North West Creeking Competition April 8th and 9th outside Battleground Wa. Super fun 2 day event on East fork of the Lewis River and Canyon Creek Washington.

The Kayak Shed is proud to present the third annual Gorge Paddling Film Festival, benefiting First Descents!

More information to come on this as we piece together when the Little White Salmon race will happen. It is currently scheduled for Sunday the 21. We would like to have the film competition on either the 20th or 21st

Film makers, grab your best footage, invite all of your buddies and let’s raise some money for a great cause!

Donations can also be made at: http://support.firstdescents.org/GorgeFDLove

Doors open at 6:30 pm and films start at 7pm.

Prizes:
Professional Filmmaker category:
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1st Place : $750
2nd Place : $500
3rd Place : $250

Amateur Filmmaker category:
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1st Place
Immersion Research Comp LX Dry Top
Sweet Protection Shambala Paddle Short
Astral Rassler

2nd Place
NRS Men’s Flux Drytop
Immersion Research Kling-On Skirt
Sweet Protection Prodigy Suit

3rd Place
Sweet Protection Mens Nutshell Vest
WRSI Safety S- Turn Elbow Pads

“Young Gun” category (under 21):
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1st Place
Astral Greenjacket
Sweet Protection Mens Nutshell Vest
NRS Velocity Water Shoe

2nd Place
Sweet Protection Men’s Flannel Shirt
NRS Men’s Freefall Dry Pants
WRSI Safety Current Pro Helmet

3rd Place
Immersion Research Courier Guide Shorts
Sweet Protection Corner T-Shirt
Astral Mens Baker

Judges Panel:
Tao Berman
Todd Anderson
Max Blackburn
Charle Munsey
David Fusilli
Ryan and Sarah Bahn

Submission instructions:
1. Upload your under 5 minute video(s) to your Vimeo account with a “private” privacy setting. Send the URL to the video(s), the password(s) and the category you are submitting for (Young Gun, amateur or pro) to filmfest@kayakshed.com

2. On 5/1 at midnight (ok, actually probably the next morning when we wake up for you procrastinating night owls), we’ll send all of the links and passwords to our esteemed panel of judges. Our judges will watch all the videos and we’ll tally their votes to determine 1st, 2nd and 3rd places in each category.

3. The judges placed winners will be shown in no particular order the night of the film fest. The audience will then have their turn to vote on their favorite. 1st, 2nd, 3rd and “Viewers Choice” for each category will be announced at the end of the evening.

If you have any questions, feel free to shoot us a note at filmfest@kayakshed.com or ask at the GorgePaddlingFilmFestival.comevent page.

Fine print:
By submitting your content you are agreeing to allow both the event and the Kayak Shed to post the content on various social media channels to promote future First Descents fundraisers or Gorge Paddling Film Festivals.

Check out our Blog post on The Bonneville Bass Bonaza and learn all about it June 3, 2017

Free Kayak Demo at Hood Rivers Waterfront Park June 3 2017! More information to follow soon!

Spaces are very limited Trip is going to be June 8-11th. Call or email us for availability. This is a non guided expense shared trip.

Heres what happened last years trip

More info coming on Brownlee Reservoir Crappie Shootout May 20

Here is the facebook Group link for the event

NWKA Oregon Rock Fish Tournament July 15th More info at this link

Sunset Bay Tournament August 27 2017

NWKA Salmon SlayRide Derby Kayak Fishing Benefit Tournament (Late October ish exact date TBD)

NWKA – Coho Kayak Classic Benefit Tournament (Early September exact date TBD)More info a comin

North West Kayak Angler of the Year
2017 Calendar (no official awards ceremony) More info a comin