Sunday, March 16th
11 am - 4 pm
Hood River Aquatic Center
$5 per person
*If you already purchased a season pass…then you are already paid for

We need volunteers to help run the tournament!! Please let Amy (541 490 7455) know if you are able to help with score keeping, shagging balls, etc.

THERE WILL BE A POTLUCK AND BBQ, during the tournament… and little something else that comes in a keg. BE SURE TO BRING YOUR FAVORITE APPETIZER, DISH OR BEVERAGE TO SHARE

Some rules:

-8 people total per team, 1 women required per team
-Boat length not to exceed 8′ 6″…creek boats, play boats and regulation kayak polo boats are great. No sea, recreational or touring kayaks please.
-Sign up’s due by Tuesday March 11th to Amy (541 490 7455), and team entry fee ($5 per person in due on Sunday March 16th).
-The evening of March 11th, from 8 -9:30 pm, there will be a scrimmage at the Hood River Aquatic Center for all teams wishing to play together before the tournament.
-There will be referees for ALL games…so be sure to brush up on the rules.

What to bring:
Kayak, PFD (required), paddle (if a Werner or Seven, please duct tape the edges), and a great attitude!!

Full faced caged helmets provided.

Tuesday’s January 15th – March 11th
8-9:30 pm
$5 at the door
Hood River Aquatic Center

Get your team together for the…

St. Paddles Day Tournament
Sunday March 16th
11am-4pm

*Season pass holders get free admission into the tournament, otherwise, $5 per person.
*8 persons total per team, 2 woman required, and one woman on the court at all times.
*March 11th will be team scrimage night in Hood River!!
*Team Registration and admission due by March 11th.

Contacts:
Amy Besch 541 490 7455
Doug Archbald 541 490 7846

*Season Passes are on sale @
The Kayak Shed
$25 until 1/15/08
After 1/15 the cost is $30

What to Bring:
Kayak, paddle, and PFD.
Full faced caged helmets provided.

Hood River Kayak Polo is starting Tuesday October 16th!!

Tuesday (October 16th - December 18th)
8-9:30 pm
$5 per session…check out the season pass prices!!
Hood River Aquatic Center

Season Passes are on sale right now at the Kayak Shed for $25…get one now!!! This special price in only good until October 16th, after that the price is $30.

Bring a kayak, paddle and a PFD!! Full face caged helmets are provided.

We are always looking for sponsorship for the program and appreciate all the help that is provided at this time!!

Today we did both the White Salmon and the Hood River. There was a morning session with rafts that featured heroic runs of Husum Falls at 4 ft. Tomorrow Adam will be working his first commercial trip on the White Salmon for Wet Planet.

After work we did playboat run down the Hood River into town. This is quickly becoming a favorite for it’s easy shuttle (obviously), it’s play-a-bility, and the occasional glimpse of Mount Hood from the river. After doing both runs today, we decided the Hood River was more fun in a kayak.

One of the best winter events in Hood River is the weekly kayak polo at the aquatic center. It’s a good chance to meet people, get in your boat, and be competitive. The night usually ends with an drinks at Trillium. Click here to read more information. Thanks Amy.

We paddled the White Salmon today at 4.5 ft on the gauge below Husum Falls and 6.5 ft on the internet gauge. At put-in we were told about a new river wide tree in the first mile of the run.

There was a pretty nasty river wide tree below Sawtooth Rapid and above Grasshopper Rapid. At the flow we did it at you could carefully paddle over the log on the far right side, but it would be sketchy at lower flows. I won’t go back to do that run unless the water is higher or the log is removed.

This morning we woke up early and paddled the three miles below some dam on the Hood River and took out in town. We like to think that we did the post-flood first decent of this mighty stretch of river. We heard someone did the run later in the day, and we’re stoked to have beaten them. First D, baby!

The flow was about 2500 cfs and the river was a muddy brown. We were all impressed by the continuous nature of the run and the fun rapids. We thought the river was Class III, but very continuous at these flows so near Class IV.

There was a sketchy part near the end where the sediment had filled in the riverbed below a railroad bridge. Just above this railroad bridge is a rapid that runs up against a wall on the left bank. Below here, the river has a weird feel to it and it funnels down towards a railroad bridge. It was tough to eddy out above the bridge on the right and it would have been scary to run under it. Luckily we all were able to get out and portage on the right hand bank.

The drive from the take-out to Adam and Hata’s place was clocked at four minutes which made us all extremely happy.