A Few Pics from Slalom Nationals

31 08 2008

Here are a few photos from the 2008 National Slalom Championships yesterday at ASCI.  There was a pretty good crowd there; I’d guess at least a couple of thousand.  There were also a good number of racers, about 70  on the start list, including six C1Ws (women C-1 paddlers.)  A lot of people are commenting that slalom is enjoying a resurgence and the scene at ASCI yesterday encourages that view.

The Banner

The upper end of the course

Looking down through the first waveshaper at Gate 10. Katie VuksichGate 13Barb Brown and Dave Kurtz judge the gatesLots of beautiful long boatsThe footbridge and the start of the courseA C-1W gets the go signalTad Dennis and Jeff Larimer start the courseFood.  Pretty decent cheeseburgersJeff Larimer heads in 15Jordan Poffenberger cleans Gate 2, a tricky oneOverview of the upper courseRyan Bahn zooms in 13Setting up for the awards ceremonyJennifer Fritz starts the courseIt wasn\'t all fun and games.  Gate 10 took its toll



The 2008 Potomac Whitewater Festival Party

27 08 2008

The Saturday get-together at Anglers Inn near the Potomac.  Vendors, gear-swap, awards, games, it was all a blast. 

Check it out on YouTube