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Celebrating Women in the Paddling Community!

July 13-14, 2024: 

Come join us for a weekend of women on whitewater. It is a great opportunity to gather, learn, celebrate, and connect.

20% Off Women's Beginner Kayak 2 Day Clinic

20% Off Women's Intermediate Kayak 2 Day Clinic

20% Off Women's River Rescue 2 Day Skills Course

Zoar Outdoor Paddlesports Clinics:

If you’re new to kayaking and curious to see what it is all about, you can chose the Zoar Outdoor Beginner or Intermediate clinic options. We also have a two day Women’s Swiftwater Rescue Clinic run by women instructors this weekend. Our amazing women instructors will not only teach the skills of whitewater, but they will create a positive atmosphere to foster learning and connections!

After paddling on Saturday, meet up at Zoar Outdoor for an evening get together for women paddlers.

Women’s Community Paddle:

The community paddle for women and gender expansive folks is a social and celebratory paddle for intermediate to experience whitewater paddlers. Women who would like to paddle together and participate will meet at the Fife Brook put in on Saturday, July 13 at 11:30 am. The community run paddle will begin at the put in at 12:00pm and finish at the take out above or below Zoar Gap at 3:00pm.

This is not a Zoar Outdoor-led or sponsored event. All paddlers are responsible for their own selves (including: on and off water risk mitigation, shuttle, gear, etc).

These are women-focused events. All who identify as women are invited to participate.

Diversify Whitewater Rafting Event:

Saturday, July 27, 2024

Application open from Wednesday, June 12, 2024 until Friday, July 5, 2024 at 5:00pm ET.

Apply here: https://forms.gle/5uLqjvH8ESAK3BmXA

Join us for a Diversify Whitewater Zoar Gap Full Day Whitewater Rafting Trip down the Deerfield River!

No experience or equipment is necessary to participate. Ages 7 and up.

For more information on the DWW rafting day, please check out this site: https://www.zoaroutdoor.com/activity/zoar-gap-rafting/

The mission of Diversify Whitewater (DW) is to promote Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in paddlesports by removing the barriers that exist for Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC), and Allies in kayaking, canoeing, rafting, and stand up paddling by holding free community paddling events. Participants age 7 and up are welcome.

You must complete an application to be eligible for one of the fully funded participant spots for the Diversify Whitewater rafting trip with Zoar Outdoor. Applications open on Wednesday, June 12, 2024 and closes Friday, July 5, 2024 at 5:00pm ET. We will announce the Diversify Whitewater Zoar Gap Rafting Trip participants no later than Monday, July 8. Once scholarship winners are announced, we will send participants a confirmation email with a waiver and follow up information.

We can’t wait to spend time on the river with you!

Come celebrate whitewater releases on the Deerfield River!  On water full day clinics (must pre-register), boat demos, reps, tents, food, games, and evening music and festivities at Berkshire East, it’s all here!

American Whitewater holds three large fundraising events per season, and we are fortunate to have one of them right here on the Deerfield River. The Deerfield RiverFest is a celebration of cooperative dam re-licensing legislature that provides recreational whitewater releases that satisfies the needs of all water users. This is one of the biggest gatherings of whitewater paddlers in the Northeast!  Help support the organization that helps makes paddling possible all across the country!

Need More Information? Check the Info & Links Below:

• FREE Boat Demos from Zoar Outdoor: from 10:30am – 4:30pm on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
• Kayaking Clinics (Must pre-register)
• Shop Sales: All Weekend! The best sales are in the shop! Come by and see why!
• Dryway Downriver Race:  Saturday, August 3 at Dryway of Deerfield River. $10 entry fee. Register at 8:30-10am at Dunbar Picnic Area. Race starts at 10:40am.
• AW Deerfield River Festival Celebration at Berkshire East: Saturday, August 5 from 5pm-10pm, $10 entry fee