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Nation’s best paddlers to compete at NOC

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Wednesday, March 18, 2015

out whitewaterThe Nantahala Racing Club’s Whitewater U.S. Open will keep the river churning at Nantahala Outdoor Center March 27-29.

Elite slalom paddlers and wildwater racers will converge on that stretch of the Nantahala River, and spectators are welcome to watch them battle the rapids from the U.S. Forest Service walkway along Nantahala Falls. 

The slalom races will begin at 10 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. March 28-29, with demo runs at 5:30 p.m. March 27 and 5 p.m. March 28. The wildwater sprint will start at 11 a.m. March 28, and the wildwater classic will begin at 11:45 a.m. March 29. 

www.nantahalaracing club.com/events/us-open.

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