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Nantahala Racing Club Glacier Breaker Wildwater Race A solid turn out made for some very exciting racing and some upsets. Check out the photos by Aimee Murphy

by Chris Hipgrave USAWildwater K-1 Treasurer, US Wildwater Committee

February 27, 2005 -- Wesser, NC With just a week to go before the USA Wildwater Team Trials at the same venue, the Glacier Breaker Wildwater race on the Nantahala would serve as a great test of training, boat outfitting and strength. A solid turn out made for some very exciting racing and some upsets. Nearly 30 racers competed, 10 of them juniors or cadets. Wildwater participation is significantly on the rise here in the south and the number of new faces turning up to race was really exciting to witness. C1 Lecky Haller 22’ 21.88” John Pinyerd 22’ 13.68” Jeffrey Poe (Jnr) 25’ 51.92” Joel Abrahams (Cad) 36’ 43.66” K1-Women Maria Knoakes 24’ 09.08” Tierney O’Sullivan (Jnr) 25’ 38.50” Candice Caldwell 25’ 42.69” Erin Wilder (Jnr) 25’ 47.42” Bailey O’Sullivan (Jnr) 37’ 50.23” K1-Men Chris Hipgrave 19’ 20.97” Pablo McCandless 20’ 16.64” Rob Murphy 21’ 28.15” Bern Collins 21’ 57.63” Shaun Smith 21’ 59.73” Tom Sherburne 22’ 00.04” Rodney Rice 22’ 24.07” Chandler Jones (Jr) 22’ 24.54” Terry Smith 22’ 26.94” Lincoln Williams 22’ 43.36” Clay Wilder 24’ 34.19” Bryan Macio 24’ 39.88” Casey Jones (Cad) 24’ 46.83” Zach Bethea (Jnr) 24’ 47.33” Travis Weiland 24’ 55.07” Tod Bethea 26’ 04.79” Elliot Poe (Cad) 26’ 34.04” Caleb Bethea (Cad) 28’ 15.48”