World Kayak Events Program

Adding the Fun-factor to your paddling community

The World Kayak Events program has one goal: "Bring the fun of paddling within your community front and center!"ﾠ This initiative will bring a continual line of events and event support to paddling regions across the globe.ﾠ Events will be developed and delivered through our ambassador network and into a growing number of regions.ﾠ

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Our programs will include:

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World Kayak Hometown Throwdowns

- 10 regions in North America,
- 5 events in each region
- 56 events total across the US and Canada in 2008,
- Expanding globally in 2009

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World KayakﾠVideo Premiersﾠ
- Night of the Living Donkey and many more

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World KayakﾠFestival Supportﾠ
- Pro paddler tours and appearances
- "Am I ready for the Gauley guided trip contest"
- Festival assistance - on-line registration, prizes, direct assistance

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If you are interested in running an event in your community, let us help!ﾠ We can provide registration tools, rule samples, score sheets, online coverage, prizes and much more!ﾠ Contact us at events@worldkayak.com.

World Kayak Hometown Throwdown
The World Kayak Initiative's principal goal is to bring excitement back into our paddling communities. In accomplishing this goal, it will be important to bring back the fun, simple paddling events... the throwdown is just one such event.

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World Kayak Event News

WK World Championships Coverage

The ICF Worlds are on this week from Thun Switzerland... September 2nd through 6th we will be covering it and offering a full spectrum of media in tweets, photo, video and live streaming. check it out at http://worldkayakblogs.com/throwdown/2009-ifc-world-championships/


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WKtv Plans first full season

Starting in the Fall of 2009, WKtv, our online streaming channel, will be launched with weekly broadcasts. This regularly scheduled show will focus on growth in our industy. Who's doing what to help grow our sport. The premier will be live from the Whitewater Symposium at Zoar Outdoors in October ... a venue playing host to the top minds in our industry. But the onus is on you to get your region featured!


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World Kayak at Wausau Freestyle Event!

World Kayak is showing up in a big way at the annual Wausau Whitewater Weekend. Our teaching superstar, Colin Kemp, will be on hand for instruction. We will also be streaming the events live from the scene as part of our pilot WKtv.


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US Team Trials LIVE

World Kayak, H20 Dreams and Elevation Lifestyle Network combine to bring you all the action at the 2009 US Team Trials from Glenwood Springs. WK will be covering the prelims and ELN will be covering the semi's and finals for $4.95 each day. Support the team, their sponsors and all the hard work done by Chris at H20 Dreams and ELN as they worked hard at their own cost to bring this to you. Go to World Kayak's Throwdown site for prelim action and ELN's site for the rest.


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National Paddling News

    World Surf Championships, Portugal

    Aug 03 09 - Follow the link on over to great coverage of the worlds.


    Win a Jackson Kayak and get a great education at the same time!

    Jun 22 09 - High School Kayakers You can Apply To win a free Jackson Kayak sponsored by New River Academy.


    Getting to know Trevor Clark

    Jun 12 09 - Over the course of my life as a kayaker there have been a few notable photographers that have provided the imagery for our sport. Jock Bradley and Paul Villecourt are the two that stand out in my mind. Last year at the Reno River Festival I was introduced to Trevor Clark. He was kind enough to shoot one of our World Kayak hometown throwdowns. Needles to say I was impressed with the images he captured. Over the course of last season the quality of the images that Trevor continued to generate did not disappoint. Not only is Trevor an extremely accomplished photographer but he is an extremely good boater as well.


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WORLDKAYAKBLOGS.COM

Tri-Cities Nolichucky Hometown Throwdown Event #4 Coverage & 2009 Series Wrap-up w/ Final Results

The fourth and final event in our Hometown Throwdown series was our largest and most fun event this season. The August event was held at Big Rock in conjunction with the Noli Spash event!  The weather for the event started out with mostly cloudy skies and temps in the mid ...

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