Clear Creek National Race

Plans are coming together for a national event on Clear Creek.  The event is open to Pro and Am  divisions. Preliminary dates are for Saturday June 23rd and Sunday June 24th. The exact locations/ sections for each event are still being determined. The downriver race will most likely be on any section from Dumont to Idaho Springs. The slalom and head to head races will most likely be in Golden at the Clear Creek Whitewater Park. At this point the event will be an R-4 event (4 person teams). Due to the lack of a world championship, the event will not decide a national champion but would rank teams nationally. This would help to lead teams into world cup events in Canada and the Czech Republic.  This is a great opportunity for paddlers to come together and support the growing sport of whitewater raft racing. There is great potential to attract quality competitors and a huge amount of spectators. The race location is in close proximity to Denver and the international airport, so bring your team from where ever you are. Rally your teams !!! Cali, W.V., Washington, Idaho, Maryland....


IRF and World Cup race schedule 2012

This years World Cup and US Nationals

This years world cup events are at the end of summer. Most are being held in August 2012 or September 2012. 

August 28th- September 2nd, 2012   Euro Rafting Champs will be held in the  
                                                   Czech Republic on the Vltava River. Check 
                                                   with your national rafting federation 

                                                   for your own selection race dates where 
                                                   teams qualify through fair and credible 
                                                   selections to represent their country.

            

                                                  

September 7th- 9th 2012                The Czech Boaters Union (SVoCR) cordially  
                                                   invites all teams to take part in the 2012 
                                                   World Cup Series on river Trnavka 

                                                   in Zeliv. Come to race on a world class  
                                                   artificial slalom course which is considered 
                                                   to be the most demanding one in  

                                                   Central Europe.  

September 20th- 24th 2012             The Canadian rafting committee in 
                                                   association with the Québec white water 
                                                   canoe/kayak federation is pleased to 

                                                   invite all teams at the 2012 Québec World 
                                                   Cup in the beautiful province of Québec.  
                                                   Canada is well known for its  

                                                   world class rivers and the province of 
                                                   Québec is one of the best places to paddle. 
                                                   This event will be held on 2 different 

                                                   rivers near Québec city. The Sprint, H2H 
                                                   and slalom will be held in Jonquière at the  

                                                   Cepal nature center. The down river will be 
                                                   held on the Jacques-Cartier river. 

                                                  IRF Event Schedule 2012  




The US Nationals are in limbo this year because of an unscheduled World Championship. However there has been recent talk of holding a National Race on Clear Creek in June 2012 here in Colorado. This event would rank national competitors allowing them to participate in World Cup events like the ones held in Quebec and the Czech Republic. Refer to the International Rafting Federations event levels to find out how to qualify. Stay tuned for event updates.

                                                 

                                      

Royal Gorge Whitewater Festival

This friday is the Royal Gorge Pro Raft Race. This cold storm passing through might allow flows to come down enough to run the gorge. When flows are above cutoff this race is moved upriver into the Parkdale section. Only time will tell. There are many other race events including a rodeo. This is the third race of the Rocky Mountain Whitewater Series. The CKS sprint turned into a great event with 5 teams showing. The Bryan Dreher sprint at FIBArk was fun, but the gorge race never disappoints. Big water, crushing hits, and 7 person teams the norm this event is not to be missed. Here is a link to footage of last years race. Royal Gorge Race Footage 

Royal Gorge Whitewater Festival

Pimp in Ho Rodeo in BV

What a great start to Paddlefest weekend with the Pimp and Ho Rodeo in the BV river park. Everyone is welcome in the event. As great as it is to spectate at this event, its even better to participate. Many different water crafts, costumes, and surf styles are recommended. Event starts at 6 pm wednesday May 25th. Don't forget the BV pro sprint raft race is on sunday May 29th.

Paddlefest Raft Race 2011

Pimp and Ho Rodeo in Buena Vista 

Clear Creek on the rise river festival

Another race and river festival! Clear Creek on the rise river festival is June 9th thru 11th 2011. This is a great section of river for racing. Early June snowmelt flowing narrow fast and cold will assure a lot of fun for competitors. This festival will have many events for different types of athletes. Many clinics will be offered for kayakers along with a rodeo in the new Lawson whitewater park. Follow the links for more info.





http://www.clearcreekontherise.com/


http://www.mountainbuzz.com/forums/f38/clear-creek-on-the-rise-river-festival-34690.html

Update: Buena Vista Sprint Race

The Buena Vista Sprint Race starts the Rocky Mountain Whitewater Series with some great head to head racing.  This season 6 person teams will battle for the lead position as the boats race through the Buena Vista White Water Park.  The race will start in the flats above the first wave and end at the Lodo wave at South Main.  This is an all out sprint that will be about 3 minutes start to finish.  We will start with a time trial to seat the teams.  Then there will be heats of 2 boats and the winner will advance to the next round, those teams that advance will go head to head again until a winner is determined. A shuttle for the race will be provided by The Adventure Company.

Regisration will be 5-6pm, at South Main on the grass feild outside the Eddyline Brewery.  There is parking down stream of the Brewery.

    

The race will start at 6pm and go until 8:30pm

There will be an entry fee, TBA,  as low as possible

Volunteers are needed for safety. contact john@theadventurecompany.com

Pine Creek Race

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vueJpYeLzto


This race had an incredible mass start for the different divisions of racers. Each boat had to face upriver while holding onto a suspension bridge and make a 180 degree turn. Great idea, it created an unexpected challenge that each competitor had to consider on the fly. This footage from the race shows Pine Creek Rapid and was provided by The Adventure Company.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vueJpYeLzto

Royal Gorge Down River Race

Here is some footage from the Royal Gorge Down River Raft Race. This race was part of the 2010 Royal Gorge Whitewater Festival. For more info about the 2011 festival go to

http://www.royalgorgewhitewaterfestival.com/events.php. Originally the race was considered a 4 man race but with high water most teams showed with 6 or more. This is a great race that requires endurance for the whitewater and for the long flatwater to the finish. Good battles were had between teams from the mass start through the flatwater to the finish.

Video edit of the race.

 http://vimeo.com/18656815