Fun memories of that stretch of river! ❤

@RayGoodwinCanoe

7 ай бұрын

Very much so. Glad to get you in the video. Anyway back to Porcupine editing on Friday

Was a fantastic expedition!!! (guy with blue jacket and bright yellow glasses strap)

@RayGoodwinCanoe

7 ай бұрын

It was indeed 😁

One of my all time favourite photos is me and Bert coming out of the washing machine. Love that picture.

@RayGoodwinCanoe

7 ай бұрын

It was impressive flight officer Spoons

More like this please

@RayGoodwinCanoe

7 ай бұрын

Will try 😀

@simonpe3trie102

7 ай бұрын

🤞 thank you for your reply 👍🏻

Already really looking forward to next year Ray. We had a great week this year even if we couldn't descend the river. Thanks for everything.

@RayGoodwinCanoe

7 ай бұрын

Glad we could do something. Looking forward to it myself

Thank you Ray for the video, and for the guiding, instructions and positioning tips when leading a group, specially in a classic section of the Spey

@RayGoodwinCanoe

7 ай бұрын

Glad you found it useful. Appreciated.

Nice one Ray, this was certainly a great week for me, as a novice who had only ever done the windermere training week I binged on your training videos, all I can say is we didn't capsize and didn't crash 👍👍

@RayGoodwinCanoe

5 ай бұрын

Thank Nigel. No swims and no crashes is a win win. What a great trip.

Great memories. And my favourite lunch spot.

@RayGoodwinCanoe

7 ай бұрын

I too have so many great memories from this river.

Thanks Ray! That’s the only section of the Spey I haven’t paddled. Looks a little less daunting watching the master at work!

@RayGoodwinCanoe

7 ай бұрын

It is a fun section. Glad to have made it seem more reasonable. Cheers

Thank you for the maps and associated descriptions. Video kept my attention 👌👍

@RayGoodwinCanoe

7 ай бұрын

Thanks Karts really appreciated. Today I hope to really get going on my Porcupine River video, the trip that stopped me joining you in the Yukon.

I enjoy your videos Ray and they are very instructional I miss canoeing in Scotland and England, from Yorkshire Rivers to the lochs and the islands off the West Coast of Scotland . The last 19 years I have been enjoying the lakes in BC, Canada. We are so lucky to have found this most amazing way of enjoying nature...canoeing! Again, thank you so much for sharing your knowledge.

@RayGoodwinCanoe

3 ай бұрын

Thanks for commenting on a couple of my videos, it is appreciated. I have not canoed or sea kayaked in BC and am quite envious. Keep well and keep paddling.

@redcanoe14

3 ай бұрын

Ray, I noticed you have done a few epic trips in Canada, are there more visits in the pipeline? Thanks for being such a great ambassador for canoeing and sharing your monumental skills essential to the safety and enjoyment of all who find joy and solace in the wilderness waterways.@@RayGoodwinCanoe

Very enjoyable video thank you.

@RayGoodwinCanoe

7 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

@db1654

7 ай бұрын

@@RayGoodwinCanoe very much thank you. I took the family from Loch Insch to Aviemore a few years back, had a bit of trouble with fallen trees across the main flow of the river... Nice to see another section of it. Do you spend a lot of time guiding groups on the Spey?

Hoping to run the Spey with my son in the spring ! So makes interesting viewing & listening.

@RayGoodwinCanoe

7 ай бұрын

Have a look at the video of me doing the whole trip with my daughter should give a more full view.

Looks like a nice bit of bouncy fun at that level.

@RayGoodwinCanoe

7 ай бұрын

It is indeed. Lots of fun

@philschaefer4651

7 ай бұрын

@@RayGoodwinCanoe And already booked up for next year. I need to message Paul and see if he has a waiting list.

Brilliant Ray, would a swift 15 foot prospector be able to do this

@RayGoodwinCanoe

Ай бұрын

Solo yes. At 15' i would say it was too small for tandem plus loads.

Hi Ray, longing to.paddle the spey in my dagger legend. I remember seeing that there was a chemical spillage below Advie Bridge?

@RayGoodwinCanoe

7 ай бұрын

Chemical have washed through. Legend is a great boat for the Spey. Do it, have fun.

@gailmciver1440

7 ай бұрын

@RayGoodwinCanoe Thank you!! Just need put in exit details, but will be running with friends who have done it before. Your video is very useful too.

@RayGoodwinCanoe

7 ай бұрын

@@gailmciver1440 There is a very good guidebook plus online information that details all the access points. I still, occasionally, refer to them. Have fun.

Nice one Ray! I take it this was the most recent course?

@RayGoodwinCanoe

7 ай бұрын

Yes it was. First of two. We had to cancel the second due to apocalyptic water levels.

@grahamrowe6278

7 ай бұрын

I wondered that@@RayGoodwinCanoe

So When will Expert paddlers, learn to stroke, without banging their paddles against their canoe ? Ray I know you are a man of experience, and have paddled places, I have only dreamed of ! But I learned early on, to paddle silently ! Primarily, I paddle local rivers, and have paddled so close to wildlife, I could touch them with my paddle. Sorry ! It's just a Pet Peeve of mine. Thanks for your great videos Ray !

@RayGoodwinCanoe

7 ай бұрын

Have a look at my Indian stroke video. I can do silent but on distance and white water I like to come off the gunwale. The pick up on the GoPro mic can exaggerate it although the latest ones are much better. Laden boat on flat water tandem I rarely touch the gunwale using a knifed J come Canadian stoke. So I guess it's horses for courses and personal choice. But my strokes are quite varied according to situation. Using the Indian stroke I have put my bow past the ear of a pine martin: I could have knocked it off the branch with the bow if I had wished. It never heard me. So pet peeve aside many thanks for commenting and your kind comments.

@akcarlos

7 ай бұрын

@@RayGoodwinCanoe I'm glad you have shown you dont need to keep your blade in the water and silent all the time, I have had people insinuate its what you must do all the time no matter how long your trip.

@RayGoodwinCanoe

7 ай бұрын

@@akcarlos Yep I have come across that as well. To my mind it is always a case of the right method at the right time. I do keep the paddle in the water, Indian Stroke, for control and if I wish silence. Most of the time I do stroke recovery through the air because it is quicker. Thanks for commentating.