February 17 2007 The world is coming The Ottawa River is going to be the home of the 2007 World Championships for Freestyle Kayaking. Click here for the official worlds website.
After the 2005 World Championships in Australia, the International Freestyle Committee voted to to come under the International Canoe Federation and seek Olympic sports status. Some of the requirements are a World Championship every two years with a major event, preferably a World Cup, every other year. Olympics, here we come!
2006 will see freestyle kayaking’s first World Cup Circuit starting with the Ottawa near Beachburg, Ontario, the Black River in Watertown, New York and the Caney Fork in Rock Island, Tennessee. Event hosts, Wilderness Tours, Blackwater Developments and Jackson Kayak are working hard to make this a spectacular 3 weeks.
it will also be easy logistics with airport pickup in Ottawa and airport drop off in Atlanta plus affordable transportation between sites. local shuttles are also available so international paddlers can navigate the World Cup easier than Class 2 whitewater. THE WORLD CUP IS AN OPEN COMPETITION SO ANYONE CAN ENTER.
Ottawa River at Beachburg, Ontario on September 1, 2, 3, 2006
Black River at Watertown, New York on September 8, 9, 10, 2006
Caney Fork at Rock Island Tennessee on September 15, 16, 17, 2006
MEET THE COMPETITORS
Athletes from around the world are flocking to North America to compete in this world class series.
This is your crystal ball into the lives of these professional kayakers. The world cup freestyle kayaking championships attracts competitors from countries spanning all continents. Scroll through to see if your favorite paddler is going to be competing at this year’s championships.
Wilderness Tours pioneered whitewater rafting and kayaking on the Ottawa River in 1975. In 3 quick decades Wilderness Tours has become Canadaï¿1/2s premier adventure company and the Ottawa River has become Canadaï¿1/2s most popular destination for freestyle kayaking. WT has everything kayakers need to enjoy the magic of the Ottawa River.
Playboating or Freestyle is perhaps more a gymnastic and artistic kind of kayaking. While the other varieties of kayaking generally involve going from Point A to Point B, playboaters often stay in one spot in the river (usually in a hole, pourover or on a
RESULTS
Follow this link to todays results in the Ottawa River Leg of this year’s World Cup of Freestyle Kayaking:
Athletes from around the world are flocking to North America to compete in this world class series.
