open class - Westfield River Whitewater Races

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Thank you! Ed Smith, Race Committee Chairman
Good Luck and Good Paddling!
In memory of Jürgen Igel
1950-2005
Co-chair - Westfield River
Canoe Club, Inc.
1983-2005
JURGEN G. IGEL
SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Since 1973, Jurgen G. Igel had been an integral
part of the Westfield River Wildwater Races,
both as a participant and as race chairman.
Jurgen passed away in June of 2005. In
memory of Jurgen, this scholarship was
established by his wife, Debbie.
The award is given to a member of the senior
class from Gateway Regional High School
who exemplifies Jurgen’s love of the outdoors
as well as his spirit of giving of himself to
others.
You can contribute to the Scholarship Fund
by clearly designating any additional amount
of your entry fee as a Jurgen Igel Scholarship
Fund donation, or by writing a separate check
to the “Jurgen G. Igel Scholarship Fund”. You
may also purchase a t-shirt or a Westfield
River Canoe Club wristband, with a portion
of the t-shirt price, and all of the wristband
proceeds, being donated to the scholarship
fund.
Thank you for helping to keep Jurgen’s
memory alive in our paddling community.
Pro Class prize money
breakdown will be as follows:
PLACE
OPEN
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
10th
11th
12th
13th
14th
15th
16th
17th
18th
19th
20th
$ 400.00
$ 300.00
$ 250.00
$ 200.00
$ 150.00
$ 100.00
$ 95.00
$ 90.00
$ 85.00
$ 80.00
$ 75.00
$ 70.00
$ 65.00
$ 60.00
$ 55.00
$ 50.00
$ 50.00
$ 50.00
$ 50.00
$ 50.00
AWARDED BY
Jeffrey M. DeFeo, Inc.
B&D Variety
Westfield River Canoe Club
Debbie Igel
Berkshire Outfitters
FLN-MAR
Richie's General Service
Hilltown Community Health Centers
Al's Tire & Auto Repair
O'Melia Electric, LLC
Cassin Insurance/Bates Fullam Insurance
Westfield Water Sports (W.E.U.)
J&R Service
Truck Crane Service, Inc.
Sanford & Hawley, Inc.
Lafond Septic Pumping
Harvest Moon Realty
Huntington Country Store
WOMENS
1st
$ 100.00
2nd
$ 85.00
3rd
$ 50.00
Moltenbrey's Market
Four Main Street Bar & Grill
East Mountain Country Club
MIXED
1st
$ 150.00
2nd
$ 125.00
3rd
$ 100.00
4th
$ 90.00
5th
$ 80.00
6th
$ 70.00
7th
$ 60.00
8th
$ 50.00
9th
$ 50.00
10th
$ 50.00
Braman Termite & Pest Elimination
Jeffrey Scott Penn, Architect
Morisi & O'Connell Hilltown Law Offices
Wolcott Realty
Tekoa Country Club & Banquet
Main Street Styles & Spa
Gateway Farm And Pet
Jeff's Oil Burner Service
Women’s and mixed prizes are bonus money in addition to overall
place in open class.
All prizes must be claimed at the awards ceremony by at least
one member of the winning team. No prize money will be mailed.
Awards will take place between 4 p.m. and 5 p.m. at Strathmore
Park. All boats in the Pro class must be measured prior to the
start of the race. Boat width must equal 16% of the length. ABS
hulls only and 17’ maximum length. Pro class start order will be
determined by lottery. For more information contact Ed Smith,
413-636-2397 or [email protected].
OPEN CLASS
1st Place
Open Class
$400
congratulations on
61 years of racing
5th Place
Open Class
$150
Jeffery M. DeFeo, Inc.
custom builder
(413) 354-9684
Free estimates
ingell rd., chester, mA 01011
2nd Place
Open Class
$300
Westfield River Canoe Club, Inc.
P.O. Box 117, Huntington, MA 01050
You Could Sponsor This Space Next Year
6th Place
Open Class
$100
B&D VaRiETy
CANOES & KAYAKS
Since 1973
22 E. Main Street
Huntington, MA 01050
Store 413-667-8831 • Fax 413-667-3240
OPEN 7 DAYS • 6AM - 7PM
Berkshire
Outfitters
NEW & USED
RACING – TOURING
RT. 8 • ADAMS, MA • 413.743.5900
7th Place
Open Class
$95
3rd Place
Open Class
$250
CelebraTiNg 45 YearS of ServiNg our CuSTomerS
We are more than just Rubber & Plastics,
we are your source for solutions!
102 Cabot Street, P.O. Box 307, Holyoke, MA 01041-0307
4th Place
Open Class
$200
Congratulations on
61 Years of Racing
8th Place
Open Class
$90
RiCH SMaLL, Owner
(413) 354-6543
RiCHiE’S GENERaL SERViCE
In Memory of Jürgen Igel
From Debbie Igel
COMPLETE aUTO REPaiR SERViCE
CUSTOM EXHaUST BENDiNG
NEW & USED JEEP PaRTS iN STOCK
260 ROUTE 20
CHESTER, Ma 01011
OPEN CLASS
9th Place
Open Class
$85
13th Place
Open Class
$65
CASSIN INSURANCE AGENCY
BATES FULLAM INSURANCE AGENCY
INSURANCE FOR EVERY NEED
104 Elm Street, Westfield, MA 01086
(413) 568-1243 www.cassinins.com
AUTO • HOME • BUSINESS
Free Registry Service
open m-f 9-5, Saturday by appointment
10th Place
Open Class
$80
Hilltown
Community
Hilltown
Community
Health
Centers,
Inc. Inc.
Health Centers,
Insuring Westfield and the Hilltowns for over 27 years
(413) 562-8431 fax
14th Place
Open Class
$60
WWW.WEU.COM
Excellent Stock of:
Fishing & Recreational Kayaks
Canoes and accessories
Wetsuit Rentals available
Please call ahead.
www.hchcweb.org
www.hchcweb.org
Worthington: 413-238-5511
Worthington: 413-238-5511
Huntington: 413-667-3009
Huntington: 413-667-3009
M-Th. 12p-8p, Fri. 10a-8p, Sat. 9a-6p, Sun. 12p-5:30p
Providing Affordable Medical, Dental, Behavioral Health,
Providing
Medical,
Dental,
Behavioral
Eye Care,Affordable
and Community
Services
to the
Hilltowns Health,
Eye Care, and Community Services to the Hilltowns
11th Place
Open Class
$75
In Loving Memory of
Tim Morin
AL’S TIRE & AUTO REPAIR
15th Place Free Estimates
Open Class
$55
When it comes to tires we do it all,
from wheelbarrows to big rigs.
Brakes • Shocks • Struts
Front End Repairs and Alignments
Al’s Tire Shop
918 Southampton Rd.
Westfield, MA 01085
Mike Morin
562-3391 / 562-1704
M-F 8-5 Sat. 8-12
12th Place
Open Class
$70
5 E Main Street
Huntington, Ma.
01050
Jeremy Zielinski
Owner
office 413-667-3332
[email protected]
cell 413-505-9762
fax 413-207-3184
16th Place
Open Class
$50
Since 1955 • 596Years of Quality Service
Electric Master Licence # 26829E
354-6531
OPEN CLASS
17th Place
Open Class
$50
19th Place
Open Class
$50
From the Berkshires to the Hilltowns
homes~vacation~retreats~farms~ land
413-354-2300-Office
413-354-2304-Fax
413-539-3563-Cell
19 Main Street, Chester, MA 01011
[email protected]
Good Luck Paddlers!
M-F 7:00-4:30; Sat. 7:30-12:00 ● Website: www.sanhaw.com
20th Place
Open Class
$50
18th Place
Open Class
$50
Septic Pumping
WOMEN’S CLASS
3rd Place
Women’s Class
$50
1st Place
Women’s Class
$100
18-HOLE PUBLIC GOLF COURSE
AND FULL SERVICE BANQUET FACILITY
ProShop
Banquet
www.eastmountaincc.com
413
413
568-1539
562-7533
2nd Place
Women’s Class
$85
Four Main Street
B a r
&
G r i l l
Just 20 minutesfrom Westfield on scenic Jacob’s Ladder Trail (Rt. 20)
4 Main Street • Huntington, Ma 01050
413-667-5300
Creative Lunch & Dinner Specials
Full Liquor & Arsenal of Beers on Tap
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Come to our Race Reception
in our New EVENT Room.
FREE CIDER & SNACKS
ALL DAY SATURDAY
GOOD LUCK PADDLERS
MIXED CLASS
1st Place
Mixed Class
$150
5th Place
Mixed Class
$80
Morisi & O'Connell
Hilltown Law Offices
Attorneys at Law
No Charge for Initial Consultation
Weekend and evening hours available
142 Westfield Road, Russell, MA
413-667-5200 413-785-5100
6th Place
Mixed Class
$70
2nd Place
Mixed Class
$125
Wolcott Realty
Serving the Hilltowns
for more than 50 years!
142 Westfield Road, Russell, MA
413-562-4778
www.wolcottrealty.com
3rd Place
Mixed Class
$100
7th Place
Mixed Class
$60
Termite & Pest Elimination Since 1890
Satisfaction Guaranteed
or Your Money Back!
4th Place
Mixed Class
$90
www.bramanpest.com
800-338-6757
For Occasions to Remember
459 Russell Road, Westfield, MA 01085
413-568-1636
8th Place
Mixed Class
$50
Nails • Pedicures • Hair • Massages • Facials • Waxing
Licensed Professionals
Hours: Tues. 9-6, Wed-Fri. 9-8, Sat. 9-2
11 Main Street, Huntington
413-667-5202
MIXED CLASS
9th Place
Mixed Class
$50
farm animal feed & SupplieS
pet food & SupplieS • bird Seed & Suet
auto maintenance • laWn & garden
toolS & SupplieS • 4 Step • fertilizerS
SoilS • mulch • the mountain t-ShirtS • giftS
10th Place
Mixed Class
$50
We now carry Chippewa boots
Come Visit Our Greenhouse!
See our new website: www.gatewayfarmandpet.com
Enjoy the Races, and our beautiful area! Return often.
Please keep in mind that keeping the Races affordable, the prizes for the Pro Race categories, and indeed,
the long term continued running
of the Races, is dependent upon
the support of the Sponsors and
Advertisers in this booklet.
They support the Races, so please
support them as frequently as
possible!
If you are a businessperson, or
family, who wishes to support
the Oldest Consecutively Run
Whitewater Races in America,
please contact Linda Hamlin
([email protected]), or Ed
Smith, the Race Director. We can
accommodate any level of support.
You can do your part to help the 61st annual Westfield River Wildwater Races succeed too, by
entering the expert or novice class races, or simply coming out to cheer on Saturday, April 19th.
To learn more, call Ed Smith 413-636-2397, or see our website: www.westfieldriverraces.com
Jacob’s ladder business association members support the Westfield river Whitewater races
Some benefits of your $45 annual membership are:
And much more...
Join us!
JLBA
POBox19,Huntington,MA01050
www.jlba.org
Good Luck, Paddlers!
Four Main Street
B a r
&
G r i l l
Just 20 minutes
from Westfield
on scenic Jacob’s
Ladder Trail (Rt. 20)
4 Main Street • Huntington, Ma 01050 • 413-667-5300
Creative Lunch & Dinner Specials • Full Liquor & Arsenal of Beers on Tap

Come to our Race Reception
in our New EVENT Room.
FREE CIDER & SNACKS
ALL DAY SATURDAY
GOOD LUCK PADDLERS

THURSDAYS PRIME RIB•FRIDAYS FISH & CHIPS•RACE DAY SPECIALS
Hours: Wed. - Fri. 11 AM - 9 PM, Sat. 8:30 AM - 9 PM, Sun. 8:30 AM - 8 PM
All Star Weekend Breakfast – Chef John Slattery, Proprietor
61st Running of the
Westfield River Wildwater Races
Expert Race ‐ 2014
Saturday, April 19, 2014 @ 1:30 PM, Registration opens at 12:00 noon (Base of Knightville Dam, Huntington)
Name:
Paddler 1
Street:
City:
State:
Zip:
Phone:
Age:
Sex:
City:
State:
Zip:
Phone:
Age:
Sex:
email:
Name:
Paddler 2
Street:
email:
Canoe:
Length:
Description
Class:
5 Mile Races
T‐Shirt Orders
A
OC‐1
Open Canoe, One Paddler
B
K‐1
Kayak
Order your 2014 Wildwater Race T‐Shirts Now.
Must be received by April 16, 2014.
Note quantity per size
C
OC‐2 Rec. Masters
Recreation Canoe (Under 17.5', Non Racing Hull)
Both Paddlers 40 Years or Over
D
OC‐2 Recreation
Two Paddlers
Enclose $12 per t‐shirt
Pick them up on Race Day
Size
Quantity
Small
12 Mile Race
E
OC‐2 Pro
Two Paddlers
Medium
Registered for both Novice and Expert races
Large
X‐Large
ENTRY FEE:
Entries received before April 16, 2014
5 Mile Races = $15 per paddler
E ‐ OC‐2 Pro = $20 per paddler
Make Checks payable and mail to:
Westfield Race Committee
Hold Harmless Agreement: P.O. Box 117
Entries received from April 16 to Race Day
5 Mile Races = $20 per paddler
E ‐ OC‐2 Pro = $25 per paddler
I (We) hereby agree to relieve the sponsoring organization, its members and any persons connected
with the race in any capacity, of all claims of any nature.
Signatures:
Official Use Only
Paid:
Bib #:
Comments
61st Running of the
Westfield River Wildwater Races
Novice Race ‐ 2014
Saturday, April 19, 2014 @ 10:00 AM, Registration opens at 8:00 AM (State DPW Yard, Huntington)
Name:
Paddler 1
Street:
City:
State:
Zip:
Phone:
Age:
Sex:
City:
State:
Zip:
Phone:
Age:
Sex:
email:
Name:
Paddler 2
Street:
email:
Canoe:
Length:
Class:
A
OC‐2
Description
Open Canoe, Two Paddlers
B
OC‐2 Local
Open Canoe, Two Paddlers*
C
OC‐2 Recreation
Open Canoe Under 17.5 Ft., Non Racing Hull
Must be received by April 16, 2014.
D
OC‐2 Mixed
Male and Female Team
Note quantity per size
E
OC‐2 Jr/Sr Male **
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Entries received from April 16 to Race Day
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HOW I SPENT MY SUMMER VACATION
or TIPS ON CANOE TRANSPORT by Steve Hamlin
After a very short vacation the previous year, followed by an incredibly long
and busy work-year, my wife Linda and
I decided that we were going on a real
holiday. So, in between crises, we discussed our options. We both had “mustdo” lists. Mine included as much cycling
as possible, since I’d been able to find so
little time for it in the preceding months.
Linda’s included huge doses of relaxation
and general stress-relief. High on both
our lists was paddling.
More than a year earlier, we had gotten a beautiful brand new Wenonah V-1A
two man cruiser (Linda and I paddle with
me in the stern, never having successfully
adopted the recommended man-in-front
seating). Its eighteen-and-a-half feet of
pristine Kevlar glistened, as I brought it
home from Joe Pitchko’s shop in Southampton. Linda and I took it out for its
inaugural paddle on a sunny Sunday afternoon on Littleville Lake. We paddled it
for a half hour or so, then brought it home,
wrapped it in its protective cover, and
parked it out of harm’s way. A year later, it
was still parked there. So, we both independently determined that, wherever we
went on vacation, we were going to give
our new canoe a real shakedown.
After some deliberation, we decided
that Glimmerglass State Park on New
York’s Otsego Lake had all the necessary
requirements. There was peace, quiet,
natural beauty, and a nearby beer store.
Also, we knew that Otsego was the site of
several races including the Glimmerglass
Triathlon. Even though I had never been
there before, I quickly figured out that
where there’s a canoe triathlon, there’s
going to be A: canoeing; and B: cycling.
When departure day arrived, we loaded
our van with all the appropriate stuff. Inside, we had the bicycles (road and mountain), the musical instruments, the paddles
and life jackets, and enough clothes and
personal effects for a small third-world village. With the inside of the van loaded so
there was just enough room for Linda and
me, I loaded the canoes on top and secured them. We hitched up our trusty old
Cox tent trailer and we were ready. With
my father and sister following in Dad’s car,
we pointed the van west, and left.
It was a sunny day with temperatures in
the eighties, and we were finally on vacation. I cranked up the rock and roll and we
began to get into the relaxation mode.
Since you’ve probably already guessed
where this is headed, I should give you
some background. In my years of racing
and other paddling experience, I’d logged
at least hundreds of miles with canoe(s)
secured to various vehicles with roughly
the same methods. On this occasion, I
chose bungee cords (in new condition) for
the front rack and used a length of good
polypropylene rope to tie the rear rack to
both our new Wenonah and our old warhorse of a Wabash Valley Demeret. They
were anchored to my oak racks on which I
routinely carry loads of hardwood boards.
In short, I was completely confident.
When we got onto the Massachusetts
Turnpike in Lee, out of the shelter of the
trees along Route 20, we realized for the
first time how gusty it was. Still, I had no
worries. Traffic was heavy, but I was in
no hurry, so I laid claim to the right lane
and settled into a fifty-five mile an hour
groove. As I drove, I could see the bows
of both canoes poking out in front of the
windshield. We had just passed the Lee
Service Area when disaster struck with
lightning speed.
A gust of wind buffeted the canoes
particularly... what? Strongly? I don’t really know, but one second there were two
canoes, then, instantaneously there was
only one. With that sickening certainty that
the worst had happened, I looked in my
side mirror and saw nothing but a line of
traffic - the canoe was gone. As quickly
as I could, I pulled off to the side of the
road, fully expecting that our beautiful
new canoe was somewhere back there
being flattened by an endless procession of cruise-controlled zombies. I was
only slightly comforted to find that it had
whipped around a hundred and eighty degrees and come to rest on top of the tent
trailer.
As it was hurtling rearward, the rope
that was tied around the canoes had been
snapped tight tourniquet-style, crushing
them both to the rear rack. At about one
hundred degrees from its original position,
the force had overwhelmed the clamp
on the end of that rack, where all the action was, twisting it back. As I stood on
the side of the road, commiserating with
my traveling companions, and thinking it
couldn’t get much worse, a man appeared
on the opposite side of the van. After asking if we were alright, he calmly said that
he was in the “other car”. Suddenly I realized I had been so preoccupied, I hadn’t
thought about anyone that might have
been in the left lane.
I quickly recognized all the potential for
destruction in an eighteen foot canoe sailing through the air at about sixty miles an
hour in the wrong direction. Reassured by
his calmness, Linda and I walked back to
his car to exchange information. He and
his family were just returning from their
own vacation and you couldn’t ask for
nicer people to collide with. Fortunately,
the damage to their car, while undoubtedly
expensive, was fairly slight.
With some roadside blacksmithing, I
was able to get the rear rack reattached
to the van. I re-tied the trashed boats and
we all continued on our way. With every
gust of wind or passing tractor-trailer, the
canoes, which now had the lateral stability of slightly under-done spaghetti, did a
crazy hula dance that had our hearts in
our throats. I pulled over within only a few
miles to add a few “insurance” ropes. The
canoes ended up looking like the loser in
a Cub Scout log-lashing contest.
Just before we reached the bridge
spanning the Hudson River, I pulled over
again. I was torn between tightening the
restraints, and removing most of them,
praying for a gust to blow both canoes into
the river. In the end, I opted for tightening them, what with that old tradition of the
captain going down with his ship. While
checking the ropes, I noticed for the first
time that the boat cover (that I had left on
as “reinforcement”) had caught the wind
and twisted keel ward, folding the bow
(pointing towards the rear) almost ninety
degrees. I pulled the cover back down,
tucked it under what was left of the gunwales, and we departed for the bridge.
I think Linda and I were equally blue in
the face by the time we reached the far
side of the bridge. Having made it with
only a few heart spasms, we both let out
our breath as we turned onto I-87 headed
north.
The traffic on 87 was noticeably heavier.
I had been observing that as many cars
passed, kids would point up at the canoes,
dreadlocked teenagers would laugh, and
people with bikes and canoes of their own
just looked aghast. Once we got into the
heavier traffic, it seemed that all the expensive cars were leaving a wide berth as
they hurried past, but I’m sure I saw a malicious glint in the eyes of more than one
tractor-trailer driver as they passed fast
and close, sending the canoes into a wild
shimmy.
It was after a close encounter of the
tractor-trailer kind, that I noticed if I looked
in my side mirror at the right angle, I could
see the rearward end of the Wenonah.
When I did, I was disgusted to see it pointing not rearward, but towards the left lane.
Grumbling (Linda claims I swore), I pulled
over again.
I found that the boat cover had once
again twisted itself up around the middle
of the canoe, bending the rail-less bow
at a crazy angle to the keel. Having had
enough, and resigned to the fact that there
was nothing worth saving, I got a pair of
shears from the back of the truck (you
never know when you might need them)
and surgically removed the cover. I pulled
the sliced-up cover out from under the
securing ropes while traffic whizzed by
inches away, threw it and the shears in the
back of the truck, saluted my father and
sister, and pulled back onto the highway.
The rest of the trip seemed interminable, but we were able to make it with no
further calamities. I was never so glad to
see any place as I was that state park. We
all recovered from the trip to have a good
time. I spent a good deal of time making
up far-out explanations for the condition of
the boats (experimental steerable model,
folding model for plane travel, etc.). My father and I made frequent visits to the beer
store, and Linda, my sister, and I, all rode
our bikes.
Later that same year, Schuyler Thompson, of Thompson Canoe Works in northwest Connecticut, delivered our vintage
Old Town wood-canvas canoe, having
completed repairs from our last disaster (a
sixteen foot-tall stone wall fell on our backyard canoe rack). Surveying this most recent damage, Schuyler quipped that our
“’miles per dollar’ costs were rather high”.
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as local youth paddling development programs
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Neil Wheeler
the Westfield river canoe club has selected neil Wheeler as the 2014 Jurgen g. igel award recipient.
this award honors select individuals for their volunteer efforts on behalf of the 61 year tradition of the
Westfield river canoe races.
neil is a local who grew up on the Westfield river. he started racing in 1986 and has not missed a race
in 28 consecutive years so far. he has completed 43 races and continues to race, most times competing in
the novice and expert races. neil has enjoyed introducing new people to the race, having competed with
8 different partners over the years. there is little doubt that his favorite partner is his son travis. the 2 of
them hold the record for most races with the same partner, having competed 20 times together. they are
still paddling together as well as with other partners.
neil started helping with race preparation in the early 90’s and he has been a staple of the set-up volunteer
crew ever since. over the years he has delivered race programs to local businesses, helped clear portages
and removed obstacles from the river, set-up and taken down tents, set finish line buoys, and even paddled
a line across the river to pull the drums across above the second portage.
neil has competed in numerous other races across the northeast but he will always say the Westfield is
his favorite.
the Westfield river canoe club is honored to present neil Wheeler with the 2014 Jurgen g. igel award.
The Westfield River Canoe Club
would like to thank
the supporters and volunteers of the
2014 Westfield River Wildwater Races.
Without you this would not be possible.
Thank You!

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