The Green Race 2010 is over, and thus a particularly eventful leg of our journey with ups and downs, but mostly a lot of paddling, as well as the most iconic white-water race in the world as the grand finale. But slowly, one by ...
Since 1996 every year on every first Saturday in November, the Green Narrows Race in the Green River south instead of Asheville. It is perhaps the best known and most respected whitewater kayak race in the world. Unique on the Green is first of all the competition route. compressed to just over a half-mile line up in the narrow gorge about 15 to the infamous Rapids V. difficulty with distinctive names like "Boof or Consequence," "Go Left and Die" or "gorilla" to each other.
Because of the huge popularity far beyond find the limits of the paddlers scene out on the day of the race even hundred onlookers at the most spectacular points of the route, and thus provides the tremendous atmosphere of the audience for the special atmosphere of the Green Race .
But the race has remained true to its tradition and not now being considered for commercial large-scale event. Without glamorous Sponsors, prize money or Participation fee it lives entirely on the Spirit of like-minded paddlers who celebrate together a unique gathering on the river and the party afterwards.
than a week before the said race Saturday draws the call of the Green Race Anne and me to Flat Rock for Shane Benedict. His character paddlers legend, co-founder of Liquid Logic Kayaks and Green veteran we come together with 10 other kayakers from around the world in his house in near the entry to the Green Narrows.
The short distance and the fact that besides the dam-regulated Green runs straight before anything else, gives us every day anew on the track to go for the shortest line search and this einzutrainieren. Fantastic weather, good mood in the colorful Shane WG and always make for smoother descents of the Green anticipation for the race.
But then it happened: Anne on her first attempt of the faster but tricky racing line "Go Left" a tough swimmer impresses itself deeply in all of us. From that time on, they screwed the priority of the race back and eventually even decides not to participate.
For the rest of the crew's training but steadily. A good idea of the mood of the "Team Shane" is here: http://www.kayaksession.com/green-river-race-1.php
tips and tricks for the fastest lines in the most striking Rapids is here: by
Two days before the big showdown, the paddle community to a video premiere of LVM (Launch Video Magazine) a . For pizza, beer and pop corn, there is the latest gossip of the scene, and featured in film clips Kinoatmosphaere. Here you'll find impressions of mood at the premiere: http://www.kayaksession.com/green-river-race-4.php
given the funny "Green River Narrows Race Kayak Extreme" Intro to LVM:
http://www.xtranormal.com/watch/7511043/ Finally
is finally over. On Saturday the 6th November meeting, 140 starters for a briefing at the entrance to the gorge. Points is 12 clock noon, the starting shot for the first participant in the Longboat, then for the Shortboat in the class.
are meant while "Shortboat" ordinary Creek boats herein, "Longboat" in plastic kayaks with up to 4 meters in length, specifically designed for high speed in heavy whitewater. Popular representatives are about the Momentum Wave Sport, Dagger Green, Liquid Logic Stinger or Prijon Tornado. As I come with my diesel and therefore a Shortboat I arrived, I'm fully back in the starting order. So I can watch the first race course, before we get serious for me.
particularly in the traditional criteria such as Go Left and gorilla are here all kinds of spectacular scenes observed. Broken paddle, several floats and a whipped eyebrow were killed there.
Despite this, I can concentrate well on my course and put my line up on a small slip in the eddies of "Speed Trap". Just before I come Gorilla even up to the 1 minute before I started paddling. In Getting to the waterfall he capsizes after the input stage of the "Flying Squirrel" and I can easily pull past him and freely boof into the "Notch".
with heavy arms and frantic breathing it goes over the recent slide down to the finish behind rock "rapid transit". The timer stops at 5:05. Done!
The second highlight of the day is the big party at Woody's house at the exit of the gorge. Here also the results of the day are announced. The winner in the class is sovereign of the Longboat Slalom Pro Mike Dawson from New Zealand in the women's Adrienne Levknecht, both with the team in Shane's house. In the Category wins Shortboat Green Local Isaac Levinson. I come to the same time as three other roommates from our Shane WG and so we share in common the 4th Place. Here is the link to the overall results: http://www.boatingbeta.com/races
The wild party at Woody will run until late into the night. For Anne and me, it means the next day was already packed suitcase again. Because with the Green Race ends our U.S. trip. We continue now with Mexico as the second leg of our big trip. And we wonder what will happen there ... and
Bildert: Mike Dawson, Seppi straw Meier
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