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jcboaterboy
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  Quote jcboaterboy Replybullet Topic: Charlotte Whitewater Center
    Posted: 30 May 2014 at 10:50am
I am in the South visiting my wife's family and other friends and spent last weekend at the whitewater center. Incredible place. Now, I am not complaining or taking for granted the fact that we have incredible beautiful close nearly year-round whitewater in the Seattle area - that is a huge blessing! - but the whitewater center was incredible! My favorite part was all the people and boaters and great community environment. And consistent play-holes. Eddies were circular and weird and the whole river was "surge-y",but it was a super cool experience. Two more days this week!

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  Quote Dale Replybullet Posted: 30 May 2014 at 11:00am
The water... tell me... was it warm?

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  Quote jcboaterboy Replybullet Posted: 30 May 2014 at 11:35am
Indeed it was. I paddled in a paddle jacket shorty and shorts. And the kicker is they have a conveyer belt that feeds you back up from the pool at the bottom of the two channels (one with two branches, both class 3, one channel is class 4 and quite beefy!)... You never even get out of your boat and you are back up top!
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  Quote tlleight Replybullet Posted: 03 Jun 2014 at 10:56am
As someone who used to live a couple hours away, water will get bathtub warm later in the summer.
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  Quote Butchv Replybullet Posted: 05 Jun 2014 at 9:11am
I am headed to Charlotte at the end of August. Unfortunately, I am flying so I won't be able to take my boat. Do you know if they rent there or is there another shop in the area that you can rent from? Thanks - Butch
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  Quote tlleight Replybullet Posted: 05 Jun 2014 at 9:44am
The do boat demos, $15/hr $25/day if I remember correctly though it's been a couple years. You have to have your own other gear though.
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