LATEST NEWS about 2008 ACA WWOC-D Nationals (if you know of news that should be added, please send an e-mail to fbracechair@earthlink.net):
July 15, 2008: Hey, all of the photos taken by All Terrain Images are available on the web; see www.boaterphotos.com. Makes a great gift for that special C2 partner!!
July 15, 2008: For information about whitewater canoe racing (downriver), check www.wwocd.org. Also, www.cboats.net is a good source of information. See you on the river!
July 14, 2008: IT RAINED!!! Results are posted, see Results. Thanks for coming!
July 2, 2008: Competitors can purchase photos of their race runs each afternoon at Huck Finn Rafting, half a block from race headquarters (pictures from previous days will remain available too).
June 29, 2008: From this date forward, do not bother mailing entry forms. Just bring them to race headquarters by at least the day before your event. Headquarters is on North Andrews Street in Hot Springs is open from 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm July 8-12. Please also send an email to fbracechair@earthlink.net indicating what days and what classes you will be entering. Thanks!!
June 24, 2008: Several folks have inquired recently about when the races start each day. Our goal is to start downriver from the Barnard launch site around 9:00 each morning. However, flexibility will be an important attribute that week!! Thanks.
June 16, 2008: ANNOUNCEMENT: THE NATIONALS WILL BE HELD ON THE FRENCH BROAD RIVER AS ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED. For their assistance as we evaluated what to do, we want to thank Duke Power, Nantahala Outdoor Center and the other members of the Nantahala Gorge Association, the Wayah Ranger District office and, in particular, Bunny Johns. We appreciate their willingness to work with us on such short notice.
June 10, 2008: The Great Rappahannock Whitewater Canoe Race has been rescheduled for June 29 (a Sunday). This race is a perfect warm-up for the Nationals!! See http://grwcr.org
June 9, 2008: After a brief respite, the French Broad is again running at record lows for this time of year. WE ARE INVESTIGATING THE POSSIBILITY OF MOVING THE EVENT TO THE NANTAHALA RIVER. We do not want to do that and, in fact, we will not even be able to unless some administrative matters work out. As soon as there is any news, it will be posted here.
May 27, 2008: The string of record lows has now reached eight days. Please send an e-mail to fbracechair@earthlink.net if you intend to come to the Learn the Lines from the Ladies Day on May 31. Thanks.
May 21, 2008: In a dramatic change from a few weeks ago, Section 9 runs at all-time record lows for the dates of May 19, 20 and 21, lower even than the very bad drought year of 1988.
May 5, 2008: The Learn the Lines from the Ladies day is May 31; for information, email fbracechair@earthlink.net
May 3, 2008: It is time to start sending in those entry forms!!: see Entry Form
April 3, 2008: The beautiful logo designed by Lynne McDuffie has been added to the web site; see Logo and Results
April 1, 2008: Section 9 runs above median flow for 14 of the 31 days in March!
February 14, 2008: Special Use Permit received from Pisgah National Forest!
February 9, 2008: Links to photos of a few rapids added to FB Canoe Racing web site; see www.fbcanoeracing.org/photos.html
February 1, 2008: Main page and Contacts/Links page updated to include link to future predicted level of French Broad at Marshall from Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service; view that prediction by clicking here
January 26, 2008: Contact Us and Other Useful Links section of FB Canoe Racing web site updated to include links to other whitewater downriver races in the Spring of 2008 within a ten hour drive from Hot Springs.
January 24, 2008: Information about the 2008 WWOC-Slalom Nationals can be found at http://ocs.whitewater-slalom.us/oc-2008n.htm
January 23, 2008: A link to an aerial view that gives a general idea of the route through Frank Bell Rapids has been added to the Course Description section of the main web page (or just click here.)
December 29-30, 2007: Thanks to recent rains, Section 9 of the French Broad stays above median flow for two days in a row for the first time in 6 months!!
December 15, 2007: Video links added to FB Canoe Racing web site; see www.fbcanoeracing.org/video.html
December 2, 2007: FB Canoe Racing kicks off its campaign to increase participation in the women's classes at the 2008 ACA WWOC-D Nationals.
November, 2007: Application for a Recreation Event Special Use Permit submitted to Pisgah National Forest.
October, 2007: ACA selects French Broad River as site for 2008 ACA WWOC-D Nationals!!
August, 2007: FB Canoe Racing submits a bid to host the 2008 American Canoe Association White Water Open Canoe Downriver National Championships on the French Broad River near Hot Springs, North Carolina.
