Tom at the Clare Glens Invitational

Pia! · February 06, 2009, 16:03:12

I'm pretty sure that was exactly my point jody......

JODY · February 06, 2009, 16:12:25

Oh terribly sorry Pia... i thought you were just THAT dumb

Simon R. · February 06, 2009, 16:20:39

so did i......

cormac · February 06, 2009, 16:36:16

Rog,

No.

When you just paddle down a drop your boat moves downwards on top of the water's flow and you enter the stopper. When you boof your boat leaves the water at the lip of the drop and moves downwards with gravity but it also moves outwards thanks to your boof stroke, with the path of the boat being the third side of the triangle. This is why in the boof photo Tom's boat is not in any water at all but is in mid-air.

The two consequences of a successful boof are that:

(1) On landing you continue forward and away from the stopper, and

(2) Your boat changes colour.

rog · February 06, 2009, 17:26:28

And your gear changes different colour and make as well?

cormac · February 06, 2009, 17:29:36

Unfortunately the main consequence of an unsuccessful boof is that the gear worn by your rescuer tends to show more prominently in the resulting photo because that person's gear is above water.

rog · February 06, 2009, 17:33:58

Lol, but it looks like a really good boof, what happened?

Diarmaid · February 06, 2009, 19:51:15

now clearly I'm no expert, but my understanding is that if you boof hard enough, time actually starts going backwards, the drop unerodes a couple of thousand years and the stopper moves downstream a few feet to the landing spot you picked out.

that's why I stopped paddling in the first place. it used to be about the laws of physics, dagnammit.

roz · February 09, 2009, 00:47:29

speaking of clare glens... I hear there is a warning out on the river

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3Q9HG17djw&feature=related

And yes i surf too much youtube

Monkey Loving Bob · February 09, 2009, 12:17:36

Has anyone else noticed that aside from bashing Tom (always a worthwhile cause and investment of time) that is an awesome shot! Who did you pay to paddle for you Tom?

Simon R. · February 09, 2009, 13:32:01

i was just thinking he should send that photo to sweet and pyranaha...... PR people would masturbate over a photo like that.

Evan · February 13, 2009, 10:18:18

That photo of Tom has gone international.

(Austria to be exact)

cormac · February 13, 2009, 10:25:57

Quote from: ska-child on February 06, 2009, 17:33:58
Lol, but it looks like a really good boof, what happened?

It was a really good boof, and he came third in the individual race. The swim happened in the team race - which is why Wongy is in the photo too.

Next time you see Tom hassle him to let you see the video clip of the boof photo which someone sent to him on his phone. You'll see why he was able to beat some of the top paddlers in the country - and, it seems, Austria.

Simon R. · February 13, 2009, 15:20:43

Event ein "Killerevent"....i guess that means the krauts enjoyed themselves

Sick Boy · February 13, 2009, 15:32:11

you are right simon, especially seen as how the photo dosent include toms minging face.

cormac, i know you and tom have started moving on in your relationship, sharing a house together and so on but face it your golden boy tom came in 5th place. if you are in a race and there are 4 people who finnish faster than you you are in 5th place, not third.

tom, you suck.