Hello everyone! Last weekend, the West Coast Women's Paddling Festival went off without a hitch. Ladies from throughout the Northwest came to the event and they are the ones that made this event such a success! We had a great turn out for the Head to Head race and the Eight Ball. This was a great first year! Here are the results from the races:
Head to Head through Maytag-
1st- Christie Glyssmeyer
2nd- Kim Russell
3rd- Heather Herbeck
4th- Lauren Garber
5th- Lindsey Gay
Eight Ball-
1st- Kim Russell (Habitat)
2nd- Kate Howell (Jackson All Star)
3rd- Christie Glyssmeyer (Dagger Nomad)
4th- Christina Russell (Fun 1.5)
5th- Kourtni
6th- Nicole Rose
Men's Rodeo-
1st- Ryan Scott
2nd- Todd Baker
3rd- Keel Brightman
4th- Evan
Donations made by:
Sharon and Stephen Russell
Nate and Heather Herbeck
Christina Russell
Special thanks to:
* thank you to Josh Mckeown who was my right hand man....
*Mom and dad who made some mean burgers and made sure things went smoothely- they did the jobs no one else wanted to do! Thank you for making the BBQ happen- your contribution did not go unnoticed!
*Kim Russell who made it a point to compete in EVERY event! She was also there to help wherever we needed her
*Heather Herbeck who was the backbone and best assistant event coordinator ever!
*Todd Baker and Evan- you guys made the men's rodeo awesome and ran some bomber safety
*Thanks to all the Eight Balls who made the race what it was...and Eight ball
*Wet Planet- You ROCK! Thanks for providing the supplies and land for the BBQ....and for donating to the event
*Brandon Backman for running safety, watching the keg and giving valuable advice where we needed it
*Kate from Aldercreek in Bend- All those demo boats did get used! I borrowed your fun 1.5, the fuse was used....