Eternity Throwndown #1 Results: Paddle til the water turns off !

Despite a change in the release schedule the first throwdown of the season at Eternity Hole was a great success.

We had 10 competitors all just throwing their best tricks. It was a loop to win kind of day, seeing big loops, McNastys, and space godzillas til the water was all gone.

Juniors:

1. Devon
2. Sierra

K1 A
1.Clay
2. Brad
3. Matt R
4. Alec V
5. Paul B
6. Paul P
7. Ty
8. Mike

Ladies
1.Rowan
2. Courtney

Thanks to everyone for coming out, next event is on April 20th and depending on the release will be at Eternity Hole again or the NOC wave. We will keep you posted.

Thanks to all our great sponsors for coming through with some great prizes keeping fun. See below for some great pics.

For more photos go to https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151472551557459.1073741827.742752458&type=1&l=4bd1e2e9bb

NOC and WorldKayak Throwingdown

Check out the NOC website for all the details for the Throwdwons that WorldKayak will be hosting at NOC this year!! including the Pro-Am which is gonna be huge.

www.noc.com/noccom/festivals-a-events/hometown-throwdown

www.noc.com/noccom/festivals-a-events/world-kayak-pro-am

So uncertain about what drysuit size???

So I have been debating about getting a drysuit for the past couple years, knowing that a swim is gonna happen sooner or later on one of those days that mother nature says you shouldn’t go kayaking because white stuff is falling from the sky but I gotta get on the water! Well Kokatat has made it easy. Because they manufacture on the US they can custom size your drysuit and now you can do it on-line with confidence! They have a great new tool on their website that takes the indecision out of what size you need before dropping $1,000, which really makes it easier. So if you have been thinking about it go here: http://kokatat.com/products/custom.html

And for Western North Carolina the Events are……….

Go here for details:
http://worldkayakblogs.com/throwdown/register/

We are really excited to be working with the NOC to host some great events this year at there, the home of the 2013 Freestyle World Championships! So come out and compete where the Pros will be going head to head in September. And come paddle with them on August 24th at the WorldKayak Pro-Am for First Descents! The first 2 events will be at the infamous Eternity Hole and then we move over to the NOC starting in June!

Nantahala Racing Club Glacier Breaker February 23, 2013

So the NOC will be the place to be this year starting with the Glacier Breaker this Saturday. We will be there and might even have some WorldKayak Stickers if you find us aka like at the NOC wave for the upside down boater! Go here for more info:

Nantahala Waveshaper Grand Opening Celebration

The Excitement Starts Here

The 2013 Wave construction is complete, and it’s time to celebrate! Join members of the Nantahala Games Organizing Committee, world-class athletes and  freestyle kayaking fans and enthusiasts for an official grand opening ceremony. Afterwards, paddlers can test drive the wave together while non-paddlers convene for a reception and viewing. 

The open paddling session is important, so please bring your boat and gear! Though construction is complete, event organizers have now started the process of “dialing in” the feature for both world-class athletes and everyday paddlers. The waveshaper has 24 different components and thousands of possible configurations, so this is a good opportunity to come and give feedback on the wave.

Grand Opening Celebration

The grand opening celebration will consist of a brief dedication ceremony detailing the state of the project, the concepts behind the feature, athlete comments and a dedication. Immediately afterwards a riverside reception will be held and paddlers are encouraged to hit the water for a group paddling session. Event organizers and project experts will be on hand soliciting paddler and and spectator feedback.

Where: River’s End Restaurant
When: Friday, December 16 at noon 

Celebration Program:

• Welcome
• Introduction to Feature Design and Calibration
• Athlete Comments
• Dedication and Thanks
• Reception
• Open Paddling Session

Want to get involved with the 2013 World Freestyle Kayaking Championships?

•    *Sign-up
•    *Volunteer
•    *Learn More

Click the link below to be a part of this BIG evevnt:

http://freestylekayaking2013.com/volunteer.html

Want to get involved with the 2013 World Freestyle Kayaking Championships?

•    *Sign-up
•    *Volunteer
•    *Learn More

Click the link below to be a part of this BIG evevnt:

http://freestylekayaking2013.com/volunteer.html

The Nantahala Wave…still a work in progress

Construction on the Nantahala Wave, home of the 2013 World Freestyle Championships, was completed in the end of November. However, the feature is far from “done.” The construction phase consisted of excavating the area around the feature to make it deeper and constructing a wave shaper machine, which forms the feature.

There is still much work to be done to dial in the feature in by altering the wave shaper and altering boulders around the feature. However, recent rains have caused high water levels and Duke will have to continue releasing water, preventing work on the wave for the moment. When water levels go back down, engineers will begin tweaking the wave and will be getting feedback from a small committee of World Champion playboaters.

The Nantahala Wave is ON!

The Nantahala wave in Wesser, NC “came on” today and boaters came out to test out the new feature, braving freezing cold temperatures to get a surf in.The water release was combined with natural flow from the recent rains, resulting in a feature that is “beefy” and very retentive. Playboaters will like the recovery pool the feature now has. No more rocks right below and a river right eddy that is much easier to catch and not blocked by guard rocks. There is also a new “bonus” wave that has appeared above the feature. There is still some work to be done to “fine tune” the feature in December.