Join us for the 10th spring paddle/wine and cheese party and find out first hand why mostly sane, reasonably intelligent and somewhat mature persons subject themselves to the vicissitudes of spring camping.
We paddle from above Aumonds Bay to the take out at Griffith, a distance of only 28 km. The pace is leisurely with only the Sunday being a full day of paddling and most of that spent on the Snake Rapids section of the river. Lots of time to play, chat and nibble! Rapids will range from Grade 1 to 4 and there are a couple of short portages around falls. Water levels are likely to be quite high and cold. In the past we have had sun, rain, hail and snow…all on the same day, so participants will need to dress and pack appropriately. Suitable for intermediate level paddlers. Limit six boats. Book early as this trip “sells out” most years.
PLEASE NOTE THAT PARTICIPANTS SHOULD REGISTER DIRECTLY WITH THE ORGANIZER BY EMAIL AT ldurst@rogers.com. SELF-REGISTRATION IS CLOSED.
Petawawa Wildwater from Lake Travers to McManus features 5 big C3 rapids all with portages and therefore suitable for intermediate paddlers as the rapids offer various options. There are lots of C2 rapids and play spots. The Petawawa even at high water is a great place to challenge your skills as we have even seen relatively novice fishing boaters in Grunmans survive this great long weekend run!
Contact organizer directly by email. No online registratations can be accepted, group size limited.
Participants Signed up:
Jay & Frank Knaapen - tandem boat
JC Lessnick & K. Lansel - tandem boat
A. Barbacsy - solo boat
Jaromir Zubicek - solo boat --- Jaromir is offering share ride from Toronto
Rock and roll on the Opeongo and Madawaska Rivers. After many years running these 2 beautiful rivers we have had everything from snow to hot sun. Stay at a local motel or camp at a lovely site where we are serenaded by peepers. Suitable for advanced whitewater paddlers there will be lotza C3 rapids not all of which are land scouted, as we know these rivers intimately.
Contact organizer directly by email. No online registratations can be accepted.
Participants Signed Up:
Jay and Frank Knaapen
Attila Barbacsy
From Friday to Sunday we will be running the Lower Black, Beaver Creek and the Moira. These beautiful Kawartha rivers are suitable for advanced C3 paddlers and hopefully the weather will be warm and sunny. email us to signup
Participants Signed up :
Jay & Frank Knaapen
Attila Barbacsy
Book before May26 as we will be away June1-14.
Marc McCabe of Michigan is looking for a tandem partner. Marc paddled with
us on our wonderful Agawa River trip, a few years ago.
The Bazin River from Parent to the Gatineau River is 125 kilometers of beautiful whitewater suitable for advanced paddlers. The Bazin is mostly C1-2 with lots of C3 rapids, and two C4-5 rapids which can be run or portaged. There are no FALLS on this river and the approaches to the C4 rapids appear to offer good advanced warning for scouting, though many of the rapids will only offer boat scouting. There is a long flat stretch but with high water levels this should not be too difficult for solo paddlers. We will paddle 4 days on the Bazin (25K per day) and 1 day on the Gatineau to take out at Pike Rapid. We will put in at Parent on Saturday afternoon after arranging to have our cars driven from Parent to the take out. The trip will end at about lunch time on Friday. There is an excellent map of the BAZIN on www.cartespleinair.org select CARTES and scroll down till you find the BAZIN.
Contact organizer directly by email. No online registratations can be accepted.
Participants Signed Up:
Jay & Frank Knaapen
Mark McCabe - looking for a partner
Similar to the Canada Day weekend, except the water will be lower and warmer. Just a relaxed summer weekend of camping and paddling. See the Canada Day Weekend description for driving instructions, etc.
We may go up on Friday afternoon. Feel free to arrive and leave as convenient. We'll be here all weekend.
Note the the water level needs to be at least 30 cms to have fun. If it's below that, we'll go to the Minden Wildwater Preserve for the weekend.
We will be paddling the oTtawa river on Sunday, as we have 2 boats and a car shuttle, so if you would like to join us phone 613-687-6037. The Ottawa is a challenging big water river with safe recovery as the rapids are far apart, a great opportunity to rock and roll thru very big waves. Of course there are portage options as well. We will meet at 10 a.m. at the OWL Put IN. I only get email at the local library so phone is best at this last minute event.
We'll be heading to Algonquin Park to run the Petawawa River from Lake Travers to McManus
The campsites have been booked (Travers, Crooked Chute, Schooner Raps,McManus)
The sites have been selected to provide lots of time to play in the rapids and do some fishing.
GatFest offers a 'co-ordinated' opportunity to paddle Gatineau wildwater rapids with the backup of rafts and many other paddlers. We have reserved early, a beach site on the Gatineau River at Bonnet Rouge Rafting/Camping which also offers meals, (instead of camping at the high school in Maniwaki). Information on the GatFest website www.gatineau.org includes registration options, so book early!
There will be a ton of people, and, as a bonus, rafting is only $60. The Gatineau rapids are powerful big river rapids so C3 skills and fully outfitted WW boats is mandatory, though water levels are reasonable at the moment. This is a great venue for connecting with awesome paddlers. If you want to join us as a mini-team - Email J&Frank at jneilson@nrtco.net or tel. 613-687-6037
The Black River at HWY 169 just south of Washago has an intersting section that packs half a dozen Class 1-2 rapids into the distance of only a couple of km. It's an ideal spot for budding moving water paddlers to learn to ferry, eddy turn and surf in a non-threatening environment. For more experienced paddlers, it provides a good practice work-out, and if the water is high enough, there are some gnarlier bits on some of the side-channels. This trip is always a low-key, relaxed day for practicing, learning and socializing. A pleasant way to get to meet some other WCA members if you're new to the club. The water should be warming up by then, but you'll at least want to have a wetsuit.
