Monday, September 26, 2011

2011 US West Team Blog 09/23/2011


Its September 23rd  and Teresa, my friend, and I (Galen) are one long day or 800 miles from Nags Head. Nags Head is the new location of the 2011 World Surf kayak Championships presented by Valley Surf Kayaks. The contest had to be moved after Hurricane Irene devastated Cape Hatteras. I can only imagine the organizing committee has been working overtime to get everything in line for the event. We, the US West Surf Kayak Team, are grateful for their extra work and effort to host us.
I would like to thank Kokatat for sponsoring the 2011 US West Surf Kayak Team as we get ready to compete at the World Championships. The entire team will be proudly wearing special edition knappster shorty tops and the orbit pfd. The 2011 USWSKT is made up of 18 surf kayakers ranging from 14 to 62 years old. The team brings a wealth of experience and excitement. We are especially excited to bring two juniors from Idaho, Jeffery and Troy, who will be competing in their first world championships.  

Here is the 2011 USWSKT:
Buck
Johnson      Mens HP
Chris
Bensch       Mens HP
Dan
Crandall      Mens IC
Dave
Johnston     Mens HP
Dennis
Judson        Mens IC
Devon
Barker      Womens IC
Galen
Licht           Mens HP
Jameson
Riser        Womens IC
Jeffery
Steehler      Junior HP
Julie
Mitravich  Womens HP
Kate
Duncan    Womens HP
Mathew
Hoff          Mens IC
Matt
Radis         Mens HP
Rachael
Krugman  Womens IC
Rick
Starr         Mens HP
Troy
Wilson      Junior IC
Wayne
Waddington  Mens IC



















The Team has been training hard for the past 6 months getting ready for the contest. We are excited to work our hardest to bring back the team title. The US West Surf Kayak Team last won the team title in 2005 when the worlds were in Costa Rica and we are ready to bring it back again.  Follow the US West Surf Kayak Team at www.surf.kayaking.com. We will have daily updates with pictures

Thursday, September 15, 2011

2011 WSKA Rules

Suffice to say, there are a lot of rules.  Visit here for a complete listing.

2011 World Surf Kayak Championships


The 2011 World Surf Kayak Championships and related events are being held September 28th through October 10th, in Nag's Head, North Carolina.

Stop by and see the US West Team represent!

2011 US West Surf Kayak Team

Congratulations to the 2011 US West Surf Kayak Team!  They will be representing the West Coast at the World Championships in North Carolina this September & October.

Devon Barker
Chris Bensch
Dan Crandall

Kate Duncan
Jim Grossman
Mat Hoff

Buck Johnson
Dave Johnston
Dennis Judson

Rachael Krugman
Galen Licht
Julie Mitravich

Matt Radis
Jameson Riser
Rick Starr

Jeffrey Steehler
Wayne Waddington
Troy Wilson

Special thanks to Morlee Griswold, Dick Wold, and all the other team supporters