US National Whitewater Center Images

Kanukid · Post by **Kanukid** » Fri Jul 07, 2006 3:56 am

Recent pics from the center by Scott Shipley.

Lookin good!!!!!

http://mountainbuzz.com/album_page.php? ... e=previous

http://mountainbuzz.com/album_page.php? ... &mode=next

http://mountainbuzz.com/album_page.php? ... &mode=next

http://mountainbuzz.com/album_page.php? ... &mode=next

riverratrsf · Post by **riverratrsf** » Fri Jul 07, 2006 10:20 am

Bill and David ya'll take a good look. The first week it opens , Lord willing I'll be headed your way.
Scott

Bob P · Post by **Bob P** » Fri Jul 07, 2006 3:29 pm

I hope they get the gate wire system installed soon. I am not particularly fond of temporary bipods.

5 weeks to the Open Boat Nats...

John Coraor · Post by **John Coraor** » Mon Jul 10, 2006 4:00 pm

Bob:

It's my understanding that the Open Boat Nationals will be on one of the recreational channels, not the competition channel designed for decked boats as the water is likely to be too difficult. According to what I was told this will also mean a jury-rigged gate system.

John

Mike W. · Post by **Mike W.** » Mon Jul 10, 2006 4:39 pm

Kanukid, thanks for posting the links. After the last one, keep clicking 'next' to see some more shots.

I was told by someone "in the know" that nats will be in one of the rec. channels & that it will not even have gates in the lower section of that since the holes are so big. This person indicated that some folks may "whine their way into getting hammered".

Just to let y'all know, I played in some gates last week with my canoe. Whoever starts behind me will have to wait for the gates to stop swinging

I sure hope they have a cool event t-shirt.

Craig Smerda · Post by **Craig Smerda** » Wed Jul 12, 2006 9:01 pm

Better run dry!

Very few eddies!

Bob P · Post by **Bob P** » Wed Jul 12, 2006 10:13 pm

Craig Smerda wrote:Better run dry! Very few eddies!

Or, if the streambed is typical of an artificial course, the eddy is so strong that it pushes you back into the main current within 5 seconds.

This should be "interesting"...

A hint for the novices: In a really strong eddy, it's better to enter an upstream too low than too high.