Clackfest 2026: The 40th Upper Clackamas Whitewater Festival
The 40th annual Upper Clackamas Whitewater Festival: fifth in both Rondel races, demo boats, raft flips, backflips and shenanigans.
Project Streamline: SOTAR SL on the Santiam, a Broken Paddle and a Rondel Roll
Project Streamline: my SOTAR SL on the North Santiam Packsaddle run, a paddle snapped at Armstrong Rapid at Clackfest 2025, and a Rondel roll on the Rogue.
Carnage at Clackfest 2025: A Snapped Blade, the Carter Falls Hole and a DQ
Team raft slalom at Clackfest 2025: my blade snapped on the first stroke, we surfed the Carter Falls hole, lost a swimmer, and got DQd. Here is the story.
Clackfest 2025 IK Mass Start: Third Place in a SOTAR SL
The inflatable kayak mass start at the 2025 Upper Clackamas Whitewater Festival, where I passed a lot of paddlers in my SOTAR SL and took 3rd.
ClackFest 2024: Surfing the Carter Falls Hole in a Super Puma
Rowing my Super Puma at Clackfest 2024, where I hit the Carter Falls hole really well, surfing and rodeoing it, and placed 5th.
Clackamas Whitewater Festival 2023
Racing my Super Puma at the 2023 Upper Clackamas Whitewater Festival (Clackfest). No podium, but a great day, plus what Clackfest is all about.
R1 Fest: Community R1 Day on the Upper Clackamas
Saturday, November 14, 2026. Meet at Moore Creek Boat Ramp at 10 a.m.
River Rat Sunday Returns December 20
An open-invitation community trip on the Upper Clackamas, the third Sunday of every month through high-water season.
2027 Festival Plans: Clackfest and Beyond
SOLWYRX is confirmed for a Clackfest 2027 booth, with more festivals on the radar.