Avon Descent 2008
The Avon Descent took place on Sunday 9th November. Having been stood up by not one but two women, Gari was unable to defend his title but Bruce had a go.
It was described on UK Rivers as“River in flood, squally wind blowing against the flow; eddies, boils, standing waves … everything. Some weirs washed out, others very interesting - the 4′ standing wave at Welford was fun. Not as long as the Exe; not as big as the Exe, but definitely as much fun as the Exe.”
Bruce said he could confirm that it was entertaining, successfully making four of the six weirs. The photo below shows his boat - and his arm travelling down Weldord Weir. This was one of the less successful shoots.
He came 5th in the K1 race though which isn’t bad