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Thanks Kelvin - I hope it inspires people to get into a canoe was well :)

As for the two younger paddlers - you must be mistaken - that is Joe Gumpy - he is ancient.

I'm curious as to what you are referring to in regards to technique. - always keeping eyes an ears open to get better.
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Kelvin, you have to elaborate on what you meant my more progressive techniques. Super curious.

I just met a friend of yours on the Ottawa River by the way.
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Tommy/Ian,

I am hoping to get some footage up for this weekend, this will be followed by a series of free coaching articles. A pay to download coaching video, Sweet Skills, will be available before Christmas.

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Ian, I take it you met Claire.. She's also pretty handy with a single blade!
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did you guys across the pond figure out how to offside brace or somethin ;)
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At least on your side of the pond someone knows how to do it. I saw footage of -excuse the evntual missing- of mexico or costa-rica, one of the guides hitting a drop and doing an offside low-brace right after the landing... .

I can't do that for sure, some others might ;-).
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did you guys across the pond figure out how to offside brace or somethin
Better than that Tommy, we've found a magic potion that creates stability. Almost eliminating the need to brace...

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Good concept, worth doing and it is a fair amount of work to haul two boats to the river, plus camera gear and spend the day swanning around on grade 2. It was a day not running some gnarl.
I like the choice of boats too. I am interested in both but there are none in my area "borrow".

Since you are a rep. and I am a customer from my pov I would like to see the same boats on the same wave/eddy/hole from the same camera angle without any focal length changes, keeping the image clean. Each boat gets the same paddle technique.

That is kinda demanding on my part and more work on your part but it fits the intent of doing the video in the first place and gives me better ground to make an apples to apples judgement. Give it another shot with two more different boats.

As far as making videos I find that has it's own steep learning curve, like surfing. You just have to go there and get on it.
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Einar,

Sure, it's not quite borrowing, but there's a Maxim for sale in Portland (posted on Paddle Net) - what's one more boat, you might like it!

I'm looking forward to trying the L'Edge again at the Tamihi slalom.

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p.s. Coach Kel, c'mon, you can't say what you said about paddling technique and not be more specific/constructive! Please share.
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Kelvin wrote:
did you guys across the pond figure out how to offside brace or somethin
Better than that Tommy, we've found a magic potion that creates stability. Almost eliminating the need to brace...

Kelvin.
Is it called "buying a L'edge? ;)

Are you about this weekend Kelvin?
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Pat, you are pushing my buttons! I can see your house from here and here you are provoking me over C1B1 out of east USA.
I saw that Maxim! It's on my mind but like you':wink:' I have a hard time with my 210 ibs in a under 10' hull.

I am off to the the local to tune up my roll for the Tamihi 50 slalom after my recent debacle on the Adams. After all I am billed as Rescue, not rescuee.

If the l'Edge is there I'll paddle it.
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Hi All,
Is it called "buying a L'edge?

Are you about this weekend Kelvin?
Josh, don't forget it's the padder not the boat!

Yes I am paddling this weekend.
p.s. Coach Kel, c'mon, you can't say what you said about paddling technique and not be more specific/constructive! Please share.
Yarnellboat, the trailer should be sorted by the end of the weekend. Any comments can be posted on there.

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Whoa whoa whoa - as a sponsored paddler - I gotta disagree w/ it being the paddler...


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Whoa whoa whoa - as a sponsored paddler - I gotta disagree w/ it being the paddler... "It's all about the boat"
I agree different boats suit different paddlers and paddling styles, but boats still have to be paddled... Not sure what been a sponsored paddler has to do with it?

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Now THAT is a blast from the past. As a fan of pop-culture jokes, I say "Well done, sir!"
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