Idaho Throwdown #4

ThrowDown number four is over for Boise. Yesterday I was up at Kelly’s Whitewater Park along with nine other competitors- two of which were from Utah. I think this was our first TD with only one junior, which was me. So I was thrown in with the mens category. Like before, we were on the second feature and it was perfect for our group. There were a few more kayakers new to surfing that were game to get in there. All of them did excellent and ended with huge smiles on their faces. We altered our boater cross course a little because Big Nasty (feature one) was so sticky the carnage would’ve been too much to handle. As usual, this seemed to be a hit with everyone. Afterwards we got together for scores and prizes. In my opinion that was one of the best ThrowDowns we’ve had and I’m looking forward to the next one on September 3rd. Make sure to show up for the last of the great flows and warm water.

Placements:

Mens K1 A:

1- Daniel Dixon
2- Troy Wilson
3- Brant Hoover
4- Devin Hawkins
5- Tyler Wilson

Mens K1 B:

1- Joe Petrilli
2- Chad
3- Josh Rodriguez
4- Matt Evans

Women’s:

1- Meredith Ruland

Boater Cross results:

Heat 1:
1- Troy Wilson
2- Joe Perilli
3- Josh Rodriguez
4- Meredith Ruland

Heat 2:
1- Tyler Wilson
2- Daniel Dixon
3- Devin Hawkins
4- Brant Hoover

Hey look, this time we got pictures!

Idaho Throwdown #1 2011

Last Friday we had our first  Idaho Hometown Throwdown of the year at the gutter. We had a good turn out for a chilly April evening, 10 competitors and a bunch of spectators  Alpenglow was nice enough to bring a gaggle of demo boats for whoever wanted to try them, including the new Rock Stars from Jackson kayak which drew lots of “Oooo’s and Ahhhh’s” from those that tried them out.

The wave wasn’t the best for aerial tricks, but a great front surf and spin wave. Mychal Hayes was the only one to throw a big move, a sweet aerial loop – but we saw some cartwheels other advanced moves from Jackson paddler Devon Barker and regional paddlers Micah Kneidl and Alec Voorhees. It was good to see a couple of kayakers new to surfing out there, one of them threw the biggest window shade I’ve ever seen – getting blasted under the wave and shooting vertically out. Big cheers and worth some ‘That-was-Awesome’ points from the style judge Where else can newbie surfers rub elbows and compete with veteran world class paddlers like Devon Barker and Jim Grossman? After two hole rides we held a boatercross. Then wrapped it up because it was getting chilly. Overall it went well and it was a great time. I hope we’ll see you at the May Throwdown at Kellys Whitewater Park in Cascade!

On Saturday we had a booth at the Whitewater Expo / boatswap at Alpenglow. This was a first of what I hope to be many Put on by Chuck and Anne Cremer. Quite a few vendors were there and educational seminars were held. They even had a drawing for a Jackson Star as well as a bunch of other WW gear.  If you missed it this year make sure and check it in 2012!

Here are the scores:

Adults:

K1 A:

1: Mychal Hayes
2. Devon Barker
3. Micah Kneidl
4. Jim Grossman – Boatercross only

K1 B:

1. Gary Mattos
2. Will Howerton

Juniors K1:

1. Alec Voorhees
2. Hayden Voorhees – Troy Wilson

Cadet:

1.Buey Grossman
2. Connor Voorhees

A Very Late Post on Idaho Throwdown #8

Due to a complex arrangement of work, travel, sunspots and planetary alignment (you buyin’ all this?) – I’m just getting to the write-up for our 8th and final Throwdown in Idaho for 2010. We finished the series off at Kelly’s Whitewater Park

Due to a complex arrangement of work, travel, sunspots and planetary alignment (you buyin’ all this?) – I’m just getting to the write-up for our 8th and final Throwdown in Idaho for 2010. We finished the series off at Kelly’s Whitewater Park. We had a great turn out – good mix of youth and adults. I think everyone is pretty stoked to be able to hold these at such a great park. Here are the results and enjoy the pics!

Adult:
Jim Grossman
Devon Barker
Mike Voorhees
Matt
Willard Kneidl
Devin Hawkins

Youth:
Alec Voorhees
Hayden Voorhees
Mychal Hayes
Buey Groosman
Connor Voorhees