Category Archives: Tri-Cities


The JAW will be MIA again from the Freedom Hall Pool Tonight

The Freedom Hall Pool Session must go on with out the JAW and I tonight.  I am sorry for missing two weeks in a row, but we should return next week.  Have a nice day!

Breaking News for Charlotte / Tri-Cities HTTD Event #2:

Our TVF SKB Team is going to have two TopoDuos with us on Saturday for our TVF competition before the Throwdown.  I have decided to open a new classification in our Hometown Throwdown Event #2 to add some more fun… K-2!  Everyone is welcome to join in on this classification during the registration time between 4-5 […]

Charlotte / Tri-Cities Hometown Throwdown Event #2

Check out this web site for all the 411 on the event:
http://www.worldkayak.com/event_wk.cfm?eventid=456
For any one who has a facebook profile make sure to join our guest list with this link:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=10752367698
So you can check out photos and chatter from other participates before the event.
We encourage you to use the on-line registration system to help us better […]

The JAW will be MIA from the Freedom Hall Pool Tonight

The Freedom Hall Pool Session must go on with out the JAW and I tonight.  We’ll see you next week!

A Good Low Water Day on Watauga Gorge (Carnage Report Inside)

I had the privilege on Sunday (4-20-08) to lead the Damascus Boyz on their PFD of the Watauga Gorge.  The level spiked up to a mighty 164 CFS early that morning from a small rain we received on Saturday, but it began to quickly fall off to 118 CFS by the time we put on… […]

A Salute to the Damascus Boyz!

One of my arch nemesis (Because he’s the regional Bliss Stick Rep.) and good paddling buddies, Jason Bordwine, sent me this “Picture of the Year” this morning.  I got a great laugh out of it…
 
The Damascus Boyz from left to right: Brian Combs & Jason Bordwine
Both of these fine gentleman hail from the great town […]

Hometown Throwdown Event #1 Results & Photos

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:
Men’s K-1A:
1. Chris Wing
2. Fergus Coffey
3. Josh Learn
4. (Mad) Mike Patterson
5. Brad Barker
Men’s K-1B:
1. Richard Ellington
2. Chad Grindstaff
3. Andrew Bentley
4. Wesley R. Bradley
5. Dallas
6. Chad Penley
Woman’s K-1:
1. Aleta McCleskey
2. […]

Devil’s Face - Tellico Video

This is the SKB Team’s greatest video yet!  A huge thanks goes out to Josh Dalton and his sister Erin for shooting the video and putting together this Awesome production.  Check it out and be amazed!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_tPB1Ok9NI
Very awesome Josh, very AWESOME!!

The JAW has a Sidekick Now!

I got a phone call from my sister yesterday that I had a new boat wrapped up on my porch addressed to me.  The boat was the JAW’snew purple Sidekick!  It is a cute little boat that is light for a river runner / creek boat.  I took it to our pool session last night to […]

Charlotte / Tri-Cities Hometown Throwdown Event #1

Check out this web site for all the 411 on the event:
http://www.worldkayak.com/event_wk.cfm?eventid=455
For any one who has a facebook profile make sure to join our guest list with this link:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=12201568331
So you can check out photos and chatter from other participates before the event.
We encourage you to use the on-line registration system to help us better […]

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