[Paddlewise] WoW White Water Slalom

One of the benefits of living near the Canadian border is that one can steal 
the CBC TV broadcasts.

I caught the Gold Cup white water slalom competiton from Germany on CBC/TV.

WoW, those folks in the K1 slalom kayaks do nothing like what I do with my 
sea kayak on lakes.  The bracing, strokes, banked turns, draw strokes.  Brace 
and power the boat at the same time. HIGH, HIGH braces. AWSOME!

Even wierder are the C1 -single handed canoes.  These folks kneel in what 
looks just like a K1 with a spray skirt and a single bladed paddle.  They 
don't have time to swap the paddle left to right; they simply twist over to 
the other side and keep the same hand position (roughly).

I recommend those who have not witnessed this amazing stuff to keep an eye 
out for the opportunity.

bob phillips
SE MI
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