NOC Demo Days, Freestyle Shootout and the Dagger Dash Attainment Race!

Last weekend marked the annual Demo Days Festival at the Nantahala Outdoor Center. In addition to a weekend full of boat demos the event also hosts the NOC Freestyle Shootout and the Dagger Dash Attainment Race competitions. This years events saw high water due to heavy rains on Friday night which led to some tricky competition environments but allowed everyone to slip away in the mornings and evenings for some great runs on the Cascades. All in all it was a great weekend as the sun cleared away the rain early on Saturday and tons of people came out to enjoy the show and demo a variety of kayaks. Thanks to the NOC and enjoy some photos below! Looking forward to next year

Bryan Kirk airing out one of the biggest loops of the freestyle competition. Bryan came 2nd in the Men's Pro Division. The Nantahala is gearing up to be the host of the 2013 World Freestyle Championships, I look forward to seeing many more tricks like this one in the coming years as the international community descends. Check out www.usafreestylekayak.com for full results and more info on everything freestyle.

Spectators taking in some Finals action on Sunday afternoon.

The view downstream on Saturday, lots of water for the Nantahala!

Dane Jackson, Chris Gragtmans, and Mike Tavares at the turn on the Dagger Dash Attainment Race. The extra water made this years event super difficult, thanks to all the competitors who turned out!