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Presented by the WKC:
This is the first event in the NW Whitewater Cup Series!
Location: where Issaquah-Hobart road crosses the Cedar River at Landsburg, near Maple Valley, WA
Course: class II+
Classes: by gender, age, and type of boat (both plastic and raceboat classes)
Cost: $25.00 for the weekend, $20 with proof of ACA
Prizes: Worth staying for!
SATURDAY SCHEDULE
9am to 6pm (approx.) - Race Registration and Signing of WKC Activity roster
All Day – course open for slalom practice (except during downriver race sprints). Please register and sign waiver before getting on water.
12:00 PM - Sprint downriver races through slalom course: ALL boat types welcome!
Classic race to follow completion of sprints. (Classic Course will be from slalom course to waterfall -- then racers will paddle to Maple Valley take-out (11 KM total).) Solid class III skills and familiarity of this section of river required to participate in classic race.
6:00 PM no-host Social Dinner at Shanghai Garden Chinese in Issaquah.
SUNDAY SCHEDULE
9:30 AM - Mandatory Racer’s Meeting
10:30 – 12:00 Morning runs
1:00 - 2:30 Afternoon runs
3:30 (approx.) - Awards Ceremony
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