OK, so yeah they're rowing, not paddling, and the canoes are pretty radical, but are these guys totally crazy or what. If you watch carefully you can see Fuse and Yankee (I think).
Submitted by Jibofo on Sat, 11/15/2008 - 6:19am
OK, so yeah they're rowing, not paddling, and the canoes are pretty radical, but are these guys totally crazy or what. If you watch carefully you can see Fuse and Yankee (I think).
Submitted by Jibofo on Sat, 11/15/2008 - 6:19am
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Men in groups will race anything anywhere.
Sometimes it looks more like skateboarding than rowing.
I note the steerman uses a paddle. A rudder would have broken off in the first mile.
I think they are known to Canadians as "bateaux" and I think Benedict Arnold in the days when he was a good guy, used them to attack Montreal.
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#1 Sat, 11/15/2008 - 7:52am
GREAT! Way to go Jibofo.
Now that the world has seen this video, it won't be long until the Tahitians show up. They'll bring bigger, heavier boots, and run with a stride rate higher than everyone else. The first time they win we'll call it a fluke, "they can't repeat that, they don't train with the same ice conditions!" Next thing everyone will be second-guessing oar length, and removing any rudders or skegs they may have used.....
(I hope it's okay to respond to this in a light-hearted manner. I apologize if I've offended anyone)
#2 Sat, 11/15/2008 - 8:23am
No way Don !
It's too damn cold. We, tahitians, love to paddle naked ;-)
#3 Sat, 11/15/2008 - 8:27am
yeah, i think the quebecois can relax knowing that they can have that sport all to themselves without any fear of anyone rushing to try to take it over...
#4 Sat, 11/15/2008 - 8:32am
Tabernac!
Solid corporate sponsorship too.
The sport comes from the sealers on the Gaspe I think...
The Tahitians would have no problem understanding the language ; )
#5 Sat, 11/15/2008 - 8:43am
Where do I sign up. That looks like so life threatening its not even funny, Did you see that guy fall in, what if it was the steersman nobody would know if he disappeared.
#6 Sat, 11/15/2008 - 4:18pm
I like the way they yank him into the canoe and the steersman gives him a "good job" pat. This is so freakin hardcore.
#7 Sat, 11/15/2008 - 4:34pm
Hmm...It's a nice day for a paddle,.... well maybe not!
It takes.."how about a nice cool one" to new limits.
That dude that fell in the cold stuff.. I could feel the fear, but then he started to get back to work once he was back in the craft.
Scooter training would benifit these guys in the off season.
Man, that was one hell of a workout.
#8 Sat, 11/15/2008 - 11:24pm
Frick'n NUTS!! Canadians are crazy. How long was the race??
#9 Mon, 11/17/2008 - 10:02am
What do they wear ??
Dry-suit too hot? Wetsuit too cold? Crampons?
#10 Mon, 11/17/2008 - 11:43am
I don't think its a matter of what they wear. There's an old Quebecois drink called a loup-garou (werewolf) which I believe is flaming rum and maple syrup. That may have something to do with this form of racing.
#11 Mon, 11/17/2008 - 1:45pm
Looks mostly like stuff you'd wear for cross-country or another high aerobic output activity in the winter... but they all have PFDs on. Whatever they wear and speaking from experience, falling into that water is going to suck.
Here's the association's website:
http://www.canotaglace.org/
Just one more reason to visit Quebec City in winter...
#12 Mon, 11/17/2008 - 3:43pm
Looking at their website, there is some heavy duty sponsorship of the various crews.
Race lengths look to be from about an hour to over 2 1/2 hours.
#13 Mon, 11/17/2008 - 4:02pm