Avon Descent 2021 - 39 Day2 Ascot Kayak Club & Slalom Poles
Channel: Terry Russell
Date: 2021-08-15

Helmet Camera footage of the 2021 Avon Descent. This one shows the Ascot Kayak Club and the slalom poles just before the club.

The slalom poles outside the Ascot Kayak Club :) Every year I zigzag paddle thru them to just test/show that I still have control of the boat and still have power! New poles this year are way further apart so much easier :P
The sun glare is always bad for this bottom section of the river too, remember your sunglasses :P

The clubrooms around the corner are the hub of Avon paddling in Western Australia. Ascot Kayak Club is the largest in the Southern Hemisphere and does the majority of the organising for the Avon Descent every year. This year the marquee was still up, usually I'm so slow they are taking it down by the time I arrive :P

No powerboats have overtaken yet as I believe they started later than usual to ensure they finished at the regular time given their record breaking pace this year. They finished both days in under 2 hours total!

The predicted water level at Walyunga today was about 1.8m but it felt more like 2.3m