Racing in my tripping boat

[eckilson]

I'm not much of a racer, but there is one race in CT that I have done several times - the Scantic Spring Splash downriver race. Its a 5-mile race - mostly quickwater with 4 class II+ (maybe III) rapids in the second half. I've done it many times in my solo boat, so this year decided to try it in my tandem. The water was low, so we spent most of our time scraping on the bottom and bouncing off rocks. It was still fun. Here is the 3-minute version of the trip.

We came in second (in a class of two).

 

[Jim Dodd]

Fun video !
Definitely Challenging !
Did you win ?
I'd consider Finishing as Winning !
Thanks ! Looked like fun !

Jim

 

[eckilson]

We did not win. We were in the OC2 Master (AKA Old Fogey) class, which only had two boats. We started first, and the lead changed 5 times as both boats got hung up on rocks and in shallow water. Another mile longer and the lead probably would have changed again. At least we didn't swim.

 

[Steve in Idaho]

I'm not much of a racer, but there is one race in CT that I have done several times - the Scantic Spring Splash downriver race. Its a 5-mile race - mostly quickwater with 4 class II+ (maybe III) rapids in the second half. I've done it many times in my solo boat, so this year decided to try it in my tandem. The water was low, so we spent most of our time scraping on the bottom and bouncing off rocks. It was still fun. Here is the 3-minute version of the trip.

We came in second (in a class of two).

Looks like a really fun stretch of river and a fun race.

We have a famous rapid here called "Staircase" too. Doesn't look quite like that. I won't go near it.

 

[Pseudonym]

@eckilson As a fellow southern New Englander, I really appreciate all your posts and have learned a lot about white water paddling opportunities that are not quite so far afield.

 

[Alan Gage]

That did look like fun. Thanks for sharing!

Alan

 

[eckilson]

Nice thing about this race is that there are always people on the banks taking pictures.

Here are some shots from the first big drop called Stokers.







Here are some shots from the last drop - the shoot at the bottom of Staircase.







Videos are great, especially for the big stuff, but I still love a good picture.

 

[eckilson]

We have a famous rapid here called "Staircase" too. Doesn't look quite like that. I won't go near it.

Yes - that Staircase rapid is a little bigger than this one. You can see from this how it got its name - a series of river-wide ledges above a big shoot.



More interested with more water, but still nothing like yours...

 

[Steve in Idaho]

I like yours better.