(The June event was delayed due to high water, and to put it closer to the PotomacFest.)
MD Chute, 3.4 ft
We had a great turn-out for last night's MD Chute Out, about 30 people. We also set the record for number of women's attendees--10. In fact the women's class was the single biggest class! That is awesome and I think it really shows the progression of the sport.
Other big news were the various pros in town for the PotomacFest who dropped by. Fluid had a great crew there who did really well: Graeme Anderson, Ross O'Donnelly, Bryon Dorr and Seth Chapelle--watch for these guys on Sunday. Jason Beakes, Simon Robinson, and Joe Stumpfel dropped by for Wavesport. Kristen Podolak represented for Dagger. And EJ and Dane showed off the Jackson Kayaks.
We also were treated to the continued excellence of mid-Atlantic C-1 paddling. In the 80's the DC C-1ers were dominant in slalom, and today it's the freestylers. Seth and Joe competed during the men's expert heat (so they had the same judging), and based on their scores would have placed 3 and 1 (respectively) against the kayaks! Joe scored 300 points, the only one to do so, and yes even got more points than EJ. And on top of that he rocked the mic.
The men's K1-B class had 9 competitors, with some driving from as far away as Harrisburg! That's dedication. Matt Hale won with some verticality, and Howard Morland was psyched to score a flat spin on his second ride--according to him, his 4th flat spin ever.
| Men's K1A | |||
| Place | Name | Total Score | Normalized |
| 1 | Eric Jackson | 274 | 1.00 |
| 2 | Ross Donnelly | 175 | 0.64 |
| 3 | Jason Beakes | 170 | 0.62 |
| 4 | Graeme Anderson | 132 | 0.48 |
| 5 | Dane Jackson | 87 | 0.32 |
| 6 | Jim Hubshman | 83 | 0.30 |
| 7 | Simon Robinson | 65 | 0.24 |
| 8 | Alex Parlini | 61 | 0.22 |
| 9 | Bryon Dorr | 54 | 0.20 |
| Men's K1B | |||
| Place | Name | Total Score | Normalized |
| 1 | Matt Hale | 78 | 1.00 |
| 2 | Kevin Vesely | 62 | 0.79 |
| 3 | Andre Zuban | 56 | 0.72 |
| 4 | Garrett Boop | 49 | 0.63 |
| 5 | Anatoli Mnev | 39 | 0.50 |
| 6 | Mark Andes | 34 | 0.44 |
| 7 | Thilo Rusche | 17 | 0.22 |
| 8 | Howard Morland | 8 | 0.10 |
| 9 | John Clements | 6 | 0.08 |
| Juniors | |||
| Place | Name | Total Score | Normalized |
| 1 | Dane Jackson | 87 | 1.00 |
| Womens K1 | |||
| Place | Name | Total Score | Normalized |
| 1 | Kristen Podolak | 86 | 1.00 |
| 2 | Monique Hubshman | 60 | 0.70 |
| 3 | Sera Jansen | 42 | 0.49 |
| 4 | Maggie Snowel | 34 | 0.40 |
| 5 | Hollie Noble | 28 | 0.33 |
| 6 | Julie March | 24 | 0.28 |
| 7 | Rachel Crowder | 8 | 0.09 |
| 8 | Helene Scalliet | 4 | 0.05 |
| 9 | Sheila Chapelle | 1 | 0.01 |
| 9 | Candace | 1 | 0.01 |
| C-1 | |||
| Place | Name | Total Score | Normalized |
| 1 | Joe Stumpfel | 300 | 1.00 |
| 2 | Seth Chapelle | 234 | 0.78 |