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Liffey Descent 2011
Tiny Tim:
--- Quote from: kmck on April 28, 2011, 12:46:37 ---Answer to first part, you'd need to be out a few times a week, firstly for confidence and secondly it's a bloody long paddle. No don't get a racing boat, your mamba would be fine if a little slow. Racing boat takes practice that you need to be doing to get confortable with just doing the distance.
I did from the portage to the get out as sweep a couple of years ago and all i can say is don't do it if you leave the bung open on your boat. Also after about 30 rescues and no training I was fucked falling out of the boat.
--- End quote ---
Id have to disagree on this one. Its a long slog but if your out even every second week ull be grand. Theres an easy route down everything and heaps of rescue.
I would most definately not recommend a mamba or a racing boat, creekboats are damn slow and racers are damn tippy. Any sort of a long, stable boat (invader, dancer etc.) are the business and the club has a large unused stock of them.
Ritchie:
I was thinking of doing a tandem but does the other person in the kayak req a level3 icu cert or will mine do for the both of us??
Mark:
Ritchie once a L3 instructor signs off it'll be grand.
Simon R.:
do it in your playboat there was a time when you'd 45 km of flatwater, get off the water and start drinking.....
Ritchie:
...ah yes. The true professional, those were the days!!!
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