[Awclist] Fwd: Mothers Day Update

[Cliff Loucks]

Here’s what’s forming for the upcoming Mother’s Day Races and Festival. John Seiner (Kokopelli Rafting) is again taking the lead to pull all this together.  I will need help stringing gates for the slalom races.  This will be Friday the 9th and finishing up Saturday morning befoe the 1:00pm event  Wish I could do it sooner but there have been problems in the past with the gates being disturbed before the event if they are left up too long.  Along with the Facebook page, watch the NM River Outfitters page for updates:

	 nmroa.org  or  raftnewmexico.org/

Facebook:  www.facebook.com/mdrgwf

-—Cliff


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The 3Rs: Rafting, Riding, Recovering*

Cliff Loucks
Albuquerque, Nuevo México
at work: 505-844-9098
at play: 505-604-1254

*Recovering = quality beer time



Begin forwarded message:

From: Mothers Day <mothersdayriogrande at gmail.com>
Subject: Mothers Day Update - please forward to the appropriate people in your organization
Date: March 26, 2014 at 2:11:57 PM MDT
To: msundin at blm.gov, jbailey at blm.gov, Steve Harris <steve.harris39 at gmail.com>, Steve Miller <steve4444 at mindspring.com>, Matt Gontram <mgontram at gmail.com>, jgundrum at blm.gov, Cisco Guevara <whitewater at newmex.com>, Kathy Miller <kathy4444 at mindspring.com>, atomcrawford at gmail.com, Cliff <Cliff at CSLoucks.net>, rroch at blm.gov, snow2flow at gmail.com, Britt Runyon <brittrunyon at gmail.com>, Kelly Gossett <kelly at newmexicokayakinstruction.com>, john at santafeadventure.com, Sonorajo at hotmail.com

Hello Everyone,

Thanks to everyone who has been working on making this happen.  Please spread the word and the dates of this years event throughout your organizations.

I am using this new email to handle the mothers day stuff (mothersdayriogrande at gmail.com)

I will update the http://raftnewmexico.org/ or nmroa.org website once a week as more information becomes available.  

The Rio Bravo Group shelter has been reserved for the entire event (Friday through Sunday)
However, The campsites themselves will be first come first serve for camping.  The BLM staff and the site host will notify the incoming and ongoing campers in advance, of the festival, in order to help dissuade anyone who would not want to be around an event such as ours.  

Permit paperwork is on its way from the BLM and we should have a multi-year permit coming our way very soon.  

Friday Rendezvous - Uncle Steve has been hard at work getting speakers and is putting together the program.  We are working hard to get folks that will be able to speak for free or with very minimal travel expenses because of decreased funding.     

Saturday and Sunday Events -   We are still looking for volunteers to take the lead on the following items:

Rodeo Judge, SUP Downriver Race coordinator, Awards Ceremony MC, logo design

The entire calendar is still tentative as we are still looking for organizations to sponsor some events.  TENTATIVELY....

Mothers Day Rio Grande Whitewater Festival 2014

Friday May 9, 2014

-9:30-5:00 River Rendezvous- River Guide Orientation $15 per person including lunch from the Pilar Yacht Club. -Speakers: To Be Announced...


-5PM Kayak- SUP- Inflatable Kayak Skills Clinic – Sponsor TBD


-6PM Evening Rendezvous Mixer: Location: Orilla Verde Recreation Area. 



Saturday, May 10, 2014

- Interpretive Guided Hike with BLM Ranger- (location and time TBD)

-8 – 10AM General Race Registration.$20 for the First Race, $10 for each race after, $60 per team of four, Rafting Race. First 75 entrants gets a Festival T-Shirt



-10AM – Noon: Kayak and Canoe Downriver Race
Men’s and Women’s Division
Long Boat- 9 feet and above, Short Boat, under 9 feet.

-1PM – 3PM Kayak, Canoe, SUP Slalom - at After 5

-3:30 – 4:30PM – Kid and Mom Raft Race – starts at Lone Juniper and finishes at Rio Bravo Campground.

5PM – 6PM Raft Downriver Race – Quartvite to County Line

3PM – 5PM Demos (sponsor TBD)

6:30 - 7:30PM– Awards at Rio Bravo

7:30 - 9:30PM - OPEN MIC - Campfire tunes - Sponsored by ELM


Sunday May 12th – Mother’s Day

- Interpretive Guided Hike with BLM Ranger- (location and time TBD)

-8AM – 12:00PM Pilar Yacht Club, Mother’s Day Benefit Breakfast for NMROA- New Mexico River Outfitter Association: All Welcome



10AM – 1PM Paul Bauer: Geological Float on the Rio Grande for River Guide Education. Sign up at Rio Bravo. Space is limited.

-12-1:30PM – SUP Races :Men’s and Women’s Divisions: Long Board 11ft+, Short Board under 11ft.
-2 – 4 PM Kayak Rodeo at Sleeping Beauty - Rodeo Judge: TBD: Men’s and Women’s Division

-4:30PM Après Race Awards & Party: Mother’s Day Music and Brews Just down road from races on right www.blueheronbrews.com



Send me your thoughts.

John