SEVENTH ANNUAL AMERICAN WHITEWATER OHIOPYLE OVER THE FALLS FESTIVAL
Ohiopyle, Pa. – American Whitewater, the Pennsylvania Organization For Watersheds & Rivers, and the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation & Natural Resources announces that the seventh Annual American Whitewater Ohiopyle Over The Falls Festival will be held August 27-28, 2005. Whitewater paddlers nationwide will gather there to race over the spectacular eighteen-foot waterfall in the picturesque mountain village of Ohiopyle. Spectators are invited to watch paddlers sprint and cartwheel, end-over-end, off the waterfall. New this year will be The Upstream World Championships.
Other event features include the Falls Under Lights, a Film Festival, Live Music (The Mavens), Silent Auction and food booths. The area also offers biking, hiking, camping, magnificent scenery, photographic opportunities, history and cultural activities. Please visit www.FallsRace.com for more information and registration details.
Here is the event schedule:
Saturday, August 27
Registration will begin at 8am in Ohiopyle State Park.
9:00 a.m. – 12 Noon: Waterfall Practice Runs
12 Noon: Two competitions: Falls Race
200-yard whitewater course includes two-foot, four-foot and eighteen-foot drops.
After race – Freestyle – Kayakers will surf the rapids above the waterfalls’ eighteen-foot drop, and do routines and cartwheels competitively, end-over-end, off the edge for points. Waterfalls practice runs will continue afterwards until 5:00 p.m.
6:15 p.m. Upstream Race on Entrance rapid on the Youghiogheny River
7:30 p.m.: Ohiopyle Town Party
The party will feature a paddling film festival, live music, food booths, exhibits and a silent auction. The Mavens will play at the Town Party. In addition, lights will be cast on the eighteen-foot waterfall, making it a spectacular spectacle and party centerpiece.
Sunday, August 28
9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.: More Falls running.
3:30 p.m.: Fun Loop Race
Silent Auction wrap up.
Proceeds benefit American Whitewater and the Ohiopyle Stewart Volunteer Fire Co. High water date or cancellation date Sept 17-18. Volunteers needed for the event.