2011 Throwdown season ends with a full day of paddling and an awesome after party :)
When – Saturday September 17th.
Where – The Riviere St-Charles in Valleyfield, Quebec.
Saturday started with a sunny but brisk morning. Paddlers started showing up at 9:30 am to get registered and get ready for another fun boater cross. At 10:30 we had 3 categories of racers: The first was our women’s category. Cheryl McGregor, Sylvie Lebel, Emily Zwanenburg, Sabina Finnie and Shaunna Neil-Martin. The race was excellent. The course was intentionally made tough with a couple must make moves to ensure the challenge and add some excitement to the event. The first upstream gate was in an eddy set just above a retentive hole. This assures us a good show. It also reminded everyone of the importance of never quitting. Cheryl held the lead throughout but at the tough gate, Emily and Sylvie collided pushing both into the hole and missing the gate. Shaunna is a new paddler who came to us from Petawawa, worked super hard to keep up with the pack. She did great. The second upstream gate proved challenging but with some encouragement form her friend Graham she never quit and completed every gate assuring her a second place in the race. We were all proud.
The next 3 heats consisted of our men’s category combined with the Junior men. What a great show. The 1st upstream gate gave us the intended results. A big challenge and some good beatdowns. Our regular racers Zachary Zwanenburg, Sean Hakvoort, Zachary Hakvoort, Francois Bergeron-Proulx, Aimé-Jean Lavigne, Louis-Phillipe Legare and the rest of the kids from the Valleyfield slalom club ( 3 Sams, Max, Marc-Antoine, Charles, and Aaron) were joined by Simon LaChance, Graham Kent from Pembrooke, Frederick and Eric and Charles Davidson who gave us a great show pushing themselves and each other really hard 
The highlights were our new paddlers: Graham rocked his first race. Graham is a very new paddler (been a month!) and he got worked in the hole and hung on tight and finished the race. Eric Davidson and his brother Charles ran their first race too. Both these young men come from the CReW Youth Challenge Kayak Program and showed us that they were listening throughout the summer. Well done boys!
After the race and the race awards, Aime-Jean and Louis-Phillipe organized an impromptu mass start race without rules! I could not resist and jumped in the race. What a hoot. 11 paddlers start together in a tough mix of slalom and no rules boatercross. Manic is a hole that does not treat you well if there is more than one paddler in it. There were many. hehehehe. No one completed all the gates but everyone had fun.
Next up is the main event – Seaway Valley WK Hometown Throwdown. It seems that the last event of every year brings us the best crowd. This year was no exception. The morning race crew competed and we added Dany Trottier to the men’s group. The competition was solid. 7 paddlers did their rides on mini wave while the advanced group watched and cheered. The kids and new paddlers gave us surfs, spins and back surfs mixed in with some great old school shows (paddle twirls, air guitar and a tomahawk) So very cool to see these new paddlers take on the sport.
The advanced boaters gave us a good show as well. 4 women( junior and adults) and 12 men (Juniors and adults) stood up to manic and did their best. Loops, a few huge entry moves, massive air loops and aerial space gods, splitwheels, cartwheels and a felix were on the table. Was very cool. In the end the results were as follows:
Down River race:
Men:
1st Louis-Philippe Légaré
2nd Zachary Zwanenburg
3rd François Bergeron-Proulx
Women:
1st Cheryl McGregor
2nd Shaunna Neil-Martin
3rd Emily Zwanenburg
Rodeo:
Men A
1st François Bergeron-Proulx 175 points
2nd Frederick 167 points
3rd Aimé-Jean 118 points
Junior men A
1st Zachary Zwanenburg 342 points He was also the 1st overall.
2nd Maxime Leboeuf 62 points
3rd Samuel Primeau 48 points
Women A ( junior and adults)
1st Cheryl McGregor 139 points
2nd Sylvie Lebel 17 points
3rd Emily Zwanenburg 15 points
Men and Women B ( junior and adults )
1st Charles Demeule
2nd Samuel Pharand
3rd Zachary Hakvoort
The only C-1 of the day was Zachary Zwanenburg, 23 points, no swimming!
At the end of the day, everyone had fun and walked away with a sweet reward from our sponsors too
The day ended with a BBQ for those who could make it. Food drinks, cake, coffee and fireworks were provided by the Zwanenburg family at our home. It was a great time and a wonderful way to end the freestyle season in our region.
Thanks to all our participants, family, volunteers and sponsors. Without you all my life would be a lot less fun
See y’all on the river soon,
Robert Zwanenburg
www.cornwallwhiteweater.com
Results- Hometown Throwdown #2- Brilliant Wave
BA Belton playing the paddle banjo
RESULTS
1. Mike Grant 165 pts.
2. Brian Jameson 140 pts.
3. BA Belton 90 pts.
4. Sydney Gillman (wmns.) 75 pts.
5. Dave Vanderveen 65 pts.
6. Dragan 60 pts.
7. Andy Lane 30 pts.
With the sun shining down on the emerald green Kootenay River, Brilliant wave appeared to be a place of magic and intrigue. In the last twenty-four hours both the Kootenay and Columbia dropped a staggering amount making the powerful and fast wave more gentle and forgiving. The trough of the wave was glassy green with reflections of the fist shaped rock underneath. The foam pile was gentle as a cotton ball but still big enough to land some arial tricks. Spectators lined the smooth rock shore with video and photo cameras waiting for the throwdown to go down.
In traditional Kootenay style the competitors were showing up at random times and for most part late. The call to judge paddler rides in a more relaxed first come first scored fashion was a good one as some competitors were over an hour late. Despite the small wave seven competitors hit Brilliant for both goofy and impressive rides. Paddle tricks, arial loops, blunts and enders were just a few of the many tricks laid out. Paddlers certainly made the best of the conditions and spectator stoke!
Local freestyle guru Mike Grant won the event with some snappy loops, back stabs, blunts and McNasty attempts. Washington visitor Brian Jameson placed second with some impressive air loops and flashbacks. Kootenay Kayaking’s Bachelor of the year BA Belton rounded out the podium with a solid third place finish after hopping in the new Jackson Rockstar from his WS EZG! Once again the only female competitor Sydney Gillman placed fourth.
Kelowna paddler Dave Vanderveen and Amundson Stand Up Paddle rep brought out a 10′6” board for some Brilliant wave SUP surfing. Almost everyone had a chance to test their balance on the SUP either surfing or practicing stylish falling. Thanks a bunch Dave for bringing the new toy! Thanks again to all the competitors and sponsors including World Kayak and Endless Adventure.
Veteren Spectator "Whisper" watching the comp!
2011 Nantahala Hometown Throwdown Event #4
Cheryl Killman’s Nanty HTTD #4 photo album #1
Cheryl Killman’s Nanty HTTD #4 photo album #2
Cheryl Killman’s Nanty HTTD #4 photo album #3
Cheryl Killman’s Nanty HTTD #4 photo album #4
Cheryl Killman’s Nanty HTTD #4 photo album #5
Nanty HTTD #4 Award Ceremony photo album
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2011 Nantahala Hometown Throwdown Event #4
Cheryl Killman’s Nanty HTTD #4 photo album #1
Cheryl Killman’s Nanty HTTD #4 photo album #2
Cheryl Killman’s Nanty HTTD #4 photo album #3
Cheryl Killman’s Nanty HTTD #4 photo album #4
Cheryl Killman’s Nanty HTTD #4 photo album #5
Nanty HTTD #4 Award Ceremony photo album
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2011 Nantahala Hometown Throwdown Event #3
The third event in the 2011 Nolichucky/Nantahala Hometown Throwdown series was HUGE in size and fun!! We had a total of 61 competitors join together for a big booming freestyle rodeo on the Nantahala River, NC!!! This event had the most participation of any whitewater freestyle event to date this year in the USA! Nanty HTTD event #3 now holds the record for the most participation of any HTTD event that has ever been recorded in our 4 years of World Kayak hosting these events! We also set a record for the most juniors to ever compete at a freestyle event at the NOC! There was also a huge crowd of spectators who watched and cheered on the competitors from both sides of the river and bridges! Good vibes were all around at this throwdown!!
We had so many competitors show up for this event that we were afraid we were going to run out of water due to the water release schedule on the Nanty for the day. To help solve this issue, we ran two rodeos at the same time! All the novice classes competed on the Surf School Wave and the expert, intermediate, & C-1 classes competed on the NOC Wave. This also meant we had to have two sets of volunteer judges, scribes & timekeepers, which we worked out thanks to a few would-be competitors volunteering to judge instead of compete. Big thanks to all those folks for their efforts to make the event work well!
The weather for the afternoon was perfect with sunny skies and warm temps. The only thing that did not go as planned was a late start. This due to my wife and I getting stuck in some bad Asheville holiday traffic on the way to the event… Due to this late start and the huge turn out, we began to run out of water at the NOC Wave before the Men’s Expert class started. With some quick thinking from our volunteer staff, we came up with a quick format for the Men’s Experts to do a quick, one ride round robin style rodeo for double points! Big thanks to the Men’s Expert class for going along with this plan to complete the event. Please accept my sincere apologies for my tardiness in getting the event started. I do not like to waste other people’s time and cut into their event fun. I will do my best to make sure the last two events start on time 
2011 Nantahala Hometown Throwdown Event #3 Results:
Women’s Expert K-1:
1. Rowan Stuart (81)
2. Sara Hunter (74)
3. Ann Marie Pelcher (42)
Women’s Novice K-1:
1. Annabell Plush (54)
2. Francheska Barreto (52)
3. Catherine Hardin – Jr. (51)
4. Mary Mills (48)
5. Julia Kendrick (47)
6. Melissa Pennscott (43)
Junior Men’s Expert K-1:
1. Hunter Katich (284)
2. Carter Davis (199)
3. Dylan Riddle (146)
4. Miles Murphy (137)
5. David Jaben (133)
6. Matt Smith (112)
7. Bennett Smith (92)
8. Alex Andrews (85)
9. Ben Ghertner (83)
10. Joey Brown (64)
11. Ted Ballenger (63)
12. George Boss (54)
13. Zac Agnew (43)
13. Eric Mount (43)
15. Eric Lee (42)
16. Michael Egues (28)
17. Davis Morrs (20)
Junior Men’s Novice K-1:
1. David Perrin (77)
2. Hunter Cooper (57)
3. Jack Egues (45)
C-1:
1. Jon Clark (249)
2. Jezz (96)
3. Alex Vargas (57)
4. Garrett Mays (37)
5. David Goodwin (34)
Men’s Expert K-1:
1. Tommy Yon (234)
2. Matt Anger (210)
3. Brad Caldwell (144)
4. Ryan Baudrand (130)
5. Andrew Koch (122)
6. Clay Lucas (118)
7. Casey Jones (104)
8. Ty Caldwell (88)
9. Paul Butler (62)
10. Duane Gibson (50)
11. Chan Jones (34)
12. Zach Sanders (28)
Men’s Intermediate K-1:
1. Sam Ovett (159)
2. Jared “Blue” Smith (119)
3. Maximillian Ovett (115)
4. Emerson Clauss (95)
5. Trey Lawson (65)
6. Rick Thompson (63)
6. Ryan Richardson (63)
8. Steven Naylor (20)
Men’s Novice K-1:
1. Wayne Dickert (68)
2. Mike Dorsey (56)
3. Jeff Weatherford – Hand Paddler (52)
4. Mitch Odom (45)
5. Shaun Freudeman – Hand Paddler (41)
6. Don Robertson (37)
7. Michael McNeal (34)
Click here for PDF copy of Event #3 Results
Thank you to all the competitors for their participation and patience. Congrats to all of our class winners of Event #3!
Event Highlights:
*Several of our Johnson City Team River Runner Chapter members came down from the Tri-Cities area to represent & compete in this event! They all really seem to be loving this event series and the sport of kayaking with the great TRR program. A sincere thank you to all of them for their service to our country as veterans!
*Jr. Men’s K-1 class winner, Hunter Katich, had the highest score of the event out of the entire field of compeditors!! He had some of the most text book McNasties I have ever seen!
*There was bromance in the eddy…
*Of Course their were brown claws thrown!
*Much respect to Jezz for all his kids camp work he does over the summer and thanks for bringing a ton of Jr’s to compete in this event!
*We had 3 swimmers during the event that went home with with the coveted River Gypsies “Everybody Swims” sticker award.
*Everyone who competed or volunteered in the event went home with a prize thanks to all of our awesome sponsors!
Event #3 Photo Album Links:
Cheryl Killman’s Nanty HTTD #3 photo album #1
Cheryl Killman’s Nanty HTTD #3 photo album #2
Cheryl Killman’s Nanty HTTD #3 photo album #3
Nanty HTTD #3 Award Ceremony photo album
A BIG thank you goes out to all of our great volunteers for their help in event #3:
Jennifer Bradley, Erin Weatherford, Melissa Pennscott, Brad Caldwell – Registration
Jennifer Bradley, Erin Weatherford – Surf School Wave Technical Judges
Jeremy Adkins, Wesley R. Bradley – NOC Wave Technical Judges
Daniel Dutton, Tommy Yon, Francheska Barreto – Scribes
Mike Seek, Melissa Pennscott, Wayne Dickert – 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 continues to gain excitement at our events this year! 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 two chances to win a new kayak in the August & September drawings.
Participation at each event in this event series is the key to bring home a point series championship this year. After three events, the point series is heating up to be a great rivalry in all the classes! Daniel Dutton, Ann Marie Pelcher & Carter Davis have taken over the points lead in their respective classes. Matt Anger & Michael McNeal now find themselves on a possible podium spot in their respective classes thanks to their consistent participation! The Men’s Expert & 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 new competitors that have join his class! Congrats to our current top 3 leaders in their class:
Men’s Expert K-1:
1. Daniel Dutton (295)
2. Duane Gibson (275)
3. Matt Anger (230)
Men’s Intermediate K-1:
1. Wesley R. Bradley (315)
2. Steve Moore (210)
2. Chris Vella (210)
Men’s Novice K-1:
1. Jeff Weatherford (385)
2. Mike Dorsey (375)
3. Michael McNeal (285)
Women’s Expert K-1:
1. Ann Marie Pelcher (240)
2. Taylor Dwyer (135)
2. Jo Ann Pasqua (135)
2. Rowan Stuart (135)
Women’s Novice K-1:
1. Annabell Plush (135)
2. Francheska Barreto (125)
2. Catherine Hardin (115)
Junior Men’s Expert K-1:
1. Carter Davis (240)
2. Alex Andrews (200)
3. Zac Agnew (160)
Junior Men’s Novice K-1:
1. David Perrin (135)
2. Hunter Cooper (125)
3. Jack Egues (115)
C-1:
1. David Goodwin (365)
2. John Clark (135)
3. Jezz (125)
3. Chris Vella (125)
Click here for PDF copy of Point Series Standings after #3
Mark your calendar for July 17, 2011 at high noon to join in on more HTTD fun & CLICK HERE to Register for EVENT #4 @ the NOC! I hope to see you on the Nanty to throwdown!!
Idaho Throwdown #3
We had another Throwdown up at KWP last Saturday. We had thirteen competitors, three new to throwdowns. The high water changed the waves a bit so the second feature wasn’t too sticky but nice and deep for loops and cartwheels. The top wave was super sticky and big, so we opted for the second feature. Having the bridge to the island sure was convenient and even allowed for spectators to come over to watch. After two hole rides we held a boatercross again. The boatercross seems to be a hit – though a bit tiring. Men’s K1B devision was a three way tie, which was pretty cool. It was great to have our two cadets again – Connor and Buey. Everyone seemed to have a great time and it was nice to have the sun with us, unlike the last two throwdowns. We hope to see even more people at our next Throwdown in August. See you on the river!
Here are some pictures, We had camera problems or else we’d have more.
Idaho Throwdown #3
We had another Throwdown up at KWP last Saturday. We had thirteen competitors, three new to throwdowns. The high water changed the waves a bit so the second feature wasn’t too sticky but nice and deep for loops and cartwheels. The top wave was super sticky and big, so we opted for the second feature. Having the bridge to the island sure was convenient and even allowed for spectators to come over to watch. After two hole rides we held a boatercross again. The boatercross seems to be a hit – though a bit tiring. Men’s K1B devision was a three way tie, which was pretty cool. It was great to have our two cadets again – Connor and Buey. Everyone seemed to have a great time and it was nice to have the sun with us, unlike the last two throwdowns. We hope to see even more people at our next Throwdown in August. See you on the river!
Here are some pictures, We had camera problems or else we’d have more.
2011 Nolichucky Hometown Throwdown Event #2
The second event in the 2011 Nolichucky/Nantahala Hometown Throwdown series was a rockin’ rodeo at Big Rock on the Lower Nolichucky River, TN! We had 32 competitors join in for some fun freestyle competition! We also had several spectators who watched and cheered on the competitors from the Riverpark Campground bank. The river level was around 800 CFS which made the Big Rock wave/hole feature nice and fluffy for big air! The weather for the afternoon was sunny skies and warm temps.
2011 Nolichucky Hometown Throwdown Event #2 Results:
Women’s K-1:
1. Taylor Dwyer (65)
2. Ann Marie Pelcher (64)
3. Alisa Royen (54)
Junior Men’s K-1:
1. Kai Franken (155)
2. Zac Agnew (86)
3. Carter Davis (82)
4. Mitch Bearden (67)
C-1:
1. David Goodwin (91)
2. Chris Vella (35)
Men’s Expert K-1:
1. Ty Caldwell (215)
2. Duane Gibson (212)
3. Andrew Koch (208)
4. Matt Anger (203)
5. Daniel Dutton (198)
6. Rick Franken (190)
7. Brad Barker (156)
8. Clay Lucas (149)
9. Brad Caldwell (142)
10. Paul Butler (119)
Men’s Intermediate K-1:
1. Mark Tomlinson (124)
2. Chris Vella (111)
3. Steve Moore (97)
4. Wesley R. Bradley (91)
5. Jason Miller (78)
6. Travis Vaughn (55)
Men’s Novice K-1:
1. Jeff Weatherford – Hand Paddler (98)
2. Mike Dorsey (55)
3. Ian Watson (52)
4. Michael McNeal (27)
5. Shaun Freudeman (11)
6. Pat Ladner (8)
7. Cody McNeal
Click here for PDF copy of Event #2 Results
Thank you to all the competitors for their participation and congrats to all of our class winners of Event #2!
Event Highlights:
*Several of our Johnson City Team River Runner Chapter members came to represent & compete in this event! A sincere thank you to all of them for their service to our country as veterans! That makes them all a big winner of the day in my book!!!
*I think we set a new world record of largest amount of Brown Claws thrown in one event…
*We had 5 swimmers during the event that went home with with the coveted River Gypsies “Everybody Swims” sticker award.
*Finely aged paddler, Mike Dorsey, joined us again to show that you can have fun in these events at any age!
*Mahoney’s, Pyranha, & the Jackson Action Wagon set up nice vendor booths on site for folks to check out their latest paddling gear for sale & demo.
*Everyone who competed or volunteered in the event went home with a prize!
Event #2 Photo Album Links:
Cheryl Killman’s Noli HTTD #2 photo album #1
Cheryl Killman’s Noli HTTD #2 photo album #2
Cheryl Killman’s Noli HTTD #2 photo album #3
Cheryl Killman’s Noli HTTD #2 photo album #4
Noli HTTD #2 Award Ceremony photo album
Event #2 Video highlights by Paul Butler:
Click here to view the embedded video.
A big thank you goes out to all of our great volunteers for their help in event #2:
Jennifer Bradley – Technical Judge & Registration
Shannon Christy – Technical Judge
Erin Weatherford – Scribe & Registration
Ben Carr – Scribe
Susan Jarvis – Time Keeper
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 really seems to be generating some new excitement at our events this year! I have been contacted by several of the competitors to sign up to Get Ranked. 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!
Participation in the events is the key to bring home a point series championship this year. After two events, each class is already stacking up in tight competition! Congrats to our current top 3 leaders in their class:
Men’s Expert K-1:
1. Duane Gibson (230)
2. Daniel Dutton (210)
3. Ty Caldwell (135)
3. Michael Patterson (135)
Men’s Intermediate K-1:
1. Wesley R. Bradley (230)
2. Steve Moore (210)
2. Chris Vella (210)
Men’s Novice K-1:
1. Jeff Weatherford (270)
2. Mike Dorsey (250)
3. Ian Watson (230)
Women’s K-1:
1. Jo Ann Pasqua (135)
1. Taylor Dwyer (135)
3. Ann Marie Pelcher (125)
Junior Men’s K-1:
1. Kai Franken (135)
2. Zac Agnew (125)
3. Carter Davis (115)
C-1:
1. David Goodwin (270)
2. Chris Vella (125)
Click here for PDF copy of Point Series Standings after #2
Mark your calendar for July 2, 2011 to join in on the fun & CLICK HERE to Register for EVENT #3 @ the NOC! I hope to see you on the Nanty to throwdown!!
2011 Nolichucky Hometown Throwdown Event #2
The second event in the 2011 Nolichucky/Nantahala Hometown Throwdown series was a rockin’ rodeo at Big Rock on the Lower Nolichucky River, TN! We had 32 competitors join in for some fun freestyle competition! We also had several spectators who watched and cheered on the competitors from the Riverpark Campground bank. The river level was around 800 CFS which made the Big Rock wave/hole feature nice and fluffy for big air! The weather for the afternoon was sunny skies and warm temps.
2011 Nolichucky Hometown Throwdown Event #2 Results:
Women’s K-1:
1. Taylor Dwyer (65)
2. Ann Marie Pelcher (64)
3. Alisa Royen (54)
Junior Men’s K-1:
1. Kai Franken (155)
2. Zac Agnew (86)
3. Carter Davis (82)
4. Mitch Bearden (67)
C-1:
1. David Goodwin (91)
2. Chris Vella (35)
Men’s Expert K-1:
1. Ty Caldwell (215)
2. Duane Gibson (212)
3. Andrew Koch (208)
4. Matt Anger (203)
5. Daniel Dutton (198)
6. Rick Franken (190)
7. Brad Barker (156)
8. Clay Lucas (149)
9. Brad Caldwell (142)
10. Paul Butler (119)
Men’s Intermediate K-1:
1. Mark Tomlinson (124)
2. Chris Vella (111)
3. Steve Moore (97)
4. Wesley R. Bradley (91)
5. Jason Miller (78)
6. Travis Vaughn (55)
Men’s Novice K-1:
1. Jeff Weatherford – Hand Paddler (98)
2. Mike Dorsey (55)
3. Ian Watson (52)
4. Michael McNeal (27)
5. Shaun Freudeman (11)
6. Pat Ladner (8)
7. Cody McNeal
Click here for PDF copy of Event #2 Results
Thank you to all the competitors for their participation and congrats to all of our class winners of Event #2!
Event Highlights:
*Several of our Johnson City Team River Runner Chapter members came to represent & compete in this event! A sincere thank you to all of them for their service to our country as veterans! That makes them all a big winner of the day in my book!!!
*I think we set a new world record of largest amount of Brown Claws thrown in one event…
*We had 5 swimmers during the event that went home with with the coveted River Gypsies “Everybody Swims” sticker award.
*Finely aged paddler, Mike Dorsey, joined us again to show that you can have fun in these events at any age!
*Mahoney’s, Pyranha, & the Jackson Action Wagon set up nice vendor booths on site for folks to check out their latest paddling gear for sale & demo.
*Everyone who competed or volunteered in the event went home with a prize!
Event #2 Photo Album Links:
Cheryl Killman’s Noli HTTD #2 photo album #1
Cheryl Killman’s Noli HTTD #2 photo album #2
Cheryl Killman’s Noli HTTD #2 photo album #3
Cheryl Killman’s Noli HTTD #2 photo album #4
Noli HTTD #2 Award Ceremony photo album
Event #2 Video highlights by Paul Butler:
Click here to view the embedded video.
A big thank you goes out to all of our great volunteers for their help in event #2:
Jennifer Bradley – Technical Judge & Registration
Shannon Christy – Technical Judge
Erin Weatherford – Scribe & Registration
Ben Carr – Scribe
Susan Jarvis – Time Keeper
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 really seems to be generating some new excitement at our events this year! I have been contacted by several of the competitors to sign up to Get Ranked. 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!
Participation in the events is the key to bring home a point series championship this year. After two events, each class is already stacking up in tight competition! Congrats to our current top 3 leaders in their class:
Men’s Expert K-1:
1. Duane Gibson (230)
2. Daniel Dutton (210)
3. Ty Caldwell (135)
3. Michael Patterson (135)
Men’s Intermediate K-1:
1. Wesley R. Bradley (230)
2. Steve Moore (210)
2. Chris Vella (210)
Men’s Novice K-1:
1. Jeff Weatherford (270)
2. Mike Dorsey (250)
3. Ian Watson (230)
Women’s K-1:
1. Jo Ann Pasqua (135)
1. Taylor Dwyer (135)
3. Ann Marie Pelcher (125)
Junior Men’s K-1:
1. Kai Franken (135)
2. Zac Agnew (125)
3. Carter Davis (115)
C-1:
1. David Goodwin (270)
2. Chris Vella (125)
Click here for PDF copy of Point Series Standings after #2
Mark your calendar for July 2, 2011 to join in on the fun & CLICK HERE to Register for EVENT #3 @ the NOC! I hope to see you on the Nanty to throwdown!!
2011 Nolichucky Hometown Throwdown Event #1
The first event in the 2011 Nolichucky/Nantahala Hometown Throwdown series was a fun change in format and a great time for all! Rock splats, rock spins, split wheels, splat wheels, wave wheels, eddy wheels, and macho moves abound in the throwdown! We had 19 competitors join in for some friendly downriver freestyle/slalom competition! We had 25-30 spectators who watched and cheered on the competitors from the Riverpark Campground bank. The event was held at Big Rock on the Lower Nolichucky River, TN.
The river level was around 1,200 CFS which made the main Big Rock wave/hole feature too flushy for our typical rodeo format. So we took a lemon and made lemonade by laying out a fun slalom course through the rapid. The first part of the course involved catching 3 eddies down through the rapid marked with traffic cones on the rocks. The competitors got 10 points for each of the marked eddies they caught. The next part of the course was a football toss into a bucket for 10 points. The last part of the course was a paddle toss through a hula hoop for 10 points. Competitors had 2:00 minutes to complete the course while attempting downriver freestyle moves along the way to earn additional points from our Variety and Technical judges! A big thanks to Daniel Dutton for helping us set this fun course!
The weather for the afternoon began with partly sunny skies and mild temps. As we were finishing up the first heat of competitors, a small severe thunderstorm rolled through the valley that made us stop the event for 45 minutes to seek shelter. After the storm passed the event went back into full swing with warmer water thanks to the storm!
2011 Nolichucky Hometown Throwdown Event #1 Results:
Women K-1:
1. Jo Ann Pasqua (99)
C-1:
1. David Goodwin (223)
Men’s Expert K-1:
1. Michael Patterson (377)
2. Kerry Porche – Hand Paddler (215)
3. Daniel Dutton (198)
4. Duane Gibson (184)
5. David Ledford (155)
Men’s Intermediate K-1:
1. Alex Andrews (198)
2. Wesley R. Bradley (161)
3. Andrew Bentley (160)
4. Travis Vaughn (153)
5. Steve Moore (148)
6. Chris Vella (142)
7. Randy Pasqua (133)
8. Ryan Shealy (125)
Men’s Novice K-1:
1. Jeff Weatherford (154)
2. Mike Dorsey (145)
3. Ian Watson (135)
4. Michael McNeal (15)
(Click here for a PDF copy of Event #1 Results)
Thank you to all the competitors for their participation and congrats to all of our class winners of Event #1!
Event Highlights:
*Michael McNeal, from our Johnson City Team River Runner Chapter, competed in his first ever kayaking event at this throwdown! He has only been in moving current on the river twice before this event… He completed his run through the Big Rock rapid and showed a lot of GUTS to represent for JCTRR! Congrats to Michael on this feat and a sincere thank you to him for his service to our country as a veteran! That makes him the big winner of the day in my book!!!
* Mike Patterson once again dominated the competition and entertained the crowd with a variety of downriver tricks! He remains the undefeated champion of the Noli!
* Andrew Bentley gave us a great show in the new Jackson Kayak Coosa with a dance & crash in one run!
* Dave Ledford got loose in turn #2 and had a wild roll over NASCAR style crash over the ledge into the eddy! He rolled up finished the rest of the run in style!
*Chris Vella finished his last run with an open cockpit seal launch!
*We had 6 swimmers (3 Experts) during the event who went home with with the coveted River Gypsies “Everybody Swims” sticker award.
*Finely aged paddlers, Mike Dorsey, Jo Ann Pasqua, & Randy Pasqua, join us in event #1 to show us that you can have fun in these events at any age!
*Mahoney’s & the J.A.W. set up a nice vendor booth on site for folks to check out their latest paddling gear for sale & demo.
*Everyone who competed or volunteered in the event went home with a prize!
Event #1 Photo Album Links:
Cheryl Killman’s Noli HTTD #1 photo album #1
Cheryl Killman’s Noli HTTD #1 photo album #2
Cheryl Killman’s Noli HTTD #1 photo album #3
Noli HTTD #1 Award Ceremony photo album
A big THANK YOU goes out to all of our great volunteers for their help in event #1:
Jennifer Bradley – Variety Judge & Registration
Melanie Patterson – Technical Judge
Brian Vermillion, Mike Patterson & Ben Carr – Scribes
Susan Jarvis – Time Keeper
Cheryl Killman – Photographer
Andrew Smith – Football Toss Referee
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 really seems to be generating some new excitement at our events this year! I have been contacted by several of the competitors of event #1 to sign up to Get Ranked. Don’t MISS OUT on your chance to win 1 of 4 Jackson Kayak Stars that we are giving away to all members who pay $10 to Get Ranked by June 1, 2011!
Participation in the events is the key to bring home a series championship this year! Check out the current standings below:
Tri-cities Regional Throwdown Standings
| Men's Bracket | ||
| Place | Paddler (Age Group) | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | georgiaboyntenn (17+) | 260 |
| 2nd | Mike Dorsey (N/A) | 210 |
| 3rd | Ian Watson (N/A) | 190 |
| 4th | Michael McNeal (17+) | 170 |
| 5th | Kai Franken (N/A) | 135 |
| 6th | Zac Agnew (N/A) | 115 |
| 7th | Carter Davis (N/A) | 105 |
| 8th | kayakmb1993 (17+) | 95 |
| 9th | Shaun Freudeman (N/A) | 55 |
| 10th | Pat Ladner (N/A) | 45 |
| 11th | Cody McNeal (N/A) | 35 |
| 11th | taylormj (17+) | 35 |
| Women's Bracket | ||
| Place | Paddler (Age Group) | Points |
| 1st | slchristy1 (17+) | 135 |
| Men's Bracket | ||
| Place | Paddler (Age Group) | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | wildwildwes (17+) | 230 |
| 2nd | Chris Vella Chris Vella (N/A) | 210 |
| 2nd | boilermaker (N/A) | 210 |
| 4th | Travis Vaughn (N/A) | 190 |
| 5th | Alex Andrews (N/A) | 135 |
| 5th | Mark Tomlinson (N/A) | 135 |
| 7th | peripateo (N/A) | 115 |
| 8th | millers (N/A) | 95 |
| 9th | Randy Pasqua (N/A) | 75 |
| 9th | lucascr (17+) | 75 |
| 11th | Ryan Shealy (N/A) | 65 |
| Women's Bracket | ||
| Place | Paddler (Age Group) | Points |
| 1st | Taylor Dwyer (N/A) | 135 |
| 1st | Jo Ann Pasqua (N/A) | 135 |
| 3rd | Ann Marie Pelcher (N/A) | 125 |
| 4th | Alisa Royen (N/A) | 115 |
| Men's Bracket | ||
| Place | Paddler (Age Group) | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Duane Gibson (17-24) | 230 |
| 2nd | Daniel Dutton (N/A) | 210 |
| 3rd | Kerry (30+) | 160 |
| 4th | Ty Caldwell (N/A) | 135 |
| 4th | Michael Patterson (N/A) | 135 |
| 6th | Andrew Koch (N/A) | 115 |
| 7th | Matt Anger (N/A) | 105 |
| 8th | David Ledford (N/A) | 95 |
| 9th | Rick Franken (N/A) | 85 |
| 10th | Brad Barker (N/A) | 75 |
| 11th | Clay Lucas (N/A) | 65 |
| 12th | brad (N/A) | 55 |
| 13th | Paul Butler (N/A) | 45 |
| 14th | kpkayaker (25-29) | 35 |
The paddlers above are participating in the World Kayak Throwdown Amateur Ranking Program.
To participate you need to Register for and attend a WK Throwdown event as a PAID member of World Kayak ($10.00 annually).
** NOTE: Currently the rankings include all paddlers, whether paid members or not. This is just for a taste of where paddlers COULD be, if they were in the rankings.
If you are already registered or competed this year, you can still Get Ranked and complete your registration. (Your previous scores will be included in our system.)
Register For an Event | Get Ranked
Click here for a PDF copy of Point Series Standings
Mark your calendar for June 11, 2011 to join us & for event #2! I hope to see you on the Noli to throwdown!!
