Boat for Sale

Design: It's a Nomad, Force 360. Constructed by Double Dutch.
Weight: Built for a small paddler weighing about 50kg to 60kg.
Details: It has custom knee cups. Which, in my opinion, are a huge step up from stock thigh braces.
Appearance: Blue deck and carbon hull. In need of some minor repairs. The hull is stiff, and the boat is still under 9kg!
Price: $600

Contact Anna: williams-ac@hotmail.com

Meadows race series - #3

Well, the pollsters predicted it. Graham Jobe won his first race of the series! In a tight contest Graham punished the competition on his third run to win by over a second. Well done. You know what this means Graham...your handicap just decreased.

Tuesday October 28th will be a big race. Warm weather and lots of athletes itching for that elusive victory.


How to get there:
See google map below. Parking is in gravel lot under Glenmore Tr bridge. Paddle 3min downstream to the canal.
http://maps.google.ca/maps?q=google&ie=UTF8&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&ll=50.984775,-114.029717&spn=0.006781,0.013561&t=h&z=16

Meadows race series

We have now successfully completed two races in the fall Calgary 'Meadows' race series. So far Toby and Connor each have one win apiece. The handicap will continue to get harder so that everyone has a fair chance at the prize and to push everyone to compete.

Format:

• 60second course, as many tries as you'd like.
• Best run wins.
• Each athlete is assessed a handicap with the goal to give everyone a shot at the win.
• $5 to race. Everyone puts two dollars towards the day's race, two dollars towards gate improvements, and one dollar towards the most improved athlete at the end of the series.
  

So far we have seen 12 athletes compete in these races, with athletes from as far as Medicine Hat, Edmonton and Canmore. Everyone is eligible to race, in any boat. We will do our best to make you a fair handicap. For directions, email: mholroydcoach@gmail.com

See you out soon!

Jessica wins at American Open

Jessica Groenveld, of Innisfail, won last weekend's final World Series race for the season. The event was held at WISP in Maryland, one of North America's newest purpose built whitewater sites. The course is pushy and boily and tests even the most veteran paddlers.

On the flight to WISP Jessica's boat was crushed beyond repair, so she was forced to use her team mates' boats for the race. Luckily fellow HP athlete Anna Williams's boat was similar enough that Jessica's superior whitewater skills prevailed on the final day.

Jess said she was very happy with the race despite the obvious setback. She will use her race winnings to buy a new boat and celebrate Miley Cyrus's birthday in Disneyland.