Photo by Marissa Tiel
BIRD’S EYE VIEW – Above, spectators line the Rotary Millennium Bridge during the Yukon Canoe and Kayak Club’s annual whitewater rodeo on the Yukon River last night.
Photo by Marissa Tiel
DO THE BOOGIE – Right, Luanda Pronovost stands up tall on her board to win the youth-dominated boogie board class. A veteran boogie board competitor, Pronovost was offering coaching to her fellow boogie boarders in the eddy to get on the hole.
Photo by Marissa Tiel
AIR TIME – Brendan Zrum loops his kayak above the play hole during the advanced rodeo competition.
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BIRTHDAY SURF – Above, Hunter Vincent celebrated his 13th birthday by competing in the intermediate freestyle kayak rodeo.
Photo by Marissa Tiel
RIVER FRESH – Left, Andrew Crist splashes his face to get a drink of water from the Yukon River as he waits in the eddy for his turn on the hole.
Paddlers catch air time during club’s annual rodeo
The hero eddy was at capacity Wednesday night as paddlers from Yukon and beyond waited their turn to dazzle the crowd with their whitewater tricks.
The hero eddy was at capacity Wednesday night as paddlers from Yukon and beyond waited their turn to dazzle the crowd with their whitewater tricks.
Boogie boarders spun their boards, while canoe and kayaks flipped and rolled in the play hole upstream of the Rotary Millennium Bridge.
The stacked advanced kayak field included two former national freestyle kayaking team members, a Paralympian and a ton of local talent.
The Yukon Canoe and Kayak Club has been hosting the whitewater rodeo for more than 20 years. This year, a slalom course at the intake challenged racers with two cross-river ferries before tackling the about 10-gate course.
Full results were unavailable at press time, however class winners included: Luanda Pronovost, boogie boarding; Logan Kruse, beginner freestyle kayak; Dean Bennett, intermediate freestyle kayaking; Kevin Daffe, advanced freestyle kayaking; Trevor Braun, canoe freestyle; Kevin Daffe, slalom; and “A great team of 5!”, raft flip race.
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