The Beat Down!

So the irrigating water has been shut off at the Boise River Whitewater Park.  The Wave Masters have come up with a hole.  When the feature is a hole instead of a wave the water from upstream dives downstream than the water eddies back upstream creating a recirculating hole. I have been having a lot of fun in the hole but sometimes I will get a beat down.  If I flip over on the right side of the hole I will recirculate back into the water coming from upstream.  This can get a bit tricky, I am good at rolling on my strong side but if I flip over on my off side I can’t seem to stay up when I roll. The current catches my boat and violently flips me back over upside down.  Most the time I am able to upright myself and get out of the hole but sometimes I flip over time and time again.  I used to think that I don’t have to roll, I just need another breath of air but I soon realized that this is not always true.  When I am getting a good beat down after three to five times of rolling back over I become frustrated and tired so I go for a nice cold swim.  Lucky for me the Boise River is nice low calm water and I have been able to retrieve all my gear so far. 

Below are pictures of the beat down

 The Pictures are left to right all taken with in one second.

Hear i am trying too roll on my off side and having some trouble. I have found that if I get my paddle in just the right spot the current will catch it a I am able to push the boat back up right.

 I made it back up but was going way to fast and dove right back into the hole.

At this point I am wanting to take a breath of air. I panic and pull the spray skirt letting water fill the boat as I come out.

I went for a cool swim after the paddle and the boat went back into the hole It tumbled around for about a minute Than was released and floated down to me.