Last night we had our 217 Surfski Entry. We got the automatic email from Paddle Guru that registration for the Surfski division has been shut down. Next steps 1) If you have already booked accommodations or Air fare and not yet registered. Please take a photo and email us your existing receipts. We will get you sorted out. Email Subject: GORGE BOOKED 2) If you are a pro team athlete for one of our sponsors, reach out to us ASAP with a link to your team profile and we will get

Major call out to THINK Kayaks for having the vision to help the Gorge Downwind Champs get off the ground back in 2015 and sticking with us thru the years. Think kayaks is an industry leader with beautiful, fast and stable designs. They have a craft for any needs or conditions. Look for the new THINK ZEN at the 2017 Gorge Downwind Champs along with a full crew of their international athletes from around world. Kenny Rice - Teneale Hatton - Mackenzie Hynard

Downwind Friends, Please share!!! Our entire staff was left speechless this weekend when Puakea Designs announced to us they will both sponsor a dedicated Outrigger Media chase boat as well as help us fly in a race day and awards announcer from the Outrigger community for the 2017 Gorge Downwind Champs. This is no small contribution and a glaring statement to Puakea Design's dedication to the growing the sport. Thank you from all of us.

Since the early 2000's Ocean Paddle Sports has been a pioneer for running and sponsoring world class paddle races in the USA. It is an absolute honor to have them back in 2017 for the Gorge Downwind Champs. How much effort has OPS put into growing Paddle sports? Doing some quick back of the napkin math, over the past 3 years alone, the OPS team has driven upwards of 80 skis over 7000 miles to provide support and rentals for the Gorge Downwind Champs. If we toss in their invo