2018 USRA Nationals- New and Gauley Rivers, WV

Fayetteville, WV

Sprint/Time trial, H2H to be held on the New River at Fayette Station rapid (class III). Normal river flows here this time of year are low d/t rainfall, but any level is possible. This is a large volume river commercially runnable as low as less than 1000 cfs and with a commercial cutoff in excess of 30,000 cfs. Just the other day this stretch of river was running around 70,000 cfs! This rapid is picturesque with a full view of the famous New River Gorge bridge above. Slalom to be held at Entrance rapid on the Upper Gauley river, class...

Tuck Fest Raft Race

U.S. National Whitewater Center Charlotte, North Carolina

See Event Schedule for Details "Tuck Fest is a multi-day festival that celebrates the outdoor lifestyle through competitions, exhibitions, demos, and live music at the U.S. National Whitewater Center, located in Charlotte, North Carolina. The festival features a variety of outdoor competitions that include trail running, kayaking, biking, climbing, stand-up paddleboarding, obstacle, and adventure racing. In six years, Tuck Fest has grown from 14,000 attendees in 2013 to over 48,000 attendees in 2019. The name “Tuck Fest” comes from the Tuckaseegee Ford and Trail, a historical landmark located at the Whitewater Center."

Cheatfest-GONE VIRTUAL

Cheat River, West Virginia

Check out Cheatfest's Cheatfest from Home https://cheatfest.org/cheat-fest-from-home-april-27-may-3/?fbclid=IwAR3cM8SpyC37BVtRwZ7vvDqD2JM2RvZZYmWV6UWBslGoTlBfBOBNcULR5EA

Mother’s Day Races

Rio Grande River Los Alamos, New Mexico

Downriver Whitewater Race on the Rio Grande in New Mexico "The Mother’s Day Races were founded in the 1950’s by Los Alamos paddle boater and LANL employee, Jim “Stretch” Fretwell.  After competing at Colorado’s FiBark for many years, Stretch decided to start a paddle race closer to home on the Rio Grande, now known as the Pilar Racecourse.  The races were supported by Los Alamos’s Explorers: Post 20, The Atomic City Citizens Band Radio Club, The Los Alamos Fire Department to name a few.  By the late 1960’s, an estimated 2000 spectators leap frogged their way downstream on Highway 68...