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The League of Northwest Whitewater Racers is an all-volunteer group of paddlers in the Pacific Northwest. Under the auspices of the American Canoe Association, USA Canoe&Kayak, and the Washington Kayak Club, the League organizes wildwater races as well as races and training clinics in whitewater slalom. Come, join us! |
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The 61st Anniversary of
Washington Kayak Club's FABULOUS
Slalom la Sac Slalom Race held June 4-5, 2022
was made more fabulous by higher than "normal" flows
due to a deluge of rain that made Noah's flood look like a drizzle.
Here are some photos.
These images were taken by James Wakeling - click the thumbnail to make them bigly.
SLS 2022 Race info HERE or HERE.
Noah's Flood Comes to Salmon la Sac? The downriver race on Saturday from the top of the slalom course to French Creek road bridge set some record times for the array of boat types as there was no long slog at the end. Other paddlers elected for the group river run instead and spent quite a bit of time at the awesome surf wave part-way down the course.
Helping build the slalom course, designed by Jacob
Selander, were SLS course setter-uppers Dawn Meekhof, Victor Kress, Bob
Duffner, Marc Leonard, Rufus Knapp, Jacob Selander, Karl Guntheroth, and
Jim Good. This was a team well-versed in working under adverse sunshine
conditions so they saw the rain not as an added impediment but as a
welcome change from the norm. Wires were hung for a total of 21 gates with
the lower part of the course seeing some challenging moves where the
boiling whirlpools and swirlies kept paddlers fighting to keep their boats
upright and flat past the finish line under the campground access bridge.
There was the expected carnage at this lower part of the course providing
much competition for the coveted "Tip-over Trophy." When the river
continued to rise on Sunday, our course designer came up with an easier
course option, Course A, so most everyone could participate. Fastest boat: Marcel Potocny and Shaun Smith tied Fastest Woman: Boo Turner Best Run by Someone New to Slalom: Kirk Tickell Tip-Over Trophy: Lucas Nelson Cutest Dog: Ethel (owner: Dane Anderson) OC-1: Marc Leonard
Fastest Junior: Hayden McGowan
Prizes this year were 12 ounce drinking glasses with a
beautifully rendered and colorful sticker of jumping salmon. Course
Set-up crew devoured a full batch of chocolate chip cookie bars and Katie
provided race day refreshments to competitors and their friends.
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Bull Run results HERE
Record turn-out and record warm temperatures for the best Spring Cedar Slalom Race ever!
Spring Cedar Race results HERE (PDF) or HERE (Numbers)
Spring Cedar Race video by Kanako Iwata-Eng
Kyle’s blog post about the spring cedar 2022 race:
Also, see our Facebook page for Jacob’s pics and story about the race!
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April 2-3, 2022 Bull Run, Oregon, Slalom info HERE
March 26-27, 2022 Spring Cedar Slalom Race info HERE
Final 2022 Whitewater Race Schedule
Reservations as of May 20 are filled. Get there early to get your non-reserved campsite!!!!! |
Campsite reservations for the Salmon La Sac race are open and are going FAST! Trust us, there's even more demand this year. To make your reservation go to https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/232094
The Clive Lister annual toast will be in site 002
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The Chilliwack Slalom course was destroyed by the November flooding.
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New! Zastera Clipper Wildwater Boat For Sale. Info HERE.
Cedar Whitewater Races November 6-7, 2021
Results!
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this page updated on: Wednesday June 08, 2022 02:47 PM -0700