As you can see, I don't do a very good job anymore of posting to this blog. I don't seem to be paddling as much anymore --- and I'm just lazy. But the river changes all the time and it would be good to get a few more folks recording their experiences for the benefit (and amusement) of our fellow Prisoners of the Potomac.
What to be an Attainers Blog author? Let me know and I'll add you, so that you can start sharing your very unscientific observations of paddling on the Potomac.
Thursday, March 13, 2014
Corner Chute at 4.6 and rising
It has been a long time since I've tried the little attain at the Corner below Maryland Chute. Once called "Clay's Revenge" after some guy who never paddles anymore and always seems to be dying of some respiratory infection, it's an interesting little exercise in take-off, edge control and just the right power at just the right moment.
OK, that's probably over-complicates it. But until you get it figured out, you'll beat your brains out.
Checking back over these entries, I really should have been able to make this move. FAIL Of course, I was out in the the new just-under-10-feet plastic boat, I didn't have my favorite attaining paddle, and my lucky underwear was all in a wad. How could I have possibly expected to get up, under the circumstances? :-)
I did feel like something had changed a little in the slot. There was a swell of a little wave coming off the right side that I didn't remember being so pronounced. And while the entry has always kicked to the left, it felt stronger than I remembered. Just a difference in the level --- or has something shifted?
So, something to achieve in this new season...once I get the lucky underwear washed. :-)
OK, that's probably over-complicates it. But until you get it figured out, you'll beat your brains out.
Checking back over these entries, I really should have been able to make this move. FAIL Of course, I was out in the the new just-under-10-feet plastic boat, I didn't have my favorite attaining paddle, and my lucky underwear was all in a wad. How could I have possibly expected to get up, under the circumstances? :-)
I did feel like something had changed a little in the slot. There was a swell of a little wave coming off the right side that I didn't remember being so pronounced. And while the entry has always kicked to the left, it felt stronger than I remembered. Just a difference in the level --- or has something shifted?
So, something to achieve in this new season...once I get the lucky underwear washed. :-)
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