All true, just waves,calm,waves,calm,waves,calm FUNNEL!!! Funnel starts with FUN! Striaght down the middle!! Seriously, you'll think, "Wow! Should have run this before." The rapids up to and the Quaboag drop are tougher to manuver IMO.
It won't give you the Andy Effect - Seems awesome the first time down, but then the second time it was pretty lame (What was Lake Erie doing in the Upper Andy!!) The Lower will deliver every time!

Besides, there's a good recovery pool after the Funnel-

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