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The 37th Annual Southeastern US Whitewater Championships are alive
and well.
In the spirit of regional racing, and in an attempt to appeal to novice and intermediate racing, the Southeasterns
will be part of the 7th Annual intercollegiate Championships.
The slalom race will be just downstream of the Nantahala
Outdoor Center on Saturday, April 23 (a.m.) and with a Rodeo Saturday afternoon. The "Boater X" mass start sprint race will
be Sunday afternoon.
The traditional Classic 8-mile Downriver/Wildwater race (from the top to the bottom) will be on
Sunday Morning April 24th. This race has a long and rich tradition with many of the great names of wildwater participating
over the years. They include John Sweet, Payson Kennedy, Alan Button, Dave Mason, John Butler, Angus Morrison, Andy Bridge,
Terry White, Kathy Bolyn, David Jones and Mike Hipsher. John Pinyerd will personally award $100 to any Southeastern's racer
who can beat a course record for the 8-mile top to bottom race. The records are:
· K-1 - Terry White (1981) 42:04
· K-1W - Kathy Bolyn
(1989) 45:20
· C-2 - Mike Hipsher/David Jones (1989) 45:11
· C-1 - John Pinyerd (1997) 46:43
John Pinyerd will
also be asking for volunteers to help with the Sunday Downriver Race. We need 2-3 timers and several folks to help with safety.
To volunteer to help please contact John at jpinyerd@cs.com.
We should have the race packet posted at www.usawildwater.com and on the GCA websites within the next few days.
John Pinyerd
Chairman - USA Wildwater
Email:
jpinyerd@cs.com
O) 770-575-1433
C) 678-357-7843
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