Sunday, October 26, 2008

OTTAWA RIVER - McKoy's Chute - Babyface

BABYFACE
Good at: -1 to 0.5 feet

Bbyface is one of the favourite playspots of paddlers of all levels.  When this wave (located below Leftside Horseshoe) is at it's best, the eddy is full of kayakers and rafts alike.  It becomes a massive traffic jam and this is one of the busiest spots on the river.

Once you ferry across the backflow from LeftSide Horseshoe, you wait your turn in a second, slightly boily eddy, located just above Babyface.  When it's time to go, you simply ferry up and out until you land on the feature.

Babyface is a user-friendly medium sized wave which is perfect for learning almost every wave move imaginable.

Tyler Curtis enjoying Babyface
Photo by: Colin Moneypenny

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