Rio Grande River Fest

Adobe Whitewater Club of New Mexico

AWC — now an ACA Paddle America Club

Goal: Foster local, regional and national cooperation for the betterment of paddling in America through a reciprocal membership arrangement between the AWC and the ACA.

Rio Grande River Festival

formerly known as the
"Mothers' Day Races"

The Oldest Whitewater Race in the
Western US!

48th Annual!

We want to thank all that contributed time and effort towards both the clinics and races!

2004 Rio Grande River Festival Race Results

Rodeo placements:
Men's:
First place	John Fullbright
Second place	Michael Lombardi
Third place (tie)	Brian Freeman
	Jordan Rice
Women's:
First place	Amber Fullbright
Second place(tie)	Naomi Engleman
	Sarah VanGelder Rane
Third place	Katherine Gambier

Slalom:

Class	Name	Time ( sec )	Place
Kayak-Expert-Plastic – Men (* total of 2 runs )
	Yates Coulter	* 532	1st
	Douglas Hughes	* 606	2nd
Kayak-Expert-Plastic – Women (* total of 2 runs )
	Susan Coulter	* 845	1st
Kayak-Intermediate – Women
	Deb Kuanlt	422	1st
	Jen Schuetz	dnf	2nd
Kayak-Intermediate – Men
	Paul Shubert	336	1st
	Jordan Messerer	386	2nd
	Ted Krings	486	3rd
	Luther Swift	547	4th
	Chad Morris	606	5th
Kayak-Novice-Women (short course)
	Jen Schuetz	171	1st
	Diane Oyen	180	2nd
	Angelica Allen	262	3rd
Kayak-Short-Men
	Steve Ruffenach	291	1st
	Brian Freeman	511	2nd

Raft results and times in minutes:seconds --

1st place: Big River Rafting (40:15)

2nd place: The Late Comers and their Dog (40:24)

3rd place: The Bieg Team (43:05)

4th place: Santa Fe High Team (54:39)

Honorable mention was presented to the "Blowout Team" for the largest rip we've ever seen in a raft (about 5' long). They did not finish.

2004 Poster

4 Corners will be assisting us again this year in Clinic instruction. We want to thank 4 Corners in advance!

In April, 2003 we had a great clinic turnout and thank 4 Corners for providing instruction, as well as Demos for the event!

Click on Image above to download the associated pdf file or link to site.

2004 Announcement Details

2003 Results

2003 Announcement Details

2002 Results

2002 Announcement Details

2003 Poster

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