The staff headed out one evening early June for some white water fun.  We find there is nothing better than some white water playing to improve your strokes, steering, edging and bracing confidence.  The bugs were horrendous, however despite this and low water, all had a great time playing in the rapids and surfing the one nice wave.  We especially had fun with the canoe - royalex Nova Craft 16 Prospector & the Wilderness System Ripper Sit On Top.  In fact everyone that got on the Ripper that night could not stop giggling and laughing - it’s so stable and fun. It surfs great too - side surfing not so much - just spits you off and you go for a little floating swim, then climb back on and you are ready to go again.  We’ve been selling a lot of them at White Squall Paddling Centre - go figure since for 2008 they retail for $ 330. !!!  What a great deal for so much return in fun!  Enjoy our little video

Moon River Staff Training Night - White Squall June 2008 (13 min video)

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Tim’s Tips

Tim’s Tips are often stolen from others or taken from the woes of the unwary -  so here we go….

Tip #1

Balsam Boats – ( i ain’t tried this but it sounds fun)  take a balsam twig and cut the resin blister with your knife.  Then put it in the water and watch it bubble and smoke and become your very own toy boat.  Apparently there is a reaction between the water and the resin, but who cares about that.  I’m keen to try it – please let me know if you have and if it works!!

(This came from a book I just read called the “Last Guide” by Ron Corbett. He’s writing about Frank Kuiack, one of the last old-time fishing guides in Algonquin.    It is a fascinating read and highly recommended.)

Tip #2

When putting a Dory out on the ice with an anchor and rope so that when the ice melts the boat will bob merrily at anchor…..its a good idea not to rush mother nature and try to throw the anchor (really a big concrete block)  down through the ice. You get really, really wet….the block stays smushed in the ice….and that’s about all she wrote.  This gem comes from one of our new apprentice recruits…..like any of us senior guys would ever try that eh?