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Proceeds from the Potomac Fest will be donated to AW, our nation's ONLY river conservation organization whose mission is to protect free-flowing rivers on behalf of river enthusiasts!

Besides the excellent paddling gear, books and dvds the centerpiece of this year's silent auction is 3 paris of tickets to see the Washington Nationals play at their new, oh-so-green Nats Stadium. These are not your runofthemill tickets. Our Presidential Seat tickets right behind Home Plate include access to the Gold Star Club (open bar, complimentary food and beverages to your seat, and VIP parking pass). Retail value per ticket: $300!!! We've got six of 'em. Do you dare see what they'll go for?

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Each Potomac Whitewater Festival party participant who joins AW or renews their membership at the July 12th P'fest party will be entered into a raffle to win a Jackson Kayak boat of choice. There are few games of chance with odds this good! The raffle will be open from the start of the party until whenever Jeff Paine, AW's new Events Director, calls it quits after having been up since the crack of dawn!

It's Woody agin' you and the rest of the crowd who forks up a few $ to win a new Liquidlogic kayak.  It'll go quick, so hold off draining that half-full beverage to keep your wits about you. If you're halfway decent you'll have a great chance at winning: if you're not, you might just get lucky! Woody will be conducting Rock-Paper-Scissors clinics Friday afternoon for Type A contestants.

Have we got the goods! For starters you'll be able to bid on three pairs of Washington Nationals' Presidential seats directly behind Home Plate (value - $300 per ticket!): parking pass included with each ticket pair. Other silent auction items include:

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This year one of the party highlights will be a rock, paper, scissors face-off conducted by Woody Callaway of Liquid Logic. Participants will by chances to participate in the event to win prizes from various sponsors with the grand prize being a boat from Liquid Logic. Proceeds of the tournament will go to AW. Come to the party Saturday evening and join the fun!

Have extra gear lying around? Possess too many back up skirts and helmets? Does your spouse enforce a three boat limit? Want to help outfit new paddlers? AW and Potomac Fest can help you and you can help AW. Bring your gear to the Potomac Fest Gear swap which will run all during the party on Saturday night. Here is how it works:

Tom McEwan and the staff and students of Liquid Adventures Kayak School will again organize the race. Last year was a very exciting race with Aaron Mann running a very smooth race to win. This year should prove to be just as exciting. We are planning a couple of adjustments to the usual format of the race in order to improve the event.

**Racers this year will run in order of bib # within their class, this is to help shorten the interval between racers. The next 3 racers should be on deck and ready to paddle.

Check out the schedule of events for 2008.