The Avon Descent Thread

[Dawn Keeballs]

depends what you're chasing mate.. if you want some airborne pics.. and crashes... great place is just below the northam weir.. you can go along side the bank, near the rocks.. like this one.. always good crashes..

if you're looking for high speed passes, like the above.. go to katrines bridge..

you could make your way out to extract's - which is where the ' vinidex chute ' is - and there's always humungous spills and crashes there too... that's where most come to grief, and to be honest - I might portage around there, cos i wanna finish the race.. not spend it on the riverbank waiting for my recovery team

here's my sexytime, from sunday - over the northam weir...

Is it feasible to incorporate a couple of those into a ride/shoot/ride/shoot or is it all over pretty quickly? And what sort of time of day are we talking?

Complete Avon Descent n00b, always found it interesting, but have also always had football on.

[Eukanuba]

if you wanna ride and shoot, you gotta be a ninja - it takes us about 2 mins less in car to catch the boat.. so once you snap, and the boats over - you best haul a55 to the next bridge to catch em coming through..

I'd suggest a run from northam weir on the start grid, then down to katrines.. and then bypass dumbarton bridge - aka 'dumb bastards' and go straight to extracts..

paddlers, you'll be all day there for *yawns*..

the power craft are over real fast, while we're sinkin beers and repairing boats - they've still got hours to go...

[Dawn Keeballs]

Mmmm... ok.

What time does it start? Are the paddlers/motorboats off at the same time? Maybe catch the motorboats at one of the bridges then get the paddlers at another/several afterwards..? Is that feasible?

[Eukanuba]

power boats always leave first starting grid 1 leaves at 0800.. then they're 30 seconds apart..

there's 55 power boats this year, so it should take about 30 mins to launch the entire grid..

paddlers take ages, and usually come to grief in the chute.. tumbling and falling out of their boats.. it makes for some great drama watching them run over each other..

[Kickass Koola]

Extracts is safe and fun

[Bendito]

Extracts Weir

Extracts Weir is considered to be the most dangerous obstacle of the river on Day 1.

Spectators must park in the designated parking areas and not on the road verges in the vicinity of the Weir.

Power craft arrive from about 8.30am, paddlers from 10.30am.

Please respect this private property.

A spectator fee applies at this vantage point.

From https://www.clubsonline.com.au/custo...s=277200944541

I'd like to head up somewhere for a look I think

[Dawn Keeballs]

Wanna ride up and have a picnic Ben? Shoot the motors and the paddlers, then go home?

/fonzy

[Kickass Koola]

Pfft, for powerboat's it's a piece of piss...even though Scotty and Coatsy managed to ram the pylon last year. However as Euk said, some paddlers do struggle planning routes down the chute, we were forever pulling out blokes last year. Plus the white wash gets messy and it's easy for a paddler to be trapped underneath. It all depends on water levels.

[Bendito]

Wanna ride up and have a picnic Ben? Shoot the motors and the paddlers, then go home?

/fonzy

if you wanna ride and shoot, you gotta be a ninja - it takes us about 2 mins less in car to catch the boat.. so once you snap, and the boats over - you best haul a55 to the next bridge to catch em coming through..

I'd suggest a run from northam weir on the start grid, then down to katrines.. and then bypass dumbarton bridge - aka 'dumb bastards' and go straight to extracts..

So catching the powerboats at the Weir and Extracts will be pushing it?

If I had to pick one, I'll take the cheap one

Maybe up to Northam, watch them all go, then take a scenic route home?
Early lunch in Toodyay p'raps?

[Dawn Keeballs]

I was thinking Northam Weir for the start, then down to Extracts with some tucker while we wait for the paddlers?

[Eukanuba]

Koola, I know.. I was sweep 2, sitting at the bottom of northam chute.. ( I'm ex-ASU )

That's me, with my camel back on.. in the zodiak

[Bendito]

I was thinking Northam Weir for the start, then down to Extracts with some tucker while we wait for the paddlers?

Gotcha

Sounds good

[Kickass Koola]

Gotta love Avon Photographer's eh mate?



How does the camelbak fare?

[Dawn Keeballs]

from:perth to:Great Eastern Hwy to:Great Eastern Hwy to:northam - Google Maps

Ben, leave at 7am to get to Northam by 8:30?

[Bendito]

Site says boats start at 8:00
I'd say meet in Midland to leave at 6:30, in Northam by 7:30.
Might post a separate thread later tonight.

Emu Falls on Day Two sounds pretty awesome, care to comment Euk or Koola?

[Barfrangipani]

Just remember everybody else will be on the same timeframe as yourselves, and traffic gets pretty bad out that way. I'd leave even earlier myself.

[Kickass Koola]

Emu Falls on Day Two sounds pretty awesome, care to comment Euk or Koola?

FULLA BLOODY ROCKS!

Seriously; river forms a choke point as the falls progress where a hell of a lot of noobs come unstuck. Confident powerboaters a la Toddy/Homer get air or raise the nose down the tail end...so if i was a photographer that's where i'd be...

[potato]

From https://www.clubsonline.com.au/custo...s=277200944541

I'd like to head up somewhere for a look I think

when you get to extracts look for the biggest shed in the industrial area, thats were i work , im contemplating going up and sitting on the roof

[Eukanuba]

Oh yes, emu falls.. good carnage there..

Toddy's the man for air pic's.. i - however, will be praying to my god to get me to the end with minimal damage..

Super Chute is a good place too, nice quick left / right hander over the chute makes good pics if people come through no matter good or bad..

I'm just hoping my glassing is dry by the time i get home tonight.. I've still got more work to do putting handles in for my deckie.. *sighs*

[Eukanuba]

Gotta love Avon Photographer's eh mate?



How does the camelbak fare?

The camelbak isnt too bad, good for places like the blackwood - and recovery.. havent used it racing.. havent really had time to get thirsty out there yet

Is that you in the rescue boat ? you're not travis's bro are you ?