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

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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RENO RIVERFEST COVERAGE

We are covering the Reno Riverfest on the web at our sister site HERE . Chris Wing of H20 Dreams is on the shore with video camera in hand and a high speed access putting on an 'almost live' feed.


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World Kayak Event Sponsors Announced

This year we have 120 events comfirmed! These events are a combination of WK Throwdowns and WK Slalom Survivor events and cover regions across the globe. To successfully run these events, WK has enlisted 12 major sponsors ... all are contributing gear to be given away!


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2009 WK Hometown Throwdowns announced

In 2008 the WK Hometown Throwdown made it's first appearance on the whitewater community stage. We had started with 15 events announced. Once the word got out, we delivered 65 events across N. American! This year we have a confirmed 100 events! Moving towards our goal of 120!


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National Paddling News

    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.


    JR. Team Trials update!

    Jun 02 09 - David Hughes of the New River Academy sends in this report of the weekends events!


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WORLDKAYAKBLOGS.COM

Western Canada Throwdown #2 - Results from Boulder Run

Another great day in Southern Alberta.  The second World Kayak Throwdown event in Western Canada was held at the Boulder Run on the Oldman River near Pincher Creek. Supported by High Level Canoes and Kayaks, I spent the day paddling the Highwood River near Longview, Alberta with a few of their ...

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