2008 Schedule
Updated 12/7/2007 |
1/26 – 1/27
Wildwater Training Camp
(Free to USACK/NRC members)
Atlanta, GA Regional Training Camp II
Chris Hipgrave, hipgrave@usack.org
John Pinyerd, jpinyerd@cs.com
2/3
Winter Adventure Triathlon (5m Run, 6m Kayak, 8m MTB)
Santee, SC
Regional Trathlon
www.winterchallenge.com chris@winterchallenge.com
2/16 – 2/17
Weeki Wachee Jensen Classic
Race and Training Camp
Florida Regional
Race and Training Camp
Chris Hipgrave hipgrave@usack.org
2/23 – 2/24
Glacier Breaker
Nantahala River
Bryson City, NC
Regional Classic II+
www.usawildwater.com
www.nrcrhinos.com
3/1
Hunting Island Adventure Biathlon
Beaufort, SC Regional
6m paddle, 4.5 m run
www.active.com
3/8
Northwest Cup Downriver Series
Power Bar Cup
Chilliwack River BC, Canada
International Sprint and Classic
III – IV
Tom Wier, wierc1@yahoo.com
www.nwwhitewater.org/
3/15
Northwest Cup Downriver Series
Cedar River Races
Cedar River Landsburg, WA
Regional/ National
Sprint and Classic
II - III
Tom Wier, wierc1@yahoo.com
www.nwwhitewater.org/
3/15 – 3/16
Missouri Whitewater
Championships
St. Francis River Fredericktown, MO
Regional/ National Classic II - III
http://www.missouriwhitewater.org/mwc.html
3/22
Lula Bridge Race, LCKC Gainesville, FL Regional
20k, 10k, and 5k races
www.lckc.org
3/22 – 3/23
US Open
Nantahala River
Bryson City, NC
Regional/ National
2.3 miles II+
www.usawildwater.com
www.nrcrhinos.com
3/29
Northwest Cup Downriver Series
PGE Bull Run Races
Bull Run River Sandy, OR
Regional/ National
Classic III
Tom Wier, wierc1@yahoo.com
www.nwwhitewater.org/
3/29
Red Moshannon Downriver Race Grassflatt ,PA Regional Long classic II
Tussey mountain outfitters 814-355-5690
www.pa-reservations.com/tussey/events.html
4/5 – 4/6
Webster Weekend
Elk River
Webster Springs, WV
Regional/ National
Classic II – III www.websterwv.com/whitewater.html
4/5 – 4/6
USA Senior Team Trials and
USA Eastern Junior Team Trials
Cheat River Narrows Albright, WV
National Sprint and
Classic
II – III
Seth Eisner, sether@seanet.com or
Eric Martin, eric@wilderness-voyageurs.com,
www.wilderness-voyageurs.com
4/5 – 4/13
Tom’s Spectacular Spring Break
Training Camp
Skykomish River area near Gold Bar, WA
Regional/ National
Training Camp 0 - IV
Tom Wier, wierc1@yahoo.com
www.nwwhitewater.org/
4/12 – 4/13
Sky River Races and Training Camp Final Test
Skykomish River near Gold Bar, WA
Regional/ National
Classic, Maybe Sprint
III - IV
Tom Wier, wierc1@yahoo.com
www.nwwhitewater.org/
4/19
Annual Kenduskeag Stream
Canoe Race
Kenduskeag Stream -
Kenduskeag to Bangor, ME
Regional Classic 0-III www.kenduskeagstreamcanoerace.com/
4/26 – 4/27
Northwest Cup Downriver Series
Nooksack River Races
Nooksack River Washington
Regional/ National
Sprint andClassic
III
Tom Wier, wierc1@yahoo.com
www.nwwhitewater.org/
5/3
Cheat River Canyon
Downriver Race
Cheat River Albright, WV
Regional Long Classic III - V http://www.cheat.org/
5/3 – 5/4
Northwest Cup Downriver Series
Green River Races
Green River Washington
Regional/ National
Sprint and Classic
Course
TBD
Tom Wier, wierc1@yahoo.com
www.nwwhitewater.org/
5/10 – 5/11
Northwest Cup Downriver Series
Middle Fork Snolqualmie
Middle Fork Snoqualmie
River
North Bend, WA
Regional/
National
Classic and
Sprint
III - IV
Tom Wier, wierc1@yahoo.com
www.nwwhitewater.org/
5/31 –
6/8
World Championships
(Masters and Seniors)
Ivrea
ITA
International
Sprint and
Classic
www.wwcommittee.com
www.ivrea2008.it/Eng/
6/7 -
Northwest Cup Downriver Series
Salmon La Sac
Salmon La Sac River
near Rosallyn, WA
Regional/
National
Sprint and
Classic
II - III
Dawn Meehof, dmmeekhof@yahoo.com
www.nwwhitewater.org/
6/13 –
6/15
Fibark Wildwater Series and
USA Western Junior Team
Trials
Arkansas River
Salida, CO
National
Sprint and
Long Classic
II - IV
Ed Loeffe,e_loeffel@hotmail.com
http://www.fibark.net/Index3.asp
6/14
Clear Creek Challenge
Downriver Race
Clear Creek
Lawson, CO
Regional/
National
Classic IV
Bob Fries, info@clearcreekchallenge.org
http://clearcreekchallenge.org/
6/14 Tim Gavin Downriver Race
Shenandoah River
Harpers Ferry, WV
Regional II – III www.harpersferryoutdoorfestival.org/
6/14 –
6/15
World Cup Races 1 and 2
Karlovy Vary
CZE
International
Sprint and
Classic
www.wwcommittee.com
6/21 –
6/22
World Cup Races 3 and 4
Lofer
AUT
International
Sprint and
Classic
www.wwcommittee.com
7/10 –
7/13
ACA 2008 Whitewater Open
Canoe Downriver National
Championships
French Broad River near
Hot Springs, NC
National
Sprint and
Classic
II - III
Tom Blue, fbracechair@earthlink.net
www.fbcanoeracing.org/nationals.html
Mid-
July
Junior Pre-Worlds SUI International
Sprint and
Classic
Dates and venue are tentative
8/1 –
8/3
USA National Championships
Dryway Section
Deerfield River, MA
National
Sprint and
Classic
Karen Blom, karen@zoaroutdoor.com,
www.zoaroutdoor.com
8/16 –
8/17
Northwest Cup Downriver Series
Skagit Races
Skagit River
North Cascades NP
Regional/
National
Classic and
Sprint
II - III Rich Roehner, roehners@comcast.net
8/23 -
Northwest Cup Downriver Series
Roaring River - Clakamas River
Roaring – Clakamas Rivers
near Estacada, OR
Regional/
National
Classic and
Sprint
II Carl Poston, cposton@iinet.com
8/30 –
8/31
Thompson River
BC, Canada
Sprint and
Classic
m
9/22 Animal Upper Gauley Race
Gauley River
Summersville, WV
International Long Classic IV+
Mountain Air Productions
Donnie Hudspeth, 304-658-5016
donniehud@geoweb.net , www.gauleyrace.com/