Manchester-Shortsville Wildwater Derby Slalom

April 27, 2008 Canadaigua Outlet

 

SUMMARY: This marked the first year of the Derby Slalom and it couldn't have been more of a success. The Slalom race started at the Littleville Bridge and finished behind 1755 Pioneer Road . We had over 60 boats negotiate the 19 gate, 1200 foot course.

Many spectators were on hand to see the race, for some this was the first Slalom Race they have ever seen. Comments from the spectators were 100% in favor of the event and were amazed at the skill level exhibited by the Racers. Including the practice sessions there were over 300 boats on the course. The race was hosted by Kayak Adventures with assistance from many volunteers. All involved were impressed and very appreciative of the effort put forth by the Chamber of Commerce to make this all possible.

The race was held on the Canandaigua Outlet.  The  Race course was approximately 1200 feet long.  This is a narrow (40-50 feet) river with sufficient verticle drop to make things very interisting.  For the weekend event we had a steady flow of 550 cfs.  Yes, it was fast and pushy.

The Kayak Adventues team had a successful weekend.  All members of the team either won or placed in their class.  Ted Van Zandt, assistant instructor, won all three of the classes that he entered.

 

Following are the race results:

 

CLASS                 NAME                              PLACE    TIME     CLEAN RUN

 

C-2 MIX               Jessie and Alexa Cook          1            173.22     

 

OC-1 Short           Kevin Todd                              1           160.01          YES

 

OC-1 Medium      Jessie Cook                             1           152.11           YES

                              Kevin Todd                              2           165.33           YES

 

OC-2 Rec             Pricella Kaufman &                 1            651.59

                              Ian Harrison

 

OC-2                     Brad and Chad Prozetter         1            270.11

    

C-1 Men               Kevin Todd                               1            135.02          YES

 

C-1 Women          Jen Baker                                  1             192.42

 

K-1 Men               Marc Webster                           1              143.22

 

K-1 Men Senior   Art Miller                                  1              149.46         YES

 

K-1 Men Master Marc Webster                           1              145.80         YES

                              Dan Murn                                  2              154.32         YES

                              Simon Barnet                             3              161.12

     

K-1 Women          Emily Triplett                             1              217.23

 

K-1 Women Jr      Emily Triplett                             1              160.11         YES

 

K-1 Women Rec   Jen Baker                                  1              159.34

                              Carrie Van Zandt                       2               238.57

                              Amanda Weise                           3               263.22   

 

K-1 Rec Master   Ted Van Zandt                           1               159.56

                               Matt Muir                                 2               161.51         YES

                               Simon Barnet                             3              174.33

                               Dan Murn                                  4               225.22

                               Rob Reid                                    5               253.11

 

K-1 Men Cadet     Joel Barnett                               1                154.23        YES

 

K-1 Men Jr             Joe Mc Grath                           1                186.33

 

K-1 Men Rec Jr     Joe Mc Grath                           1                 148.44

                                Joel Barnett                               2                158.22     YES

                                Andew Ellison                            3                 182.41