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White Water World

In the Gisborne canoeing world quite a bit of white water has been seen lately.

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Taking part in the North Island Canoe Slalom at Kawerau recently were Tony Geard and Shaun Leyland. They came second in the C2 event.

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Gisborne Canoe and Tramping Club members try out one of the rapids at Kawerau in their new rubber raft.

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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."

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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.