Fife Brook - August 4, 2019

It’s been a while since I had my whitewater boat out, so I decided to head up to the Deerfield for a Fife Brook run. I posted on Where’s the Whitwater at? and John Kaz invited me along. The release was 3', 900 cfs on the Charlemont Gage.  I had my second and third swims of the year.  My second was in the rapid above Zoar Gap. I was eddying out on the left, hit a rock, and went over. John recovered my boat so I was able to run the Gap. On my Gap run, I caught the eddy at the top, but tried to go left instead of right – it never works.  Don caught my air brace, gunnel grab and sculling hand brace on video.

Running Zoar Gap from Erik Eckilson on Vimeo.

I need to do it like like Rick - two good forward strokes from the eddy to ferry river right, and then down the right side.  Next time. My Zoar Gap record now stands at 15 attempts - 7 successful, 6 swims and 2 walks. You'd think after all those attempts I would have it down better.

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Don’s Video of Gap Runs

Charlmont Gage