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White Water World
In the Gisborne canoeing world quite a bit of white water has been seen lately.
Taking part in the North Island Canoe Slalom at Kawerau recently were Tony Geard and Shaun Leyland. They came second in the C2 event.
Gisborne Canoe and Tramping Club members try out one of the rapids at Kawerau in their new rubber raft.
Kevin Hughes negotiates a difficult section of the Kawerau rapids.
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This, another of the rapids at Kawerau, gives a good idea of the hazards involved in the slalom event. Here one of the competitors has "canned out."
A recent weekend trip up the Ruakituri River saw club members negotiating this small but very tricky fall. Rachel Mathews trys her hand at keeping her balance.