Greetings from Ottawa River, Canada
July 16 - 18, 2004

The Jimicup squirt boating festival is held ever summer at the Ottawa River in Canada.  This year the river was exceptionally high, but the levels for paddling were still quite fun. 

I joined other squirt boaters to paddle the nearby Rouge and Gatineau Rivers in Quebec providence.  The weekend was a social and fun adventure.  On the final day, there is a competition for mystery moves: riding the river currents under water.  Each competitor gains a score for five rides totaling the amount of time spent submerged in the eddy-line.  I earned a tenth place finish out of thirty paddlers.  This was the first time I made the top ten in a mystery move competition, so I was pretty excited.  The final mission of the Jimicup is to take a picture with everyone's squirt boat lined up.  

For complete results and information on this event, please visit the Ottawa Jimicup website.