Not exactly smooth sailing: Tenandeho Creek hosts 40th White
Water Derby (WITH VIDEO)  A kayaker smiles as she crosses the
finish line. (CAITLIN MORRIS/ The water was chilly Sunday
afternoon. (CAITLIN MORRIS/  MECHANICVILLE -- Low water levels
and strong wind gusts made for turbulent rides down Tenandeho
Creek Sunday during the 40th annual White Water Derby.  "There's
a lot of rocks and trees you've got to navigate around that you
can't see," Clint Bonner of East Greenbush said after the race.
He and his partner, Eric Morris, both newcomers to the derby,
maneuvered the 4-1/2-mile course in a canoe nicknamed "The Black
Pearl."  In canoeing, communication is the key to success,
Bonner and Morris said. The person in the back steers and relies
on the person in the front to warn him or her of upcoming
hazards and creek conditions.  Another canoe team, Bob Rainville
and Carlos Osorio, waited until the day before the derby to buy
the big green swamp canoe they'd use in Sunday's race. Rainville
made his way south fro