Join Mountain Home Canoe Club for a day of racing and O'Hana at Rooster Rock State Park.

There are a limited number of camping spots available for ease of hauling canoes on Friday and rigging before race day.

Click the link and read more about Rooster Rock Race 2010.

Mountain Home Canoe Club
Rooster Rock Race 2011

We thank our generous sponsors for their support and donations to our raffle:
Columbia Sportswear www.columbia.com/
Kona Brewing www.konabrewingco.com/beers
Cascadian Farm Organic www.cascadianfarm.com/
LARABAR www.larabar.com/
Patagonia www.patagonia.com/
Kialoa www.kialoa.com/
Cliff Bar & Company www.clifbar.com/
Paddle Pods www.maunahale.org
Klean Kanteen www.kleankanteen.com/
Paul Cunningham Photography www.verycunning.com/
Alder Creek http://www.aldercreek.com/
PNWORCA http://www.pnworca.org/
MHCC www.maunahale.org


ENDURANCE – What’s in Your Tank?
Distance Race Course
The race course will be held on the Columbia River in the Gorge and will be 10.5 miles long looping around full circle to the start. The water will pose different conditions based on direction of course, wind, current, and water level via the Bonneville Dam. Seventy-five percent of the course will be visible from the park bank depending on conditions. From the bank’s edge you can see all the way down the river in both directions as the bank slopes down 20 feet to the shore. This poses great viewing for family and friends who come out for the day.

The course will start heading up river for 4 miles then turn counter clockwise around Phoca Rock and head down river against the wind with the current then turn one last time counter clockwise back up river to the finish.

Trailers
We recommend all teams that can trailer their boats to do so. Please try to arrive on Friday night if possible. There is plenty of room and plenty of hands to assist with unloading/loading, rigging, and assisting teams down to the water. With camping allowed per reservation, hauling canoes down the night before for rigging should help tremendously on race day.

Lending Canoes
Should you want to be placed on a waiting list to use MHCC canoes please contact rickerla@yahoo.com. Canoes will be lent on a need & distance basis with contribution to gas, loading and unloading an added plus. Preference is to have as many team canoes at the race venue outside of MHCC canoes.

Awards
1st Overall Men’s Crew over the line
2nd and 3rd place finishers Men Open/Masters/Senior Masters/Kapuna
1st Overall Women’s Crew over the line
2nd and 3rd place finishers Men Open/Masters/Senior Masters/Kapuna
1st Overall Mixed Crew over the line
2nd and 3rd place finishers Men Open/Masters/Senior Masters/Kapuna
DFL – Distinguished For Longevity – pulling up the rear


SPRINT – Who Says Size Matters?
Human Powered Craft Race
Join a plethora of small water craft on the start line and fight for the distinction of 1st or last (DFL – Distinguished For Longevity ) over the line!

The 5.6 mile course will start heading up river turn counter clockwise around a permanent dolphin, head down river against the wind with the current and turn counter clockwise back up river. The course will be back through the starting line and around the same permanent dolphin for the last counter clockwise turn. You’ll finish back through the starting line with the current (in the opposite direction that you started in).

Eighty percent of the course will be visible from the park bank depending on conditions. From the bank’s edge you can see all the way down the river in both directions as the bank slopes down 20 feet to the shore. This poses great viewing for family and friends who come out for the day.

Awards
1st Overall Man over the line
2nd and 3rd place finishers Men Open/Masters/Senior Masters/Kapuna
1st Overall Women over the line
2nd and 3rd place finishers Men Open/Masters/Senior Masters/Kapuna
1st OC2 over the line
2nd and 3rd place finishers Men Open/Masters/Senior Masters/Kapuna
1st SUP over the line
2nd and 3rd place finishers Men Open/Masters/Senior Masters/Kapuna
DFL – Distinguished For Longevity – pulling up the rear

Junior, Novice & Youth Races
Junior categories will race at 8:30am racing the short course
The course will be the same as the Human Powered Craft race course.

Awards
1st , 2nd and 3rd place finishers


CAMP! RACE! RAFFLE! Beer anyone?
Race Site
• Private parking lot for at least 80 cars with plenty of room for trailers
• Designated picnic area for race with BBQ's and picnic benches
• Designated camping site adjacent to registration
• Public bathrooms at race site
• Private launching area dedicated to our race only
• $25 per OC6 paddler, Juniors $15 each, (all registrants get raffle ticket, t-shirt, sponsor schwag
• Small boat $10 if you raced in OC6 race, $20 if you didn’t and want a t-shirt (all small boat registrants get raffle ticket and sponsor schwag)
• Gorgeous scenery and historic scenic area of Oregon
• 25 minutes from 1-5
• Circular course for great view of race

A clothes-optional beach is located in Rooster Rock State Park but is approximately 2 miles away and in an entirely separate area from the park we will be using for the race site. To access it you must walk a mile to the opposite end of the park, follow a trail down to the water, cross over the water to an island and walk to the opposite side of the island.


Camping, Picnics, BBQ & Bathrooms

Camping is directly across from the registration and raffle area. Please contact Laura Ricker rickerla@yahoo.com if you are interested in camping.

A limited number of camping plots are available at Rooster Rock this year to make travel and rigging easier. Bring CASH to camp on Friday night, $5 plus $5 for parking on Saturday. Exact change is extremely helpful.

The location of the BBQ and Picnic area is right next to registration for your convenience. This is also adjacent to the bathrooms and parking.

Event Schedule
June 25
7:00 am – Race Registration
8:00 am - Launching of Junior Canoes
8:30 am - Junior Race Start
9:30 am - Steers Meeting
Directly following Steers Meeting & finish of Junior Race - Hands on for Group Launch
10:30 am - Women's/Mixed OC6 Race Start
12:00 pm - Approximate Start of Men's OC6 Race
2:00 pm - Approximate Small Boat Race
3:00 pm - Approximate time for Awards and the-bomb-Raffle!

Insurance
PROOF OF USACK INSURANCE: All PNWORCA Paddlers must bring PROOF of USACK insurance by printing out their USACK full roster from the website or copies of their USACK cards. One team captain can provide this proof.

If you do NOT have proof you will be require to fill out a USACK waiver found below.

NON USACK MEMBERS – Your MUST fill out a USACK Event Only Application for Insurance for the day which you will find below. This is an additional payment of $10.

Waivers
All waivers and race forms will be available on the Mountain Home Canoe Club website www.maunahale.org or PNWORCA

PFD
All OC6 are required to have one each per paddler, 6 total on the canoe, Coast Guard Approved personal flotation device (PFD).

Small boats are required to have on, or on board, their craft, Coast Guard Approved personal flotation device (PFD).

Directions to Rooster Rock State Park

Located 22 miles East of Portland off I-84, Rooster Rock State Park is extremely accessible.

I-5 North to 84 East/30 East 22 miles to Rooster Rock State Park. The exit will be on your right. It will cross back over 84 into the park. Take a left after passing through the parking attendant’s booth.

I-5 South to 84 East/30 East 22 miles to Rooster Rock State Park. The exit will be on your right. It will cross back over 84 into the park. Take a left after passing through the parking attendant’s booth.

205 North or South to 84 East/30 East to Rooster Rock State Park. The exit will be on your right. It will cross back over 84 into the park. Take a left after passing through the parking attendant’s booth.