California and Oregon Rafting

The First Annual Wenatchee Raft Games, hosted by Riverbooty Photography, will be held on the Wenatchee River between Leavenworth and Cashmere on the second weekend in June 2010. We are very excited about hosting this event and look forward to this being the first of many. We have had a great response from rafters and outfitters alike and look forward to this event bringing the rafting community out for a great day on the river. Come out compete and have fun.

Events include:

• Raft skills race (wheelies, guide control, etc.)
• Raft surfing competition ( at Rodeo Hole depending on water levels.)
• Raft stacking competition ( take out )
• Flip and recovery competition ( Drunkards drop)
• Throw bag competition (accuracy and distance at Rodeo)
• Timed rigging & derigging competitions
• Timed down river raft race ( Snowblind to bottom of Granny Rapids. )
• River board race competition ( Snowblind to bottom of Granny Rapids. )
• River board surf competition ( Rodeo or Granny Rapids depending on water levels.)
• Cat boat race competition ( Snowblind to bottom of Granny Rapids. )
• Cat boat surf competition ( Rodeo )

Teams can include R-2 raft, R-4 raft, or R-6 raft 12 SOTAR RAFTS PROVIDED. 1st come first serve.

Sign up early space will be limited

We are looking for participant prizes, volunteer gifts, silent auction items to help pay for permit fees, equipment to use for some competitions (i.e. throw bags, race number tags, easy up shelters, tables). We also need sponsors for items such as participant medals, water, t-shirts, port-o-lets and participant numbers. Volunteers AND competitors are welcome as well.

Volunteers needed for:

• Safety on the river
• Set up and break down
• Sign ups
• Judges on the river
• Help with event schedual and coordinating
• A couple rafts to carry First Aid, water and food
• Extra shuttles if needed

Any proceeds will be donated to American Whitewater.

See our growing list of sponsors and Get more information as updates come along at www.riverbooty.com.

This last weekend was the 3rd Annual Wind River Whitewater Festival on Washington’s Class IV+ Wind River. The water was low, but boaters from all of the Northwest showed up for some technical raft, kayak, and cataraft racing. Check out the race results at the Wind River Whitewater Festival Blog.

Wind River Race

This is the first race of the Western Whitewater Championship Series, a series of whitewater races throughout the West.

The WWCS began 3 seasons ago when the Oregon Rafting Team (ORT) began to take on an active role in coordinating the dates of races and festivals in the Western United States. This coming season ORT will provide a scoring summary on their website which receives approximately 4000 hits annually. Prizes are awarded, and a regional representative is then nominated for both national and international levels of competition which at this time occurs only in the paddle raft racing category. In 2010 the WWCS R6 paddle raft champion will be nominated to compete in Costa Rica, an event which will take place in October of 2011 on the Reventazun and Pacuare Rivers.

The past two seasons, WWCS events have each drawn 45-105 competitors annually, in addition to a significant number of spectators, logistical supporters, and sponsors. Event coordinators are currently seeking a sponsor specific to the WWCS. This sponsor’s name would be directly linked in all promotions to the WWCS name and tradition. The WWCS represents the soul of competitive whitewater activities. We are paddlers, river lovers, and real people who wish to develop and nurture our respective river communities. Please contact Tim Brink nomadyellow@yahoo.com if you wish to support our efforts.