Date:         Sat, 2 Mar 2013 11:04:51 -0500
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From:         Mark Dearing <VWBrain@AOL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Are there Kayaker's among us??
Comments: To: dimwittedmoose@CFU.NET
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I am with you   I used to run up and down the east coast running  class 4/5
creeks and rivers in a whitesell open whitewater canoe.  Had the  roopf
rack on my old 66 westy set up to carry 2 canoes and a kayak . Ran some  crazy
stuff but biggest drop I ever did was only about 20 feet.   later  mark d


In a message dated 3/2/2013 5:15:16 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
dimwittedmoose@CFU.NET writes:

I'm not  a waterfall jumper, but appreciate the abilities of those that
do this  stuff.  The current record for height(198 ft.) is over twice  the
distance of this video(90 ft.)

The keys to successfull falls  jumping are keeping the boat vertical
during "flight" and making darn sure  there's enough depth at the bottom
so you don't piton the bottom of the  river.  One famous kayaker from S.
Africa "pancaked" on his landing on  a mere 60' drop and crushed several
vertebrae.  The tallest falls I've  ever done is a paltry 13' drop in the
Ozarks of Arkansas on Falling Water  Creek, lbut I've also taken my canoe
over that one.....

I'll stick  to river running and slalom racing for now.....

DM&FS

On  3/1/2013 10:40 PM, JRodgers wrote:
> I'm sure there are. Here is  something for them - and everybody else too.
> I have taken my van   up to this place - Noccalula Falls - for an outing
> many times, but  this vid is amazing. Usually the water is down - but not
> this  time.  This was about a year ago.
>
>  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z132Np3ze2E
>
>  John