The Southeastern Whitewater Championships and The Southeastern Canoe Club Challenge
Wrap-up and Results
August 15, 2010 -- Bryson City, NC
The Southeastern's are one of the longest running races in the country, but in recent years participation has declined to a point where only a couple of dozen folks have contested the competition. Time to try something new!
The Nantahala Outdoor Center debuted the Canoe Club Challenge this year. A series of races thru-out the summer pit one canoe club against the next for bragging rights and a unique, one of a kind boat donated by Jackson Kayak. This past weekend was the Canoe Club Challenge final which also doubled as the Southeastern Championships.
The results where outstanding!! 81 paddlers started the 8.2 mile downriver race thru the entire length of the Nantahala river, finishing at the Nantahala Outdoor Center. Starting in just four waves of similar style boats, the mass start was both spectacular and frenetic. Holding the race on one of the busiest commercial days of the year also kept things interesting but really added to the entertaining value of the race. At the end of it all, every participant had a great race and had just enough time to get a little food at Rivers End Restaurant before jumping into the afternoon slalom race which saw 266 starts over the course of the event.
Congratulations to everyone that participated and a huge thank you to Wayne Dickert and the NOC for a massive effort in making this event so successful.
Video and Photos:
- Click here to view video clips by Paul Smith of the GCA.
- Click here to view photos by Gosia Ilkowska.
- Click here to view the World Kayak Event Coverage.
Results
| BIB | NAME | TYPE | ELAPSED TIME | |
| 1 | CHRIS HIPGRAVE | WILDWATER K1 | 0:47:10 | |
| 2 | TERRY SMITH | WILDWATER K1 | 0:50:30 | |
| 41 | TIERNEY O'SILLIVAN | WILDWATER K1 | 0:51:03 | Julie Wilson Award |
| 10 | JOHN PINYERD | WILDWATER C1 | 0:53:38 | Charlie Patton Award |
| 69 | BERN COLLINS | WILDWATER K1 | 0:53:58 | |
| 11 | JOETTA LABADIE | WILDWATER K1 | 0:54:05 | |
| 3 | JOE JACOBI | WILDWATER K1 | 0:54:07 | |
| 24 | HALEY POPP | WILDWATER K1 | 0:54:48 | |
| 22 | BRYSON POPP | WILDWATER K1 | 0:55:21 | |
| 23 | COLTON POPP | WILDWATER C1 | 0:56:23 | |
| 59 | ANNE CONNOLLY | KAYAK | 0:57:20 | |
| 21 | SELENA POPP | WILDWATER K1 | 0:57:50 | |
| 40 | BAILEY O'SULLIVAN | WILDWATER K1 | 0:58:20 | |
| 50 | DREW HARRISON | WILDWATER | 0:58:47 | |
| 16 | CHRIS OSMENT | WILDWATER C1 | 1:00:10 | |
| 26 | TOM POPP | OC1 | 1:00:31 | |
| 51 | DAVID ASBELL | KAYAK | 1:02:50 | |
| 33 | PAUL SCRUTTON | WILDWATER | 1:03:20 | |
| 48 | JESSICA HARRISON | KAYAK | 1:03:29 | |
| 6 | EDDIE ALLEN | OC1 | 1:03:35 | |
| 63 | BRADLEY/BRADLEY | K2 | 1:03:39 | |
| 20 | RICK THOMPSON | KAYAK | 1:03:41 | |
| 60 | ALLISON BARTH | KAYAK | 1:03:52 | |
| 29 | JANET DENNIS/GEORGE HEDRICK | OC2 | 1:04:08 | Ramone Eaton Award |
| 14 | TOM WOMBLE | KAYAK | 1:04:32 | |
| 70 | ROBERT HULL | KAYAK | 1:05:00 | |
| 47 | SCOTT HARRISON | KAYAK | 1:05:00 | |
| 18 | BARTOSZ ILKOWSKI | KAYAK | 1:05:00 | |
| 61 | JASON SHEESLEY | KAYAK | 1:05:30 | |
| 46 | ROGER HUFF | KAYAK | 1:05:40 | |
| 119 | MARSHALL FOX | C1 | 1:05:45 | |
| 25 | CARL CAPELLA | KAYAK | 1:05:52 | |
| 4 | ROGER NOTT | OC1 | 1:05:58 | |
| 58 | RALPH PHILLIPS | KAYAK | 1:06:10 | |
| 37 | ROBERT FLEISHER | KAYAK | 1:06:13 | |
| 66 | WEATHERFORD/WEATHERFORD | K2 | 1:06:51 | |
| 115 | STEVE CRABB | KAYAK | 1:06:53 | |
| 56 | H.R.MILLER | KAYAK | 1:06:55 | |
| 45 | BILL LIKOS | KAYAK | 1:07:10 | |
| 39 | DAVID FOX/PAT GLAZIER | OC2 | 1:07:15 | |
| 13 | SARA SMITH | KAYAK | 1:07:23 | |
| 9 | STU THOMPSON | OC1 | 1:07:32 | |
| 100 | MIKE KELLIS | KAYAK | 1:07:42 | |
| 27 | WILL YOUNG | OC1 | 1:08:00 | |
| 54 | ROB HANCHARICK | KAYAK | 1:08:05 | |
| 55 | GAVIN FAY | KAYAK | 1:08:15 | |
| 53 | PAUL HUEY | KAYAK | 1:08:30 | |
| 17 | KELLY HARBAC | KAYAK | 1:09:00 | |
| 112 | DAVIS FITZSIMMONS | KAYAK | 1:09:05 | |
| 42 | CRAIG DAVIS | KAYAK | 1:09:12 | |
| 62 | LAURA DILLON | KAYAK | 1:10:10 | |
| 12 | MARK HOLMBERG | OC1 | 1:10:27 | |
| 101 | BRAD GRAVY | KAYAK | 1:10:40 | |
| 57 | SUMMERFIELD/SUMMERFIELD | OC2 | 1:10:55 | |
| 68 | GABRIELLA SCHLUT | OC1 | 1:11:21 | |
| 38 | STEVE BROCK | OC1 | 1:11:59 | |
| 52 | BRIAN HERBERT | KAYAK | 1:12:12 | |
| 111 | JOSH REGISTER | KAYAK | 1:13:12 | |
| 8 | JACK SHULER | OC1 | 1:14:13 | |
| 31 | BURTON GREER | KAYAK | 1:14:20 | |
| 19 | FRANCHESKA BARRETO | KAYAK | 1:14:40 | |
| 5 | MARY MILLS | KAYAK | 1:14:50 | |
| 7 | GRETCHEN MALLINS | KAYAK | 1:15:08 | |
| 65 | GREEN/GRISSOP | OC2 | 1:16:42 | |
| 64 | CHUCK SPORNIK | KAYAK | 1:16:50 | |
| 30 | RUTHIE TAYLOR | KAYAK | 1:17:19 | |
| 36 | GENIE FLEISHER | KAYAK | 1:19:24 | |
| 32 | DALTON SAWYER | KAYAK | 1:22:00 | |
| 116 | DUSTIN PLASTER | KAYAK | 1:22:05 | |
| 117 | BOB PEAL/ ? | K2 | 1:22:12 | |
| 67 | JERRY GRIFFIN | KAYAK | 1:22:14 | |
| 114 | JACK KILLMAN | KAYAK | 1:22:20 | |
| 118 | CHESTER SINK | KAYAK | 1:22:50 | |
| 15 | JAY DAVIS | KAYAK | 1:23:25 | |
| 34 | JEN FAHEY | KAYAK | 1:36:00 | |
| 35 | RANDY WELCH | KAYAK | 1:36:00 | |
| 43 | SUSAN KYLE | KAYAK | 2:15:00 | |
| 44 | BRYON KYLE | SUP | DNF | |
| 113 | BETHANY FITZSIMMONS | KAYAK | n/a | |