Monthly Archives: July 2012

This Weekend! and some video stoke…

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Hope everyone is getting fired up for The Race That Never was coming up THIS WEEKEND! Get registered today and don’t miss out on a great time. Remember, you don’t have to have participated in the K-BOMB to race in The Race That Never Was! We will be crowning an overall champion, “The Biggest Sender,” however we have tons of prizes to give out to people who didn’t race in both races too! We’ll be giving away some awesome prizes like an Astral Green Jacket and a Jackson Rockstar just to name a few! To feed the stoke here’s a little video edit from the first race of the season, the K-BOMB!

 

This just in!

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We’re happy to announce that we will be giving away a JACKSON ROCKSTAR at the Race That Never Was! Big thanks to Colin Kemp over at Jackson Kayaks for pulling some strings and making it all possible! Get your pre-registrations in today by simply clicking the “RACE REGISTRATION” link at the top of this page! Can’t wait to see everyone there! Don’t forget we will be ending the night at Penobscot Outdoor Center. Call New England Outdoor Center today to book a campsite at 800.634.7238

Rockstar!

K-BOMB Whitewater Kayak Race Wrap Up.

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First and foremost thank you to everyone that came out and supported the first annual K-BOMB! Big thanks to Rafting Randys, Maine Kayak, The Marshalls, New England Outdoor Center, The Venus Project, all the volunteers and everyone else that helped make this a success. Also a big thanks to Florida Power and Light (the operators of Harris Station dam) for allowing this event and giving us some bigger water! The Venus Project tore it up at the after party and we all had one heck of a time at The Marshalls. Hope to see you all at the next stop, “The Race That Never Was,” on the West Branch of the Penobscot River.

K-BOMB Racers

Pre-race meeting with all the K-BOMB whitewater kayakers!


The race went great and times were close. Unbelievably there was a tie for first place. It really couldn’t have been a better match-up however, with local die hard and long time boater Chris Hull tying with Kennebec regular and Video Boater, Zack DiSilvestro!

They settled who would take which half of the prizes over a good ol’ beer chug!

Zack and Chris

Zack and Chris duke it out over a beer chug at the first annual K-BOMB whitewater kayak race

 
Speaking of prizes, we can’t thank Rafting Randys and Maine Kayak enough for donating such awesome swag!

whitewater gear donated by Rafting Randys and Maine Kayak

Rafting Randys and Maine Kayak hooked the K-BOMB up!

We still have an Astral Green Jacket up for grabs at “The Race That Never Was” thanks to RAFTING RANDYS!

Astral Green Jacket

The Green Jacket donated by Rafting Randys

The official results have been posted on the Facebook event page “Send It, Whitewater Racing Series” and here it is again:

Name Finish RANK
Zack Disilvestro 18:58 1 (tie)
Chris Hull 18:58 1 (tie)
Ben Schott 19:05 2
Mason Trumble 19:17 3 (tie)
William Mook 19:17 3 (tie)
Chuck Mathieu 19:25 4 (tie)
Bryce Hanlee 19:25 4 (tie)
Ryan Davis 19:29 5
Adam Swett 19:33 6
Jeffrey Tillinghast 19:42 7
Scott Ewen 19:46 8
Taylor Walker 19:50 9
Jesse Cullivan 19:51 10 (tie)
Brian Cataldo 19:51 10 (tie)
Jeremy Miller 19:59 11
David Nesmith 20:05 12
jcass 20:10 13
Jake Risch 20:11 14
Steve Dickey 20:12 15
Andrew Wahl 20:14 16
Mike Mainer 20:24 17
Noah Hale 20:28 18
Greg Smith 20:35 19
Rig Wakelin 20:57 20

WOMENS’ COMP
Jane Koopman 19:55 1
Kelsy Moody 20:47 2

OPEN
Kevin Ross 18:51 1
Zack D. Adam SweTt
(Dynamic Duo) 19:30 2
Ryan Gerry 19:38 3

YEAH SENDING!

With the K-BOMB behind us its time to start focusing on The Race That Never Was! There was a lot of smack talk after the K-BOMB about who’s going to take it. With only seconds dividing the top of the pack the “Biggest Sender,” best time between both races, is still anyones game!

Visit the Race Registration page to sign up for The Race That Never Was today and don’t miss out on another epic event right here in good old MAINE!

All 28 of the first annual K-BOMB racers!

All 28 of the first annual K-BOMB racers!

Race Teaser!

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Ok folks, the pre-registration for the K-BOMB is officially closed. If you have not yet registered you may do so tomorrow morning at the put-in between 9 – 11am. Racers meeting will be held at 11am and all competitors must attend. Have shuttles set and be ready to race when you come to the racers meeting. Registration for “The Race That Never Was” on the West Branch of the Penobscot River is now open. That being said, here’s a little K-BOMB teaser video to feed the stoke factor!

 

K-BOMB, Flows, Music, oh so much going on….

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Don’t forget the FIRST ANNUAL K-BOMB whitewater kayak race is set for this Saturday! You can still register online (which helps us out quite a bit!) or you can register the morning of but be sure to bring cash only! ($26) We will be hosting the awards and after party at Marshall’s Inn right here in The Forks with live music from THE VENUS PROJECT! They will be jamming out all night so bring friends and family and get ready for one rowdy weekend! Marshall’s Inn still has a couple rooms available just give them a call at 207-663-4455.

 

 

For those of you that haven’t been up here in The Forks lately, the Kennebec has been running 7200 almost everyday until about 8pm. There’s been lots of water to get some evening race training laps in and I know some of the local boaters have been taking full advantage. A few of us boaters have Wednesday off if anyone wants to join us for some laps. Just be at the put-in around 10.

 

Don’t forget to stop in to Rafting Randy’s in Skowhegan on your way up for the K-BOMB! Big thanks to those guys for hooking us up with some awesome race prizes! See everyone this weekend for some boating and good old Forks Maine style fun!

 

The Venus Project

The Venus Project