[Photo by All Terrain Images: competitors in Big Pillow Rapid]

CONTACT INFORMATION: FB Canoe Racing, Inc., a North Carolina non-profit entity and host of the American Canoe Association's 2008 White Water Open Canoe Downriver National Championships, can be reached at 400 Tinkerbell Road, Chapel Hill, NC 27517 or fbracechair@earthlink.net or see the web site:www.fbcanoeracing.org. The American Canoe Association can be reached at 1340 Central Park Blvd., Suite 210, Fredericksburg, Virginia, 22401, 540-907-4460 (voice), 703-636-0296 (fax), general e-mail: aca@americancanoe.org or see the web site: www.americancanoe.org

Useful Links Below!!

Information about Section 9 of the French Broad River

French Broad Section 9 page on BoatingBeta.com
USGS River Gauge on French Broad at Marshall
Predicted level of French Broad at Marshall for next few days from Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service
Hot Springs weather from National Weather Service
Video of some French Broad rapids
Links to photos of some French Broad rapids

Information about Hot Springs and surrounding area

Town of Hot Springs
National Forests in North Carolina
Hot Springs Tourism Authority
Hot Springs Resort & Spa

Information about selected other canoe races and racing organizations

August 1-3, ACA 2008 WWOC Slalom Nationals, Minden, Ontario
Click here for additional information

October 4-5, 2008, 40th Annual (!!) Southeasterns, Wesser, North Carolina

Whitewater Open Canoe Downriver page, very comprehensive
North Carolina Canoe Racing Association
Cboats.net, a good source for all things C-boat, including race events

ACA's Downriver Racing Rules

Last update: July 15, 2008