Category Archives: Events

Lee’s Weekend Water level forcast for Memorial Day Weekend

Events:
ASCI Whitewater Showdown is Friday night - more info is at www.youghpaddlingclub.com

WEATHER - Looks like a few lingering showers through Thursday but not enough precipitation to materially affect river levels. Cool on Friday with a warming trend and sunny weather throughout the 3-day weekend. Highs starting in the upper 60’s and finishing in the upper [...]

ASCI Whitewater Showdown series starts this Friday

ASCI Whitewater Showdown
Sponsored by:
ASCI, Bliss-Stick Kayaks, Starkkmoon Kayaks, Stonyboater Paddle Wax, and Stonyboater.com
The 2008 ASCI White Water Showdown will kick off this year on Friday, May 23rd with the following events:
* 5PM - Registration
* 6PM - Raft Race (ASCI will provide equipment)
* 7PM - Boatercross
* 8PM - Freestyle Kayaking
Cost is $10 per event (1 class only) [...]

Frostburg State Pool Sessions are back!!!

Thanks again to a collaboration between the Frostburg State University’s Activities for Life program and the Yough Paddling Club rolling sessions will be held for 4 weeks at the FSU pool beginning February 19.
Cost: $4 per person per night
Dates: Feb. 19 & 26 and March 4 & 11
Time: 9:00 PM - 10:45 PM
As usual, please [...]

YPC - “Up the Creek With A Paddle” end of year trip

You are invited to participate in the Yough Paddling Club’s “Up the Creek with A Paddle” end of year trip.
BETA:
Date: Monday, December 31, 2007
Time: 10 AM
River: N. Branch of the Potomac from Cumberland up stream for 1 hour or until we get to the Allegany County Fairgrounds (which ever happens first) and back.
Difficulty: [...]

Freestyle Nationals Pictures - Impressions

A couple weeks ago now, ASCI hosted Freestyle Nationals. The event has recieved excellent reviews from everywhere I’ve seen write ups of the event. I was only able to get up there for a couple hours during the middle of the day. There was a good size crowd of at least 500 people and a [...]

Its official - September 9 Savage Release a go. YEAH!!!!

So I was wondering around the next instead of doing what I was supposed to be doing and there was a change to the Savage/North BranchRelease Schedule website this AM.
According to the release website ”A whitewater release for Savage River Dam is being scheduled for Sunday September 9, 2007. The whitewater release will extend from 9 [...]

September Boating in Western Maryland

As the summer fades to fall, September brings to end the summer river season, but also brings to the fore-front the reservoir drawdown schedule.
Labor Day weekend has 3 days of Upper Yough Releases, then we start into Gauley season.
September 9 is the third scheduled release for the Savage. Lets hope that there is enough water [...]

ASCI Friday Night Fun Series – Riversport Series Final in 4 days

All good things must come to an end, and the end of the first year of the Friday Night Fun Series is this Friday. But before we sign off o the year we are going out with a bang!
The Riversport Series Final is a two event evening with two separate freestyle events held back to back. [...]

Upcoming events in the Western Maryland Region

Labor day Weekend is shaping up to be a great weekend for competitive and recreational boating. Friday August 31 will be the final Friday Night Fun Seriesevent - Riversport Series Final - a double event with 2 freestyle rodeos. All starting with Practice at 6 PM and competing under the lights from 7 PM on.
 For [...]

Results from Friday Night Fun Series #6 - Immersion Research Giant Slalom

A quick post with the results from this past Friday’s event, the Immersion Research Giant Slalom.  A dozen boats participated in the event including 1 Ducky, a 2 person Ducky, a C-1, 6 kayaks, and 1 C-1 that had been converted to a kayak.
Immersion Research Giant Slalom
Kayak
1) Brian Homberg
2) Jesse Shimrock
3) Jack Ditty (C-1)
4) Ben Sieville
5) Andy Kirby
6) Paige [...]

Weekend Water Outlook for the weekend of 8/17-8/20

Well here I go with a new piece that I’m going to try. I’ll be trying to put out a weekend water out look for the next couple weeks. I’m not sure if it will be useful so please leave a comment if it is.
Guaranteed Water
 
Upper Yough releases are scheduled for Friday, Saturday, and Monday
N.Branch [...]

Immersion Research Giant Slalom race at ASCI this Friday -8/17

The sixth installment of the Friday Night Fun Series is the Immersion Research Giant Slalom Race. This is the second giant slalom of the series. the first generated a good response with 18 competitors in 3 boat classes plus our classic ducky slalom class.
 For more information about the Friday Night Fun Series check out our [...]

Friday Night Fun Series Results - Wavesport Freestyle on 8/10

A hardy group of 9 boaters took to the water at ASCI to compete in the 2nd Wavesport Freestyle Rodeo held on Feature “A”.  Despite a couple “surprise” changes to the feature, everyone had a great time. Full results should be posted on http://ascikingoftheriver.com. But in the meantime here are the Top 4  and the [...]

8/10 -Friday Night Fun Series #5 Tonight!

Tonight is the Wavesport Freestyle at the Adventuresports Center in McHenry MD on top of March Mountain.
 For More specifics about the go to our website: http://ascikingoftheriver.com
We’ll see you up there tonight.
Registration at 5:00
Competion at 7:00
It will be under the lights if it takes that long.

US Slalom National’s Course in Pictures

Except of gate 9 I think I have every part of the course on film. SO like I did for our Friday Night Fun Series, here is the National’s course from start to final gate.
Start
 
From the start the first 4 gates were all off set down stream gate.
Gate 1 & 2

Gate 3

Gate 4 into Gate [...]

Yough Paddling Club Night @ ASCI - Wednesday August 8

As part of ASCI’s support for the Yough Paddling Club, the first Wednesday night of every month during the season is Yough Paddling Club Night. What does this mean?
FREE TIME ON THE WATER FOR CLUB MEMBERS!!!!
Members of the club have exclusive use of the whitewater coures from 6-8 PM prior to the monthly club meeting [...]

Friday Night Fun Series Back in action this Week at ASCI - Wavesport Freestyle

The Friday Night Fun Series get back in the action this Friday with Wavesport Freestyle Rodeo on 8/10. After a 1 week hiatus, the Friday Night Fun Series at ASCI will host its 5th event the second Wavesport Freestyle. SO far the freestyle has been our most popular event and we hope that that trend [...]

Top 3 Results from Slalom Nationals & link to full results

Here are the Top three results by class. You can look at the full dedtailed results here:
http://www.adventuresportscenter.com/images/stories/Events/Slalom_Nationals/final%20results-%202007%20slalom%20nationals.pdf
K1
1) Scott Mann
2) Bett Heyl
3) Scott Parsons
K1-W
1)Heather Corrie
2) Zuzana Vahna
3)Ashley Nee
C-1
1)Ben Fraker
2) Erik Amason
3) Larimer
C-2
1)Austin Crain/Scott McClesky
2)Eichfield/Powell
3)Borst/Stazcko
Here is a link to the pictures I took at the event. A full write up of my experience and impressions from the [...]

Riversport Boatercross pictures are up

A fair number of pictures from last Friday’s Riversport School of Paddling are now up on the Friday Fun Series website photo album along with the results. So go check it out. The water level in the pictures is the same level that will be used at U.S. Slalom Nationals in 2 days (Saturday).
Here a nice [...]

Yough Paddling Club Night at ASCI next Wednesday

If you would like to have exclusive access to the ASCI Whitewater park one evening a month, as well as a bunch of other membership benefits, come to next Wednesday’s Yough Paddling Club Night at ASCI starting at 6:00. Join the club and paddle that evening - no raft traffic - and good times with local boaters [...]

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