Kokatat has stepped up to the plate for their third season with the World Kayak HTTD series. Kokatat is known for their amazing quality dry gear. They are an awesome group of paddlers located in northern California who have a true passion for the sport. Look for some seekers headed to a throwdown event near you. There are some exciting announcements coming from Kokatat for our Championship event at NOC later this fall. Make sure to support this great company by checking out their gear at your local retailer.
http://www.kokatat.com/
Later ; Colin
IR is a fantastic family run and owned company that has been supporting the World Kayak HTTD series since the very first season. The 2012 season is no different. Amonge other things, IR is know for super dry skirts and the best customer service in the industry. I must say that my Dry Deck is one of my most favorite pieces of gear that I personally own. Make sure you visit their site at www.immersionresearch.com for a look at some great product as well as some great stories and laughs.
Later ; Colin
I am excited to announce that Stonyboater Paddle Wax has stepped up to the pate to sponsor the World Kayak Hometown Throwdown series for a second year. Last season a number of you got the opportunity to experience a kung fu grip on your paddle of choice, courtesy of Jason Rigby. Not only is Jason the owner of Stonyboater Paddle Wax, but he is also the Western PA World Kayak Ambassador. As the WK ambassador he is coming on strong this season. He is piloting our new Creek Race component to the event series. He even managed to get some great media coverage of his last event. Check it out here in his region http://regions.worldkayak.com/confluence-ohiopyle/. Make sure you check out the Stonyboater Paddle Wax website at www.stonyboater.com
Later ; Colin
If you have read my past stories about this event it comes as no shock that I love going to this event every year. Enjoy this great video made by some of my Wausau friends.
Click here to view the embedded video.
Later ;Colin
Here is what he had to say….
Hi Colin,
Just wanted to drop a line to say thanks to you, Clay, Emily and all the WK folks for the amazing Gauley trip. Running with Clay and Emily was a fantastic way to get my first run in, and I can’t wait to get back. These programs are a great way to get more boaters on more rivers, and I’ll be sure to send a few folks your way next year who are looking to step it up.
Cheers, and SYOTR.
Rob
Gauley festival 2011 is officially in the record books, and the WK family had a great time and hosted some sweet events. I want to give a big thank you to all of our Gauley first time guides (Clay, Em, Andrew, John, Jim, Wes, and Rick). You guys made some very lucky boaters super happy with a great first day on the Gauley. On Friday we had a solid group of boaters together that included WK ambassadors from D.C., Charlotte, Tri-Cities, and Atlanta. We had Ashley from Chaco with us for her first kayaking experience. All you fans of the WK hometown throwdowns can thank her for all the great Chaco prizes this season. Ashley and I paddled a Duo down the river together and we boofed and surfed the whole way down, Rick took some great photos, and Jim stuck his first helix. I don’t think I have seen anyone that smiled so much their first time in a kayak as Ashley did! That evening Jay and Samantha from the Charlotte WK region were killing it at the Chaco booth getting folks signed up for the throwdown the next day. Do to some unforeseen speed bumps the event did not get to happen the way that Jay and Samantha had planned, but in true hometown throwdown fashion they adapted and had a great Gauley triathlon with the help of the Chaco team. Once again Gauley never disappoints and I am ready for next year!
Later ; Colin
All right sports fans we have some exciting news. Ace Adventure Gear has joined this years list of sponsors for the Gauley throwdown. This throwdown will take place on Gauley festival Saturday at diagonal ledges on the lower Gauley. It will be a video contest, so it does not interferewith normal surfing at the wave. Here is how you get involved. Register on line at the link below and show up to the lower Gauley put it and look for our WK ambassador that will be handing out numbered stickers. Once you are set head down to the wave. Once in line at the wave show your sticker to the camera man and take your 1 min ride. If you flush it is over. You will get two scored rides and they will be judged at the Chaco booth that evening. Event details are available at the link below. This event has the richest prize purse of any throwdown this year, so make sure you sign up. There is even a 2010 JK Star in the prizes! Video judging will happen from 12-3. All prizes are given out based on participation.
http://worldkayakblogs.com/throwdown/register/444/
Later ; Colin
David Goodwin.
Thanks to everyone who got registered and supported WK this throwdown season. Look for more cool contests and river events to come next season. We will finish off this season with two great events at Gauley Festival. Our first timers event will be in full effect and we will have a great throwdown on the lower Gauley that will be video judged at the Chaco booth during the festival. Make sure you sing up to participate for this event, that has the richest prize purse of the season.
Later ; Colin
The forth event in the 2011 Nolichucky/Nantahala Hometown Throwdown series was another great time for all in attendance!! We had a total of 43 competitors join together for a big booming freestyle rodeo on the Nantahala River, NC!!! There was a huge crowd of spectators who watched and cheered on the competitors from both sides of the river and bridges! Good times abound at this throwdown!!
All the novice classes competed on the Surf School Wave and the expert, intermediate, & C-1 classes competed on the NOC Wave. The weather for the afternoon was another perfect with sunny day and warm temps.
2011 Nantahala Hometown Throwdown Event #4 Results:
Women’s Expert K-1:
1. Rowan Stuart (106)
2. Sara Hunter (95)
3. Ann Marie Pelcher (88)
4. Tierney O’Sullivon (30)
Women’s Novice K-1:
1. Melissa Pennscott (43)
2. Mary Mills (41)
3. Jennifer Bradley (40)
4. Shannon Christie (39)
Junior Men’s Expert K-1:
1. Hunter Katich (345)
2. Dylan Riddle (189)
3. Carter Davis (160)
4. Eliot Berz (156)
5. Alex Henry (149)
6. Ben Ghertner (116)
7. Mitch Bearden (70)
8. Bennett Smith (69)
8. Zach Agnew (69)
10. Bailey Mills (63)
11. Patrick Duggar (44)
12. Reece Monroe (26)
Junior Men’s Novice K-1:
1. Reece Monroe (65)
River Board:
1. Garrett Mays (67)
2. Alex Henry (49)
2. Zach Agnew (49)
4. Iv Stuart (41)
5. Mitch Bearden (35)
C-1:
1. Jon Clark (263)
2. Garrett Mays (67)
Men's Expert K-1:
1. Tommy Yon (415)
2. Joe Barkley (396)
3. Hunter Katich (366)
4. Jeremy Adkins (312)
5. Matt Anger (226)
6. Brad Caldwell (208)
7. Andrew Koch (181)
8. Daniel Dutton (175)
9. Ty Caldwell (154)
10. Clay Lucas (122)
11. Duane Gibson (82)
Men's Intermediate K-1:
1. Maximillian Ovett (225)
2. Trey Lawson (102)
3. Wesley R. Bradley (57)
4. R.D. Davis (41)
Men's Novice K-1:
1. Mike Dorsey (70)
2. Jeff Weatherford (43)
3. Ryan Shealy (39)
4. Philip Byard (31)
5. Cody McNeal (30)
6. Michael McNeal (19)
Click here for PDF copy of Event #4 Results
Thank you to all the competitors for their participation. Congrats to all of our class winners of Event #4!
Event #4 Photo Album Links:
A BIG thank you goes out to all of our great volunteers for their help in event #4:
Jennifer Bradley, Erin Weatherford, Melissa Pennscott – Registration
Kerry Porche & Erin Weatherford – Technical Judges
Mary Mills, Joe Dailey, Wesley R. Bradley – Scribes
Rowan Stuart, K.K. Stuart, Melissa Pennscott – Time Keepers
Cheryl Killman – Photographer
A special thank you goes out to our World Kayak Partners listed in the banner at the top of this page & the local sponsors below for all the great prizes & support of the events!
The
World Kayak Amateur Points System has been a great success this year for our series! I have been contacted by several of the competitors to sign up to
Get Ranked. I encourage all participates of our events to sign up… Don’t MISS OUT on your chance to win 1 of 4
Jackson Kayak Stars that World Kayak is giving away to all members who pay $10 to
Get Ranked by
September 1, 2011! You still have one chance to win a new kayak in the September drawing.
Participation at each event in this series is the key to bring home a point series championship this year. After four events, the point series is tight in most classes and HTTD #5 will be an exciting final event to see who comes out on top of each class! Daniel Dutton, Ann Marie Pelcher & Carter Davis are holding the points lead in their respective classes. The Men’s Novice and Women’s Novice classes are in a very tight points clash for gold! David Goodwin has established a commanding points lead in his C-1 class, but he has found some stout competition with some the other podium contenders that have join his class! Congrats to our current top 3 leaders in their class:
Men's Expert K-1:
1. Daniel Dutton (360)
2. Matt Anger (325)
3. Duane Gibson (310)
Men's Intermediate K-1:
1. Wesley R. Bradley (460)
2. Maximillian Ovett (250)
3. Trey Lawson (220)
Men's Novice K-1:
1. Jeff Weatherford (510)
1. Mike Dorsey (510)
3. Michael McNeal (340)
Women's Expert K-1:
1. Ann Marie Pelcher (355)
2. Rowan Stuart (270)
3. Sara Hunter (250)
Women's Novice K-1:
1. Mary Mills (230)
2. Melissa Pennscott (220)
3. Annabell Plush (135)
Junior Men’s Expert K-1:
1. Carter Davis (355)
2. Hunter Katich (270)
3. Dylan Riddle (240)
Junior Men’s Novice K-1:
1. David Perrin (135)
1. Reece Monroe (135)
3. Hunter Cooper (125)
C-1:
1. David Goodwin (365)
2. Jon Clark (270)
3. Garrett Mays (230)
Click here for PDF copy of Point Series Standings after #4
Mark your calendar to join us on Sunday, August 14, 2011 at high noon for the final HTTD #5 on the Nantahala River! CLICK HERE to Register for EVENT #5 @ the NOC! I hope to see you on the Nanty to throwdown!!
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The forth event in the 2011 Nolichucky/Nantahala Hometown Throwdown series was another great time for all in attendance!! We had a total of 43 competitors join together for a big booming freestyle rodeo on the Nantahala River, NC!!! There was a huge crowd of spectators who watched and cheered on the competitors from both sides of the river and bridges! Good times abound at this throwdown!!
All the novice classes competed on the Surf School Wave and the expert, intermediate, & C-1 classes competed on the NOC Wave. The weather for the afternoon was another perfect with sunny day and warm temps.
2011 Nantahala Hometown Throwdown Event #4 Results:
Women’s Expert K-1:
1. Rowan Stuart (106)
2. Sara Hunter (95)
3. Ann Marie Pelcher (88)
4. Tierney O’Sullivon (30)
Women’s Novice K-1:
1. Melissa Pennscott (43)
2. Mary Mills (41)
3. Jennifer Bradley (40)
4. Shannon Christie (39)
Junior Men’s Expert K-1:
1. Hunter Katich (345)
2. Dylan Riddle (189)
3. Carter Davis (160)
4. Eliot Berz (156)
5. Alex Henry (149)
6. Ben Ghertner (116)
7. Mitch Bearden (70)
8. Bennett Smith (69)
8. Zach Agnew (69)
10. Bailey Mills (63)
11. Patrick Duggar (44)
12. Reece Monroe (26)
Junior Men’s Novice K-1:
1. Reece Monroe (65)
River Board:
1. Garrett Mays (67)
2. Alex Henry (49)
2. Zach Agnew (49)
4. Iv Stuart (41)
5. Mitch Bearden (35)
C-1:
1. Jon Clark (263)
2. Garrett Mays (67)
Men's Expert K-1:
1. Tommy Yon (415)
2. Joe Barkley (396)
3. Hunter Katich (366)
4. Jeremy Adkins (312)
5. Matt Anger (226)
6. Brad Caldwell (208)
7. Andrew Koch (181)
8. Daniel Dutton (175)
9. Ty Caldwell (154)
10. Clay Lucas (122)
11. Duane Gibson (82)
Men's Intermediate K-1:
1. Maximillian Ovett (225)
2. Trey Lawson (102)
3. Wesley R. Bradley (57)
4. R.D. Davis (41)
Men's Novice K-1:
1. Mike Dorsey (70)
2. Jeff Weatherford (43)
3. Ryan Shealy (39)
4. Philip Byard (31)
5. Cody McNeal (30)
6. Michael McNeal (19)
Click here for PDF copy of Event #4 Results
Thank you to all the competitors for their participation. Congrats to all of our class winners of Event #4!
Event #4 Photo Album Links:
A BIG thank you goes out to all of our great volunteers for their help in event #4:
Jennifer Bradley, Erin Weatherford, Melissa Pennscott – Registration
Kerry Porche & Erin Weatherford – Technical Judges
Mary Mills, Joe Dailey, Wesley R. Bradley – Scribes
Rowan Stuart, K.K. Stuart, Melissa Pennscott – Time Keepers
Cheryl Killman – Photographer
A special thank you goes out to our World Kayak Partners listed in the banner at the top of this page & the local sponsors below for all the great prizes & support of the events!
The
World Kayak Amateur Points System has been a great success this year for our series! I have been contacted by several of the competitors to sign up to
Get Ranked. I encourage all participates of our events to sign up… Don’t MISS OUT on your chance to win 1 of 4
Jackson Kayak Stars that World Kayak is giving away to all members who pay $10 to
Get Ranked by
September 1, 2011! You still have one chance to win a new kayak in the September drawing.
Participation at each event in this series is the key to bring home a point series championship this year. After four events, the point series is tight in most classes and HTTD #5 will be an exciting final event to see who comes out on top of each class! Daniel Dutton, Ann Marie Pelcher & Carter Davis are holding the points lead in their respective classes. The Men’s Novice and Women’s Novice classes are in a very tight points clash for gold! David Goodwin has established a commanding points lead in his C-1 class, but he has found some stout competition with some the other podium contenders that have join his class! Congrats to our current top 3 leaders in their class:
Men's Expert K-1:
1. Daniel Dutton (360)
2. Matt Anger (325)
3. Duane Gibson (310)
Men's Intermediate K-1:
1. Wesley R. Bradley (460)
2. Maximillian Ovett (250)
3. Trey Lawson (220)
Men's Novice K-1:
1. Jeff Weatherford (510)
1. Mike Dorsey (510)
3. Michael McNeal (340)
Women's Expert K-1:
1. Ann Marie Pelcher (355)
2. Rowan Stuart (270)
3. Sara Hunter (250)
Women's Novice K-1:
1. Mary Mills (230)
2. Melissa Pennscott (220)
3. Annabell Plush (135)
Junior Men’s Expert K-1:
1. Carter Davis (355)
2. Hunter Katich (270)
3. Dylan Riddle (240)
Junior Men’s Novice K-1:
1. David Perrin (135)
1. Reece Monroe (135)
3. Hunter Cooper (125)
C-1:
1. David Goodwin (365)
2. Jon Clark (270)
3. Garrett Mays (230)
Click here for PDF copy of Point Series Standings after #4
Mark your calendar to join us on Sunday, August 14, 2011 at high noon for the final HTTD #5 on the Nantahala River! CLICK HERE to Register for EVENT #5 @ the NOC! I hope to see you on the Nanty to throwdown!!
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Kokatat has stepped up to the plate for their third season with the World Kayak HTTD series. Kokatat is known for their amazing quality dry gear. They are an awesome group of paddlers located in northern California who have a true passion for the sport. Look for some seekers headed to a throwdown event near you. There are some exciting announcements coming from Kokatat for our Championship event at NOC later this fall. Make sure to support this great company by checking out their gear at your local retailer.
IR is a fantastic family run and owned company that has been supporting the World Kayak HTTD series since the very first season. The 2012 season is no different. Amonge other things, IR is know for super dry skirts and the best customer service in the industry. I must say that my Dry Deck is one of my most favorite pieces of gear that I personally own. Make sure you visit their site at www.immersionresearch.com for a look at some great product as well as some great stories and laughs. 
I am excited to announce that Stonyboater Paddle Wax has stepped up to the pate to sponsor the World Kayak Hometown Throwdown series for a second year. Last season a number of you got the opportunity to experience a kung fu grip on your paddle of choice, courtesy of Jason Rigby. Not only is Jason the owner of Stonyboater Paddle Wax, but he is also the Western PA World Kayak Ambassador. As the WK ambassador he is coming on strong this season. He is piloting our new Creek Race component to the event series. He even managed to get some great media coverage of his last event. Check it out here in his region http://regions.worldkayak.com/confluence-ohiopyle/. Make sure you check out the Stonyboater Paddle Wax website at www.stonyboater.com
