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dave
11-08-2007, 11:23 PM
just wondering would anyone be up for paddling a rivers one of these 2 days as there is suppose to b a bit more rain coming for this weekend in the lakes. maybe a good chanc for a grade 3/4 paddle.
Frank B
11-09-2007, 06:22 PM
Count me in for that weekend, probably Sunday

Frank
Jim T
11-09-2007, 07:50 PM
id be up for tht
dave
11-10-2007, 12:46 AM
andy said he should becoming down aswell if i remember correctly.
dave
11-12-2007, 09:58 PM
How about if we meet up at charnock richards at 9am and then we can head up to the lakes and see what water is around.
andy
11-13-2007, 08:53 PM
I'll dust my kayak off and come and show you how it's done:D
dave
11-13-2007, 11:42 PM
about time we see you back on these rivers.:p
Malley
11-15-2007, 07:31 PM
reet i'd be up for tht david !!
Frank B
11-19-2007, 06:24 PM
An interesting day was enjoyed, with a lot more water than expected.

Firstly the Duddon, flowing very fast but with all the scrapy rocks covered making it a bit less technical than usual.


Then to the Leven, an inspection of Backbarrow Bridge revealed rocks which were usually covered and no one fancied it !

Onto the Kent, up at least 2ft on last week and a much more difficult proposition. Water flowed quite fast, there was a huge hole/haystack on the S bends, the L shaped drop was once again a place to be careful and Force Falls was very forceful, all of us capsizing there apart from Dave Pass who was just lucky !. Most of us had minor epics,Jim T rolled twice going down the grade 4 on the Duddon, I took a submarine line down most of the S bends, Andy had a lot of fun with a tree at the L shaped drop to name just a few but all were unscathed apart from Jim who cut his lip carrying his boat .

A really good day
dave
11-19-2007, 06:27 PM
I would of said it was quite a bit more than just 2foot higher than last week. atleast 3foot.
Jim T
11-19-2007, 07:05 PM
Frank, i think you missed out the bit where david took you the wrong way to the duddon...:D Really nice paddles though, kent was a really nice level, spec force falls and s-bends, cant wait to do them again..:cool:
dave
11-19-2007, 09:26 PM
get it right jim. If I was guiding us we would have took the right turning as i mentioned to andy as we went past it wondering where you lot were off to.