Just a bit of interesting news for all you Vineman racers that there appears to be some serious talk about significantly reducing the summer flow of the Russian River. This would reduce flows in the Guerneville area by about 75% causing the water quality to further deteriorate but purportedly helping fish in the Russian and the Eel River. See this article in our local paper: http://www.pressdemocrat.com/local/news/05river_b1.html
The high summer flows we see now are actually not natural and due to upstream releases from Lake Sonoma and diversion from Eel River in Mendocino County. The river is quite a hot bed issue up here so doubtful anything will happen quickly but somewhere down the road it could impact the current race swim location. Let’s hope not as it is a great race.