Gorge Paddle Challenge - August 20-21

Naish Columbia Gorge Paddle Challenge

August 20-21, 2011

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Distance Downwinder – Course Race – Relay Race

Elite Class - $15,000 Cash Purse – Open Age Group

Join the fleet of Elite and Open Age Class competitors this August 20 and 21 at the beautiful Hood River Waterfront Park for the inaugural NAISH COLUMBIA GORGE PADDLE CHALLENGE! Two days of races, demos, clinics, music and fun. With activities for the kids, food vendors, beer and wine patio overlooking the river and awesome spectator viewing for the races, the Paddle Challenge is truly a family affair.

Gorge Paddle Challenge Schedule of Events

Saturday, August 20

8:00am                        Athlete Registration

10:00am                      Paddle for the Park

Noon                           Open Age Class Course Race

2:00pm                        Elite Course Race

Noon-5:00pm              SUP Expo with free demos

11:00am-4:00pm         SUP Clinics

5:00pm                        Awards

5:30pm                        Athlete Dinner – Salmon Bake at the Waterfront Park

Sunday, August 21

10:00am                      8-Mile Distance Downwind Race from Viento State Park to Hood River

10:00am-2:00pm         SUP Expo with free demos

1:00pm                        Relay Race Course

2:30pm                        Awards

The Mud Hole

Stand Up Paddleboarding in the Tri Cities Washington

A blog for SUPers living in the Southeast portion of Washington and Northeast portion of Oregon. The Tri Cities WA to be a bit more specific. There is a great spot to flat water SUP near Bateman Island, on the Columbia River, called "The Mud Hole". Watercraft operations are restricted to NO WAKE! I am attempting to start a weekly or biweekly SUP race series at the Mud Hole. (In the winter too. The water is warmer than the air.) We can all be muddySUPers. (It's not really that muddy.)
We can use this blog to coordinate downwinders and long distance SUPs. Downwinders are awesome. You let the swells do all the work. (Port Kelly or the Gorge) Yes, you can surf on the Columbia River. For those of you that have a boat that puts out a large wake, you can SUPsurf the wake. Not in the Mud Hole though!