Race meeting for the 2024 Missouri Whitewater Championships
ZoomRace meeting for the 2024, 57th Annual Missouri Whitewater Championships (MWC), Friday, January 19, 2024, 6:30-8 pm, hybrid-- meaning face-to-face or via zoom, link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81123451473?pwd=Q0F4blk1ZWs2MmFLZkJ0VUhwc0t3dz09 Mike's conference room at 3730 Foundry Way, Suite 218 (City Foundry, 2nd floor patio past PuttShack) Questions? Contact the Race Director, Mike Leininger, <racedirector@missouriwhitewater.org> cell 860-367-5054
Saint Francis River Clean-Up
MWA Saint Francis River Clean-up 2. Meet at Millstream Gardens. You do not need to be a whitewater boater to help. We will be down at Millstreams on January 27th at 10 am to show the Saint some love. We need tire diggers and trash pickers, on water crew and trail walkers. So come on […]
ACA Adaptive Paddling Workshop (APW) – coordinated by TRR
PALLOTTINE RENEWAL CENTER 15270 Old Halls Ferry, Florissant, MO, United StatesThis ACA Adaptive Paddling Workshop (APW) class is full and keeping a wait list. We do need 5 volunteers with physical disabilities who will be at the class Sunday 2/4/24, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm to let the students make paddlesport adaptations for them. Contact Debbie Dean (below) if interested. The course provides the information […]
MWA Pool Slalom 2024
Mehlville Senior High Pool 3200 Lemay Ferry Rd., St. Louis, MO, United StatesThe annual pool slalom race. Details from 2023-- Mehlville Senior High Pool, starts at 9:00am and will be last until the last racer, about 2pm, Registration is from 9 am to 1 pm. The setup starts at 8:15 am. Practice runs around 8:45 am after gates are set up. Note: entry fee is $10 for […]
Wednesday night Open Pool Sessions, weekly – led by TRR
PALLOTTINE RENEWAL CENTER 15270 Old Halls Ferry, Florissant, MO, United StatesOpen pool sessions. ALL welcome! Led by StL Team River Runner (TRR), Wednesday nights, weekly, January 10th through February 21, 6-8:00 pm. Contact: stltrr@teamriverrunner.org: Free for military service members and veterans. $10.00 per night for non-veteran. Free if you are a paddler there to help coach TRR paddlers. People can come once or every week. ACA instructors […]
ACA Swiftwater Rescue, L4 – Bill Miles, instructor
Cinco De Mayo Campground 1042 Hwy H, Farmington, MO, United StatesThis course is being offered at the request of MWA & TRR. The ACA L4 Swiftwater Rescue course teaches recognition and avoidance of common river hazards, execution of self-rescue techniques, and rescue techniques for paddlers in distress. Emphasis is placed both on personal safety and on simple, commonly used skills. Fundamental and more advanced techniques […]
Race Set Up
Details to come. See the description of the 2023 races which includes set up details, 56th Annual Missouri Whitewater Championships (MWC) - Missouri Whitewater Association Instruction for slalom gate running offered for volunteers after set-up.
MWA Whitewater Championships 2024 (“the races”)
Millstream Gardens Ironton, MO, United StatesDetails to come. See description of the 2023 races, 56th Annual Missouri Whitewater Championships (MWC) - Missouri Whitewater Association
TSRA Rendezvous – Cumberland 2024
TSRA - Camp Nakanawa 1084 Camp Nakanawa Rd, Crossville, TN, United StatesMWA folk have attended this eventin the past & enjoyed it. In 2024 it will be the weekend after Easter, April 4-7, 2024. Last year’s details on this link, Tennessee Scenic Rivers Association - Rendezvous 2023 (paddletsra.org) Payment to Tennessee Scenic Rivers Association (TSRA). It is their annual Rendezvous – a family-friendly paddling celebration and fundraiser […]
Wilderness First Aid (WFA) Course – CANCELLED
National Great Rivers Museum 2 Lock And Dam Way, East Alton, IL, United StatesTHIS COURSE WAS CANCELLED DUE TO INSUFFICIENT ENROLLMENT All day, Saturday am - Sunday pm. The course will be taught by Tom Burroughs (see below). Registration is through Ozark Safety And Rescue Educators (OSRA). Contact the instructor via email if you are interested. Wilderness First Aid and/or CPR Registration (all except TRR) - https://www.cognitoforms.com/OSREIntrepid/RegistrationForSierraRescueInternationalWildernessFirstAidCourseApril672024AndorApril6thCPRCourse TRR […]
CPR – adult, child, & infant – CANCELLED
National Great Rivers Museum 2 Lock And Dam Way, East Alton, IL, United StatesTHIS COURSE WAS CANCELLED DUE TO INSUFFICIENT ENROLLMENT Registration is through Ozark Safety And Rescue Educators (OSRA). Wilderness First Aid and/or CPR Registration (all except TRR) - https://www.cognitoforms.com/OSREIntrepid/RegistrationForSierraRescueInternationalWildernessFirstAidCourseApril672024AndorApril6thCPRCourse TRR Wilderness First Aid and/or CPR Registration (for veterans and service members) - https://www.cognitoforms.com/OSREIntrepid/TeamRiverRunnerRegistrationForSierraRescueInternationalWildernessFirstAidCourseApril672024AndorApril6th Spots for the course will be preserved for MWA and Missouri Team River […]
Kayak Instructor Certification, ACA L2 course
Tues am - Thursday pm, 3 full days, taught by Tom Burroughs, sponsored by the Mississippi River Water Trails Association (MRWTA), https://mississippiriverwatertrail.org/event/aca-level-2-essentials-of-river-kayaking-instructor-certification-with-tom-burroughs/ Are you proficient with ACA Level Two River Kayaking Skills and now ready to learn how to teach these skills to others after a skills assessment? This 3-day course with Tom Burroughs of […]