Reading the River (2): Three White Water Moves in a Canoe, on the Afon Tryweryn 

You are very welcome. Thanks.

Thank you kindly!

Thank you. Yep it is a good place

Thank you, appreciated. But get on with getting a canoe

Thank you. I appreciate your kind comments

That is very kind of you. Thanks

Thank you! Cheers!

You're welcome

I work hard to make it look easy. Constant practise. And thank you kindly for commenting.

Wow, thank you! I will blush just at a little at that high praise. Keep well and have fun.

Thank you. Comments are always appreciated.

It is really polished fundamental/basic skills that allow the fluency with the paddle and the boat. Every day on the water is a practise day for me. Yep it was good fun day with two really good customers.

Thank you kind sir

Thank you Mr T.

Thank you so much for that Cindy. I think your comment on how I use the water to move the boat is the key. Once you understand that then the dance is possible. Mind there was one move I wanted to get that day that I missed, I have to drop the bow into a very small patch of water to pull a turn into a ferry to get a particular eddy. I missed that patch by a very small distance and the rest didn't flow. I will get it next time. It is the constant striving for that flow that makes us good.

Thank you for that. I hope the combination of videos and book work for you.

yep it takes a while once you start practising on white water but in the end the dance is wonderful. Thanks for commenting and I do like you Algonquin video. Ray

Young jedi, you wise are. Growing in you, the force is. Strong, the force was when I did the ferry. In tune with the water always work.

Thank you kindly sir.

Absolutely. The eddy turn is set up by the speed and angle set before I cross the eddy line. Once in the eddy I only use the paddle to modify a turn (make it tighter or more open/wider). So I consider any stroke in the eddy as a modifier not normally something to create the turn. Sometimes I can get everything so right I don't need to use a paddle stroke to modify the turn. If you watch closely you will see the canoe appear to 'wobble' very slightly during the turn, that is me changing knee pressure and hence the lean of the canoe to subtly change the turn. But let's put this in perspective: I think the majority of times I go into that eddy I need a paddle stroke to tighten the turn. Hope that helps.

Hi Steve, we were on the Lower Tryweryn. The first rapid is the campsite wave. Cheers

Fair enough 🤣 That has got me chuckling. Thanks. Re Wife: have you considered living off of microwave meals and breakfast cereal for the rest of your life?

@@RayGoodwinCanoe That is what I was mulling over before posting my response. She would likely claim half of my canoes, so... lose/lose! ;)

@@canoepoler 😆 I think that settles it. To lose canoes would be a terrible thing. 🥺I think you are stuck with her and staying put.