Great Falls Race - 2018

JPTolson · 08-27-2018, 11:08 AM

For anyone familiar (or not familiar) with Great Falls of the Potomac River, here is some video of the annual Great Falls Race. They've had lots of rain this year and river levels have been up. It's a wild ride. You may have to be on Facebook to view this. Enjoy.

djstone · 08-31-2018, 06:45 PM

Wow. This was awesome! Thank you for sharing.

JPTolson · 08-31-2018, 07:59 PM

This year's race went through the fish ladder, a steep jumble of narrow channels on river left (Maryland side). The river was probably way too high to hold it safely on the falls proper.

KenM · 09-01-2018, 07:27 AM

John,

Doesn't look like they filmed the canoes. How did you place this year?

--KenM

JPTolson · 09-02-2018, 01:38 PM

Once again, Ken, it appears that the open boaters exercised more common sense than the paddlers from the dark side by going nowhere near that mayhem. LOL! However, there was a lone T-gripper in a C-1 in the video showing the double-bladed boaters how it was supposed to be run!!!!

08-27-2018, 11:08 AM	#1
JPTolson Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Salem, Ohio Posts: 926 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTW/F/M Award(s): 0	Great Falls Race - 2018 For anyone familiar (or not familiar) with Great Falls of the Potomac River, here is some video of the annual Great Falls Race. They've had lots of rain this year and river levels have been up. It's a wild ride. You may have to be on Facebook to view this. Enjoy.

08-31-2018, 07:59 PM	#3
JPTolson Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Salem, Ohio Posts: 926 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTW/F/M Award(s): 0	Fish Ladder This year's race went through the fish ladder, a steep jumble of narrow channels on river left (Maryland side). The river was probably way too high to hold it safely on the falls proper.

09-01-2018, 07:27 AM	#4
KenM Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Louisville Oh Posts: 399 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTW/F/M Award(s): 0	Incomplete video ? John, Doesn't look like they filmed the canoes. How did you place this year? --KenM

09-02-2018, 01:38 PM	#5
JPTolson Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Salem, Ohio Posts: 926 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTW/F/M Award(s): 0	Once again, Ken, it appears that the open boaters exercised more common sense than the paddlers from the dark side by going nowhere near that mayhem. LOL! However, there was a lone T-gripper in a C-1 in the video showing the double-bladed boaters how it was supposed to be run!!!! Last edited by JPTolson; 09-02-2018 at 02:50 PM.

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08-31-2018, 06:45 PM	#2
djstone Member Join Date: Apr 2017 Location: Stoneboro, PA Posts: 62 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTW/F/M Award(s): 0	Wow. This was awesome! Thank you for sharing.