Spring Kayak Events

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Schedule

Each team member must compete in at least one of each type of event, slalom, downriver, freestyle. I also ask that everyone attend both the Crystal River races and the Golden Races to support your team members and out of respect for The Alexander Dawson School. Please talk to me if this is a problem.

Events:

Denver flatwater slalom and freestyle - Denver
Saturday April 7th Slalom and freestyle

Crystal River Races – Confluence – Required event
Saturday April 21th Cemetery Downriver Race

Golden Races – Golden CO – Required event
Friday May 11 Leave in the Am to paddle Downriver
Saturday May 12 Slalom and Freestyle return home late

CKS Paddlefest - Buena Vista - CO
Friday May 18 Leave in the AM to practice compete Freestyle
Saturday May 19 Attend clinics return late

May 29 - 31 Finals
June 1 Senior symposium
June 2th Graduation

Summer events students can attend with Tom or I

June 9th Lyons River Fest - Lyons Co

June 15, 16 FIBARk - Salida CO

Crystal Race Schedule

Crystal Race Schedule
Posted by: oysterbar.

The 43st
Crystal River Race
April 20 and 21

Saturday April 20th Slalom Race – Confluence of Roaring Fork and Crystal River
9:30 Race Registration
10:00 Racers Meeting
10:30 Race
1:30 Boatercross
3:00 Downriver

Enrty fee $15 for 1 event $20 for all.
Presented by Carbondale’s own
Colorado Rocky Mountain School – 963 2562

Kayak competitions

The mighty oysters compete in four different types of events - Downriver, Slalom, Freestyle, and Boatercross.

Downriver is just like it sounds. You paddle downstream as fast as you can. Most of these races occur on class 2 whitewater. When on these types of runs, the oysters will paddle long funny looking boats designed to cleave through the water and rocket downstream. On the harder runs, class 4 students will paddle creek boats.

Boatercross is a head to head downriver race with usually 4 to 6 competitors at a time. Your are disqualified for intentional contact.

Slalom is a timed event on a 100 yard stretch of river. Paddlers maneuver through gates in a set order and in a certain direction.

Penalty seconds are added for touching the gates, 2 seconds, and missing gates, 50 seconds.

Freestyle involves doing as many different tricks in a two one minute runs. They can occur in waves or wholes.