The Paddler Magazine issue 74 Autumn/Fall 2023 | Page 33

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Paddlers threw themselves into the challenge , and it was great to see the competitive side of many of them come out . Who can be scared of going through the features when the aim is to win the race ?
It was back to camp for another well-received delicious dinner and some ball games before sleep .
DAY 3 :
Wednesday brought more sunshine and some morning slacklining with Tamsyn and Matt . After breakfast , it was back to the course for some more paddling and coaching . David arrived to coach squirt boating for the day . This was met with an equal amount of excitement from some paddlers and confusion about how anyone could fit into a squirt boat from others . Quite a few paddlers wanted to have a go at squirt boating and C1 / OC1 , so their group started on the lake before heading down to an eddy line on the course .
The other groups continued to work towards their goals . It was fabulous to see so many first loops , tailees and mcnasties happening . Lots of big smiles as the last few days of hard work brought the rewards . By the evening , the paddlers returned with a healthy trajectory to find food and sleep . Luckily , Em and Baz were to the rescue , and the post-river / pre-dinner snacks quickly became everyone ’ s favourite part of the day .
There were some more slacklining and ball games followed by yet another delicious and filling dinner followed by bedtime .
DAY 4 :
Thursday morning brought some circuit training with Tamsyn , followed by a well-deserved breakfast . It was back over to the course for another fun day of paddling . By this point , everyone was into a routine but also beginning to feel the effects of so
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