When I was fourteen I went to the ICF Canoe Freestyle World Championships. When I went I was just getting into kayaking, so when I saw the kayakers I was inspired to do so much more with kayaking. I began training so that I, too could be able to compete. It's been a year and I have grown so much and still am by finding people to help me get a lot better and a lot smarter on the water. I have met a lot of people from kayaking. But when I came to keeners, I found a whole new form of inspiration. One day on the Ottawa I met two men who were blind. Those men were learning to kayak and went every day. They were learning to roll, paddle, and even surf. It was incredible. One of them had a head set that allowed him to talk to his coach while going down the rapids. One day, we (the keeners) were surfing garb when one of the men came down and surfed with us on garb. Garb is one of the biggest rapids there is on the river. It was awe inspiring that they would come to the Ottawa to learn to kayak. I would be overjoyed to paddle with them again
Max Haworth
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