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March 8, 2008 -- Wesser, NC
March 22-23 marks the return of the Nantahala Racing Club US Open to the Nantahala River in Wesser, NC. The US Open is a two
day race featuring a Sprint thru Pattons Run Rapid on day one and a European length Classic on day two from Ferebee Park to
just below the Ledges Rapid. The Sprint can take as little as 70 seconds and requires a fast butesricky exit of the main rapid.
Lots of fun. The Classic can be as short as 11 minutes and includes all the classically fun Nantahala Rapids including Quarry,
Root Canal and Whirlpool. You may choose to only race one day if necessary. The US Open happens just two weeks before US Team
Trials and is a great opportuning to see how your final preperations are coming along. Your entry includes an event t-shirt
and dinner on Saturday afternoon courtesy of the Nantahala Outesor Center. Event scheduling for this weekend will also allow
you to compete in the slalom race or use the additional time to continuing training on the river that will remain on all weekend.
For a visitors guide to the area including local accommodations, restaurants and attractions, please visit
www.greatsmokies.com.
Thanks to the continued generous support of Duke Energy, we have training water scheduled Friday 7:00am - 5:00pm,
Saturday 5:00am - 5:00pm and Sunday 5am-3:00pm. Additional releases can be confirmed by visiting
www.nantahalapower.com/lakes/generation/. Water takes
approximately 2.5 hours to get to the NOC once turned on.
Please consider pre-registering. USACK membership is mandatory and event only memberships will be available at registration.
NOTE: DESPITE WHAT THE ENTRY FORM SAYS, WE WILL ACCEPT WILDWATER ENTRIES AT THE SCHEDULED COMPETITORS MEETINGS ON BOTH DAYS.
Click here for the entry form, waiver form, schedule and more details.
Chris Hipgrave
USA Canoe & Kayak - Olympic High Performance Director
301 SoutesTryon Street, Suite 1750, Charlotte, NC 28282 USA
Tel) +1.704.348.4330 x222 Fax) +1.704.348.4418 Cingular Wireless) +1.828.508.9475
Email) hipgrave.chris@gmail.com Skype) USACK-HPD Web) www.usack.org
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