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Before. PHOTO SCOTT MACGREGOR
After. PHOTO COLIN MONEYPENNY
Stop picking on Milton
I feel compelled to write in and defend my paddling bud, Milton Bermeo, who you feature in every article regarding old-school boating (“Reactionary,” Rapid V9, I3). I’m not sure when you took that picture, but in the last three years I’ve known Milton, all that is left of the retro look is the helmet. I don’t think the Pirouette has seen daylight in five or six years. Take a look at the attached picture of Milton taken on the Ottawa. Janice Bolen EMAIL
The picture was taken June 2002 beside Earle’s on the Gull River. Janice, we’re not making fun of Milton. We hope he still has every piece of gear in the photo and someday blows the dust off the Pir- ouette and goes boating. Pick a day Milton, we’ll be right beside you in RPMs, Jives, XL13s and my 11-foot glass C1 Viper. —SM
Left wanting more
First, I’d like to congratulate you on a great magazine. It’s my favourite of all the whitewater mags. Your articles are generally first rate and I value your reviews as they typically seem more objective than some others. However, the 2007 Freestyle Buyers Guide
(Rapid V9, I2) left me wanting more. It was cool to hear what each designer had in mind for his respective boats, but asking a team paddler their opinion seemed like wasted space. Not that I blame them for voicing positive things about their team rides, but how objective can they be, especially in print? I would much rather have heard the opinions of non-affiliated pad- dlers. Or better yet, a pros’ panel like you did a few years back where the pros get to paddle each other’s boats and everyone gets to com- ment on each ride. Kyle Kovalik SEATTLE, WA
The lore of Louie
The cartoon in “Spring Break” (Standing Waves, Rapid V9, I3) says it all. I had the pleasure of hearing about “It Ain’t Louiefest”
...and more...di- rectly from Paul Mason and Carole and Andrew Westwood. Paul’s cartoon certainly describes in a nutshell a contrast in paddling that many of us haven’t experienced. Paul, the cartoon fits the story perfectly, and I’ll never forget the yarns. Keep the stories and cartoons coming.
Gregory Konigshaus MISSISSAUGA, ON
write us > 8 From profile to national
prospect I just read the June issue of Rapid. Nice story on Aliesha Greve. Al [her father] was just telling me that she finished 5th in the senior women’s OC1 at the Gull River Fun Race this past Canada Day weekend. Al said she has been approached by people from the national slalom program. Alie- sha is going to be evaluated at the MKC race, August 25 and 26, by the national head coach as a prospect to join the National Junior Wom- en’s C1 team. Al has already ordered a boat for her from Europe.
Simon Flanagan ST. THOMAS, ON
Canoe lovin’ is everywhere
In your “101 Things Every Paddler Should Know” feature (Rapid V9, I3), #101 How to Make Love in a Canoe was coincidentally on the cover of explore magazine this month. What I’d really like to know though, is how to “do it” in a white- water kayak.
Jodie Ebeling FENWICK, ON
After almost 10 long years of field testing, Rapid’s editorial department believes sex in a whitewater kayak is not possible, however, other Rapid staff are less convinced, “Come on, there’s got to be a couple somewhere that can do it in a kayak.” Either way, the relative ease of making love in a canoe is why many feel the canoe to be a superior craft and why anthropologists believe kayakers will dwindle to extinction. —Eds
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