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Kokatat continues their support of the HTTD series for a third season!

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

Immersion Research is back in 2012!

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

APE’s Winter Meeting & LVM 37 Premiere

WHO: APE’s Club Members and any new/rejoining recruits

WHEN: Saturday, January 14, 2012 @ 6:00-9:00 P.M.

WHERE: Eastman Lodge – 404 Bays Mountain Park Road, Kingsport, TN 37660

This will be a potluck so break out those favorite recipes and get to cookin’ something good to share! The club will provide the meat and bread. You will be responsible for you own beverage. We will be discussing 2012 events and conducting officer elections.

After the general meeting agenda; we will also enjoy the final edition of LVM 37 ”Nine5 & 4 Pennies” paddling film! Check out the trailer below for a sneak peek of the film…

[vimeo width="550" height="309"]http://vimeo.com/31798856[/vimeo]

Good times are in store for this event… Don’t miss out in the fun!

NOC Awards Paddlesports Manufacturer of the Year!

From the:

I am a proud Jackson Kayak Team Member and excited for JK to win this award! I also love to paddlingwith both of my Werner Sho Gun & Double Diamond paddles! Congrats again to both companies for this award from NOC!!

Nantahala Wave is Under Construction!

The transformation of the classic surf wave below the NOC is under construction to turn into a world class feature to host the 2013 ICF Canoe Freestyle World Championships! Check out the web page link below on the World Kayak Nantahala Regional site for a link to the live webcam, info about the project, and periodic photo updates from the locals!

http://regions.worldkayak.com/nantahala/nantahala-wave/

Nantahala Wave is Under Construction!

The transformation of the classic surf wave below the NOC is under construction to turn into a world class feature to host the 2013 ICF Canoe Freestyle World Championships! Check out the web page link below on the World Kayak Nantahala Regional site for a link to the live webcam, info about the project, and periodic photo updates from the locals!

http://regions.worldkayak.com/nantahala/nantahala-wave/

2011 Green River Narrows Race Coverage

The greatest show in all of sports has come and gone for another year and this race was full of carnage and fast times!!

Highlight video from Pilot Collective Media!

[youtube width="560" height="315"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8dmpYkmmHY&feature=related[/youtube]

2011 Green River Narrows Race Results: All Boats

(http://www.boatingbeta.com/race.cgi?raceid=1&date=2011-11-05)

Place	Name	Bib #	Boat	Class	Time
1	Isaac Levinson	1	Liquidlogic Stinger	Long K1	04:22
2	Andrew Holcombe	9	Dagger Green Boat	Long K1	04:26
3	Eric Deguil	11	Liquidlogic Stinger	Long K1	04:34
4	Jason Beakes	22	Dagger Green Boat	Long K1	04:41
4	Chris Gragtmans	2	Dagger Green Boat	Long K1	04:41
6	Louis Geltman	68	Liquidlogic Stinger	Long K1	04:44
6	Pat Keller	10	Dagger Green Boat	Long K1	04:44
8	Dane Jackson	4	Dagger Green Boat	Long K1	04:45
8	Severin Häberling	56	Liquidlogic Stinger	Long K1	04:45
8	Toby MacDermott	13	Liquidlogic Stinger	Long K1	04:45
8	Daniel Stewart	5	Liquidlogic Stinger	Long K1	04:45
12	Eric Deguil	11	Liquidlogic Remix 79	Short K1	04:47
13	Pablo McCandless	6	Liquidlogic Stinger	Long K1	04:50
14	John Grace	3	Liquidlogic Stinger	Long K1	04:51
14	Mark Taylor	19	Prijon Tornado	Long K1	04:51
16	Jesse Wilensky	30	Dagger Green Boat	Long K1	04:54
17	Zach Fraysier	54	Dagger Green Boat	Long K1	04:55
17	Drew Austell	12	Dagger Green Boat	Long K1	04:55
17	Isaac Levinson	1	Liquidlogic Remix 79	Short K1	04:55
20	Adriene Levknecht	8	Liquidlogic Stinger	Long K1W	04:57
21	Pat Keller	10	Dagger Nomad 8.5	Short K1	04:58
22	Brian Knight	21	Prijon Tornado	Long K1	05:00
22	Jason Hale	7	Liquidlogic Stinger	Long K1	05:00
22	Andrew Holcombe	9	Dagger Nomad 8.5	Short K1	05:00
25	Caleb Coaplen	16	Prijon Tornado	Long K1	05:01
26	Dane Jackson	4	Jackson Villain S	Short K1	05:02
27	Jason Beakes	22	Dagger Nomad 8.5	Short K1	05:03
28	Ryan DeKay	40	Dagger Green Boat	Long K1	05:04
29	Jeff West	14	Dagger Green Boat	Long K1	05:06
29	Jeff Paine	39	Liquidlogic Stinger	Long K1	05:06
31	Bill Clipper	25	Dagger Green Boat	Long K1HP	05:07
31	Stephen McGrady	69	Dagger Green Boat	Long K1	05:07
31	Drew Austell	12	Dagger Nomad 8.5	Short K1	05:07
34	Bradley McMillan	35	Dagger Green Boat	Long K1	05:08
34	Chan Jones	27	Dagger Green Boat	Long K1	05:08
36	Clay Wright	71	Jackson Super Hero	Short K1	05:09
36	David Herman	42	Dagger Green Boat	Long K1	05:09
38	Eric Chance	20	Prijon Tornado	Long K1	05:10
39	Bryan Kirk	18	Dagger Green Boat	Long K1	05:13
39	Zach Fraysier	54	Jackson Villain	Short K1	05:13
41	Mark Robertson	17	Dagger Green Boat	Long K1	05:16
42	Jeff Clewell	32	Dagger Green Boat	Long K1	05:17
43	Adriene Levknecht	8	Liquidlogic Stomper 80	Short K1W	05:19
43	Jay Ditty	33	Liquidlogic Stinger	Long C1	05:19
43	Van Nall	36	Perception Dancer	Long K1	05:19
43	Severin Häberling	56	Liquidlogic Remix 79	Short K1	05:19
47	Chris Roberts	43	Prijon Tornado	Long K1	05:20
47	Mac McGee	78	Pyranha Burn M	Short K1	05:20
49	Adam Bixby	28	DragoRossi Reaction	Long K1	05:21
50	Keith Sprinkle	24	Liquidlogic Stinger	Long K1HP	05:23
50	Ben Blake	29	Dagger Green Boat	Long K1	05:23
50	Nick Murphy	41	Dagger Green Boat	Long K1	05:23
50	Garen Stephens	67	Dagger Crossfire	Long K1	05:23
54	Chris Gallaway	15	Dagger Green Boat	Long K1	05:24
54	Jesse Wilensky	30	Liquidlogic Jefe Grande	Short K1	05:24
56	Cruise Quenelle	38	Dagger Green Boat	Long K1	05:25
57	Jonathan Absher	77	Dagger Nomad 8.5	Short K1	05:26
57	Dan Simenc	55	Dagger Green Boat	Long K1	05:26
59	Trent Thibodeaux	44	Dagger Green Boat	Long K1	05:27
59	Nate Ballinger	79	Pyranha Burn L	Short K1	05:27
59	Chris Gragtmans	2	Dagger Nomad 8.5	Short K1	05:27
62	Kirk Eddlemon	73	Dagger Nomad 8.5	Short K1	05:28
62	David Levitt	93	Jackson Villain	Short K1	05:28
64	Timothy Madison	57	Perception Corsica S	Long K1	05:29
64	Daniel Stewart	5	Liquidlogic Remix 69	Short K1	05:29
64	Pat Keller	10	Dagger Green Boat	Long K1HP	05:29
67	Vaughn Corum	122	Liquidlogic Remix 69	Short K1	05:32
68	Derek DelBuono	26	Dagger Green Boat	Long K1	05:33
69	Bradley McMillan	35	Dagger Green Boat	Long C1	05:34
69	Chan Jones	27	Pyranha Shiva M	Short K1	05:34
71	Anton Immler	100	Pyranha Karnali L	Short K1	05:35
72	Matt Anger	84	Pyranha Burn L	Short K1	05:36
72	Mark Taylor	19	Dagger Green Boat	Long K1HP	05:36
72	Colin Hunt	76	Liquidlogic Remix 79	Short K1	05:36
72	Jordan Finke	80	Dagger Nomad 8.5	Short K1	05:36
76	Jeff Joyce	62	Dagger Green Boat	Long K1	05:39
77	Ty Caldwell	120	Pyranha Burn	Short K1	05:41
77	Dane Jackson	4	Jackson Hero	Short C1	05:41
79	Nelson Jones	49	Dagger Animas	Long K1	05:42
79	Cooper Sallade	66	Dagger Green Boat	Long K1	05:42
79	Nate Helms	31	Prijon Tornado	Long K1	05:42
79	Curtis England	83	Dagger Nomad 8.5	Short K1	05:42
83	Hunt Jennings	107	Jackson Villain S	Short K1	05:43
84	Laura Farrell	46	Dagger Green Boat	Long K1W	05:44
84	Curt Lamberth	96	Dagger Nomad 8.5	Short K1	05:44
84	Jordan Poffenberger	109	Liquidlogic Stomper 80	Short C1	05:44
84	Bryan Lusk	87	Liquidlogic Jefe	Short K1	05:44
88	Mefford Williams	34	Liquidlogic Stinger	Long K1	05:45
89	Jay Mahan	59	Dagger Green Boat	Long K1	05:49
90	Jordan Sherman	61	Dagger Green Boat	Long K1	05:50
90	Logan Curry	114	Bliss-Stick Mystic	Short K1	05:50
90	Robert Bone	82	Dagger Nomad 8.5	Short K1	05:50
93	Elijah Smith	74	DragoRossi Critical Mass	Short K1	05:51
94	Luke Scott	45	Dagger Crossfire	Long K1	05:53
95	Preston Brown	58	Dagger Green Boat	Long K1	05:54
95	Steven Van Den Heuvel	119	Pyranha Everest	Short K1	05:54
97	Jeff Clewell	32	Dagger Nomad 8.5	Short K1	05:55
98	Andy Wagner	99	Dagger Nomad 8.1	Short K1	05:56
98	Clay Lucas	81	Pyranha Burn L	Short K1	05:56
100	Adam Hackenberg	60	Prijon Hurricane	Long K1	05:57
100	Will Rudisill	123	Dagger Nomad 8.5	Short K1	05:57
102	Chris Vella	50	Dagger Green Boat	Long K1	05:58
103	Chris Vella	50	Pyranha Burn L	Short K1	05:59
104	Tyler Mayo	121	Pyranha Burn L	Short K1	06:03
105	Alex Ohman	48	Dagger Green Boat	Long K1	06:08
106	Josh Parker	88	Dagger Nomad 8.5	Short K1	06:10
107	Matt Dalton	115	Prijon Pure M	Short K1	06:11
107	Sam Mershon	143	Liquidlogic Jefe Grande	Short K1	06:11
109	Andy Hobson	75	Jackson Villain	Short K1	06:13
110	Terran Viehe	86	Liquidlogic Remix 69	Short K1	06:19
111	Kat Levitt	111	Jackson Villain S	Short K1W	06:23
112	Eli Loiben	105	Liquidlogic Jefe	Short K1	06:24
113	Ky Hart	113	Jackson Villain	Short K1	06:27
114	Katie Dean	53	Dagger Green Boat	Long K1W	06:29
115	Chris Baer	85	Wave Sport Habitat 80	Short K1	06:30
116	Andy Perkel	64	Dagger Green Boat	Long K1HP	06:40
116	Derek DelBuono	26	Dagger Nomad 8.5	Short K1	06:40
118	Blake McCurdy	52	Perception Corsica S	Long K1	06:47
119	Chris Heim	103	Fluid Solo L	Short K1	06:59
120	Alex Ohman	48	Liquidlogic Jefe	Short K1	07:01
121	Jiri Vala	89	Jackson Villain	Short K1	07:04
122	Josh Von Szalatnay	110	Dagger Nomad 8.1	Short K1HP	07:07
123	Josh Wall	51	Dagger Green Boat	Long K1HP	07:14
124	Zach Nichols	124	Fluid Solo L	Short K1	07:20
125	Chase Simmons	102	Dagger Nomad 8.5	Short K1	07:32
126	Dan Simenc	55	Wave Sport Habitat 74	Short K1	07:41
127	Sam England	94	Fluid Solo S	Short K1	08:07
128	Matthew Porter	116	Dagger Nomad 8.1	Short K1	08:17
129	Eli Helbert	126	Esquif L'Edge	Long OC1	10:01
130	David Ledford	92	Pyranha Everest	Short K1	10:28
131	Jason Burton	91	Dagger Nomad 8.5	Short K1	10:57
132	Eliot Berz	106	Dagger Nomad 8.5	Short K1	11:31
133	Alex Gossett	98	Dagger Nomad 8.1	Short K1	12:10
134	Eric Deguil	11	Esquif Prelude	Long OC1	14:34
135	Scott Magley	37	Dagger Green Boat	Long C1	16:10
136	Paul Stamilio	23	Dagger Green Boat	Long K1	16:59
137	Jerry Jascomb	97	Pyranha Burn M	Short K1	18:08
138	Kurt Dobbins	112	Bliss-Stick MAC 1	Short K1	18:23
139	Dan Warner	104	Liquidlogic Jefe Grande	Short K1	DNF
139	Nick Fiedler	117	Pyranha Burn M	Short K1	DNF
139	Scott Magley	37	Pyranha Karnali L	Short K1	DNF
139	Blake McCurdy	52	Jackson Villain S	Short K1	DNF
139	Burton Greer	65	Dagger Cascade	Long C1	DNF
139	Trevor Church	70	Perception Corsica S	Long K1	DNF
139	Tim Gill	90	Prijon Pure XL	Short K1HP	DNF
139	Billyjoe Phillips	101	Dagger Nomad 8.5	Short K1	DNF
				Total Runs:	146

Lord of the Fork Race Results

Another great weekend at the Russell Fork! Here’s the results of this year’s Lord of the Fork Race. The race course was the same as last year, shorter than the old races, from Skunk Beach (below Fist) to Climax, with a water level in the 1070 cfs range. Isaac Levinson and Adriene Levknecht top the list. Isaac edged out a very competitive field for the win, including 2 racers from Europe, or 3 if you count our British friend who has been racing at the RF since the mid-90’s and still placing in the top 5. Adriene set a new course record for the women. We had a mass-start Ironman competition this year (1st run in the long boats, 2nd run in short boats), with Zach Fraysier finishing 1st in a very tight race. Bernie (from Whitewater Warehouse in Dayton, OH) donated a Green Jacket as a raffle prize for all the racers, and Daniel Rucker was the lucky winner of this.
This was the 2nd race in the series for the B.I.G. Cup. Not sure of the exact standings, but I think Andrew Holcombe, Chris Hipgrave, Bryan Kirk, John Grace, Zach Fraysier, and Adriene Levknecht have all competed in the Gauley and RF races and are still in contention for this prize, which will be decided on the Green in a couple of weeks.
See you next year!
Jay

1 Isaac Levinson Stinger 6:38
2 Andrew Holcombe Greenboat 6:42
3 Eric Deguil Stinger 6:44
4 Jason Beakes Greenboat 6:48
5 Chris Hipgrave Greenboat 6:49
5 Pat Keller Greenboat 6:49
7 Bryan Kirk Tornado 6:50
8 Dane Jackson Greenboat 6:53
9 Chris Gragtmans Greenboat 7:02
10 Toby MacDermott Stinger 7:04
10 Clay Wright Stinger 7:04
12 John Grace Stinger 7:05
13 Severin Haberling Stinger 7:07
14 Jess Albright Greenboat 7:10
15 Zach Fraysier Greenboat 7:12
15 David Herman Greenboat 7:12
17 Jay Ditty Stinger C-1 7:13
18 Eric Chance Tornado 7:15
18 Shane Groves Greenboat 7:15
20 Andrew Austell Greenboat 7:16
20 Snowy Robertson Greenboat 7:16
22 Ben Blake Greenboat 7:23
22 Adriene Levknecht Pink Stinger 7:23 K-1 W, course record
24 Stephen McGrady Greenboat 7:27
25 Delaney Albright Greenboat 7:29
26 Eric Henrickson Mirage 7:30
27 Jeff Clewell Greenboat 7:31
27 Zach Fraysier ? 7:31 1st place Ironman
29 Brad McMillan Greenboat C-1 7:32
30 Clay Warren Greenboat 7:36
31 Chris Gragtmans Nomad 7:37 2nd place Ironman
32 Kirk Eddlemon Nomad 7:38
33 Bett Adams Greenboat 7:42
34 Drew Austell ? 7:46 3rd place Ironman
35 Eric Strittmater Tornado 7:51
36 Nick Murphy Greenboat 7:53
37 Matt Walker Response 7:54
38 Tim Madison Corsica S 7:55
39 Eric Henrickson ? 7:56 4th place Ironman
40 Matt Gossett Greenboat 7:59
41 Mark Taylor RPM 8:00
42 Cooper Salade Greenboat 8:06
43 Van Nall Dancer 8:14
43 John Quigley Greenboat 8:14
45 Willy Witt Jefe 8:19
46 Daniel Rucker Burn 8:22 Green Jacket winner
47 Jim Gunzz Greenboat 8:26
48 Tom Daley Greenboat 8:41
49 Maxwell Posner Tornado 8:43
50 David Thomas Greenboat 8:45
51 Jacob Kowaleski Greenboat 9:02
52 Paul Butler Burn 9:07
53 Mark Miller playboat 9:11
54 Dave Allnut Habitat 9:15
54 Ryan McAvoy Nomad 9:15
56 Ty Caldwell Burn 9:16
57 Justin Cullars Burn 20:05

NOC GAF Hometown Throwdown This Saturday!

Join the World Kayak crew this Saturday, September 24, 2011 @ high noon for the last BIG freestyle event of the season in the southeast! Registration for the event will be on the old steel bridge of the NOC campus from 10:30-11:30 A.M. We have a HUGE prize purse to give away to all who participate or volunteer in the event! Check out all the event details @:

http://regions.worldkayak.com/tri-cities/2011/08/18/noc-gaf-hometown-throwdown/

Hope to see you on the Nantahala!

Rider of the Year II Awards Video

Congrats to Dane Jackson of Team Jackson Kayak as Rider of the Year!!!

The Rider of the Year Awards celebrate and showcase the best whitewater kayaking from around the world!
rideroftheyear.org

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