August 29, 2009 10:56:30 PM MDT

Dear Whitewater Alumni and Friends,

1. US Whitewater Slalom Foundation up and running
Scott Shipley has stepped capably into operations of the Whitewater Slalom Foundation. A description of the Foundation can be found at
http://www.whitewaterslalom.us/whitewater-slalom-foundation.html

2. In case you missed it, watch the Augsburg world cup race #3 (produced by the ICF!) at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TyrPeqwR6w

3. The Slalom World Championships kickoff September 9-13, 2009 in Seu d'Urgell, Spain, site of the 1992 Slalom Olympics. Follow results at http://worldseu09.parcolimpic.com Friday is the C-1 Women Demonstration event (first ever). Sunday is the finals in all classes. You can also follow Joe Jacobi blogs on the event at www.joejacobi.com while his 6 year old daughter Seu Jane visits her namesake town for the first time.

4. National Championships and World Rankings Race October 2-4
US Whitewater Center Charlotte, North Carolina http://www.usnwc.org/
Since this is a World Rankings Race, expect some highly accomplished international paddlers to be in attendance. If you haven't seen this amazing facility, this would be a great time to go.

5. We will have a small US team alumni event Saturday evening at the Nationals October 3rd. Contact Scott Shipley to rsvp scott@s2odesign.net

Note: An international event originally scheduled for September 25-26 at Adventure Sports Center in McHenry, Maryland has been cancelled due to water availability and cost.

6. The new rankings system is up at www.whitewaterrankings.com WSF took on a project and got 'er done!

7. Athlete blog of the month:
http://haileythompsonwhitewater.blogspot.com/
(Send more athlete blogs & websites to kentford@gobrainstorm.net)

8. Here are some newslinks on the whitewater venue in Broxbourne, site of the 2012 London Slalom venue:
http://www.aroundtherings.com/articles/view.aspx?id=32629

http://www.london2012.com/documents/venue-documents/broxbourne-leaflet.pdf

All best to all of you, Kent