Come and join us for the 3rd Annual Upper Klamath River Festival, April 17th & 18th, 2010! Camping, shuttle, and free BBQ are provided with entry fee. There will be three divisions, Rafts, Catarafts, and Long/Short Kayaks.
2010 Rocky Mountain Whitewater Series
Thanks to John Anicito the Rocky Mountains (Colorado Rivers) will finally have a series of races this summer that will emulate what the Western Whitewater Championships has been doing for a few years. This will be a point system event and will encompass a total of 5 races. In order to stay consistent with current world races this years series will be an R-4 (4 person) series. Next summer, 2011, will be an R-6 series, as the Costa Rica pre-worlds will be held in October 2010 and the Worlds October 2011. Please contact johnanicito@yahoo.com (Rocky Mountain Whitewater Series), race coordinator with any questions you have in regards to this summers events. Below is the schedule for this summer.
1st – Buena Vista sprint race, Sunday May 30th; registration @ 5pm, race starts @6pm: part of CKS Paddlefest
2nd- Bryan Dreher sprint race, Thursday, June 17th, registration @5 pm, race starts @ 5:30 pm, Raft rodeo@ 6:30 pm: part of Fibark
3nd- Royal Gorge downriver race, Friday June 25th, start times TBD; part of Royal Gorge Whitewater Fest.
4th: #’s Downriver race, Thursday, July 28, registration @5pm, race starts at 6pm.
5th – Gore Canyon Festival 2010, Saturday, August 28th ALL DAY
USRA website is redesigned to better serve you. Please contact us with questions.
Western Whitewater Championship Series 2010
(WWCS-III)
The WWCS began 3 seasons ago when the Oregon Rafting Team (ORT) began to take on an active role in coordinating the dates of races and festivals in the Western United States. This coming season ORT will provide a scoring summary and event pages on their website. Prizes are awarded, and a regional representative is then nominated for both national and international levels of competition which at this time occurs only in the paddle raft racing category. In 2010 the WWCS R4/R6 paddle raft top finishers will be nominated to compete at Pre-worlds in Costa Rica.
The past two seasons, WWCS events have each drawn 45-105 competitors annually, in addition to a significant number of spectators, logistical supporters, and sponsors. Event coordinators are currently seeking a sponsor specific to the WWCS. This sponsor’s name would be directly linked in all promotions to the WWCS name and tradition. The WWCS represents the soul of competitive whitewater activities. We are paddlers, river lovers, and real people who wish to develop and nurture our respective river communities. Please contact Tim Brink nomadyellow@yahoo.com if you wish to support our efforts.
2010 Western Whitewater Championship Series
(WWCS)
1. March 20, 21 : Saturday, Sunday : Upper Wind (Festival)
2. April 10, 11 : Saturday, Sunday : East Fork Lewis
3. April 17, 18 : Saturday, Sunday : Upper Klamath (Festival)
4. May 1 : Saturday: Cal-Salmon Race
5. May 15-16 : Saturday, Sunday : Upper Clackamas (Festival)
6. June 5 : Saturday : Payettes, Boise (PBR Festival)
7. September 11 : Saturday : White Salmon (TBD)
8. October 9, 10 : Saturday, Sunday : Burnt Ranch Gorge
- R2, R4 paddle rafts.
- Kayaks less than 9 feet.
- Kayaks 9 feet or more.
- Catarafts.
• Festival indicates that more activities will be included in addition to a downriver race. (Fun float, trainings, etc.)
• If your business or team would like manage/promote these possible events please contact me. nomadyellow@yahoo.com
http://oregonraftingteam.com/
Picture above courtesy of ORT, not on an artificial course:)
The IRF World Rafting Championships 2010 will take place from 13 until 19 July 2010 on the artificial course of Dutch Water Dreams in Zoetermeer (Netherlands). The first artificial WRC will be an R4 event (4-man rafts).
The Pre-Event will be held on the same spot during 22 to 25 October 2009.
Important: the coming months we will inform you on a regularly base via this website wrc2010.nl with all the details about these events.
If you have any questions or remarks, please feel free to contact us via info@wrc2010.nl
We are looking forward to welcome you at Dutch Water Dreams during these events!
The Oregon Rafting Team (ORT) will roll into Maryland undefeated yet very disturbed.
Join us in taking rafting to the next level in an R4 showdown! (Waterfalls not on the itinerary:)
Date & Time
Friday, August 14, 2009 @ 1:00 PM – Sunday, August 16, 2009 @ 11:30 AM local time
Address
Adventure Sports Center International
250 Adventure Sports Way
Fees
$100 per boat (4 person)
Registration Closing Date
Thursday, August 13, 2009 @ 11:59 PM
Brief Description
United States Rafting Association (USRA) presents 2009 U.S. Rafting National Championships, held in conjunction with the Adventure Sports Center International (ASCI) and Wilderness Voyageurs.
Additional Information
Event Schedule Aug. 10th-14th Registration all week at ASCI. 1 – 3:30pm Training on Whitewater Course for Competitors 9-5pm Onsite race registration at ASCI Mountaintop Shop (retail store) August 14th Exhibition X-Stream Raft Race on Upper Yough (tentative) 11am Pre-race meeting at Upper Yough put-in 1pm Race start August 15th Sprint and Slalom events at ASCI 7:30am Race check-in (ASCI) 8am Sprint Time Trials (one run) 9-10:30 Head to head Sprints 11-4:30 BREAK (Commercial Rafting) 5pm Slalom First Runs 6:30pm Slalom Second Runs 8:30 Awards and After-race Dinner* August 16th Downriver Race on Lower Yough 8am Pre-race meeting at Wilderness Voyageurs 9am Race start (course TBD) 11am Race closes 11:30am Awards Ceremony * At Mountain State Brewery
Aug. 10th – 14th: Training (ASCI)
Aug. 14th: X-Stream Raft Race (Upper Yough)
Aug. 15th: Sprint and Slalom Events (ASCI)*
Aug. 16th: Down River Event (Lower Yough)*
* USRA National Championship Events
4 person teams @ $100 per boat
Registration fromJune 1st, 2009
www.adventuresportscenter.com
301-387-3250
ASCI River Park
Deep Creek Lake, MD
Youghiogheny River
Ohiopyle, PA
The US WOMEN and MEN finish in the top ten at Worlds!
The Timberline Women’s and Men’s rafting teams training out of Vail Colorado http://web.me.com/dvogeler/USRT/Home.html have again provided incredible representation of the United States Rafting Association (USRA) and the good ‘ole red white and blue. Despite overcoming a variety of adverse circumstances which included a reportedly unfriendly crowd in Bosnia, a non-existent winter race schedule, and having to pay out of pocket to make the trip overseas, our ladies finished 8th, and the men finished 6th. 53 teams from 35 countries were in attendance. The resiliency of the American spirit is ever present in competitive whitewater raft racing. Like the Colonists taking on the British Empire, our US teams doggedly challenged very well funded and even government supported teams with amazing results. Just a few seconds separated the US Men from taking a place on the podium in Bosnia.
See or compete against the Timberline Teams in McHenry Maryland August 14th through the 16th at the USRA National Whitewater Rafting Championships. The highest placing men’s and women’s R4 crews will represent the USA at the R4 World Championships which will be held in the Netherlands in 2010. The Adventure Sports Center International (ASCI) http://www.adventuresportscenter.com/ is currently seeking support for this event and more importantly the teams in attendance. SOTAR has agreed to provide rafts for the competitors yet more support is needed. Please contact Matt Taylor of ASCI for sponsorship details and information.
The Oregon Rafting Team was fortunate in pulling off a first place finish on the East Fork of the Lewis River. Of the 12 R2 teams entered 4 of the boats were manned by ORT crews. The pictures are from Sunset Falls which was a mere 100 meters downstream from the starting area.
The next race in the Western Whitewater Championship Series is this weekend, April 18th and 19th on the Upper Klamath River. Check out ORT’s Events page for details:
oregonraftingteam.com