Success!

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....