::NOUVEAU BATEAU ROOTS::

Here's my new boat! I dig the sweet "Roots" paintjob, paying homage to the great Canadian Clothing Company, and one of my GREAT sponsors. Big thanks to everyone at Nelo!!
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-- XC SKI CAMP --

I needed a quick little break from my boat so last week I took a 4-day trip to New Hampshire and joined my good friend Graham Cobb for some skinny ski action! We had a wicked time, it was awesome to get back on my cross-country skis after a few months of just kayak paddling. It was probably the last time I'll get more than 48 hours out of my skinny boat between now and the big O-show in August. Good thing I like my skinny boat! More on my boat shortly...

So that's Mt. Washington in the background up there, and I would be remiss if I didn't thank the rad little squirrel who took the photo and ran next to me reminding to shift my weight properly and keep my poles straight and everything. New Hampshire squirrels have their ski technique nailed, it's really impressive.

Here I am skiing in front of a famous place called the Mount Washington Hotel in Bretton Woods. It's where the Bretton Woods system was developed in 1944 (thanks Morty). 730 delegates from the 44 allied nations gathered here during WWII to develop a unified international monetary policy which ensures that each country maintains the exchange rate of its currency within a fixed value in terms of gold. I bet they had a ripper of a party afterwards too, cause all those meetings must have gotten boring, and it's a really sweet hotel.

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.:New Sportsnet Blog:.

Blog #3 is up on Sportsnet.ca. It's entitled "World-Class Misery Loves Company, Too". It's not that gloomy, I don't find training miserable at all. But it is tough, and my point is... suffering alongside my competition has brought us closer together as friends. Now go get a kleenex, wipe off that tear streaming down your cheek and read my blog. Let me know what you think!

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RAPTORS VS. MAGIC

My Canoe Compadre roomates and I went to the Raps game down here in Orlando last week. We had a blast even though the Raps lost; and although the final score may not reflect it, the Raptors (minus Bosh) did put up quite a good fight, put on a good show and stayed close in points until the last five minutes. Apparently whoever has the most at the END of the game wins, and that is what playing basketball is all about, they call it "Gettin' the W". Kayaking is similar, whoever gets to the finish line first wins in kayak races. The main difference is that we don't wear cool shoes, which is the main reason why we don't get crazy million dollar contracts.

Calderon is still my favourite basketball player. Please click on archives for my main arguments, they all still apply. If Canada hasn't got a team in Beijing, I will be cheering for Spain in the Basketball game competitions. I hope that is ok with everyone?

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So my good friend and the "voice of TSN" Rod Black was as at the game (sans moustache), and he invited me to do a little interview on television... and somehow, that ended up on youtube. My sick blogger skills won't let me post the video straight up on here, but have a click and watch me and Rod kickin' it fresh (what's that mean?) at Amway Arena.

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The van Koeverden Files

My second blog is up on Sportsnet.ca. It's entitled "Act Like a Professional". Post a comment on sportsnet, or drop me a line via CONTACT if you want... Enjoy!

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