nov 23, 2014 3:39 am
Forum: CBoat C Forum
Topic: A bit scared....
Replies: 33
Views: 18878

Re: A bit scared....

Around here there are about 3 new faces expressing interest in getting good at solo ww canoeing, they have their boats and are ready to go (which I see as different than someone wanting try ww canoeing, starting with basic tandem). All of these folks came forward to get on the river in Sept-Oct. Upo...
by yarnellboat
Thu Nov 20, 2014 6:26 pm
Forum: CBoat C Forum
Topic: A bit scared....
Replies: 33
Views: 18878

Re: A bit scared....

Nice Einar, I hope that Ian (and Roger C and Rachael) take you up on this, and that they continue to get offers from other folks too. Hopefully we can get all 3 of these new folks into the Tamihi Five-0 next year! As you reaped, so shall you sow. I guess that's what it comes to do as far as building...
by yarnellboat
Thu Nov 20, 2014 3:53 am
Forum: CBoat C Forum
Topic: A bit scared....
Replies: 33
Views: 18878

Re: A bit scared....

Wow Rick, you make me feel so pessimistic (and hopefully I am, not paddling will do that to a guy), but we see things differently... I can't say anything about the club on the island, but my whole point is that the Vancouver club does not have it nailed as far as training! The basic, intro training ...
by yarnellboat
Wed Nov 19, 2014 7:50 pm
Forum: CBoat C Forum
Topic: A bit scared....
Replies: 33
Views: 18878

Re: A bit scared....

Finding certified instructors is one thing, finding an actual course is another! We know the 6 ww instructors RCABC lists in the Lower Mainland, and there seems to be a few others as well listed on Paddle Canada, though I've never known them to paddle ww, 2 or 3 of the 6 from RCABC I don't think eve...
by yarnellboat
Wed Nov 19, 2014 4:03 am
Forum: CBoat C Forum
Topic: A bit scared....
Replies: 33
Views: 18878

Re: A bit scared....

Hmmm, Einar, so Paul offered a course on the Chilliwack back then too? Guess I was relegated to the "rookie camp" on the Cheakamus and wasn't allowed to play with the big boys. Proof that Paul's courses work I guess, because somehow I did get better after that, so maybe there's hope for CanadIan. Bu...
by yarnellboat
Wed Nov 19, 2014 3:57 am
Forum: CBoat C Forum
Topic: Just curious
Replies: 15
Views: 10722

Re: Just curious

I can save up for a new boat much faster than I wear out, or otherwise grow tired of, a current boat. So, saving the cash is not the problem; the problem is convincing me that there's a new hull or material worth buying! Even then - I'm convinced the L'Edge Lite is worth buying for me - but I haven'...
by yarnellboat
Tue Nov 18, 2014 11:09 pm
Forum: CBoat C Forum
Topic: A bit scared....
Replies: 33
Views: 18878

Re: A bit scared....

Doesn't Roger C. who came to watch the T50 have a L'Edge too? If so, Ian would be the 4th L'Edge in the valley (making the valley 100% L'Edge, because that's everybody, and they'll run into each other eventually), plus Ken in Vancouver would be 5. That would probably make the L'Edge the most popular...
by yarnellboat
Tue Nov 18, 2014 7:46 pm
Forum: CBoat C Forum
Topic: A bit scared....
Replies: 33
Views: 18878

Re: A bit scared....

You're right Brian, but you can probably bump your classes down - there might be class II instruction available, but nothing really more advanced than that - I'm not expecting instruction for "class IV and beyond" (I don't even want to do that!), but advanced class III instruction would be nice. Can...
by yarnellboat
Mon Nov 17, 2014 9:08 pm
Forum: CBoat C Forum
Topic: A bit scared....
Replies: 33
Views: 18878

Re: A bit scared....

Yeah, I was there, nervous to backferry across the gentle class II Cheakamus in my new-to-me 14' Old Town Otter! That must've been circa 2001. And then Eli was in the neighbourhoodd last summer. That's basically been it for us. Though Roger & Allyson offer good courses and the local club serves it's...
by yarnellboat
Mon Nov 17, 2014 7:36 pm
Forum: CBoat C Forum
Topic: A bit scared....
Replies: 33
Views: 18878

Re: A bit scared....

The best thing you can do is get some quality instruction. Unfortunately Paul, that's an almost impossible proposition in BC! There's not even a handful of instructors here in ww solo. If one could find an instructor, the courses may be seldom and/or far away, and are pretty basic (though maybe tha...
by yarnellboat
Tue Nov 11, 2014 5:53 pm
Forum: C Videos
Topic: Canyon Creek, WA
Replies: 6
Views: 11015

Re: Canyon Creek, WA

I could do the very bottom part of that run.

Gutsy run. On AW there's no less than 7 runs called "Canyon Creek", which run is this one? (So I can avoid it!)

Pat.
by yarnellboat
Sat Nov 08, 2014 5:05 am
Forum: CBoat C Forum
Topic: Thinking outside the weld
Replies: 27
Views: 15195

Re: Thinking outside the weld

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by yarnellboat
Wed Nov 05, 2014 11:32 pm
Forum: CBoat C Forum
Topic: Choosing a boat?
Replies: 18
Views: 18878

Re: Choosing a boat?

Ian, What did you buy and how's it going with the practice? FYI, over on the local forum, some here in Vancouver are looking at doing a group buy from Blackfly. Given the reviews here, and having sat in an Octane 91, I was surprised to see in Blackfly's specs that the weight range for the Option (22...