Tuesday, October 19, 2010

2010 CaliBurnFest






This past weekend was CaliBurnFest, a weekend-long festival on the Burnt Ranch Gorge section of the Trinity River near Arcata, California.




Friday featured a big-air surf contest at Camel Rock, while Saturday featured a mass-start downriver race through Burnt Ranch Gorge. Burnt Ranch Gorge is a Class 4 section of the Trinity River, located about 1 hour east of Arcata, CA.




The mass-start downriver race took place from the Son of Scrapper to below Falls #2. At 12:00, over 20 racers, long and short boat, lined up, facing upstream. On "Go", racers did a complete roll, then had to turn around and sprint downstream about 15 minutes to the finish line.




I'll let the photos do the talking...




Results:




Men's Short Boat: Justin Patt


Men's Long Boat: Dan Menten


Women's Short Boat: Kim Russell


Women's Long Boat: Christie Glissmeyer







Mayhem at the Finish Line on Falls #2 (Photo Copyright: Wes Schrek)





More Mayhem... (Photo Copyright: Wes Schrek)





The Finish Line: Falls #2. Paul Gamache and crew (Photo copyright: Lou Jacobson)





The Gnarly Consequences of Falls #2 (Photo copyright: Lou Jacobson)




Racers below the finish line (Photo Copyright: Jason Barnes)




Monika Gokey entering Falls #3 (Photo Copyright: Cheyenne Rogers)



A sweet series of myself at the bottom of #3. (Photo Copyright: Jason Barnes)




For more photos by Jason Barnes, check out his website: yooperjb.dreamhosters.com



Photo Copyright: Jason Barnes



Photo Copyright: Jason Barnes





Racers below Falls #3 (Photo Copyright: Cheyenne Rogers)




The After-party at Burnt Ranch Falls Campground





The coveted "Golden Duck" Trophy: Women's First Place Short Boat






Thanks to Paul Gamache for holding such an awesome event. See you next year!

For more information on CaliBurnFest, check out:

http://caliproduct.blogspot.com/2010/09/caliburnfest-2010.html




Kim Russell



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