winter 2002 contents Departments
4 River Signals 6 Standing Waves 2002 Ottawa River Wrap-up:
Ottawa River Rodeo, Garberator Rodeo Liquid Skills Showdown. Nude OC, MicroHydro, RCMP Rafting, Victoria Park’ n Play. High Heels–No Boats.
16 Paddler Profiles Kate Townsend & Jerome Truran.
20 Heads Up Tropical Bacteria by Frank Wolf
22 Techniques J Strokes and Stern Squirts
36 Inside Wave Sport Transformer
Pyranha Prelude OC-1
40 Gear Bag 42 Watercolours
44 Road Test The 2003 Pontiac Vibe
On the Cover
Kate Townsend taking time out
from the Ottawa River Rodeo. Read her pro- file on page 16.
Rapid Stock Images
Features
6 Ottawa River Wrap-Up Never before has there been so much action on the Ottawa River packed into back-to-back competitive weekends. In addition to the regular annual events, 2002 saw the introduction of the Liquid Skills Showdown playing host to both the U.S. and Canadian team trials.
25 The Slave River Big,
bigger...Slave-like. Look up, way up, to the Northwest Territories. Veteran Slave-driver Shawn Grono takes you 16 hours past Edmonton to the waters of a northern giant.
30 North American The Mighty Slave 25
Open Canoe Championships Paint on the tartan, bring out the kids, open your mind and your boat may follow. Competitor Fiona Hough discovers that open canoe slalom offers something different in the world of competitive boating.
Rapid Magazine Volume 4 Issue 4
Boater Cross 6
OC Nationals 30
2002 winter 1
photos this page clockwise from top: Rob Faubert; Rick Matthews; Ryan Creary
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