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December 6, 2006 -- Charlotte, NC
The Fourth Annual Chute the Hooch Wildwater Training Camp being moved to the Wilderness Channel of US National
Whitewater Center (USNWC) in Charlotte and is scheduled for February 10-11, 2006. Our previous year's camp were
a blast and were well attended by racers of varying skill levels. The mild winter weather of the Southeast and
some great training areas at the USNWC for flatwater and the very challenging whitewater of the Wilderness
Course make an excellent venue.
The USNWC will be home to the Sprint Races of the 2007 Jr Worlds. We STRONGLY encourage all paddlers who
aspire to race at the 2007 Jr Worlds, and those like myself who truly appreciate the challenge of the Wilderness
Channel to attend. Coaches will include many time USA Team members Chris Hipgrave and John Pinyerd. We are also
working on other guest coaches.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND:
This camp should be considered a must for Juniors who aspire to race at the Jr Worlds and any other racers who
can master the class III+ Wilderness Channel. Accomplished paddlers interested in trying Wildwater (especially
those from other USACK disciplines) and Wildwater Team members (Jr and Sr) in the region should plan on
attending My personal experience is the whitewater course is difficult (especially in the tippier wildwater
designs), although it can be run cleanly in a wildwater boat. Racers who are not comfortable on Class III+
whitwater are still encouraged to attend but may choose to paddle a plastic or slalom boat during the training
sessions that are held on the USNWC Wilderness Channel.
All attendees must be able to self rescue on class III+ whitewater.
COST:
Like all USA Wildwater training camps, there are no fees for the camp, only the requirement that participants
are USACK members. Please contact www.USACK.org should you need to join USACK. The cost for a full day pass
at the USNWC is $25 (see www.usnwc.org for more information). USA Wildwater plans to subsidize food, etc.
ACCOMMODATIONS:
Some home stays are available (please RSVP) and there are many low cost hotels nearby.
SCHEDULE:
Saturday Feb 10th:
11:00 - Easy Flatwater Stroke Review (USNWC Flatwater area)
Noon - Lunch/Snack - Walk the USNWC course and talk about the lines
1:00-4:00+ - USNWC Wilderness Channel
4:00-5:00+ - Video Review
Sunday Feb 11th:
10:00 -11:00 Weight Training for Paddlers Review (YMCA) or Flatwater Review
12:00 - 4:00 USNWC Wilderness Channel - Apply what you learned.
4:30 - ?? Q&A
To RSVP or to ask questions, contact:
John Pinyerd
USA Canoe/Kayak - Wildwater Committee Chairman
web: www.usawildwater.com
email: jpinyerd@usawildwater.com
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