Wesley’s Wild World of Kayaking w/ the Jackson Action Wagon (J.A.W.)

Hot off the presses! Here is the official info for the big event that is going to go down at the NOC this weekend:

Competition Participation

• Competition will take place at the NOC Wave feature adjacent to the NOC Outfitter Store.
• Competitors are to register in one of the following 8 divisions:
  • K1 Pro Men
  • K1 Pro Women
  • K1 Expert Men
  • K1 Expert Women
  • K1 Junior Men
  • K1 Junior Women
  • K1 Open Novice
  • C1 Open
• Competitors may register online @: http://www.active.com/page/Event_Details.htm?event_id=1604450&assetId=e0f4c39a-9246-4449-85b0-7ef3ad160de0
• Walk-up registration will be open at the NOC Outfitter’s Store Thursday and Friday (Aug. 21-22) from 4-8 PM, and Saturday (Aug 23) before the event from 7:30-8:30 AM.
• Each Division must have five contestants to qualify for prizes.
• Competitor’s entry fee for the open two-day event is $40.
• A maximum of 100 contestants will be accepted for the competition on Saturday.
• The top 6 competitors in each division from Saturday’s Qualifying Event will compete for prizes in the Finals Event on Sunday (Max 48 competitors).    

Competition Rules

• Competitors are required to be present and ready to paddle at the appointed time of their ride heat (Which will be determined in the competition meeting @ 10:00 AM each day).  Competitors that do not meet these requirements will receive a DNF for their competition results.  The first Heat will begin at 11:30 AM each day.
• Competitors will get 3 – 2 minute long rides.
• Competitors are allowed to reenter the feature if they flush out during their rides.
• Competitors will be signaled with 1 horn blast or a whistle when they have 10 seconds left in their ride.
• Competitors will be encouraged to “Go BIG or go home” in the final 10 seconds of their rides.
• Competitors’ rides will end immediately if they flush out of the feature in the final 10 seconds of their ride.
• Competitors will be signaled with 2 horn blasts or whistles when their 2:00 minute ride time is expired.  All scoring will cease at this signal.

Competition Scoring

• Competitors will be scored by a Technical Judge and a Variety Judge.
• The Technical Judge will be scoring points of 1, 2, or 4 for every 180 rotation the competitor completes. The Technical Judge will also be awarding a subjective style score from 1-10 to total the Ride Score.  Technical Judge scoring details will be described in the Saturday 10:00 AM competition meeting.
• The best 2 out of the 3 Ride Scores will be added together for each competitor’s Technical Judge Score.
• The Variety Judge will be scoring points based on different freestyle moves within the competitor’s 3 rides.  Each move will be scored only once in each direction (left, right, front, back) for the competitor’s three rides.  Variety Judge scoring details will be described in the Saturday 10:00 AM competition meeting.
• The Technical Judge Score and the Variety Score will be added together to determine the competitors Grand Total Score.
• Scoring results for the Qualifying Event on Saturday will be announced on Saturday night @ 9:00 PM.  Scoring results and prize awards for the Finals Event will be announced on Sunday afternoon @ 5:00PM.

Andrew Lowd and I will be judging the event, so I hope to see you on the Nanty!