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Scotian Chute Out #3 needs more snow!

By Mark Richard • May 4th, 2008 • Category: Throwdown Results, WK Hometown Throwdowns

The third Throwdown was our first event with no snow ,but the levels are dropping so maybe we could use a little more…. however the sun came out and Nova Scotian paddlers were putting on sunscreen for the first time and enjoying much warmer water temperatures. We had several boaters out to their first competition […]

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April Maryland Chute Out Rocks in the Potomac Warm Season

By snowwrestler • Apr 24th, 2008 • Category: Throwdown Results, Feature Story, WK Hometown Throwdowns

The first Maryland Chute Out event of the season went off with a bang as we got Center Chute wave at a pretty good level (6.2), with sunny skies and temps in the 70s. New River Academy stopped by and besides killing the wave (Isaac Holden had the high score of the event), they were […]

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Boise Throwdown #1

By Gary Wilson • Apr 18th, 2008 • Category: Throwdown Results, WK Hometown Throwdowns

We were blessed with some great weather for the first Throwdown of the year in Boise. We had a slew of kids with supportive parents and I had more volunteers than I could use. We were fortunate to have Devon Barker and Michael Leeds as judges! The junior class dominated the event with eight kids […]

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Charlotte / Tri-Cities Hometown Throwdown Event #1 Results & Photos

By wildwildwes • Apr 8th, 2008 • Category: Throwdown Results, WK Hometown Throwdowns

Location: Charlotte, NC - USNWC, 2nd drop of the Instructional Channel - AKA “Meltdown” - 16 competitors and more fun than you can shake a stick at!
Event Competition Results

Event Results

Event Name: Charlotte Throwdown #1
Event Region: Charlotte
Event Date: April 5th, 2008 @ 5:00pm
All times are localized to the event location.

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Scotian Chute Out #2 gets more snow!

By Mark Richard • Apr 7th, 2008 • Category: Throwdown Results, Feature Story, WK Hometown Throwdowns

It snowed again the night before our second Chute Out and I wondered whether it was better to brings my skis to the river instead of my new All Star. Fortunately the winds changed overnight and by 11am it was about 20 degrees celcius warmer than our first event and the atmosphere was even more […]

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March 1 Scotian Chute Out Results

By Mark Richard • Mar 3rd, 2008 • Category: Throwdown Results, WK Hometown Throwdowns

Thanks to everyone who braved the nasty storm and helped make it such a fun event for our first WK Throwdown! It is definitely harder to paddle with ice pellets in your face! Big thanks Harold Cox coming all the way from New Brunswick for his first paddle after heart surgery and especially the young […]

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