Ep4. What Is Stopping Us From Leaving The Ottawa River?

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  • @sunwindsimulator8116
    @sunwindsimulator8116 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you for the beautiful and stunning video footage of the Deschenes Rapids. I am a fellow Ottawan who recently made the terrible mistake of venturing into the rapids on a inflatable kayak. On that windless and sunny day, I kayaked from Britannia Beach all the way to the middle of the river near the yacht club, then made the critical bad judgement to go a bit further towards the Quebec side. On my way back, the strong current pushed me all the way into the Rapids. I knew about the Rapids and have observed it from both sides of the river. It is probably the pandemic and fatigue that clouded my judgement: I thought the rapids were still a couple kilometers downstream. Anyway, I managed to remain calm, and navigate myself safely back to the southern shore (where the little island is). This is such an extraordinary experience, I knew I was stupid but I learned a good lesson without being traumatized. I would like to express my heart-felt appreciation for this drone footage, which helps me relive the experience, and reflect on the beautify of nature.

  • @What_If_We_Tried
    @What_If_We_Tried 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    You are a very articulate, and captivating storyteller.

    • @Bowmans-Woods
      @Bowmans-Woods  8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks Daniel. I appreciate you saying that.

    • @pleclerc1
      @pleclerc1 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Very true...he's a great story teller for sure

  • @pleclerc1
    @pleclerc1 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Nice graphics work and the floating logo, love it!

  • @Pasovineyard
    @Pasovineyard 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    Enjoying this series. Cruising in fresh water looks like fun. Cruising in the Pacific is totally different. Even from the Caribbean.

    • @Bowmans-Woods
      @Bowmans-Woods  8 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks Distance Shooter. I bet it is way different on the Pacific than the Caribbean and way way different than what I sail on presently. I am really looking forward to when we eventually transit the Panama Canal and make it into the Pacific. There are so many places we want to explore on that side of our continent. It's a good thing that we will be retired by then so that I will have the time. :-)

    • @Pasovineyard
      @Pasovineyard 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Well I think your videos are well narrated. Keep up the filming. You are on the wright track.

    • @Bowmans-Woods
      @Bowmans-Woods  8 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks D.S. !

  • @paul-kayak
    @paul-kayak 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Great video, enjoying your series. Have to disagree with you about paddling the Rapids. They are a blast in high water. But do agree that I would not want to be anywhere near then in a sailboat.

    • @Bowmans-Woods
      @Bowmans-Woods  8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hey Paul. Glad you are liking the series. You are probably right. In the spring when there is high water and if you have a proper white water kayak and a good helmet, Im sure it is doable. This time of year when the water is low I bet you are just banging off one rock and then another on those rapids. That video was shot in June when the water was higher than it is now. Most of the rocks look like they are just below the surface so, it didn't look safe to me. But, Im not a white water kayak guy, so what do I know. If you are in the area and want to try, Im willing to drone over you and film the whole spectacle. :-)

  • @douglasmontgomery6315
    @douglasmontgomery6315 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Nice video Craig

    • @Bowmans-Woods
      @Bowmans-Woods  8 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks Douglas. I appreciate you taking the time to leave me the positive comment.

    • @douglasmontgomery6315
      @douglasmontgomery6315 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      We live in SW Florida and have been going to all the boat shows for the past six years. We have a 14 year old son...so our planned cruising date is about 5-6 years away. We too will be in a used catamaran. Hope to keep in touch and see/meet you and Janice one day. If you get to the Sarasota/Port Charlotte area (just north of Naples..you remember Naples..right ?? :) )...give me a ring.

    • @Bowmans-Woods
      @Bowmans-Woods  8 ปีที่แล้ว

      Cool. Our plan is to buy a Cat in 6 years and spend some time getting it outfitted to be our home and then sail away and explore the world in 7 years. So we have a similar time frame. You might be a year ahead of me so keep me posted how you boat purchase goes. We LOVED Naples. So pretty in that area.

    • @seancook2331
      @seancook2331 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I'm a history fanatic and while i can't speak for everyone, i really enjoy the little history sessions you do. being in America they don't tell us much of anything about the history of other places, so it's really nice to watch stunning video with nice little informative narrations in there.
      great video :)

    • @Bowmans-Woods
      @Bowmans-Woods  8 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hey Sean. Thanks for the positive comment. I plan to keep doing videos that have some informative value and maybe are visually pleasing with areal visuals with my drone. I can't really compete with the Sailing Channels on TH-cam that have the hot babes in string bikinis. :-) So I will have to inform rather than give people "eye candy".

  • @richardthibodeau2754
    @richardthibodeau2754 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for the very good information 👍

    • @Bowmans-Woods
      @Bowmans-Woods  6 ปีที่แล้ว

      You are very welcome Richard.

  • @stephanboatin3949
    @stephanboatin3949 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow what nice imagery and descriptions. Above the Deschênes Rapids the Ottawa must be a deep river. The Off Duty's draft has to be 4 feet or more. I imagine you have to know the river. Sounds wonderful.

    • @Bowmans-Woods
      @Bowmans-Woods  8 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes the Ottawa River is a plenty deep to sail all over the place for the 27 Km length. But it is landlocked so after a while you end up going up and down the same body of water over and over. This is why we are moving our boat to the St Lawrence and the Great Lakes for next season. Off Duty has a shoal draft wing keel and it draws 5'. Just as an FYI. Thanks for writing.

    • @stephanboatin3949
      @stephanboatin3949 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      Nice boat! Cute wife too. ;-) Doing the Trent Severn waterway is on my bucket list.

    • @Bowmans-Woods
      @Bowmans-Woods  8 ปีที่แล้ว

      When I was younger my family didn't own a boat but every summer my parents would rent a houseboat for a week (or 2). And that is how I got a taste of boating. One season we did the Trent Severn Waterway. Another season we did the Big Rideau Canal/Lake system. It is quite fun taking those waterways as you see a lot of little towns along the way.

    • @stephanboatin3949
      @stephanboatin3949 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      My childhood boating was on the inland lakes of Northern Michigan. Presently we visit a lot of small towns via motorcycle touring. That's where I first spotted the Trent Severn waterway in Trenton Ont.

  • @michaele1278
    @michaele1278 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Precisely why I will go to Kingston to sail. That and the 4-5 year wating list at Marina Aylmer

    • @Bowmans-Woods
      @Bowmans-Woods  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      We are in Kingston. Have been for 5 seasons.

    • @michaele1278
      @michaele1278 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Bowmans-Woods I couldn't find any slips in Kingston this year. Too bad....it's a great town.

  • @chrisrod5690
    @chrisrod5690 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    So let me get this straight Were looking to move to Ottawa we own a 62 foot Yacht, so we're limited to a 27mile lake?

    • @Yodrop
      @Yodrop 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      No you are not. There are marinas down river. From there you can get on the rideau system.

  • @MrAWESOME9812
    @MrAWESOME9812 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    I was doing some reading on the Ottawa River Sailing Page and apparently they tried to build a canal around the Chats Falls in the 1850s but they couldn't get thru the rock with what they had. This "rock cut" is in the corner of Pontiac Bay though, so not sure how easy it would to get a boat through there anyway.. I've been thinking of buying a small boat and docking in Arnprior to explore that part of the river and with the way the market is this should be fairly inexpensive.

    • @Bowmans-Woods
      @Bowmans-Woods  8 ปีที่แล้ว

      Nicely done Adam. I have read the same thing. Someone many many years ago tried to cut a channel through the rock in an attempt to make a lock but the Rock was just too tough and it was becoming too expensive so they gave up. I also hear that the location that is now the Britania Yacht club was an passage that was a planned lock but for some reason it also did not end up working out. So, now we are landlocked forever it seems.

  • @musicpaulweber
    @musicpaulweber 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Nice drone shots. Are you okay if I pull some bits for a video I'm
    putting together to go with a song I wrote about the Ottawa river? It's
    actually a background video for live performances (at least online),
    not an actual music video. I can credit you if you like. No worries
    either way.

    • @Bowmans-Woods
      @Bowmans-Woods  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Sure Paul, you can use it. Thanks for asking.

    • @musicpaulweber
      @musicpaulweber 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Bowmans-Woods Thanks!

  • @paul-kayak
    @paul-kayak 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    Have to agree The water level is too low in the summer for sure. Unfortunately I have not paddled the Ottawa River in years. Could say I have semi-retired from whitewater and gone to sailing. But if you want some awesome whitewater footage head to the park on Bate island in high water.
    Really enjoying your videos. Keep um coming.

    • @Bowmans-Woods
      @Bowmans-Woods  8 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks Paul. I did white water rafting with those Ottawa River Rafting companies a few times. That is fun stuff. But never tried white water Kayaking. I think that is a bit too extreme for me at my age now.

  • @moosewing1
    @moosewing1 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Yup, took a lot of nice looking boats off my list when I was shopping because they were on the Ottawa and transport wasn't in the budget. Awesome footage BTW.

    • @Bowmans-Woods
      @Bowmans-Woods  5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks. Yes the area is nice but it was landlocked. That’s why we moved to Kingston.

  • @apeacho326
    @apeacho326 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    U missed the old unbuilt dam at the Deschenes rapides its more on the quebec side

  • @labrat85
    @labrat85 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    It gets hot in canada?? I didn't know that, it's 100+ in Utah right now! that is 38+ in celsius.I guess it's all relative. Do more videoes you do a great job.

    • @Bowmans-Woods
      @Bowmans-Woods  8 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes it gets hot here in the summer. 32 today. expected 35 for the next 2 days. It is a humid heat too so at 35 you don't want to be outside doing work. Luckily I have a boat to escape to. :-)

  • @joachimbartsch1045
    @joachimbartsch1045 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Here in Colorado, we go down rivers on inner tubes with much larger rapids.

    • @Bowmans-Woods
      @Bowmans-Woods  7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ya. The rocks are too close to the surface for that sort of fun. Up river there are proper white water rapids that you can go down.

  • @russcattell955i
    @russcattell955i 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    at 5.38 did I see a seagull ? I'd not be so surprised, we bought our boat in Germany on the Neckar river, we were around 550 km from the cost but there were seagulls on the water, little rascals !

    • @Bowmans-Woods
      @Bowmans-Woods  8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes. There are seagulls here. Even though we are in the middle of the country, no where near the ocean there are still seagulls. I guess we have so much water everywhere in Canada that they migrate everywhere. What we have way way too many of is Canadian Geese. Those huge birds are a pain. They eat non stop and have poop the size of small dog's. Not that the poop is the size of the dog. That would be extra gross !! ha ha

  • @lessard2020
    @lessard2020 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hi Craig, watched ep 1 to 4 and enjoyed it, I subscribed and will watch the rest for sure, awesome series, keep up the good work. I served as an Military Police for 25 years and had to retire for family reasons, I like you dream of sailing around our beautiful planet one day, I hope your dream comes true. Cheers!

    • @Bowmans-Woods
      @Bowmans-Woods  8 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hey Benoit. Thanks so much for commenting on the videos. Also thanks for your service. My brother in law is an MP. It is a tough job due to the need to deploy and get posted to bases all over Canada. It is really hard on your family. I totally get why you would need to leave a bit early for family reasons. Knowing the strain it puts on my brother in laws family life ..... I don't think I could do 30 years there.

  • @bigriver2000
    @bigriver2000 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    BTW, don't eat the fish from the Ottawa River. The truth about the Chalk River Plant and it's radio active impact on the fish species is covered up.

  • @brazuca6drone_footage403
    @brazuca6drone_footage403 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice footage . How far from Ottawa ? thx

    • @Bowmans-Woods
      @Bowmans-Woods  7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      All that footage is right in Ottawa. How far from downtown Ottawa? 15 -20 minute drive down the Ottawa River parkway, I'd guess.

  • @mafp22w
    @mafp22w 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    It surprises me that a couple of locks haven't been built.

    • @Bowmans-Woods
      @Bowmans-Woods  7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ya. I am surprised they weren't built 100 years ago. Now that no one uses the river for transporting goods and commerce, the Government will never spend money to build locks just for the recreational boater. All of the canals and locks you see were all built 100 years ago for economic growth reasons.

  • @tommylam2324
    @tommylam2324 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hi Crusing Off Duty, what program did you use to land mark marking on your video!!! Thats so cool!!!!!

    • @Bowmans-Woods
      @Bowmans-Woods  8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Tommy Lam its an add on program in FCPX called mCallouts.

    • @tommylam2324
      @tommylam2324 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thx Buddy, I'm going to try it on my skiing videos now!!!

    • @Bowmans-Woods
      @Bowmans-Woods  8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Tommy Lam It's got a cool tracking technology so I am sure you will like it.

    • @tommylam2324
      @tommylam2324 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank You so much, can't wait to hear which Cat. u r going to purchase, cause my plans are probably 6-8 years behind yours!!!

    • @tommylam2324
      @tommylam2324 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      Im also looking at the FP, but like I've told the broker, I need to physical see everything myself, besides talking their words for a fact.....

  • @buynsell365
    @buynsell365 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Great videos. I am confused. Why would you purchase at top of the line boat......and promise your wife to scuba dive and such....however you are stuck in a river? It is a nice boat BTW.

    • @Bowmans-Woods
      @Bowmans-Woods  8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Hey Nacra. I am sure I mentioned this in the first episode, but it may have been explained too quickly to be clear. The plan is to only have this Mono-hull until I retire in 6 years and then we are selling everything (Boat, Cars, House, MC etc etc) and taking all of the money and buying a Catamaran that we will live on for decades and the plan is to sail around the world and explore everywhere. With this channel, I plan to document it all as we go. I will name my next boat "Off Duty" as well. We have already been window shopping and picking the Catamarans we would buy if we could go now. Ottawa is not near the Ocean and the closest big body of water (Lake Ontario) is 2 hours away. We find that a bit too far to drive 4 hrs round trip to go see our boat. So we are stuck here. Our only choice if we want to sail near where we live is to sail on the Ottawa River. But once we live year round in the more "Caribbean Climates" with clear blue water, things like Scuba Diving will be a big past time. The Ottawa River is murky and not a place to Scuba. Thanks for the question. Maybe others were confused as well. :-)

    • @buynsell365
      @buynsell365 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks for the clarification. I look forward to seeing more of your videos. Keep up the great work.

    • @Bowmans-Woods
      @Bowmans-Woods  8 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks Nacra

  • @Yodrop
    @Yodrop 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    My next boat will be able to go up those rapids.

    • @Bowmans-Woods
      @Bowmans-Woods  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      You want to try it, I'll film you. ha ha

  • @richardthibodeau2754
    @richardthibodeau2754 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Merci mon voilier viens d’arriver au NSC je suis nouveau et j’ai jamais n’aviger

    • @Bowmans-Woods
      @Bowmans-Woods  6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Sorry, I don't speak French well enough to write it, but I got the theme of what you wrote. You are welcome and enjoy the Ottawa River area. It is a very social sailing scene. We miss it a lot.

  • @wolfeskorzik6632
    @wolfeskorzik6632 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    Craig, please hit me back. I sold my boat in 2013 due to work obligations. You and Janice have renewed by deadened soul, work will do that. I am now looking at a 42' and looking to check out..... would love to chat, as you both have rekindled my fire....thank you

    • @Bowmans-Woods
      @Bowmans-Woods  8 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hey Wolfe. Im glad we have rekindled your interest in sailing. I am at work right now, so can't chat at the time I am writing this, but feel free to send me a private message if you have any questions.

  • @RF-yh3qh
    @RF-yh3qh 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hey cool channel!!! Which software are you using to put tags in the video?

  • @peterkent9234
    @peterkent9234 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    sir the best trip of my life was taking my boat from aylmer marina to dows lake and boating to portland ontario

    • @Bowmans-Woods
      @Bowmans-Woods  6 ปีที่แล้ว

      That would be a cool trip. Lot of motoring though since it really isn't wide enough to sail. I assume you did it in a power boat?

    • @peterkent9234
      @peterkent9234 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      it was a 1985 bayliner cruiser 2450

    • @Bowmans-Woods
      @Bowmans-Woods  6 ปีที่แล้ว

      That would be an awesome trip with lots to see. Fun!

  • @bluewater7211
    @bluewater7211 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Ummmm
    I'm born and raised living in the britannia beach. In the village by the water.
    My dad's friend owns the black jack schooner.
    The one sat in the locks for a few years and then at the club .. it sailed there from lake Ontario .. from cornwall to Montreal then up the Ottawa river through the caroline locks and to finally end it's passage in Ottawa ..
    The only time it's seen a trailer was to get it to the britannia club to get dry docked at a refit.
    I'm planning a sail from Vancouver south to the galapagos islands , panama canal, gulf of Mexico , round the florida point, all the way up the eastern seaboard to the st lawrence then from Quebec City I'll get to Montreal and then the rapids have a lock to bypass then the caroline locks the bango I'm in the Ottawa river and have done half my sail lol
    In short there is a way to sail from Ottawa to the great lakes.
    Well mapped one at that rate.

    • @Bowmans-Woods
      @Bowmans-Woods  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      You can get to Ottawa by the Parliament buildings but to get from the bottom of these rapid to the top where Britania Beach is and this area called Lac Duchenes you would need to be trucked. Black Jack was trucked around these rapids and probably that was when you said it was Dry Docked. There is no Lock to get past these rapids. The water is too shallow to boat in this area as well. You are mistaken and Black Jack was trucked to make it past the rapids and then during that opportunity they did the bottom work on the boat at the same time.

    • @bluewater7211
      @bluewater7211 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Bowmans-Woods that's what I said.

    • @Bowmans-Woods
      @Bowmans-Woods  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Oh OK. I thought you were saying Black Jack motored all the way to Britania where they lifted it to do work on it. I was just saying at best it got to Parliament Hill area and trucked the rest.

  • @HammerRocks
    @HammerRocks 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    Would building locks next to the Deschene Rapids and/or Chat Falls be possible? That could be one solution to get around these two obstacles in a boat. And possibly another source of local revenue for the authorities.

    • @Bowmans-Woods
      @Bowmans-Woods  8 ปีที่แล้ว

      Many years ago (like 100) they tried to build a lock at the Chat Falls and they gave up because the rock was so hard to blast through and it was going to be too expensive. In this modern day of Government cutbacks I am sure that a Lock would be deemed too expensive and the number of boats would not be enough to pay it back. But in a perfect world we would have locks so we could take our boat all the way down to Lake Ontario.

  • @OttawaParagliding
    @OttawaParagliding 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    you are my heroooooooooo SGT LOLOLOLOLOLOL

    • @Bowmans-Woods
      @Bowmans-Woods  8 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks Carlos! ha ha. I am pretty sure that is you. :-)

  • @bigriver2000
    @bigriver2000 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Nice video. Personally, I would like to see all the dams removed as many states in the US are doing to restore natural habitat of fish and wildlife. Our problem now is Chalk River however, which has become the capital of nuclear waste. Speaking to an engineer at that place recently, he informed me that they know that there is a real risk of Catastrophe for the entire population that relies upon the river for their water source, but apparently no other place in Canada will allow for the accommodation of this nuclear dump. No one wants to talk about this, because morons are running the country.

    • @Bowmans-Woods
      @Bowmans-Woods  5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Well it is a Hydro Electric Damn, so I doubt that is ever coming down. Non polluting electricy production is good for the envirnment.

    • @bigriver2000
      @bigriver2000 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      There are alternatives to dams to create electricity from rivers using diversion canals and new turbine technology, but apparently Canada is way behind in such technologies or the will to move forward.

  • @MrRourk
    @MrRourk 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    UShip can move your boat