NOC/Dagger Freestyle Shootout
August 1-2, 2009

$10,000 in Prizes Now Up for Grabs

NOC and Dagger will once again host the Freestyle Shootout kayaking competition, Saturday and Sunday August 1-2, 2009 at Nantahala Outdoor Center. Come see some of the most exciting moves on the water, and watch the region's best paddlers show their stuff on the Outfitter's Store wave. More details arriving daily.

(Don't know what freestyle kayaking is? Read this blog posting.)

Click here to download the official competition format outline.

The 2009 Prize Purse is up to $10,000. You know you want to win this! Check out how the judges from WorldKayak.com will be scoring this year's event. Download the Style Score Sheet and the Technical Score Sheet.

Competition Format:
Hole time is limited to 90 seconds per ride.
Three rides Saturday, August 1 (Qualifier/Elimination)
Three rides Sunday, August 2 (Finals - top six in each division)
Must have five contestants in each division for prizes.
Two-day event open entry $40.
Maximum 100 contestants.

Categories:
K1 Pro Men
K1 Pro Women
K1 Expert Men
K1 Expert Women
K1 Junior Men
K1 Open Novice
C1 Open Canoe

Registration Info:
Click here to register on-line at active.com
Call 888.905.7238 to pre-register. (pre-registering gets you a free event poster)
Walk-up registration will be open at the NOC Outfitter's Store Friday (July 31st ) from 4-8 PM, and Saturday
(Aug 1st ) before the event from 7:30-8:30 AM.

Sponsors:

Class V:
Nantahala Outdoor Center
Dagger

Class IV:
Adventure Technology
Pyranha
Shred Ready
Werner Paddles
PEAK UK

Class III:
Immersion Research
Seals Spray Skirts
NRS
Teva
MTI

Class II:
Astral Buoyancy
Snap Dragon

Class I:
Jackson Kayak

Special Thanks:
worldkayak.com

**All event photography provided by NOC which operates under a special use USFS permit on the Nantahala. No outside commercial photography allowed.**

Shootout 2008:

NOC hosted the first annual NOC/Dagger Freestyle Shootout at the Outfitter's Store Wave on the Nantahala River. Here's the highlight reel from last year's event:

Seasons End - Final Edit from Christopher Wing on Vimeo.