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Upper Clackamas Whitewater Festival

May 18th & 19th 2024

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Drift Boat Slalom

Sponsored by Koffler Boats

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The Drift Boat Slalom is an opportunity for Drift Boaters to test their skill in Class IV with the best boaters in the Northwest.

Sponsored by our friends at Koffler Boats, the Drift Boat Slalom Race offers a rare chance to see these nimble craft running the Upper Clackamas river between Fish Creek & Carter Bridge.

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Slalom Race Rules

Note: All boats must be a minimum of 12′ long and 5’wide with the exception of kayaks.

Race staff have the final decision on all boating and safety equipment suitability. All participants must be wearing appropriate personal floatation devices (PFD), helmet and clothing (wet suit or dry suit) appropriate for the weather conditions.  It is recommended that all drift boats be equipped with floatation.

RACE EVENT RULES

There will only be three penalty categories for this year’s races: 10,20 and 50 second penalties.

Scoring is as follows:

1. CLEAN GATE: 0 PENALTY – a gate is passed correctly if all team members are in the raft

and their heads pass between the poles.

2. TOUCHED ONE POLE: 10 SECOND PENALTY- boat, paddle, oar, frame, paddlers, rower

or anything associated with the boat touches’ pole while at least one crew member passes

inside the poles while in the boat. Note that once you have touched a pole, no additional

penalties will be assessed for that gate unless there is a touch on the second pole.

3. TOUCHED BOTH POLES: 20 SECOND PENALTY – boat, paddle, oar, frame, paddlers,

rower, or anything associated with the boat touches both poles while at least one crew

member passes inside the poles while in the boat. Note that once you have touched both

poles no additional penalties will be assessed for that gate.

4. MISSED GATE: 50 SECOND PENALTY – a boat passes a gate without all crew members

passing between the poles. If a pole is intentionally moved so as to make a missed gate

intoa touched gate this will be considered a missed gate and be given a 50 second

penalty.

 

OTHER PENALTIES

Incomplete teams crossing finish line = 1 fifty (50) second penalty

Upside down through a gate = 1 (50) second penalty

 

Please note that a complete set of rules will be available at the registration counter and will

be explained prior to the event. It is up to the competitor to be familiar with the rules as

there will be no adjustment to penalties for not knowing the rules. Decisions by the judges

are final.

 

The best and most exciting place to view the course is just up river of Carter Bridge.