Sage at the Moke and Feather races

I raced at the Mokelumne races in September and placed first in both the down river race and the slalom course in the cadets class.  I got to paddle with my friend Ben Young who is also a good kayaker.  He is trying to get a slalom boat too!  The next weekend I raced in the Feather river races where we had a very interesting course.  I placed first in cadets again in the slalom races and paddled with my friend Molly, who is the daughter of Dave Steindorf, our American Whitewater representative.  I also ran Carl’s Kitchen, the biggest rapid on the Rock Creek section.  It was lots of fun!  The races are over for the year, but I hope to continue paddling all through the winter.

Kayaking At The American River Festival

This weekend I attended the American River Festival where I paddled a plastic slalom boat for the first time in a race.  I placed first in cadet girls and managed to get all my gates on my second run.  The middle of the course was a bit challenging with a hard ferry over the river, but I had worked hard on the moves in practice and did them very well.  Then I did the topoduo with my Dad, It was pretty challenging but I managed to get second, my Mom and Dad paired up and beat me! I also did a topduo race with both of my parents, first my Dad and I did a run, then my Mom and I, but we didn’t place because they didn’t break it up in categories.  I hope to get a glass boat for the future, and look forward to taking some slalom classes from Jessica Subido.  Next stop-The Moke river races!