Friday, January 11, 2008

Whitewater Kayaking Events








Boatercross

The Boatercross is an exciting blend of down-river racing and roller-derby, all in boat that is 8'6" feet or shorter! This is a head-to-head race down the biggest whitewater with few rules except be the first to cross the line! Mass starts, accelerating through the rapids and lots of cheers means the race is on the water. Multiple rounds with eliminations occur over the event.

Freestyle

Freestyle, which used to be referred to as “rodeo”, is grace and power combined with at sticky hole. The athletes use smaller boats that they can throw around doing tricks with names such as loops, McNasty and blunts. Each competitor has a set amount of time to perform as many maneuvers as possible in the hole. Those different moves are then scored based on their difficulty and the overall control exhibited by the competitor.

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