Hell or High Water
Monday, May 3rd, 2010 by Martin CayouetteHell or High Water is one of the best paddling event of the year. 180 paddlers tackled class III, IV rapids and the rainy weather to support a good cause and raise awareness of how precious the Petawawa River really is.
“Whitewater enthusiasts worry that the river, which has remained untouched from commercial development, will be drastically altered if two hydro dams are constructed upstream. Xeneca Power Development is seeking to build a station at the Big Eddy rapids just west of the CPR bridge with the potential to generate up to 10 megawatts. Mr. Kompass noted the weekend tournament was an chance to show off the river and what it can offer.” – The daily observer
Hell or High Water Petawawa, Lovers Rapid
Thanks to organizers Phil Kompass, the Petawawa River Rats and all the sponsors for making Hell or High Water one of the best kayaking event near Ottawa.
Results
In the end the race was won by Bryan Buttimor with a time of 7m, 30s.
The top woman was Pamina Vitta (from Springfield, NJ) with at 7m, 58s.
Top raft was “All Meat all the Time” (Zack Boles, Dan Drost, Pete Darrah and Andy Atkins) coming in at 8m 22s.
In the short boat it looks like Marc Audette and Cody Videto tied at 8m 09s but I am missing some info on the boat lengths, so that is entirely unofficial.
Breaking News
The whitewater community – was today offered a seat on the advisory council for the damn project. – Phil Kompas Follow the story.
Results:
http://www.liquidlore.com/hohw/results.pdf
Sponsors:
http://www.liquidlore.com/hohw/sponsor.html
Photos:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/46263727@N02/sets/72157623979342776/detail/
http://cukc.ca/gallery?g2_itemId=8159
http://www.holeriders.com/20100501-hell-or-highwater
http://picasaweb.google.com/JennyRightSide/HOHWII?feat=directlink#
Learn more about the event at www.five2nine.ca, or www.petawawariverrats.com.
