Sorry about the delay in getting this up, but life has been interesting to say the least over the last week or so. So here are the brief results. I’ll have cmoprehensive results and standings after this weeks, Immersion Research Giant Slolam.
Results:
Overall:
1) Jesse Shimrock
2) Brian Homberg
3) Dustin Stough
4) Paige Teegarden
Top 2 by class:
K1 Expert
1) Jesse [...]
The 90 degree weather today made me think about the cooler weather of winter and creeking. So I figured I do the first of three creek posts. Here is info on Laural Run south of Oakland MD
Laurel Run
Laurel Run - FromPotomac
State
Forest to N. Branch of the
Potomac below Rattlesnake
1.6 miles 360 feet of drop
7 major [...]
Yes this is another plug for the Friday Night Fun Series – Immersion Research Giant Slalom
July 20th
Adventuresports
Center International in
McHenry, MD So what is Giant Slalom? Its our attempt to spice up things and make slalom more accessible to more people. To that end, there are classes fop boats under 8′ 6″, plastic boats over that [...]
The second round of the Friday Night Fun Series was the Stonyboater Paddle Wax Boatercross. The race took a distictive local feel with all of the racers being “local” boaters. Comparatively, the Freestyle event had over half the contestants from outside the area.
Here are the results:
Here is the basics:
Overall
1) Jesse Shimrock
2) Brian Homberg
3) Dustin Stough
4) Paige [...]
The Yough Paddling Club would love it if you and your friends will join us for the Stoneyboater Paddle Wax Boatercross this Friday. Yes, in two days the second of seven ASCI Friday Night Fun Series gets underway with registration at 5:00, athletes meeting at 6:15, and racing beginning at 6:30.
There is a boat length [...]
What a weekend! Friday was the Friday Night Fun Series debut with the Wavesport Freestyle Rodeo. 19 Competitors and over 50 people watch saw a “causal event that ran professionaly” according to Scott Barnes’ post on Boatertalk.
Team Wavesport served as Celebrity judges, and fun was had by everyone.
Results:
K1 Mens Expert - Jesse Shimrock
K1 Mens Intermediate - [...]
I’ve been rushing around trying to get all the details covered for the first event and I forgot to even post about it. As you may know, I am a volunteer coordinator for the seven night, ASCI Priday Night Fun Series. It will include freestyle (Friday), Boatercross, and Giant Slalom.
The newly formed Yough Paddling Club decided [...]
In case you can’t tell, I’m pretty excited about this. It seems that ASCI, the DNR and the Upper Potomac Comission came to some kind of arrangement to secure the unscheduled summer Savage releases that were on the books for years.
Here is the link that confirms a 4 hour release on Sunday july 1, 2007 [...]
I spent an hour of last Sunday Evening enjoying the solitude and fun that only being the last boat on for the day can bring.
River level was 1.8, and it was 8 PM. The evening sun was fading off to Sunset and the dusk was moving into the valley creating lighting for a fall like [...]
The rain tonight has me thinking about little known creeks in the area here is a quick list of creeks nearby that see little use.
Cherry Run - Class III-IV
Distance: .75 miles in length
Location: flows into Deep Creek Lake along Rock Lodge Road
Gradient: 120+
Difficult Run (WV) - Class IV+
Distance: 4 miles
Location: Flows into N. Branch of Potomac from West [...]
On this blog you will find info about boating in Western MD. From info on the Friday Night Fun Series, that I,m coordinating at the Adventuresports Center to Yough Paddling Club info, and river info from the area. THis is my first try at Blogging so I hope this turns out well.
A couple quick links of [...]
Name: Nathan Blatchley
Age: 35
Years Boating: 23
Favorite types of rivers: Creeky class IVish rivers
Current Boats Paddled: PS6-200, Skeeter, Solo
Number of days a year on the water: 20-30 (wish it were more)
I am passionate about promoting the region and its paddling opportunities. It sure is nice to have 30 runs with in 45 minutes to an hour [...]
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