One throw bag attempt per team member permitted. Penalty Seconds Teams completely enter eddy on river left, flip raft so that both sides of raft touch simultaneously, re-flip raft, and exit eddy. Gates 5 Penalty seconds for touching a gate 50 Penalty seconds for missing a gate After exiting the eddy, rafts shall attempt to negotiate 4 single pole gates finishing at International Bridge. One team at a time will run the course. There are no preliminaries.
All runs are final.
The Dowd Chute PaddleCross events are for expert class boaters only. The race is run over a course approximately 1500 meters in length, with about 800 meters of class IV rapids. All competitors must have boated Dowd Chute prior to competition, and must be equipped with the appropriate boats, gear and safety equipment sufficient to sustain extreme whitewater race conditions. Intentional ramming or intentionally obstructing a competitor in any way shall result in disqualification of an entire raft team or kayaker. All Competitors shall complete one time-trial run to qualify for the PaddleCross competitions.