I am just now recovering from an epic weekend on the Black River in Watetown, NY.  There was a more casual competitive atmosphere than many other festivals, but there was no lack of quality kayaking and good times. 

 

I won the freestyle event in the morning, nearly doubling the 2nd place person’s score during the prelim rides.  In the afternoon I paddled the Speeder in the race and completely desimated the rest of the competition.  Brian Hartman also had a strong second place showing in the shortboat class. 

I was so tired after paddling all day, unfortunately I did not win the party. 

 This weekend I’ll be racing the Speeder again at the Deerfield Festival and then it’s on to the Northwest

  

  

Posted by Matt Young

This entry was posted on Wednesday, July 25th, 2007 at 12:37 pm and is filed under Paddler Lifestyle Articles.