SKY RACE workouts (January 14)
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Topic: SKY RACE workouts (January 14)
Posted By: ChristianKnight
Subject: SKY RACE workouts (January 14)
Date Posted: 08 Jan 2012 at 8:10pm
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If the Sky drops below 3,000 and Robe is below 5 feet, what do you say we all get together again for another competitive workout on the Sky?
I'd recommend short boats (8.5 feet). But maybe we could just do both again: Short boats first, long boats last. Who's with me? ------------- Catch your eddies, Christian |
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Posted By: huckin harms
Date Posted: 09 Jan 2012 at 12:39pm
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I could be into that again, even though its like eating humble pie.
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Posted By: AMcEwan
Date Posted: 09 Jan 2012 at 9:05pm
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Posted By: WA-Boater
Date Posted: 10 Jan 2012 at 10:02am
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Sounds good to me. ------------- |
Posted By: fiddleyak
Date Posted: 10 Jan 2012 at 10:33am
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Forecast is not looking too favorable for much else, I'm in.
Christian, is your green boat available? I'd like to paddle it whether or not I get beaten in the short boat race. |
Posted By: ChristianKnight
Date Posted: 10 Jan 2012 at 8:57pm
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Yep, Ben. You can use the other one. I'll bring it up there for you. ------------- Catch your eddies, Christian |
Posted By: WA-Boater
Date Posted: 12 Jan 2012 at 6:27pm
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Saturday at noon? Cable Drop to Split Rock in short boats first. Then maybe long boats next?
Other ideas? ------------- |
Posted By: ChristianKnight
Date Posted: 13 Jan 2012 at 11:49am
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How about 11? I have a 2 p.m. deadline. Can you all do 11 a.m. Saturday at Split Rock? ------------- Catch your eddies, Christian |
Posted By: Jule
Date Posted: 13 Jan 2012 at 1:07pm
| Thanks Christian for keeping this going! I'd love to come out, next time you do this, but we need some more ladies!! |
Posted By: WA-Boater
Date Posted: 13 Jan 2012 at 1:20pm
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Looks like 11 am is the time to meet at split rock. We will do short boats first then long boats for who ever wants to. I have 2 extra long boats. Call me if you want me to bring you one. So far we got...
Andrew M (defending champion both short and long) Darren A
Christian K
Rob M
Sam G
Mike H
Ben H
Come on JP, Jed Hawkes, Fish, DanP and Joe Howard.
Darren
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Posted By: WA-Boater
Date Posted: 13 Jan 2012 at 1:21pm
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Short means 8'6" and under...
Long is whatever you got...even a sea kayak! ------------- |
Posted By: tiziak
Date Posted: 13 Jan 2012 at 3:14pm
Might have to happen. Not much is in these days 
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Posted By: jP
Date Posted: 13 Jan 2012 at 5:02pm
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Damn! Callin PPeeps out n sh*t
Maybe. Still trying to figr out my weekend. Pretty broke. Tired of being freezing cold all the time. May not boat at all this weekend. Not a fan of the freezing fog. But then again... ------------- 🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋 |
Posted By: WA-Boater
Date Posted: 13 Jan 2012 at 5:55pm
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Not calling ya out JP. Just figured you might need a little more motivation since I hadn't heard from ya yet. You're usually as fired up about this stuff as anyone.
Hope to see you out there. ------------- |
Posted By: Jed Hawkes
Date Posted: 13 Jan 2012 at 7:26pm
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I'll be there and not square. ------------- The line will become apparent 978-273-7723 |
Posted By: James
Date Posted: 13 Jan 2012 at 7:34pm
When I read it, I just assumed you were callin JP out, but heck what do I know... |
Posted By: jP
Date Posted: 14 Jan 2012 at 10:58am
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Too lazy to drive all the way up there this go round. I would have had to leave 2 hrs ago. I'm loungin today. ------------- 🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋 |
Posted By: Jed Hawkes
Date Posted: 14 Jan 2012 at 5:29pm
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It was s doozy. From cable to BD we had the hardest headwind I think I've ever paddled against and on top of that it was sleeting so hard that you had to paddle with your eyes closed for ten seconds at a time and take a quick peek to determine where the hell you were. After a bit I figured out if you closed one eye and pointed it into the wind you could look where your going with the other. Luckily by the time we got to BD the wind slowed and we were able to run BD with 70% visibility. The visibility made it about impossible to stay in the fast water, so the best strategy was to follow the person in front of you, becasue that way at least you were going to go at a similar speed.
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Posted By: ChristianKnight
Date Posted: 14 Jan 2012 at 7:48pm
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I gotta say, though: In 16 years of running the Sky, I'm not sure I've come up with a more fun, more fulfilling and warmer way to paddle it in a snowstorm than to race with Seattle's (and Index's) finest.
Nice work to all of you for showing up and finishing in, what I can objectively say, was adverse conditions. ------------- Catch your eddies, Christian |
Posted By: WA-Boater
Date Posted: 14 Jan 2012 at 9:54pm
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Yeah, that was some pretty crazy weather. By the time we left Harms' there was 5-6" of snow on the ground; compared to the 0" and raining when we got there at 11am. And HWY 2 was so bad it took us 1hr 15min to get to Split Rock from Harms'. Lame.
Some Results from Sky Race/Workout 2012.1
Short:
1. Darren A (24:30)
2. Rob M
3. Christian K
4. Tom Weir (C-1)
5. Nick Hinds
6. Jed Hawkes
7. Mike Harms
8. Sam G
9. Jennie Goldberg
Long boats:
1. Darren A (21:33)
2. Andrew M
3. Ben H
2200cfs - snowy - windy ------------- |