Slough Race and new phone numbers
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Printed Date: 05 Jul 2026 at 12:13am
Topic: Slough Race and new phone numbers
Posted By: ChristianKnight
Subject: Slough Race and new phone numbers
Date Posted: 14 Nov 2008 at 9:20am
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Hey fellas, I discontinued use to my cell phone, so now you can reach me at one of three numbers:
425-814-4140 x 14 (Paddler office)
425-867-1644 (home)
206-412-7211 (wife's cell phone, use this last)
Also:
This is totally nerdy, but sometime this fall/winter, I want to have a Sammamish Slough race. The course is in Woodinville at Wilmot Gateway Park and is Class I-. Paddlers would paddle down for about 1.25 mile and then turn around and race back up. The crux of the entire race is near the end, where you'd have to attain an eddy by paddling up some pretty fast current. (At certain flows, this piece gets my heart rate up to 180 beats per minute.) The whole race should take about 30 minutes, depending upon which kind of boat you're paddling. The fun in the race is not necessarily in the water--but mostly in beating other paddlers. Although the course appears completely flat (it is), it harbors a dozen spots where being in the right thread can zip you upstream at a fast rate or being in the wrong place can doom you. My fellow editors and I have been out there twice a week or so and I gotta tell ya, as long as there's someone there to race you, it's fun.
I'd want to do the race somewhat spontaneously, with maybe 10 days notice or so, so it doesn't correspond with high water levels, when everyone is out paddling something AWESOME.
It would be informal, no prizes or microphones. Just a way to add some vibrance to the grayness of winter. Let me know who's interested.
Christian Knight
------------- Catch your eddies, Christian |
Replies:
Posted By: WA-Boater
Date Posted: 14 Nov 2008 at 3:23pm
| Not me. Is this guy joking? Sounds kind of lame. There might be some flat water forum or sea kayaker forum where you might get some takers. Best of luck. |
Posted By: BRoss
Date Posted: 14 Nov 2008 at 3:34pm
| I actually thought this sounded pretty cool. There was something similar on the Potomac feeder canal and during the PoFest, that was always a good time. ESPECIALLY if nothing else was running. I'd rather stay in shape paddling flatwater in my creekboat than going to the gym. |
Posted By: Ellingferd
Date Posted: 14 Nov 2008 at 3:35pm
| sounds cool to me. nothing like a little friendly competition. also, imho, fitness is one of the most important parts of paddling (playboating and class V). you cant run the shit or throw donkey flips if youre huffing and puffing out there |
Posted By: PaulGamache
Date Posted: 14 Nov 2008 at 4:17pm
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Hell ya! This sounds awesome. I'll bring my playboat Christian, if I beat you the photo goes to C&K, haha. Would be fun to do this and not get mailto:f*&@d - f*&@'d in Seattle traffic on the way home if possible. ------------- 27/320 & 1 bootie |
Posted By: JAM1
Date Posted: 20 Nov 2008 at 9:55pm
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A good on-water workout relatively close to home? I'm in!
Where's the turnaround (halfway) point?
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Posted By: Fish
Date Posted: 21 Nov 2008 at 9:42am
You know i'm in 
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