4/22/12 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKmkwVmZ_Cc Canyon Creek is such a good river to paddle and offers a pretty spectacular race course. Access is an issue for spectators and non class V boaters, as seen by the finish timers this year. This year I passed on racing in favor of documenting the entire race properly for your viewing pleasure. It was a lot of work getting … [Read more...] about EVENT: NWCC 2012 Canyon Creek Race
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EVENT: NWCC 2012 EFL Race Day
4/21/12 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDZ8zqe1brk&feature=youtu.be I made the big trip up from Cali back to the NW in order to attend one of the most fun local kayak gatherings of the year, the Northwest Creek Comp. This is a 2 day event with a different race each day. On Saturday everyone races on the gorge section of the East Fork of the Lewis River and on Sunday … [Read more...] about EVENT: NWCC 2012 EFL Race Day
EVENT: SOCAL Desert Rendezvous 2012
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYfAHc15em0 (See the complete photo gallery HERE) March 24-26th Give a bunch of Overland and 4x4 enthusiasts a date, GPS coordinates in the desert, free gourmet food, a competition, and some great free raffle prizes and you get the 2012 SOCAL Desert Rendezvous. This event was organized by TACODOC as a completely FREE event and promoted … [Read more...] about EVENT: SOCAL Desert Rendezvous 2012
A COMPETITOR’S VIEW: Santa Cruz Paddle Fest 2012
http://youtu.be/HaCsSi5YPiQ 2012 Santa Cruz Video This is my second year competing in HP at Santa Cruz and I was apprehensive about the conditions, as last year was just plain scary and the forecast this year looked worse. I got into town Wed. afternoon to messy conditions that weren’t very inviting. Thursday I got up early and was the second person on the water, … [Read more...] about A COMPETITOR’S VIEW: Santa Cruz Paddle Fest 2012
EVENT: Santa Cruz Paddle Fest 2012
(My full photo galleries can be viewed here: Thur, Fri, Sat, and Sun) Most competitors where apprehensive about this year's comp after the 2011 Festival's extremely tough conditions. Check out my 2011 video for a taste. This year the week before the comp the forcast was calling for much the same, big wind, rain, and huge surf. As the week went on the forcast got better … [Read more...] about EVENT: Santa Cruz Paddle Fest 2012