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Pete Scutt wins Etive River Race
What a weekend! Yak sponsored paddler Pete Scutt has recently taken part and won the Etive River Race in Scotland.
Pete and Graham Milton have just returned from a very wet Scotland where they competed in the first ever Etive River Race. The Etive is one of Scotland’s favorable pool drop rivers, situated on the West coast of Scotland, North-West of Crianlarich / Tyndrum.
The race was supposed to be held on the Middle Etive (Triple Falls down to Right Angle Falls). However due to 17 hours of intense rain leading up to the event, which made the river levels rise, the race was moved to the upper section.
40 teams consisting of 2 paddlers set off, one after another, against the clock and the fastest combined time would win.
Pete and Graham’s run didn’t start too well, when Graham, for reasons unknown, eddied out. He soon turned around and started going down stream again. They both paddled hard for thirteen minutes, bouncing through wave trains and punching holes. Luckily that was enough to take first place in the sponsored category! By the time they reached the middle section, where the race was initially going to be held, the river was pretty full on and they both reached the finish line totally shattered!
Pete comments: "At the end Graham realised he had left his drain bung out as well! Could we have gone faster??? In reflection it was a good idea to move the race as by the time we reached triple falls the river was huge. It was really quite impressive watching Milton clean it! I ran it with my heart in my mouth…… what a river!"
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