Gauley Hometown Throwdown & 4 Square Tournament

When – 9/19/09 9:30am Gauley Festival Saturday.

Where – Lower Gauley put in rocks.

What – World Kayak is hosting a Hometown Throwdown on the Lower Gauley.  This will be a rolling rodeo that will see competitors strut their freestyle skills on two different features.  The first location will be at Canyon Doors where participants will get two one minute rides to impress our judges.  After that competitors will immediately move downstream to Lower Mash.  Each competitor will get two attempts to surf the big beautiful wave located in this great rapid.  Since it is very unlikely that any boater will be able to stay on the wave for a full one minute ride this will not be a timed event.  We are going to implement a special set of judging criteria for this portion that will reward an established surf, style, downtime, and a variety of other common occurrences on this great wave.  All competitors are asked to follow normal river etiquette and mix in with other boaters looking to surf these great features.  We will have three sets of judges and volunteers to make this event run as smooth and quick as possible, so that we can get back to the festival on time.  You must register on line ahead of time at http://worldkayakblogs.com/throwdown/register/168/ .  Due to time constraints there will be a limited number of participants allowed, so sign up early.  Check in will be at the put in rocks for the Lower Gauley starting at 9:30.  As soon as the water arrives we will get started.  Awards will be raffled away based on participation, but you do have to be present to win.  We will announce results and draw prizes behind the JK RV at 7:30PM.  The awards will be followed by a 4 square tournament that will have a $2 buy in.  All money will be donated to AW!  For more information email colin@worldkayak.com