Main US Race List

Gorge Downwinding

• Gorge Downwind Championships (Facebook Page) Surfski/OC/SUP - As of 2020 if there are any significant complaints to be made about this week long event, the one that might be most substantial would be that the race has gotten so wildly popular that it is increasingly difficult to obtain a slot if you do not have one of the celebrity reservations. This race now fills up within hours after registration opens 7 monthes before the race!
  • 2016 Race Report
    • Best humorous complaint post about the Gorge Champs 2016
  • 2017 Detailed Article (Catherine Lo Griffin)
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• Vortex Race Series Surfski/OC/SUP - 3 race series starting in May and leading up to Gorge Championships. Started in 2019, these are rapidly gaining in popularity just as the Gorge Champs did.
  • As of 2023 Carter Johnson has handed these races off to others
    • 2023 dates link
• Columbia Gorge Paddle Challenge
• Wildside Relay Race - traditionally run by JD Davies along with the Gorge OC6 race. On hold since 2016.

• OC6
  • Gorge OC6 Race
    • This is the premier Gorge OC6 race
  • Rooster Rock - Mountain Home Canoe Club