Results- Pan Am Freestyle Kayak Championships Wrap-Up! by ericjackson | Sep 6, 2014 | Whitewater | 3 comments 2014 Pan Am Championships Wrap- Up Held at NOC- site of the 2013 World Championships- 6 countries competed. Prelims: Women: Emily Jackson took top seed in prelims this morning with a 550 point second ride and a 360 point first ride for an 880 point total. Courtney Kerin not far behind with a 580 combined in second and Sydney Nixon from Canada with a 440. Katie Jackson from Alabama had 180 points combined (17 years old). Junior Men: Top seed was Bennet Smith with a 1,900 point combined score to lead the pack over David Silk with 1240 and then Alec Vorhees, Max Haworth, and then Jacob Walker all go to the finals this afternoon. Men’s Class: Nick Troutman had a 1300 point ride and an 800 point ride to take 1st in the prelims, followed by Tommy Yon at 1690 combined and then myself (EJ) at 1640 (1090 point ride and a 550 point ride) Matt Anger was 4th, Yonton Meuler was 5th and Brad Caldwell gets in at 6th since Yonton is not from the Americas. The weather here at NOC is perfect, and water levels are perfect for this feature. The atmosphere is quite different from the World Championships where it was all hyped up, big crowds, TV, competing under the lights, etc… This event is small crowds, athlete judging, but a very nice environment for everyone. Finals starts in 15 minutes for the Women, followed by Junior men, and then Men’s pro class. PM- Finals: Women’s classes were first and it was: Emily Jackson-660- Rock Star small-competition- USA Courtney Kerin- 330- Rock Star small- carbon- New Zealand Sydney Nixon- 180- Rock Star small- Canada Katie Jackson- 130- 2012 Rock Star Small- USA Junior Mens’ Class- Bennett Smith- 860- Rock Star Large, Competition model- USA Alec Vorhees- 660- Rock Star Large competition model- USA David Silk- 580- Carbon Rock Star Medium- USA Max Haworth- 550- Rock Star medium- USA Jacob Walker- 380-Rock Star medium- USA Senior Men’s Class- Nick Troutman- 1250- Rock Star medium- competition- Canada Tommy Yon- 800- Mobius- USA Eric Jackson- 800- Rock Star medium- competition- USA Matt Anger- 790- Jed- carbon- USA Yonton Meuler- 750- Liquid Logic prototype- Israel Brad Caldwell- 640- Jed- USA Good finals- great weather, great vibes, and smooth event that went fast. The rain was threatening for awards but it worked out fine in the end! I am writing this from the road- only 68 miles away. Putting away the play boat and getting out the creek boat for Sickline now! EJ 3 Comments shirley on September 6, 2014 at 10:46 pm Congrats to all! Good to see local paddler Tommy Yon do so well! Reply George Sheldon on September 8, 2014 at 7:10 am I have been looking at EJ videos on You Tube: Eric Jackson, Paddle Education – – and then all kinds of topics from rolling by phases to, for example, “Improving the Brace” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QIgRfskQvY). They are incredibly good in terms of both paddling and teaching. Seems like there have to be at least 20 of these videos where most were published on March 29, 2014 on You Tube. QUESTION: Where do you go online to a single site where all these videos are located so that you can pick and choose through the entire collection? At You Tube, for example, I don’t see all four phases of roll instruction in the list of videos that pop up to the right of the page. Thanks for any help. Reply Clay Wright on September 11, 2014 at 10:56 pm Hey George! Try this new one http://paddleeducation.com/whitewater-kayaking/ – it’s our newest stuff with some old stuff as well. Or on Utube you can find EJ’s Utube account I bet – but who knows. Stephen wright is Boygeenyus on Utube and Dane and Nick Troutman have accounts as well. I haven’t gotten to play with the new site much but let me know how it goes! Clay Reply Submit a Comment Cancel replyYour email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *Comment * Name * Email * Website Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Δ
shirley on September 6, 2014 at 10:46 pm Congrats to all! Good to see local paddler Tommy Yon do so well! Reply
George Sheldon on September 8, 2014 at 7:10 am I have been looking at EJ videos on You Tube: Eric Jackson, Paddle Education – – and then all kinds of topics from rolling by phases to, for example, “Improving the Brace” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QIgRfskQvY). They are incredibly good in terms of both paddling and teaching. Seems like there have to be at least 20 of these videos where most were published on March 29, 2014 on You Tube. QUESTION: Where do you go online to a single site where all these videos are located so that you can pick and choose through the entire collection? At You Tube, for example, I don’t see all four phases of roll instruction in the list of videos that pop up to the right of the page. Thanks for any help. Reply
Clay Wright on September 11, 2014 at 10:56 pm Hey George! Try this new one http://paddleeducation.com/whitewater-kayaking/ – it’s our newest stuff with some old stuff as well. Or on Utube you can find EJ’s Utube account I bet – but who knows. Stephen wright is Boygeenyus on Utube and Dane and Nick Troutman have accounts as well. I haven’t gotten to play with the new site much but let me know how it goes! Clay Reply
