Great Falls Race

2011 Great Falls Race Results

Pat Keller won the long boat class with the fastest overall time, while Jason Beakes edged Pat in the short boat class.

Click here to see some Great Falls Race photos by Amaury Laporte.

Long Boat Class

2010 Great Falls Race Results

Calhoun Edges Parsons and Beakes

One second separated 1st from 2nd place, and 2nd from 3rd in the 2010 Great Falls Race, sponsored by Jackson Kayak. Geoff Calhoun edged Olympian Scott Parsons and 2009 Great Falls Race champion Jason Beakes by the slimmest of margins for the long boat class and overall win.

Great Falls Race

Welcome to the 2011 Potomac Fest Great Falls Race. Tom McEwan, the staff and students of Liquid Adventures Kayak School will organize the race.

The 2011 Great Falls Race will take place on the Fishladder, which is viewable from along the C&O Canal towpath on the Maryland side.

Great Falls Race Results

Nate and Tom could use a few good folks.

We are in need of a few paddlers to help us conduct The Falls Race. Jobs needed would be timers and starters and a few solid safety folks.  Timers and starters need to have some solid Class 4 skills to get to the timing sites. Safety paddlers need to paddle Class V, have good rope skills, and be very sure footed.

Full results from the Great Falls Race

Here are the tables of the full Great Falls Race times and placings.

Great Falls Race for Spectators

The race course is determined on the day of the race depending on the water level, but most of the time the level a few days before will be a good indication already as severe changes are rare in s

Welcome to the 2008 Potomac Fest Great Falls Race

Tom McEwan and the staff and students of Liquid Adventures Kayak School will again organize the race. Last year was a very exciting race with Aaron Mann running a very smooth race to win. This year should prove to be just as exciting. We are planning a couple of adjustments to the usual format of the race in order to improve the event.

**Racers this year will run in order of bib # within their class, this is to help shorten the interval between racers. The next 3 racers should be on deck and ready to paddle.

Great Falls Race Roundup

Tom and I would like to thank everyone who made this years Falls Race possible. Many people participated; the racers, volunteers, the P Fest Committee, the sponsors (Liquid Logic, our partners in crime), and the spectators all played a part in this years exciting race.

Great Falls Race Results