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Columbia Gorge Race Reports

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 22 Jul 2025 19:54:24 +0000

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	* [[https://register.pacificmultisports.com/Events/Results/1270\|Results]]		* [[https://register.pacificmultisports.com/Events/Results/1270\|Results]]
	* [[https://www.jerichooutrigger.com/races2025/gorgedownwind.html\|Jericho Paddle Club Results Copy]]		* [[https://www.jerichooutrigger.com/races2025/gorgedownwind.html\|Jericho Paddle Club Results Copy]]
		+	* [[https://www.thepaddler.news/slider/collins-swetish-claim-wins-at-2025-gorge-downwind-championships/\|The Paddler Report]]
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Re: Larry, Where the heck is Rivers?

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 23 Mar 2025 22:09:58 +0000

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2023 Trying to Get Wildside Going Again via Rumor

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 23 Mar 2025 22:09:58 +0000

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	**This is how rumors get started..\\		**This is how rumors get started..\\
	Kevin Olney** \\		Kevin Olney** \\
-	06/19/23 #34013	+	06/19/23 #34013

	Wildside Relay, 7/9		Wildside Relay, 7/9

	allipp@aol.com \\		allipp@aol.com \\
-	06/20/23 #34014	+	06/20/23 #34014

	Let's do it!		Let's do it!

	Dan Mayhew \\		Dan Mayhew \\
-	06/20/23 #34015	+	06/20/23 #34015

	For us folks without any experience with the Wild side Relay, can you describe it?		For us folks without any experience with the Wild side Relay, can you describe it?

	Jodie Kur \\		Jodie Kur \\
-	06/20/23 #34016	+	06/20/23 #34016

	Two person team, 4 legs. Leg 1 starts in Stevenson and paddles to Home Valley for the relay exchange. Leg 2 is Home Valley to Drano Lake, another exchange. Leg 3 is Drano to the Hatchery and Leg 4 is the Hatchery to Bingen Marina. While one team member is completing each leg the other along with any support crew is driving to the next exchange point and prepping to go. I guess it would be a 4 person team if you ran a double. Kevin Olney might argue there is a place for a 6 person team paddling the Carbonology triple ski. Hope this helps\\		Two person team, 4 legs. Leg 1 starts in Stevenson and paddles to Home Valley for the relay exchange. Leg 2 is Home Valley to Drano Lake, another exchange. Leg 3 is Drano to the Hatchery and Leg 4 is the Hatchery to Bingen Marina. While one team member is completing each leg the other along with any support crew is driving to the next exchange point and prepping to go. I guess it would be a 4 person team if you ran a double. Kevin Olney might argue there is a place for a 6 person team paddling the Carbonology triple ski. Hope this helps\\
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	Az \\		Az \\
-	06/20/23 #34017	+	06/20/23 #34017

	I shuttled Kirk & Kevin my first year in the Gorge. It was Four legs, usually tag team with 2 racers. Kirk did legs 1 & 2, Stevenson-Home Valley and Drano-Hatchery. Kevin did legs 2 & 4, Hime Valley-Drano and Hatchery-Bingen.		I shuttled Kirk & Kevin my first year in the Gorge. It was Four legs, usually tag team with 2 racers. Kirk did legs 1 & 2, Stevenson-Home Valley and Drano-Hatchery. Kevin did legs 2 & 4, Hime Valley-Drano and Hatchery-Bingen.

-	Nice grassy spot to hang at the end. https://surfski.wiki/start?do=search&id=start&q=Wildside	+	Nice grassy spot to hang at the end. [[https://surfski.wiki/start?do=search&id=start&q=Wildside\|https://surfski.wiki/start?do=search&id=start&q=Wildside]]

	David Scherrer \\		David Scherrer \\
-	06/20/23 #34019	+	06/20/23 #34019

	Sending out the Barnacle Rallying cry!!		Sending out the Barnacle Rallying cry!!

	Waterman Larry \\		Waterman Larry \\
-	06/20/23 #34020	+	06/20/23 #34020

	I'm too new to have done a Wildside historical. But over the last 6 years, I have heard many a tale of those rugged, fun races. Thanks for the summary Brian K. Let's do it!		I'm too new to have done a Wildside historical. But over the last 6 years, I have heard many a tale of those rugged, fun races. Thanks for the summary Brian K. Let's do it!
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	Duncan Howat \\		Duncan Howat \\
-	06/21/23 #34021	+	06/21/23 #34021

-	One of JD's problems with the race was parking at the exchanges, although things moved along fairly quickly up the river. The Hatchery was the biggest problem.Then you had people like Reivers who couldn't find the exchange points, and just paddled on forever, no one knew where he was. Tough race to safety boat for .Mostly done by 2 man teams, although 4 wouldn't be bad and might use less cars. If it was casual, perhaps permits would,t be necessary. The exchanges were exciting, particularly the first one , Home Valley. JD did the best fear of ,you name it safety speech ever, and if you hadn't done the river "strongly" said to drop out.	+	One of JD's problems with the race was parking at the exchanges, although things moved along fairly quickly up the river. The Hatchery was the biggest problem.Then you had people like Reivers who couldn't find the exchange points, and just paddled on forever, no one knew where he was. Tough race to safety boat for .Mostly done by 2 man teams, although 4 wouldn't be bad and might use less cars. If it was casual, perhaps permits would,t be necessary. The exchanges were exciting, particularly the first one , Home Valley. JD did the best fear of ,you name it safety speech ever, and if you hadn't done the river "strongly" said to drop out.

	allipp@aol.com \\		allipp@aol.com \\
-	06/21/23 #34022	+	06/21/23 #34022

-	JD also checked everyone's leashes. He gave a good tug on suspect leashes, and some broke. He also chastised those of us with grass stuck in the velcro, showing how poorly the velcro held. I think he let us race, but we all had to clean out the grass and other detritus stuck in them!	+	JD also checked everyone's leashes. He gave a good tug on suspect leashes, and some broke. He also chastised those of us with grass stuck in the velcro, showing how poorly the velcro held. I think he let us race, but we all had to clean out the grass and other detritus stuck in them!

	Nicholas Cryder \\		Nicholas Cryder \\
-	06/21/23 #34023	+	06/21/23 #34023

	Kevin, this the best whatcom paddler subject line I've ever read. You could work in advertising with ease, not that I'd wish that on you.		Kevin, this the best whatcom paddler subject line I've ever read. You could work in advertising with ease, not that I'd wish that on you.
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	John Rybczyk \\		John Rybczyk \\
-	06/21/23 #34024	+	06/21/23 #34024

-	Yes, JD would really check those leashes and he did not like the grass stuck in the velcro. The worst part was that if you had a crappy, grass-clogged leash, he wouldn't yell at you, he would just be profoundly disappointed in you, which was way worse. Some things I recall about that race, it was before some of us Bellinghamsters had discovered or explored the Gorge. We would get down there a couple days before the race and, instead of doing shuttle runs, we would just do laps at the Hatch, like were in Bellingham! Most of us stayed at the Timberline Campground and we would get a little rowdy (some of the Barnacles weren't even Barnacles yet), often getting yelled at by the campground manager for violating quiet hours. One particular night got so bad (Bullit Whiskey being the cause), that Larry G. swore off drinking.	+	Yes, JD would really check those leashes and he did not like the grass stuck in the velcro. The worst part was that if you had a crappy, grass-clogged leash, he wouldn't yell at you, he would just be profoundly disappointed in you, which was way worse. Some things I recall about that race, it was before some of us Bellinghamsters had discovered or explored the Gorge. We would get down there a couple days before the race and, instead of doing shuttle runs, we would just do laps at the Hatch, like were in Bellingham! Most of us stayed at the Timberline Campground and we would get a little rowdy (some of the Barnacles weren't even Barnacles yet), often getting yelled at by the campground manager for violating quiet hours. One particular night got so bad (Bullit Whiskey being the cause), that Larry G. swore off drinking.

-	I had several relay partners over the years, but Roger Lamb most frequently. We would use his car, but he was very particular about it, spreading many, many towels around the interior so that I wouldn't mess it up too badly. Again, he wouldn't get mad if I messed up his car, he would just be dissapointed in me. He liked to do legs 1 and 3 and I liked 2 and 4, so that worked out well. Roger would almost always fall off the boat a couple of times during leg one, so we would spend the rest of the race catching back up to everyone. The 4th leg was the Hatch to Bingen run, which is not a run that we normally do nowadays. That leg would start out mixed up and crazy around the Hatch and then you had to worry about the bridge and crushing yourself on a stanchion. After that, the waves, if there were any, would line up nicely, but the last mile always seemed to be a flat grind, which I liked for some reason.	+	I had several relay partners over the years, but Roger Lamb most frequently. We would use his car, but he was very particular about it, spreading many, many towels around the interior so that I wouldn't mess it up too badly. Again, he wouldn't get mad if I messed up his car, he would just be dissapointed in me. He liked to do legs 1 and 3 and I liked 2 and 4, so that worked out well. Roger would almost always fall off the boat a couple of times during leg one, so we would spend the rest of the race catching back up to everyone. The 4th leg was the Hatch to Bingen run, which is not a run that we normally do nowadays. That leg would start out mixed up and crazy around the Hatch and then you had to worry about the bridge and crushing yourself on a stanchion. After that, the waves, if there were any, would line up nicely, but the last mile always seemed to be a flat grind, which I liked for some reason.

	After the race, we would all go to a Mexican restaurant in Bingen for a buffet dinner and awards ceremony, the race was small enough to do that.		After the race, we would all go to a Mexican restaurant in Bingen for a buffet dinner and awards ceremony, the race was small enough to do that.

	Paul Reavley \\		Paul Reavley \\
-	06/21/23 #34025 \\	+	06/21/23 #34025\\
	Nicholas - yours would definitely be a positive rumor!		Nicholas - yours would definitely be a positive rumor!

	Paul Reavley \\		Paul Reavley \\
-	06/21/23 #34026	+	06/21/23 #34026

-	I should probably wait a bit longer to see how current memories comply with past reports..., but here are some of the whatcom paddler threads from past Wildside Relays	+	I should probably wait a bit longer to see how current memories comply with past reports…, but here are some of the whatcom paddler threads from past Wildside Relays

-	Old Wildside Race Reports https://surfski.wiki/races/gorge_race_reports#wildside_relay_race	+	Old Wildside Race Reports [[https://surfski.wiki/races/gorge_race_reports#wildside_relay_race\|https://surfski.wiki/races/gorge_race_reports#wildside_relay_race]]

-	JD's Race Map https://surfski.wiki/_media/races/gorge/wildside.jpg	+	JD's Race Map [[https://surfski.wiki/_media/races/gorge/wildside.jpg\|https://surfski.wiki/_media/races/gorge/wildside.jpg]]

	Paul Reavley \\		Paul Reavley \\
-	06/21/23 #34027 \\	+	06/21/23 #34027\\
	And you have to watch out for the sturgeon		And you have to watch out for the sturgeon

-	https://www.facebook.com/groups/gorgewindsurfers/permalink/1420192098834087/	+	[[https://www.facebook.com/groups/gorgewindsurfers/permalink/1420192098834087/\|https://www.facebook.com/groups/gorgewindsurfers/permalink/1420192098834087/]]

	David Scherrer \\		David Scherrer \\
-	06/21/23 #34028 \\	+	06/21/23 #34028\\
	Sorry, I think the image is BS..Sturgeons are bottom feeders.		Sorry, I think the image is BS..Sturgeons are bottom feeders.

	Paul Reavley \\		Paul Reavley \\
-	06/21/23 #34029	+	06/21/23 #34029

	David - I'm not making any claims about the veracity of that photo, but I do know that bottom feeders do not necessarily spend all of their time on the bottom. Some sturgeon also are not just bottom feeders.		David - I'm not making any claims about the veracity of that photo, but I do know that bottom feeders do not necessarily spend all of their time on the bottom. Some sturgeon also are not just bottom feeders.
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	Reivers Dustin \\		Reivers Dustin \\
-	06/21/23 #34031 \\	+	06/21/23 #34031\\
-	As a wee lad working at the Reynolds Metals plant in Troutdale (now long gone) we would drive upriver. A favorite stop was the I-5 exit at Corbett. There was a smelly old tavern there. Lots of photo's of before any dams, and some after-dam shots of monster Sturgeon. There was one they had hauled out with a rigged-up tow truck. I was there in 80's and would guess the photo was maybe '50's. I guess there's always been trick-photography. But doughtful them old boys had access to it. They told stories of sturgeon breaching sometimes, but very unusual. t'm told they don't fight the hook like that and David knows a thing or two about fish. Some of those old beer drinkers looked like bottom feeders to me. (I kept listening carefully for banjo music.)	+	As a wee lad working at the Reynolds Metals plant in Troutdale (now long gone) we would drive upriver. A favorite stop was the I-5 exit at Corbett. There was a smelly old tavern there. Lots of photo's of before any dams, and some after-dam shots of monster Sturgeon. There was one they had hauled out with a rigged-up tow truck. I was there in 80's and would guess the photo was maybe '50's. I guess there's always been trick-photography. But doughtful them old boys had access to it. They told stories of sturgeon breaching sometimes, but very unusual. t'm told they don't fight the hook like that and David knows a thing or two about fish. Some of those old beer drinkers looked like bottom feeders to me. (I kept listening carefully for banjo music.)

-	Along the same line, there's a working dive school in Portland somewhere. My brother thought he could do that for some bucks. He hung out there for a bit checking it out. One of the jobs divers get is gate cleanout for some of those dams. I guess they like to talk about the big animals they bump into down there. It tends to weed out the less serious-minded potential divers. We knew about sturgeon when I was a kid. There was a fish farm up in Lacom, Or. They had a couple of pet sturgeon and one big old beast. But one Sunday morning the workers came in to find an empty pond. I guess it was too easy to back the old Dodge power wagon in there and haul that fish out. Folks in Linn County were pissed, but what can you do? \\	+	Along the same line, there's a working dive school in Portland somewhere. My brother thought he could do that for some bucks. He hung out there for a bit checking it out. One of the jobs divers get is gate cleanout for some of those dams. I guess they like to talk about the big animals they bump into down there. It tends to weed out the less serious-minded potential divers. We knew about sturgeon when I was a kid. There was a fish farm up in Lacom, Or. They had a couple of pet sturgeon and one big old beast. But one Sunday morning the workers came in to find an empty pond. I guess it was too easy to back the old Dodge power wagon in there and haul that fish out. Folks in Linn County were pissed, but what can you do?\\
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	John Rybczyk \\		John Rybczyk \\
-	06/21/23 #34032	+	06/21/23 #34032

-	Here's an interesting pict from the Stillaguamish delta (Port Susan) a few years back, the low tide, stranding a bunch of Sturgeon. I was told that these were from the Columbia River stock and they will come this far north on occasion to feed.	+	Here's an interesting pict from the Stillaguamish delta (Port Susan) a few years back, the low tide, stranding a bunch of Sturgeon. I was told that these were from the Columbia River stock and they will come this far north on occasion to feed.

-	{{:locales:camano:sturgeon.jpg?direct&400x224}}	+	{{:locales:camano:sturgeon.jpg?direct&400x224\|sturgeon.jpg}}

	James Schulz \\		James Schulz \\
-	06/21/23 #34034	+	06/21/23 #34034

	First run I ever did in the Gorge was the day before my first Wildside Relay. I ran into JD and Kim at Bob’s Beach and we did Bob’s to Home Valley. They took off like a shot. About halfway through the run a seven-foot Sturgeon surfaced parallel to my boat few feet away. I haven’t seen another one since.		First run I ever did in the Gorge was the day before my first Wildside Relay. I ran into JD and Kim at Bob’s Beach and we did Bob’s to Home Valley. They took off like a shot. About halfway through the run a seven-foot Sturgeon surfaced parallel to my boat few feet away. I haven’t seen another one since.
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	David Scherrer \\		David Scherrer \\
-	06/21/23 #34035	+	06/21/23 #34035

-	Ok I stand corrected (//Ed. Interestingly David reported seeing a sturgeon during a Gorge run not long after this...//)	+	Ok I stand corrected (//Ed. Interestingly David reported seeing a sturgeon during a Gorge run not long after this…//)
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		+	2025 Update: //JD Davies retired in 2024 and expressed a desire to revive the Wildside Relay. No firm plans heard of yet in early 2025//

Wildside Relay 2009

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 23 Mar 2025 22:09:57 +0000

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	**Re: Wildside Relay..P. Marcus reporting..\\		**Re: Wildside Relay..P. Marcus reporting..\\
	Michael Gregory** \\		Michael Gregory** \\
-	08/11/09 #6831	+	08/11/09 #6831

	-Peter M's. new work on the Joy of the Wildside is "poetic" (NY Times), "elegant in it's simplicity" (SF Chronicle), "hilarious?" (Village Voice), "best yet" (Bellingham Roller Betties Journal).		-Peter M's. new work on the Joy of the Wildside is "poetic" (NY Times), "elegant in it's simplicity" (SF Chronicle), "hilarious?" (Village Voice), "best yet" (Bellingham Roller Betties Journal).

-	-Next up, SF Bay Blues. Don't miss it!	+	-Next up, SF Bay Blues. Don't miss it!

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	**Wildside Relay Results\\		**Wildside Relay Results\\
-	JD Davies <jd@...>** \\	+	JD Davies <jd@…>** \\
-	08/12/09 #6835	+	08/12/09 #6835

	There were a record number of folks on the water with record times here in the Gorge.		There were a record number of folks on the water with record times here in the Gorge.
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-	jd@...	+	jd@…

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	OVERALL		OVERALL

-	1) Dave & Carter.......2:39.24	+	1) Dave & Carter…….2:39.24

-	2) Chris & Craig..........2:40.44	+	2) Chris & Craig……….2:40.44

-	3) DJ & Kirk.................2:45.07	+	3) DJ & Kirk……………..2:45.07

-	4) Tracy & Jeff.............2:48.16...........1st Mixed Surfski	+	4) Tracy & Jeff………….2:48.16………..1st Mixed Surfski

-	5) Craig & Robert.........2:49.20	+	5) Craig & Robert………2:49.20

-	6) Brian & Steve...........2:50.28	+	6) Brian & Steve………..2:50.28

-	7) Kevin & Eric.............2:52.12	+	7) Kevin & Eric………….2:52.12

-	8) Peter & Joost...........2:53.55	+	8) Peter & Joost………..2:53.55

-	9) Pete & Laurence......3:01.06	+	9) Pete & Laurence……3:01.06

-	10) John & Eric..............3:02.01	+	10) John & Eric…………..3:02.01

-	11) Gordon & Lance.......3:06.32	+	11) Gordon & Lance…….3:06.32

-	12) Adrienne & Tim.........3:07.33............1st Mixed OC-1	+	12) Adrienne & Tim………3:07.33…………1st Mixed OC-1

-	13) Steve & Mulu.............3:09.45	+	13) Steve & Mulu………….3:09.45

-	14) Mark, Joel & Peter.....3:09.48	+	14) Mark, Joel & Peter…..3:09.48

-	15) Frank & Brady............3:12.33	+	15) Frank & Brady…………3:12.33

-	16) Michael & Mike..........3:13.48	+	16) Michael & Mike……….3:13.48

-	17) Hawk & Gus...............3:15.59	+	17) Hawk & Gus……………3:15.59

-	18) Travis & Jacob...........3:16.10	+	18) Travis & Jacob………..3:16.10

-	19) Ina & Mike..................3:18.22	+	19) Ina & Mike………………3:18.22

-	20) Jacque & Rocky........3:21.36...........2nd Mixed OC-1	+	20) Jacque & Rocky……..3:21.36………..2nd Mixed OC-1

-	21) Ernie & Ken...............3:28.35	+	21) Ernie & Ken……………3:28.35

-	22) Tamara & Mignon......3:39.02..........1st Woman's OC-1	+	22) Tamara & Mignon……3:39.02……….1st Woman's OC-1

-	23) Meg & Mike................3:39.10..........3rd Mixed OC-1	+	23) Meg & Mike…………….3:39.10……….3rd Mixed OC-1

-	24) Mike & Manny............3:48.00	+	24) Mike & Manny…………3:48.00

-	25) Troy & Jason..............DNF	+	25) Troy & Jason…………..DNF

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	SURFSKI		SURFSKI

-	1) Dave & Carter.......2:39.24	+	1) Dave & Carter…….2:39.24

-	2) Chris & Craig.........2:40.44	+	2) Chris & Craig………2:40.44

-	3) DJ & Kirk................2:45.07	+	3) DJ & Kirk…………….2:45.07

-	4) Tracy & Jeff............2:48.16...........1st Mixed	+	4) Tracy & Jeff…………2:48.16………..1st Mixed

-	5) Craig & Robert........2:49.20	+	5) Craig & Robert……..2:49.20

-	6) Peter & Joost...........2:53.55	+	6) Peter & Joost………..2:53.55

-	7) Pete & Laurence......3:01.06	+	7) Pete & Laurence……3:01.06

-	8) John & Eric...............3:02.01	+	8) John & Eric……………3:02.01

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	OC-1		OC-1

-	1) Brian & Steve...........2:50.28	+	1) Brian & Steve………..2:50.28

-	2) Kevin & Eric.............2:52.12	+	2) Kevin & Eric………….2:52.12

-	3) Gordon & Lance.......3:06.32	+	3) Gordon & Lance…….3:06.32

-	4) Adrienne & Tim.........3:07.33............1st Mixed	+	4) Adrienne & Tim………3:07.33…………1st Mixed

-	5) Steve & Mulu.............3:09.45	+	5) Steve & Mulu………….3:09.45

-	6) Mark, Joel & Peter.....3:09.48	+	6) Mark, Joel & Peter…..3:09.48

-	7) Frank & Brady...........3:12.33	+	7) Frank & Brady………..3:12.33

-	8) Michael & Mike..........3:13.48	+	8) Michael & Mike……….3:13.48

-	9) Hawk & Gus...............3:15.59	+	9) Hawk & Gus……………3:15.59

-	10) Travis & Jacob..........3:16.10	+	10) Travis & Jacob……….3:16.10

-	11) Ina & Mike.................3:18.22	+	11) Ina & Mike……………..3:18.22

-	12) Jacque & Rocky........3:21.36...........2nd Mixed	+	12) Jacque & Rocky……..3:21.36………..2nd Mixed

-	13) Ernie & Ken...............3:28.35	+	13) Ernie & Ken……………3:28.35

-	14) Tamara & Mignon......3:39.02..........1st Womans	+	14) Tamara & Mignon……3:39.02……….1st Womans

-	15) Meg & Mike................3:39.10..........3rd Mixed	+	15) Meg & Mike…………….3:39.10……….3rd Mixed

-	16) Mike & Manny............3:48.00	+	16) Mike & Manny…………3:48.00

-	17) Troy & Jason..............DNF	+	17) Troy & Jason…………..DNF

Columbia Gorge Races

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 13 May 2026 14:06:56 +0000

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	* [[https://threeoceans.co/pages/the-gorge-race\|2026 Westerly Relay Race]] (more details to come as of May 2026) [[https://threeoceans.co/\|Three Oceans]] in the Gorge is organizing a new version of the old relay race, this time with 2 legs - Stevenson to Home Valley, and Home Valley to Drano. One interesting twist is there will be handicapping based on age. Raffle tickets for prizes, if you podium you will get more raffle tickets.		* [[https://threeoceans.co/pages/the-gorge-race\|2026 Westerly Relay Race]] (more details to come as of May 2026) [[https://threeoceans.co/\|Three Oceans]] in the Gorge is organizing a new version of the old relay race, this time with 2 legs - Stevenson to Home Valley, and Home Valley to Drano. One interesting twist is there will be handicapping based on age. Raffle tickets for prizes, if you podium you will get more raffle tickets.
	* Another interesting feature will be that either gender or boat type has to be mixed.		* Another interesting feature will be that either gender or boat type has to be mixed.
		+	* 5 MIXED categories will be contested
		+	* 1) W/M Surfski
		+	* 2) W/M OC1
		+	* 3) M/M Surfski/OC1
		+	* 4) W/W Surfski/OC1
		+	* 5) "The Big Mixer" W/M/Surfski/OC1
	* …		* …

Wildside 2011

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 23 Mar 2025 22:09:58 +0000

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-	Jeff…These were not ear to ear grins, they were Viagra grins. First leg of the race was some of the best surfing this side of the equator. Third leg started out slow, but got exceptionally wild in the last mile. Kudos to Kristen Jacobsen for becoming a hardcore big water paddler. The duo from WWU (Medler and Ryb#@$K) gained more skill in three days than I did in three years. Got a great video of Peter M. trying to take revenge behind the stern wheeler. He was notably angry because yours truly got ahead of him during the first leg, so he intentionally T-boned me on the last day of our trip. Luckily, I had my GoPro camera on him and recorded this crime. The video will be up within 24 hours and our lawyers will get aquainted. Bill Bounds was also a quick learner and appears to have future Wildsides marked in his calendar. Also want to nominate Deb Arthur for paddler of the year; nothing scares this woman. What I need to convey the most was that a weekend like this would have been on my bucket list, IF I knew it was possible to have such an awesome weekend.	+	Jeff…These were not ear to ear grins, they were Viagra grins. First leg of the race was some of the best surfing this side of the equator. Third leg started out slow, but got exceptionally wild in the last mile. Kudos to Kristen Jacobson for becoming a hardcore big water paddler. The duo from WWU (Medler and Ryb#@$K) gained more skill in three days than I did in three years. Got a great video of Peter M. trying to take revenge behind the stern wheeler. He was notably angry because yours truly got ahead of him during the first leg, so he intentionally T-boned me on the last day of our trip. Luckily, I had my GoPro camera on him and recorded this crime. The video will be up within 24 hours and our lawyers will get aquainted. Bill Bounds was also a quick learner and appears to have future Wildsides marked in his calendar. Also want to nominate Deb Arthur for paddler of the year; nothing scares this woman. What I need to convey the most was that a weekend like this would have been on my bucket list, IF I knew it was possible to have such an awesome weekend.

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Trip Report: Great Cross Sound and Wild Side Relay......

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Wildside Relay......

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-	A lot tamer today compared to yesterday - meaning that it was even harder to paddle upstream. A brief summary in the surfski division: Gabe Newton and Don Keisling first, Carter Johnson and Big wave Dave Jensen second, DJ and Austin the boy wonder in third. Duncan and Kim got the Kahuna award (over 60 year old), Reivers and I in second, WITH SHAUN AND PETE WELLS IN THIRD - BUT THEN, WHO'S COUNTING!\\	+	A lot tamer today compared to yesterday - meaning that it was even harder to paddle upstream. A brief summary in the surfski division: Gabe Newton and Don Kiesling first, Carter Johnson and Big wave Dave Jensen second, DJ and Austin the boy wonder in third. Duncan and Kim got the Kahuna award (over 60 year old), Reivers and I in second, WITH SHAUN AND PETE WELLS IN THIRD - BUT THEN, WHO'S COUNTING!\\
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-	**Gorge, USSSC, and stuff......\\	+	**Gorge, USSSC, and stuff……\\
	Larry Goolsby** \\		Larry Goolsby** \\
-	07/31/12 #13047	+	07/31/12 #13047

	I'm sitting in a hotel room in Ashland, Or. on my way to the USSSC as I write this. JD did a great job of putting together the Wildside relay, and if you've never done this race, it should be on your bucket list. Did I get the finishing order of the Wildside correct? From Reivers post, it sounded like Austin came in right behind Gabe, giving him and DJ second place. My apologies if I messed up. I left the Gorge Sunday afternoon after doing loops up in swell city. This turned out to be an exercise in futility. At that time of day, on a Sunday afternoon, there are probably more windsurfers on the water than any other time of the week. In a place where you'd really like to keep your momentum moving forward, I was forced to alter my course or come to a complete stop as windsurfers fell right in front of me. Then I realized that I was on the side of the river and this was the turning point for all those windsurfers. I found that some of them can't turn, so they fall when they want to change directions. Kinda reminds me of Hegadus's early days of surfski paddling.		I'm sitting in a hotel room in Ashland, Or. on my way to the USSSC as I write this. JD did a great job of putting together the Wildside relay, and if you've never done this race, it should be on your bucket list. Did I get the finishing order of the Wildside correct? From Reivers post, it sounded like Austin came in right behind Gabe, giving him and DJ second place. My apologies if I messed up. I left the Gorge Sunday afternoon after doing loops up in swell city. This turned out to be an exercise in futility. At that time of day, on a Sunday afternoon, there are probably more windsurfers on the water than any other time of the week. In a place where you'd really like to keep your momentum moving forward, I was forced to alter my course or come to a complete stop as windsurfers fell right in front of me. Then I realized that I was on the side of the river and this was the turning point for all those windsurfers. I found that some of them can't turn, so they fall when they want to change directions. Kinda reminds me of Hegadus's early days of surfski paddling.

-	On the way south, I stopped in to visit Hunter in Eugene. She was doing great until I took her to see that animated movie "Brave". This is a scary movie for a little girl. The mother is turned into a bear and the father is a legendary bear killer. Hunter ran out of the theater crying with only ten minutes left before the credits. I had to drag her back inside to show her that the ending was hopefully going to be a good one. Thank you Pixar for messing up her head. Later that day she told me that she really missed Reivers, Hilde, Shaun, and that cheater guy. There are several Whatcom Paddlers that fit that last title, but I narrowed it down to Eric Gerstl, DJ, David Scherrer, or Morris.	+	On the way south, I stopped in to visit Hunter in Eugene. She was doing great until I took her to see that animated movie "Brave". This is a scary movie for a little girl. The mother is turned into a bear and the father is a legendary bear killer. Hunter ran out of the theater crying with only ten minutes left before the credits. I had to drag her back inside to show her that the ending was hopefully going to be a good one. Thank you Pixar for messing up her head. Later that day she told me that she really missed Reivers, Hilde, Shaun, and that cheater guy. There are several Whatcom Paddlers that fit that last title, but I narrowed it down to Eric Gerstl, DJ, David Scherrer, or Morris.

	Looks like I may get the opportunity to paddle Huki's new S1-XL in Saturday's race. This is a model of the S1-X Special that is an inch wider than the Special. I should be bringing home at least two of the 4 new Huki's introduced in the last two months (the Special and the S1-XL). Jude has already introduced his all new tandem and will announce another new model later this week. The new Huki's coming home with me are demo boats and probably won't be for sale. If I have room on the rack, I'm going to try and talk him into sending more back with me.\\		Looks like I may get the opportunity to paddle Huki's new S1-XL in Saturday's race. This is a model of the S1-X Special that is an inch wider than the Special. I should be bringing home at least two of the 4 new Huki's introduced in the last two months (the Special and the S1-XL). Jude has already introduced his all new tandem and will announce another new model later this week. The new Huki's coming home with me are demo boats and probably won't be for sale. If I have room on the rack, I'm going to try and talk him into sending more back with me.\\

Wildside results?

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Gorge Championships 2015

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Gorge Race 2018 (and future registration policy?)

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Gorge Report

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Wildside Relay 2005

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	+	**Downwind Baptism at the Columbia Gorge\\
	+	hilburnjjcl** \\
	+	08/29/05 #525
	+
	+	Don Kiesling and I competed as a team on Sunday on the Columbia River in a unique 22 mile relay format. Being of sounder mind and flabbier \\
	+	body than my Bellingham counterparts I decided this race would be more fun than paddling for hours...and hours... in the San Juan \\
	+	Challenge. Larry Goolsby graciously let me borrow his V-10, so I was anxious to test the new hot boat in downwind conditions. The race was \\
	+	broken into four legs, with my two legs only equaling about 10 miles. Well...the Columbia River Gorge holds unique surprises for flatwater \\
	+	surfskiers like myself. Bellingham Bay locals have their own unit of measurement when judging the height of waves. I'm only guessing here, \\
	+	but I think the algorithm we use is we divide the length of our boat by the wave height in inches and add our waist measurement. Which \\
	+	means any time the wind is blowing 10 to 15 mph, we get 2 to 3 foot waves in the bay. I'm a bit skeptical of the algorithm now. I asked \\
	+	Don(Tsunami Ranger and Molokai racer)how big the waves were yesterday and he thought 3 feet with the occasional set of 4 footers. \\
	+	A few of the highlights of my day included: hearing waves cresting behind me; being knocked off the boat by a wave hitting me from \\
	+	behind; watching Larry's V-10 roll in circles away from me; and finding out how tippy a surfski is when perched on the top of a wave \\
	+	crest.
	+
	+	\\
	+	Now to the important stuff;how did the V-10 perform? It is a much stabler boat the Fenn Mako I usually paddle. The seat is very \\
	+	comfortable in that I usually get friction burns on my lower back unless I consciously lean forward in my Fenn Mako. I really liked the \\
	+	foot plate. I usually don't get that much leg drive in my boat. Top overall speed for me was 11.2 while Don hit 12.6! The first leg I \\
	+	raced was 40 minutes in length and I had NO stability issues riding what Erik Borgnes calls "type 1" waves. I just pointed the boat \\
	+	downwind and cranked away with the occasional attempt to ride at a 45 degree angle. I got sideways a couple of times, but again no \\
	+	stability issues. Top speed was 10.8 on this leg.
	+
	+	The second leg was when I paddled in the "type 2" waves and I learned that the Goolsby wave height algorithm is a bit off. Oops..it slipped \\
	+	out Larry. Don's first leg was also very successful (we were in the lead)until about mile 4 when a foot pedal grommet popped and he lost \\
	+	the ability to use the rudder. He paddled on just the right side for 30 minutes leaning as he went. Don's response to the foot pedal \\
	+	design was obviously not very complimentary. Leg 2 for me was when reality struck. I flipped about 3 minutes into the paddle when I got \\
	+	perched on top of a wave crest and immediately felt unstable. So much so I think I even pulled my feet out right before I hit the water. No \\
	+	troubles remounting the first time since my adrenalin was pumping and I wasn't tired yet. I then carried on in an attempt to ride type 2 \\
	+	waves that were moving pretty fast and were pretty steep. I found when I pointed the V-10 into the trough at a 45 degree angle that I \\
	+	would almost immediately get washed out sideways and then get swamped. I must have tried the 45 degree angle on the type 2 waves a \\
	+	dozen times before I gave up trying to restart with 5 gallons of water in my lap. So, I reverted back to the mentality of "paddle \\
	+	harder to catch the stuff." One probably needs to get boat speed up to the mid 8 range before even being in a position to sprint to catch \\
	+	one of these over the top. Mid 8 doesn't sound that fast unless you figure the 2 mph current your facing paddling upstream. I asked Don \\
	+	and Traci Landboe, who was also in a V-10, if they were able to catch these type 2 waves and they weren't very successful either. Don \\
	+	thinks the boat needs a bigger rudder. When I was able to catch a type 2 wave I wasn't able to turn quick enough not to bury the V-10's \\
	+	bow into the next wave. The bow buries quite smoothly in fact and quickly rises again to the surface in a gentle manner. Needless to \\
	+	say, I was a bit tired after my second leg. It took me 3 minutes longer to paddle this section than the first, even though it was over \\
	+	a 1/2 mile shorter. In all, I capsized twice.
	+
	+	In summary, the V-10 needs a bigger rudder in 3 foot seas, one needs lots of practice paddling type 2 waves to be efficient and the \\
	+	Columbia River Gorge is a completely different ball game than Bellingham Bay. Hats off to anyone that has paddled the big stuff \\
	+	successfully. Kirk's Tasmania adventure frequently flashed in my mind. But, on a high note someone witnessed a lot of salmon \\
	+	chasing me with my 4 inch "rooster tail" vibrating weed guard/lure.
	+
	+	Jeff Hilburn
	+

Local Race Fees

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Gorge OC6 And Small Boat Race 2014

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