Negotiating the last rapid. A lot of canoes upset here because of the strong current and fatigue that sets in by the end of a very long paddle.
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A few more images of the end of the 2009, Raisin River canoe race.
Nick and Chris (my son in the stern), drift with the current past the finish.
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These two were fast approaching our canoe as I took this image, they almost broadsided us!
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Three canoes cross the finish, each their own way, the one on the left is going under (they went for a swim), the center did it right, the one on the right spun 180 degrees and went backwards!.
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