June 6, 2012 -- Roslyn, WA
The 51st annual Salmon La Sac downriver races were held near Roslyn, Washington on June 2nd. The water was higher than normal, which resulted in a big water feel and fast classic times. The sprint rapid was boily, with a difficult right turn at the bottom of the course- competitors slammed into rock walls going full speed, eddied out, and were forced into portages as the strong currents took them off line. The classic was fast, and deep, but had one difficult drop - the dreaded funky-doodle. There was less drama, but much time lost in the tricky holes and eddies of the drop.
In the end, Tom Wier won overall in C-1 with the quickest times of the day in sprint and classic. Jennie Goldberg and Marin Millar split the women's wildwater races- Jennie took 1st in the sprint while Marin took top honors in the classic. Rich Roehner won the wildwater K-1 sprint. Several slalom paddlers took part in the sprint as well, and turned in fast times- notably Rufus Knapp in K-1 slalom and Lisa Day in K-1W. We'll have to make sure to get them into wildwater boats soon!
Sprint
| Rank | Class | Name | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | % in Race |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C-1 M WW | Tom Wier | 78.11 | 77.83 | 155.94 | 100.00 |
| 1 | K-1 W WW | Jennie Goldberg | 102.3 | 89.2 | 191.5 | 122.80 |
| 2 | K-1 W WW | Marin Millar | 105.39 | 304.34 | 409.73 | 262.75 |
| 1 | K-1 M WW | Rich Roehner | 85.7 | 87.3 | 173 | 110.94 |
| 1 | K-1 W Slalom | Lisa Day | 94.86 | 93.98 | 188.84 | 121.10 |
| 2 | K-1 W Slalom | Lisa Farin | 99.27 | 92.7 | 191.97 | 123.11 |
| 1 | K-1 M Slalom | Rufus Knapp | 85.48 | 84.73 | 170.21 | 109.15 |
| 1 | R-2 | Mike Baker & Stephanie Peterka | 119.11 | 107.05 | 226.16 | 145.03 |
Classic
| Rank | Class | Name | Time | % in Race |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C-1 M WW | Tom Wier | 20:32 | 100.00 |
| 1 | K-1 W WW | Marin Millar | 21:34 | 105.03 |
| 2 | K-1 W WW | Jennie Goldberg | 22:04 | 107.47 |
| 1 | OC-2 | Jim & Aaron Good | 0:25:43 | 125.24 |