Playspot of the Week

Playspot of the Week
Ottawa River, Garburator, Level - 0 1/4

Thursday, February 17, 2011

Dechenes Rapids - Heavy D

Located halfway in between the Quebec and the Ontario side of the Deschenes Rapids, next to the island where all the seaguls hang out, Heavy D is undeniabely the most fastest wave many paddlers have surfed. Known worldwide, this wave is like if Garburator and Buseater had a baby and that child was fed with steroids! This is definately a class V+ wave because of it's big ferry upstream of the deadly Ruins rapids but it's one of the preferred wave by many Freestyle atheltes.
The wave usually comes in in the spring, at high water, after the ice melts and when the river flows over 59.2 on the Britannia Gauge.
It would be a good idea to have a sea doo downstream for safety as the current is strong and the boils are huge. Definately not for beginner or intermediate paddlers.
The put in is about 300 yards upstream in the other parking lot at the end of Vanier street.
Here are a few pictures and a video (from 0:45 - 0:56) and they do not do this wave justice.




1 comment:

  1. Could you post info and pictures about the ferry required to get to the wave. I plan to go there soon, and don't want to end up in the ruined section with my undercut friends.

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