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Race on Sky this weekend

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Topic: Race on Sky this weekend
Posted By: fiddleyak
Subject: Race on Sky this weekend
Date Posted: 14 Jan 2013 at 2:03pm
This Saturday we have another of our scheduled monthly local races.

Given the current flow outlook (ie cold and dry) the Skykomish looks like the best choice. This should be a good opportunity for people to come out that didn't due to the high water we had in October.

I'm thinking it would be fun to do an individual, timed race on Boulder Drop, then perhaps head to head in heats or something like that.
We'll need at least one timer to pull that off.
We could also do a longer race, perhaps only longboats unless demand for a shortboat race is great enough.

Thoughts? Ideas?


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Posted By: WA-Boater
Date Posted: 14 Jan 2013 at 7:05pm
In.
I'm up for whatever race format people want to do. I will bring my Greenboat too for long boat race. If we do a boulder race and others would like a stab at it in a Greenboat feel free.

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Posted By: Jed Hawkes
Date Posted: 15 Jan 2013 at 10:12am
I'm down for both formats.

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Posted By: ChristianKnight
Date Posted: 15 Jan 2013 at 3:16pm
I'm in for whatever format you choose. It'd be good to get a longer race into the mix, as well. Water level looks like we might be putting in at Cable Drop (or Confluence, I suppose). Perhaps from Boulder Drop down to Split Rock and then turn-around and attain back up to Aquagasm. This would be the perfect level for an attainment race that begins at Split Rock. But we'd need long boats. If we started the attainment race at Split Rock, paddled upstream to Aquagasm and back down to Split Rock, we could race in heats and share boats. Plus, we'd only need one timer and a pre-race group huddle at the bottom of Aquagasm to point out the turnaround point. Could be a fun race.

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Catch your eddies,
Christian

Posted By: ENDO
Date Posted: 15 Jan 2013 at 6:49pm
in, but does anyone have a longer boat that i could borrow (i will need one for either format)

Posted By: Mr.Grinch
Date Posted: 15 Jan 2013 at 7:35pm
I'll get spanked, but I think it'll be a good experience. I'm 99% in.

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nnln.

Posted By: ENDO
Date Posted: 15 Jan 2013 at 11:38pm
Anyone heading from down south more and would want to meet up and carpool/caravan?

Posted By: wday
Date Posted: 16 Jan 2013 at 8:24am
Im in, coming from kitsap, need to leave by 130 so i vote for early start. lkg forward to the race! will

Posted By: fiddleyak
Date Posted: 16 Jan 2013 at 8:30am
How about we meet at Boulder Drop at 11? I'll get there around 10 for practice laps.
We could do timed runs down BD with both long a short boats.
I can share my longboat with people who want to paddle it.
Then we could head downstream for additional races.
An attainment race in longboats sounds fun.

Posted By: fiddleyak
Date Posted: 16 Jan 2013 at 8:31am
Earlier is fine with me too

Posted By: Jed Hawkes
Date Posted: 16 Jan 2013 at 8:43am
If any one want's to give the longboat a go, let me know I have a Corsica S and Outburst that I can bring for PPeeps to use,PM me and let me know if your interested.

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Posted By: WA-Boater
Date Posted: 16 Jan 2013 at 5:12pm
Consideration might need to be given to the amount of ice on the rocks around Boulder. Could be a slippery proposition lapping it. Then again, it might not be an issue.
Looking forward to this. Getting off work Sat morning - so anytime after 9am works for me.

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Posted By: wday
Date Posted: 18 Jan 2013 at 9:43am
ill be at BD ~8 with OJ & Bagels

Posted By: fiddleyak
Date Posted: 18 Jan 2013 at 1:24pm
A few us with longboats are going to meet at Splitrock at 930.
We will do some sort of race and then plan on being at Boulder Drop by 11 for timed races for both long and short boats.
If interest is great enough maybe we'll do another race after that.

Posted By: Mr.Grinch
Date Posted: 18 Jan 2013 at 5:54pm
Originally posted by WA-Boater

Consideration might need to be given to the amount of ice on the rocks around Boulder. Could be a slippery proposition lapping it. Then again, it might not be an issue.


Anyone know what we're looking at in this regard?
Thanks!

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nnln.

Posted By: Jackson_Tim
Date Posted: 18 Jan 2013 at 6:12pm


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