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		<title>Project Alien Boof</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2008 17:47:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A few weeks ago, I took the family down the Nantahala in some &#8220;duckies&#8221; with Endless River Adventures. While at the outfitters, I noticed a lightly used Wavesport Project for...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.charlieroberts.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/alien_boof_upper_ocoee.jpg" title="Alien Boof on the Upper Ocoee"><img src="http://www.charlieroberts.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/alien_boof_upper_ocoee_thumb.jpg" alt="Alien Boof on the Upper Ocoee" align="right" border="0" /></a>A few weeks ago, I took the family down the <a href="http://www.americanwhitewater.org/content/River_detail_id_1101_" target="_blank">Nantahala</a> in some &#8220;duckies&#8221; with <a href="http://www.endlessriveradventures.com/" target="_blank">Endless River Adventures</a>. While at the outfitters, I noticed a lightly used <a href="http://wavesport.com/project-52" target="_blank">Wavesport Project</a> for sale.  I mentioned that I had been wanting to upgrade from my trusty EZ to a true playboat and the guys hooked me up with a free demo boat to take down the river.  Since I was guiding mom and my sisters down the river, I didn&#8217;t get to stop and play much, but I <strong>really</strong> liked the boat.  After a couple days of deliberation (and balancing the checkbook), I decided it was too good of deal to pass up.</p>
<p>So far, I&#8217;ve taken it for a quick run down the <a href="http://www.americanwhitewater.org/content/River_detail_id_1108_" target="_blank">Pigeon</a>, and spent a full day (<a href="http://www.americanwhitewater.org/content/River_detail_id_1781_" target="_blank">upper</a> &amp; <a href="http://www.americanwhitewater.org/content/River_detail_id_1780_" target="_blank">middle</a>) on the Ocoee, and enjoyed every minute of it.  It seems to have plenty of speed for maneuvering and river running, and is <strong>much</strong> easier for me to sink the ends and play in.  I immediately had better luck with cartwheels and came extremely close to pulling off my first loop.  Being a playboat, it feels a little more twitchy but has awesome secondary stability.  Compared to the EZ, it felt as if I needed to paddle more aggressively in the bigger rapids and it was a little less forgiving of poor technique while rolling, but it outshined it in every other aspect.  Running Alien Boof on the Ocoee (upper right) was a blast in this boat and surfing Hell Hole (below) even seemed a bit easier.  I think the EZ may have to find itself a new home!</p>
<p>Thanks to Daniel McPeake for <a href="http://s26.photobucket.com/albums/c118/Dan4jeepin/WOR08/" target="_blank">posting the pics</a>, and the rest of the <a href="http://www.carolinacanoeclub.org/" target="_blank">CCC</a> WoR crew that I paddled with for a great time on the river.<br />
<a href="http://www.charlieroberts.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/hell_hole-5.jpg" title="Hell Hole on the Ocoee"><img src="http://www.charlieroberts.com/wp-content/imagescaler/31fd6ba224daa4dd4e44f70f9756eb61.jpg" alt="Hell Hole on the Ocoee" imagescaler="2008/07/hell_hole-5.jpg" align="left" border="0" height="124" width="158" /></a><a href="http://www.charlieroberts.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/hell_hole-2.jpg" title="Hell Hole on the Ocoee"><img src="http://www.charlieroberts.com/wp-content/imagescaler/6ab190bb698b3970e783c49ceb1f3a6b.jpg" alt="Hell Hole on the Ocoee" imagescaler="2008/07/hell_hole-2.jpg" align="left" border="0" height="124" width="165" /></a></p>
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