Final Results for the 2014 Wind Festival Race

Final times / points / placements are here!  See the results below:

Congratulations to the winners of each class!  Point tallies go towards the Western Whitewater Championship Series season.  Please go to http://www.wwchampionship.org to see the next events and keep track of the entire series.

Thanks again to all the participants, sponsors, and volunteers that made the 2014 event a success!  We look forward to an even bigger and better event next year.

Cheers,

The Upper Wind Festival Team

Video for 2014 Upper Wind Whitewater Festival Released!

Hello all,

The edit has been completed for the 2014 Wind River Race!  Enjoy!

Upper Wind Whitewater Festival 2014 - Pacific Northwest Whitewater Racing from PNW Kayakers on Vimeo.

2014 Upper Wind Festival Was a Smashing Success!

Thank you to all who attended and all of the sponsors that made this event a reality.  The weather was perfect, the racing was intense, and the finish line beers were crisp!  Awards were handed out at the finish line festival to those who placed.  Final timed results will be posted shortly!

In the mean time, here is a large batch of images that Jon Currier Photography captured at Ram's Horn rapid:

http://www.joncurrierphotography.com/Water-Sports-Images/2014-Upper-Wind-Whitewater-Fes/

SPONSORS:

Current list of sponsors include:

- Next Adventure

http://nextadventure.net/paddling/

- Whitewater Designs

http://www.whitewaterdesigns.com/

- Kershaw Knives

http://www.kershawknives.com/

- Team Quest

http://www.tqfc.com/

- KEEN

http://www.keenfootwear.com/

- Northwest Creek Comp

http://www.northwestcreekcomp.blogspot.com/
- Ninkasi
http://www.ninkasibrewing.com/
- Upper Clackamas Whitewater Festival
http://www.upperclackamasfestival.org
- Kayak Shed
http://www.kayakshed.com

Kayak / Creek Boat Class Size Limit Modification

After consulting with other organizations in the industry and taking into account the popularity / current ownership of the Jackson Karma, we have decided to change our creek boat size restriction to 9 feet from 8’11” so as not to exclude paddlers in our community from participating.   Amazing how much 1 inch can matter.  ;)

Registration Details - Updates

Some updates have been made to the registration process.  Please refer to the post below for any changes.  Specifically registration close times.

Thank you!

4 Days Away, and a Stunning Forecast!

We are only 4 days away from the event, and the river and weather forecasts are lining up to be the best conditions that this event has ever had!  

We are also pleased to announce the addition of 2 more event sponsors:

The Kayak Shed

http://www.kayakshed.com

Upper Clackamas Whitewater Festival

http://www.upperclackamasfestival.org

THE RIVER.  See you there!