Say Yes To Kayaking
A Great Time for All at the East Race! It’s the 3rd annual ERWWKC festival with a weekend of fun and exciting competition, including a practice day, an event day and a purely fun on the water day. Here’s a quick overview of the good times to be enjoyed by whitewater kayakers of all ages, and experience levels:
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Whitewater Festival Events
BOATERCROSS
Taking place Noon – 3:30pm Saturday it’s all about speed and reaching the finish line first in a contest between 4 or 5 boaters. There are divisions for short and long boats and some important rules to prevent any naughty tactics.
RIVERBOARD
This will be a fun competition 1pm – 2pm called “King of the Rodeo” , competitors will get in the Rodeo wave 2 at a time and when the horn sounds the first one to knock the other competitor off their board or out of the wave will move on to the next round.
POOL FLOATIES
Taking place 4pm Saturday The whole purpose of this fun and thrilling time is to create chaos, mayhem and a ton of fun, without creating any real harm to your fellow competitors. The more chaos we have the more fun you and the spectators will have.
Helmets & PFDs Required.
Events
Friday June 7
Friday is a practice day on the East Race. It’s the perfect way to kick off your weekend, come out and work on your race strategy starting at 6pm. Registered competitors only.
Saturday June 8
Competitions in three very different, but all fun, pursuits run from 9 a.m. to 5pm, followed by awards.
Sunday June 9
Sunday is just regular East Race fun for any kayakers who want to get out and enjoy the Race and Festival competitors will receive a free pass (wristband) for Sunday.
The address of the main event is at
400 E. LaSalle St., South Bend, IN 46617 (in the PeopleLink parking lot).
All competitors must complete an ERWWKC waiver form, which can be downloaded here. Please complete your waiver prior to the Festival and bring it with you to the event. Registration must be completed online… CLICK HERE TO REGISTER.