Co-ordinators Report Week 2!

Rush Sturges and Ben Marr show Keeners how
it is done at Garb. Photos Galen
Volckhausen. 

It has been a fun-filled second week here at Keenerville. Our usual coaching staff of Tyler Curtis,  Joel Kowalski, and Tino Specht was supplemented by guest coaches Ben Marr and Rush Sturges.

Monday dawned sweltering hot- temperatures have been in the 40s all week- (That is around 95 degrees to those of us on the Fahrenheit plan) leading to loads of sunscreen and, lucky for us, inspiration to spend lots of time on the water.

Tuesday was a movie trip to Pembroke, where all the Keeners discovered the joys of Wal-Mart- especially the candy section! New friends were made- notably the chipmunks that have discovered all the treats Keeners brought home with them. This has led to a new off river activity of chasing chipmunks out of the cabins. I'm not sure who is more scared- the Keeners, or the chipmunks!

Race Day wednesday saw a several different styles of races- a boater cross down the Lorne rapid with 2 slalom gates, as well as a regular boater cross on Normans, and a time trial on Coliseum. Joey won 1st place for the boatercross, and Patrick dominated the time trial.

Race Day Wednesday saw tight competition. Here is a still from the boater cross at the Lorne. 

Levels are dropping quickly, but Corner Wave is still green, glassy and gorgeous. Babyface and Push Button have been great tools for Keeners trying out some of their first blunts, while Garb has been challenging some of the more advanced members of our group.

Keener Coach and Video Teacher Tino Specht gets huge air

on Garb. 

For Competition Friday, there were two comps: One at Garb- won with a 200 point ride by Joey. Quinton was close behind in second with a score of 155.  The competition was tight at Pushbutton, with Greyson, Otis and David tied for 1st.

The Keener Ramp: Ready and Waiting

One on river highlight for the week was Thys getting his first ever surfs on Babyface and Pushbutton- no small feat! Off-river highlights would be a morning warm-up game of Ultimate Frisbee, where we learned that Greyson has serious frisbee skills, as well as playing "Samurai", a game where one person is blindfolded, covered in clothespins, and given a pool noodle. The object of the game is for the other players to remove the clothespins without getting thwacked by the pool noodle. The Keeners got well into the game- with excellent Samurai performances by Otis, Joey, Hannah, Archie, Canon and Matt.

The upcoming week looks to be the best yet- Former Keener Rafa Ortiz will be joining the coaching staff for the week, the infamous Keener Ramp has been revamped and re-installed, and we are planning a trip to the Rouge river. I think everyone is hoping to make the most of their last week here.

That is all for now! For more updates and photos, check the Keener Facebook page: 


Anna

Today, Sunday July 8th was Hannah's 16th Birthday. Thanks Ruth for the delicious cake!