2009 Wildwater Schedule (Updated December 19, 2009)

Please send all 2009 race results to Chuck Brabec

0B2009

/ * / Race / Location / Level / Type / Difficulty / Contact Information
1/17 – 1/18 / * / Chute the Hooch
Wildwater Training Camp
(Free to USACK/NRC members) / Atlanta, GA / Regional / Training Camp / II / John Pinyerd, H or
Chris Hipgrave,
3/1 / * / Glacier Breaker
(Jr Olympic Qualification Event) / Nantahala River
Bryson City, NC / Regional / Classic / II+ / HU
HU
3/14 – 3/15 / * / Mid Atlantic Downriver Series
Codorus/Susquehanna Races / Susquehanna and
Codorus Rivers / Regional / Sprint / III / Colby Zebel,
3/21 – 3/22 / * / Rich Weiss Cup / Chilliwack River
Chilliwack, B.C. / Regional / Sprint and Classic / III – IV / Shonnet Allen,
HU
3/21 – 3/22 / * / Mid Atlantic Downriver Series
Tohickon Sprint & Classic / Tohickon Creek
Point Pleasant, PA / Regional / Sprint and Classic / II & III / Chris Norbury,
Hollie Noble,
3/28 – 3/29 / * / US Open and Eastern US Wildwater Junior Team Trials
(Jr Olympic Qualification Event) / Nantahala River
Bryson City, NC / Regional/
National / Sprint and Classic / II - III / Chris Hipgrave,
HU
3/29 / * / Scantic Spring Splash / Scantic River
Somersville to Hazardville, CT / Regional / Classic / NECKRA
HU
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3/29 / * / Red Moshannon Downriver Race / Grassflatt ,PA / Regional / Long classic / II / Tussey mountain outfitters 814-355-5690
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4/4 / * / Ware River Ice Breaker / Ware River
Barre, MA / Regional / Classic / NECKRA
HU
Dan Corey 603-532-2431
4/4 – 4/5 / * / WKC Cedar River Races
(Jr Olympic Qualification Event) / Cedar River
Maple Valley, WA / Regional / Sprint and Classic / II+ / UTom Wier,
HU
4/4 – 4/5 / * / Webster Wildwater Weekend
Downriver Race
(Jr Olympic Qualification Event) / Elk River
Webster Springs, WV / Regional / Classic / II-III / Webster County Watershed Association

HU
4/5 / * / Hockanum River Race / Hockanum River
Hartford, CT / Regional / Classic / NECKRA
HU
4/18 – 4/19 / Colorado Wildwater Camp / Colorado River
Glenwood Springs, CO / Regional / Training Camp / I – III+ / Denny Adams, H
4/19 / * / Mid Atlantic Downriver Series
Cheat Narrows Race / Cheat River
Albright, WV / Regional / Classic / II – III+ / Nathan Hamm,
Chris Norbury,
4/25 / * / Wappingers Creek Water Derby / Wappingers Creek
Poughkeepsie, NY / Regional / Classic / NECKRA
HU
4/25 – 4/26 / Western US Junior Wildwater Team Trials
(Jr Olympic Qualification Event) / Colorado River
Glenwood Canyon, CO / National / Sprint and
Classic / II – III / Denny Adams,
4/25 – 4/26 / New England Whitewater
Triple Crown Championships / Tariffville Gorge of the Farmington River
Simsbury, CT / National / Classic / HUusack.whitewater-slalom.us/triplecr.htm
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1B2009

/ * / Race / Location / Level / Type / Difficulty / Contact Information
5/1 / * / Cheat River Canyon
Downriver Race / Cheat River
Albright, WV / Regional / Long Classic / III - V / HU
5/2 / * / Middle Fork DR Race / MF Snoqualmie River
North Bend, WA / Regional / Sprint and Classic / III – IV / UTom Wier,
HU
5/3 / * / NH Whitewater Championships / Otter Brook
Keene, NH / Regional / Classic / NECKRA
HU
5/8 / * / Dawson School Canoe and Kayak Team Race / Golden, CO / Regional / Classic / Colorado High School White Water Championships
Nate Lord,
5/9 / Naugatuck River Canoe & Kayak Race / Naugatuck River
Waterbury, CT / Regional / Classic / NECKRA
HU
5/10 / * / Mid Atlantic Downriver Series
North Branch of the Potomac / North Branch of the Potomac River
Bloomington, MD / Regional / Sprint and Classic / II – III / Chrissy Zeltner,
Chris Norbury,
5/16 / * / Blackstone Canoe & Kayak Race / Blackstone River
Uxbridge, MA / Regional / Classic / NECKRA
HU
5/17 / * / Quinnipiac River Downriver Classic / Quinnipiac River
Meriden, CT / Regional / Classic / NECKRA
HU
5/23 / Mid Atlantic Downriver Series
Lower Youghiogheny Race
Cancelled / Lower Youghiogheny River
Ohioplye, PA / Regional / Classic / II – III+ / Chara Whittemore,
Jess Whittemore,
6/6 / * / TEVA Mountain Games
Downriver Sprint / Gore Creek
Vail, CO / National / Sprint /
6/6 – 6/7 / * / Northwest Whitewater Championships – WKC
Salmon la Sac!
(Jr Olympic Qualification Event) / Cle Elum River
Roslyn, WA / Regional / Sprint and Classic / II+ / Jennie Goldberg

HU
6/13 / * / Zoar Gap Plunge /
2BDeerfield River
Zoar, MA / Regional / Classic / NECKRA
HU
6/7 – 6/7 / Simme-River-Race /
3BSimme-River-Race
CH- Switzerland / International / Sprint and Classic /
HU
6/18 – 6/19 / * / USA National Championships
And
Senior Wildwater Team Trials
(Jr Olympic Qualification Event) / Arkansas River
Salida, CO / International / Sprint and Long Classic / II - IV / Ed Loeffe,
HU
6/20 / * / Tim Gavin Downriver Race / Shenandoah River
Harpers Ferry, WV / Regional / Classic / II – III / HU
6/21 / * / Fibark Wildwater Series
(Jr Olympic Qualification Event) / Arkansas River
Salida, CO / International / Sprint and Long Classic / II - IV / Ed Loeffe,
HU
6/26 – 6/28 / Gunnison River Festival / Upper Taylor River
Gunnison, CO / National / Classic / Anthony Poponi,
HU
6/27 / * / Charlemont Downriver Race /
4BDeerfield River
Charlemont, MA / Regional / Classic / NECKRA
HU
2009 / * / Race / Location / Level / Type / Difficulty / Contact Information
7/1 – 7/5 / Whitewater Open Canoe Downriver National Championships / Dead River
Maine / National / Classic / Paul Cole,
7/4 – 7/12 / * / North American Junior Olympics Festival / Ottawa, Canada / International /
HU
7/15 – 7/18 / Junior Wildwater World Championships / Buochs (close to Luzern) SUI / International / Sprint and Classic / Stay tuned to HU for more information
7/25 / * / Upper Yough Race / Upper Youghiogheny River
Friendsville, MD / National / Extreme Classic / IV / Wilderness Voyageurs, 800-272-4141


7/31 – 8/3 / Canadian Nationals and Pan American Championships / Kananaskis River
Kananaskis, Alberta / International / Sprint and Classic / II - III
9/19 – 9/20 / Skagit Downriver Training Camp & Fun Race / Skagit River
Newhalem, WA / Regional / Sprint and Classic / II – III / URich Roehner,
HU
9/21 / * / Animal Upper Gauley Race / Gauley River
Summersville, WV / International / Long Classic / IV+ / Mountain Air Productions
Donnie Hudspeth, 304-658-5016
H, HU
9/25 – 9/27 / Pacific Northwest Training Camp / Bellingham, WA / Regional / Training Camp / Rich Roehner,
9/27 / * / 41st annual Southeasterns / Nantahala River
Wesser, NC / National / Classic / II-III / Chris Hipgrave,
10/3 – 10/4 / * / WKC Nooksack Races / NF Nooksack River
Glacier, WA / Regional / Sprint / III- / Bob Duffner,
HU
10/8 / Mid Atlantic Downriver Series
Tohickon Classic
MADS Final! / Tohickon Creek
Point Pleasant, PA / Regional / Classic / II & III / TBA
10/24 – 10/25 / World Cup 1 & 2 / Upper Mersey
Tasmania / International / Classic and Sprint / III / HU
10/28 / World Cup 3 / Echo Valley
Tasmania / International / Classic / III / HU
11/1 / World Cup 4 / Brady’s
Tasmania / International / Sprint / IV / HU
11/4 / World Cup 5 / Wayatinah
Tasmania / International / Classic / III - IV / HU
11/8 / World Cup 6 / Cataract Gorge
Tasmania / International / Sprint / IV / HU

* The results of this race are included in the 2009 USA Wildwater Rankings