U.S. Cup #2

U.S. Cup #2

On Sunday, July 23, close to 110 boats competed in the U.S. Cup #2 on the Chilliwack River. Unlike the previous day, this race was open to all and featured cadets, juniors, seniors, masters, and ultra masters including 74 year old Dave Kurtz from Pennsylvania. It was a hot day on the Chilliwack with the temperature pushing 37 degrees.

The results for this race were based on traditional categories and again we’re very proud of the effort made by everyone to race well and compete at a high level. Our junior men paddled well in a very tough field with top ranked boats from both Canada and the US competing. It was a tough day for Ben Hayward whose skirt popped open on his second run and couldn’t quite manage to get it back on in time to salvage his run. J.P., Francois, Ian, and Thomas all had very good runs for the most part althoughThomas missed a gate. Michael had an excellent first run but unexpectedly flipped and rolled just before a downstream gate which he then missed. Kathleen, Thea, and Alison all did well in again a very competitive field including a junior paddler from China.

Results:

KIJ
J.P. Blanchette 7th
Francois St-Aubin 9th
Ian Williams 11th
Thomas Weber-Boisvert 22nd

KI Cadet
Michael Tayler 4th

KIJW
Kathleen Tayler 4th
Thea Froelich 7th
Alison Gifford 9th

This race concluded the Chilliwack segment of the tour and we left for Kananaskis the next day.

The volunteers who organized the race did an outstanding job and orchestrated a very successful event.