Surprise, surprise

[jhetley]

Plenty of water for today's canoe race. Wonder where _that_ came from...

I think more than half of the vessels, canoes and kayaks, that tried Six Mile Falls (normally Class 3 rapids) ended up inverted. Beautiful day for a swim -- air temperatures in the 60s F. Too bad they report the water at 38 F.

The brother of Wife's boss is a minor celebrity, noted for doing the race every year in a white tuxedo and hat, standing up, with a canoe pole rather than a paddle. No sign of him in local TV coverage at the falls. I think Zip knows the water too well, and portaged.

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[malkingrey.livejournal.com]

The brother of Wife's boss is a minor celebrity, noted for doing the race every year in a white tuxedo and hat, standing up, with a canoe pole rather than a paddle.

I've heard of that guy, believe it or not. Himself and I were having lunch just last month at the Traveler's Restaurant on Rte. 84 (the place that lets you take away 3 free used books with your meal), and at the table just behind us were a bunch of people from the canoeing and watercraft-restoration community who were busy talking shop. Being writers, we of course eavesdropped shamelessly, and the Tuxedoed Canoeist was one of the tales they told.

Small world.

[jhetley.livejournal.com]

Small indeed.

I would imaging Himself would have a professional interest in the setup for this race. Two SAR groups, ham radio communications, air ambulance on alert, etc, etc, etc. We haven't killed anybody _yet_, but I wonder every year.

Problem is, the amateurs. Most of the other white-water races have a small and experienced turnout. This one, we get 700-800 people, and many of them have never done white water before. It's a sunny day, let's do the race...