How did the ocoee downriver race go?

Dooleyoc-1 · Post by **Dooleyoc-1** » Sun Oct 17, 2010 6:42 pm

I hated that I had to miss the race and Esprit/Lost Tribe run. How many canoes entered the race and who won?

Bill M · Post by **Bill M** » Sun Oct 17, 2010 7:15 pm

I don't know but would be suprised if Phil didn't win. He was both smoother and faster from the ramp to out of sight than any other boat.
Bill

tnblueboat · Post by **tnblueboat** » Mon Oct 18, 2010 3:18 pm

I think Phil won the Canoe Division. More info is posted in the Race thread. I'm guessing there were probably 10-15 c-boaters.

iRolled · Post by **iRolled** » Mon Oct 18, 2010 3:54 pm

1st Place, Phil foti. 36 minutes. boat: 15 foot unknown.
2nd place, Art Fowler, ?? minutes boat: Dagger Ocoee
2nd to last, Alex Vargas 46 minutes. boat Mokawk Vipper 11

There were 7 openboats racing. From middle put-in to h3ll hole. It was great. On the second lap I caught up with the rest of the canoe armada, and had an even greater time doing a leisure run, and enjoying eddys

Oh, there was an after party with great beer variety. I lingered around a good fire, with good friends, till all three kegs where afloat

Oh, there were some 60 kayakers racing as well but I didn't keep up with their results.

Bill M · Post by **Bill M** » Mon Oct 18, 2010 7:13 pm

Alex, are the results posted anywhere? I suspect I was last.
Bill

PurpleSally · Post by **PurpleSally** » Tue Oct 19, 2010 12:33 pm

I have not seen the results, either, but Lisa L. told me I came in in 4th. Have no idea about the time. She says that the results will be posted "directly." I assume on the TVCC web site.

tnblueboat · Post by **tnblueboat** » Tue Oct 19, 2010 2:34 pm

SINGLE BLADE DIVISION

Place Number Last First Boat Type Start Finish Time
1 P20 Foti Phil Mill Creek/Advantage 11:23:00 11:59:11 0:36:11

2 P22 Fowler Art Bell Ocoee 11:30:00 12:12:02 0:42:02

3 B10 Ledbetter Jim Esquif Spark 12:53:00 13:35:13 0:42:13

4 P18 Edwards Sally Mohawk Viper 11 11:21:00 12:05:00 0:44:00

5 P25 Vann Torre Mohawk Probe 12 11:33:00 12:17:58 0:44:58

6 B14 Vargas Alex Mohawk Viper 11 12:57:00 13:43:15 0:46:15

7 P52 McKinley Bill Mad River Outrage 12:15:00 13:03:47 0:48:47

philcanoe · Post by **philcanoe** » Tue Oct 19, 2010 8:14 pm

way to go Sally...

That would be a third place (out of six), without my

boat. Hopefully next year we can get enough folks to enter long-boat's, so that we can split-it up into classes. Believe there are a few not being used?

BTW - I'd like offer thanks to Chad Lewis for running C1 in the K1 class.... think he had a 34:something.

Bill M · Post by **Bill M** » Tue Oct 19, 2010 9:03 pm

Phil, Thanks for posting the results. Last place for me was better than not being there.
Bill

philcanoe · Post by **philcanoe** » Tue Oct 19, 2010 9:33 pm

That was Marlo who posted times.... Thanks BTW.

Bill...The best part - is no body who saw you - knows how you did. They just watched, as we 'ALL' went by.

Craig Smerda · Post by **Craig Smerda** » Wed Oct 20, 2010 12:27 am

Congrats Phil... 15ft of greased lightning... smart move!

So... what was the ruling on "pumps"?

iRolled · Post by **iRolled** » Wed Oct 20, 2010 1:04 am

The ruling on pumps. Everyone had pumps, except for phil.
But even with a pump, you gotta stop and dump sometimes.

philcanoe · Post by **philcanoe** » Wed Oct 20, 2010 2:12 am

Craig Smerda wrote:Congrats Phil... 15ft of greased lightning... smart move!

So... what was the ruling on "pumps"?

1. waxed
2. Well the pump question, is the reason for a15footer.

Bill M · Post by **Bill M** » Wed Oct 20, 2010 2:18 am

Alex,
I'll blame my finish on no pump. Somewhere in there it occurred to me "a pump would help". It was fun and I had planned to run a second half lap but decided against when I considered there was a keg at the campground.
Bill

tnblueboat · Post by **tnblueboat** » Wed Oct 20, 2010 3:04 pm

All the results can be found @

http://www.tvccpaddler.com/index.php?op ... emid=&ed=2

Also, $1,870 was raised for First Descents.

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How did the ocoee downriver race go?

How did the ocoee downriver race go?

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