Emily and Dane both qualify for Junior Olympics in slalom at the Kern Race.

April 21, 2006

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Both Emily and Dane raced well for their first race as slalom boat owners.
While we have only started training (we did two workouts before the race to
learn the 2 stroke upstream.) Both kids have started with a strong base
and seem to be able to put the boat where they want it and not struggle with
that part. They are missing a whole range of specific skills regarding the
gates, including getting the getting the bow under the gates on the way into
upstreams. The whole head ducking thing is not normal for them either and
they lose their forward speed and usually catch an edge and hit the gate
when they try that too. So for them right now it is take a wider line and
stay in the middle of the gates. I am looking forward to some warm weather
training on the feeder canal in DC or in Atlanta to learn these skills and
really get those moves down.

Here are some photos by Crystal that was at the race.

🙂 EJ