Mission: Locals Only, falling leaves and eviction notice.

Surfing with Jason Craig, about the nicest young guy I know.

ITs late in the season, all the demo boats are starting to come back to the house from gosh only knows.  Kelsey (known by many as The Runt)  moved out of my house back to the western side of Canada.  TIs weird having the house to myself.  Ray Borrato still lives in my attic, the little sister I never wanted taking Kesley's position on Harassment Detail.  I get called Fat boy again by her she's getting an eviction notice.

Filming for Locals Only with Kelsey was a lot of fun.  I am sure he's enjoying clipping stuttering out takes reminicent of kkk,ken Whiting's.  Being a big 12 year old didn't help my plight on that front.  All in all the time with him made me realize really how much I love home.  Nobody but me surfing at Garb and push.   Cool air in the am, falling leaves of red and orange.  Loosing tennis balls in the ground cover, Cursing the dog's inability to keep his eye on the ball.  (dam animal)  It is nice not to have Kelsey and his dam camera pointed at me, but sad to see him go too.

The video itself is a mystery, i have seen bits of it and watched hundreds of hours of kelsy parked at the dining room table working for endless hours.  Never realized how much went into video production.  Finding Music, editing, clipping, cataloguing......  guess thats why I paddle.


Check out the website and see what the video's about and peek at the news section too.
http://www.localsonlymovie.com/

http://www.localsonlymovie.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=6:locals-only-crew-kills-it-at-team-trials&catid=2:news&Itemid=4

ALL Photos BY Emery Tillman (thanks Emery!)




My Friend Emery, took the shots at Lachine, Kelsey and the Uber talented Jason Craig in green.

Big Joe

Kelsey in yellow and my good side in red.

THE PALADA

THE PALADA IS AN EXTENDED ROLL.  PLACING ONE HAND ON THE BLADE OF THE PADDLE THE OTHER HAND IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SHAFT.  SET IT UP ON THE SURFACE OF THE WATER FIRST, THEN ROLL.  PRACTICE THE SET UP HALF A DOZEN TIMES THEN DO THE SAME THING WHILE UNDER THE WATER. 

THE PALADA.

Mission: Snapping the Ivory and breaking the rules

VICIOUS......... 

I grew up getting beat up pretty regularly, school busses playground, hallways....  I sucked at fist fights still not that brilliant. One day I was taught a great lesson by a great man named Pat O'brien.  He had 12 brothers and sisters.  I asked, "Who won the fights around your house Pat".  his reply, ""the guy that got to the shovel first of course".  I was shocked.  "Dude, I said, thats not right.  he laughed,  "there are no rules to fighting", he said.  "Billy", he said, " use that farm boy power and get em on the ground.  Once there BITE THEM IN THE FACE!"  I said, "WHAT!?".  He says to me, "you never want to fight again, put the old ivory to em and bite them in the face."  He was right, it worked like a charm……..    that bite festered for a month, and everyone was horrified that I would break this unwritten rule of fighting…..  

ROLLING IS THE SAME WAY……………….  read on.

Did a clinic on the weekend.  Got to work with two ladies from the dorset area.  One girl who's partner paddles.  Just got a nice e-mail about how I teach, and the change, but something that just keeps coming up again and again needs to be addressed.  

Big Bird and Elmo clowning around.

Rolling is just as much a psychological test as it is a kayaking manover.  Rolling is more about the right approach and anxiety control as the physical move.  People think they are lifting their body out of the water… WRONG.  you are rolling the boat under neigh yourself….  and that explanation is where it starts. 

If your going to teach your friends try these tips to help them on their way.

Control their language about rolling.

Be sure that they are happy and excited and their language ESPECIALLY yours is all positive.  Remind them they are to flip the boat under their butts.  that is it.

Control their experience and use no short cuts.  

Get a dry suit or wet suit and get in the water with them.  Flip them, roll them swim in the water with the kayak.   Even take the time to swim with the paddle and put their head up inside the boat when its upside-down.  Comfort is everything when upside down.

Be consistent. Rolling to some person's rules Don't work.  Teach the roll that you use and be sure you have a couple different ways of teaching it.

USE THE PALADA!!!!!!!!!!!

Teach the roll as you normally would,  (head down, paddle high big sweep at the start hip flick)  is how I do it.  But when frustration and they are close,  teach the Palada.  Make sure that its when they are close.    Make sure that YOU KNOW they can get it, every time….    

RULES!!!!!!

The Rule for the plalada is simple.  Once the right way or standard way and, once the palada.  Its a psychological crutch as much as it is a method to get air….

Anyone who has a beef with this can contact me and tell me why.  I would be happy to crush their argument…

One last thing, GET A DUO and take em for a ride.....

b3harris@gmail.com

Mission: King of CLUBS

MIssion: KING OF CLUBS


Photo's By John Slot of KWP
More Photos at:  http://picasaweb.google.com/mccoy085/KWPRocksAtKingOfClubs2010?feat=email#
WIcked time on the ottawa this year that drew over 160 competitors the the River Run Camp ground this last weekend.  Each year the King of Clubs event draws the clubs together from all over Ontario and pits the paddling skills of each club against each other.  Started by this man Cale Reeder and his wife Steph with the Kawartha Whitewater Paddlers.

Cale 

STEPH

Head TO Head

  Cale a long time ago spent his time on the water rescuing me, a lot has changed since then but not his interest in growing the sport and helping others out.  The two of them with the help of many others put together head to head racing,

Monster Throw

Chained like dogs for Leaving Cales boat in a tree.....

 The event is for beginner Clubs, club members Beginer-mediates, beginners.  What a blast and adding things like Z drag comps, throwbag comps, boat tossing, tug of wars to keep the event a learning as well as a fun filled thing that people wanted to participate in.  It's hard to get people to compete these days.  So competitive is the race an freestyle sport that its hard to really get new people in.  But this weekendm convincing people to enter a relay, or get the throw bag toss lines fired up didn't take long.  No Prizes, No money, just pure Glory.  With some Rivalry tossed into the mix for good measure.  KWP, Bag pipes in all letting The Petawawa River rats, (Military boys) know they aren't the only people with Big Guns....

Causing all Kinds of Grief 

AMAZING TEAM EFFORT

BIlly Harris

Well done to the River Rats for taking this years Big Prize.  (GLORY)