Poor borrowed boat…After paddling 9k across a scenic lake, racers entered a narrow river filled with dead fall, sandy bottoms, rocky shoals, and some true rapids consisting of classes I-III.  At the first rapid, as Allen McAdams was about to drop in, he was distracted  by a French speaking man waving and shouting frantically atop a boulder along river right.  Unfortunately, this caused Allen to high side a large rock on river left, capsize, and lose all his food-and nearly his bladder filled with clean Canadian water.  Upon coming up for air, a plastic wave hopper pressed his head under again and put his backside firmly on a large rock in the midst of the rapid.  The bilge pump was actuated, and within five minutes of arm cramping pumping, Allen was back in the race, having dropped several places from the lead.  Next time, he may consider wearing a helmet.