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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Once again I was impressed by my new hometown of Reno, NV!! We had worse weather than our first event, the water level dropped 24 hours prior to go time, and we still had more people show up and compete than last month!! I cannot wait to see what will happen when we get a […]
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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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 […]
Reno Throwdown #1
Canada may get things done in the cold at their first throwdown, but we get things done with style in Reno! Where else can you have a throwdown where the two volunteer judges are world champs? We also had this short guy with a camera running around claming the he was a national […]
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 […]
Mario Huevo (Vargas) one of my long time friends is one of the most influential people in Costa Rica kayaking. He is a true caretaker of the sport here helping out kids or anyone who wants to learn to paddle. He is also a fully functional kayak school or trip organizer for anyone wanting to […]
Now here is a story of a real made from scratch event for hometown paddlers that was a blast! I was asked by Stanley and his friend Jeff from the Serapequi River if I would come to their river and help them make a hole on Friday and do a competition on Saturday. The Jackson […]
