2013 Callaghan Creek Race
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Printed Date: 23 Aug 2025 at 12:28am
Topic: 2013 Callaghan Creek Race
Posted By: Force
Subject: 2013 Callaghan Creek Race
Date Posted: 17 Jul 2013 at 10:41am
Yo All,
The Callaghan Race is happening this weekend. Flows are looking medium low and lower than previous years race events. If you want some Callaghan this weekend could be it for the season. Moreover, if you want to paddle the Callaghan in the future with good flows we need everyone to there to show BC and Innergex how important the resource is to us and the paddling community
http://www.liquidlore.com/callaghan/
Recent post from Steve;
If
you're wondering about the status of the race considering that the low
water season seems to have started a little earlier than expected,
here's the details:
If the Callaghan is at a runnable flow
(which may be low), the plan is as originally posted with a solo race on
the Cheakamus on Friday evening then the Callaghan Race proper on
Saturday.
If the Callaghan
really is done for the year and is too low to race safely, the Cheakamus
race will be moved to Saturday evening and the event on the Callaghan
will be cancelled. Either way, there will be a race happening on Saturday to celebrate kayaking in Whistler.
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Posted By: Force
Date Posted: 19 Jul 2013 at 10:33am
Here's an update from Steve.
PS - For those of you who don't know Innergex is actively evaluating a hydro project on Callaghan. If you value the Callaghan as a free flowing river, being at the event will show a lot of support.
Here's
the latest on the races this weekend. It seems like the Callaghan is
surviving with enough water, so as of tonight the plan is to have both
races with an Upper Cheak race on Friday evening and the Callaghan Team
Race on Saturday, as planned!
Here's the details:Callaghan Race will be as described on the web page: http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.liquidlore.com%2Fcallaghan%2F&h=yAQGT2mHOAQEiPQrAaa0iw4jNKQj4QUJp1_BtUgLjVYjb_Q&s=1 - http://www.liquidlore.com/ - callaghan/
Keep in mind that we might operate with a modified race course to avoid
having people run the dangerous first ledge at low water, and to keep
people from smashing themselves on the rock in ODB. Decision to be made
on Saturday.The Cheak race is a solo, open boat class race.
Meet at the take out car park at 6:00 pm on Friday for a quick sign up
and saftey meeting. We will be including the put in falls, so if enough
people want to race from starting below the falls we will have 2
classes of racers. Otherwise the same rules apply as for the Callaghan
Race. The course will finish at the gauge at the take out.
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