Happy Thanksgiving! by Will Richardson | Nov 24, 2005 | Whitewater | 0 comments November 24, 2005 Photos Today is Thanksgiving, and also Kristine’s birthday. The Caney Fork is releasing at 3,600 cfs (Rock Island) until noon, the sun is shining and we just finished breakfast, sweet! Kristine’s aunt Connie and cousin Tim are here for the weekend. Clay is MIA since yesterday, I hope he shows up to paddle today. I just drove Tim up to check out our construction site for the new house, and ran the dogs around the property. Moe, the big black lab, can run 25 miles per hour at 110 pounds, pretty good for a big boy. The hole has been running every day since we got that 1.5 inches of rain, Finally! The Brave Wave, top waves, and the hole have been getting play time. I forgot just how fun the top waves are until yesterday when I did a few rides on them, getting nice backstabs, blunts, and HUGE loops. Dane busted a move to the hole so I followed him down and we surfed there for a few rides before he decided that Brave Wave was calling. The river has been running at 3,500 cfs, a tad low for Brave Wave, making it a little bit like a hole and a little less of a wave, but still good for blunts, helixes, McNastys, etc. Today it is just over 3,600 and Emily is hoping that we skip the hole all together and go straight to the wave. I am paddling my All-Star with the new Boat Armor Outfitting and it is way faster than before, how cool is that! The new seat, U-Channel vertical supports, and the way it all ties together to make a bomber floor support system keeps the hull from flexing and slowing it down. Where the green part of the wave on Brave Wave used to be a straight off flush because it is flat and pulsing, now I can stay on without trying. The lift off is even more dynamic now too because the hull is a solid that allows the force of the wave to shoot you up in the air, instead of first flexing and absorbing some of the force. It is 8:50, time to get ready to paddle, well, maybe we’ll wait until 9:30 and let the sun get a little higher, that is Emily’s input. Either way it is a kick back day, giving thanks for all that we have… 🙂 EJ Submit a Comment Cancel replyYour email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *Comment * Name * Email * Website Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Δ