My condolences to Tish ! ❤️🛶 And Family.

JW, I tried to renew my Membership online but it does not have a Province or Country spot and did not like that we do not have no steenkin Zip Codes ! And, I do not utilize Play Pal. What is the EZest way to get me back in the Club. You understand the vagaries of 3rd World Mail.?? Ayuda me

Atta boy Crazee Jerry ! Git slackin brother ! Miss you buddy, Freddie

Esquif L’Edge is possibly what you are looking for. Google it, or The Canoe Guru, Eli Helbert. He will chat with you, especially if you are MWA ! Dennis Jones of the MWA is also a wealth of knowledge. Tell em Freddie sent ya their way !

I have a Machno down here on the Island. I like it more than my Burn III , but I will always love my MEGA Rocker. Sitting unused in a storage locker in the midwest ! I will get it here this summer…

Sorry to hear that. My condolences to his family and friends. A true gentleman paddler ! Although ill, he still made it to the River often. 🛶 RIP Sandy

Oh Donaldo …. the friggin killer Bees ! Mildly funny now, not so much then ! You rolled and they went into your helmet. …. you were a bumpy mess ! With all of us paddling away in fear !! Never did figure out why they went after you en masse… too much sunscreen ? Bees don’t like Mimes !! 🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝

Ahh, the good ole Tellico… there is one US river I truly miss ! Ehh Donaldo, Nancy, Byron, Mikey, Slim, Bilbo, Charles, Mike V, Eric and Tracy, Chuck n Di, Gootch, ChrisKelly,Chris Matsuno, John Foster, Bling,  Lil Kuthe and Uncle John (who got that Lad to the rivers regularly) Jason (s), The always presnt, and dearly departed Jimmy, Bob Larson…[Read more]

Beautiful Wilderness here in the high Caribbean Mountains ! Glad that I am not there to observe the destruction of some of my old favorites. Still expecting a visit eventually from yousse guys ! I have 2 extra Pyranha creekers here. A Burn III XL, and a L Machno. Your lodging on the banks of the Yaque del Norte awaits your arrival !

I wish I had it here on the Island Shirley ! Miss my duplicate Tacoma terribly. I have a big old honkin Toyota Landcruiser Prado Turbo Diesel that kind of eats fuel ! The Tacoma is King Kayakin vehicle !

Fred’s Fish House ??

Well,  all I can say is that I value and trust Chucks opinion on any and all things Downriver ! So I will shut up and go away !!

I will never buy the explanation ! Downriver is Downriver …. if enough people ran it cleanly to get DQ’ed, then it never should have been off limits. It is not for tricks or style points. Just the opinion of a guy who has raced and operated the Downriver Race for quite a few years. PS, screw the Upper … go race bicycles at Walmart instead !!

Look at my avatar for a photo of the race line ! 0″ or bridge level, race your own line !

I just heard that some really good paddlers were DQ’ed for running the race line at Cat’s Paw ! I could see if there was lumber or an obstruction….. Total BS, saddens me ! Take whatever line you can handle !

My Avatar is a Bilbo foto of the proper Downriver race line at Cats Paw. Taught to me many years ago by Master Paddler Slim Olson ! Love that line !

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