On behalf of USA Canoe/Kayak and the Nantahala Gorge Organizing Committee, we are
pleased to extend a formal invitation to your National Federation to train for and participate at
the 2013 ICF Canoe Freestyle World Championships to be held on the Nantahala River near
Bryson City, North Carolina on September 2-8, 2013. The official event website
is FreestyleKayaking2013 .

This premier freestyle kayak event is slated to draw over 300 freestyle paddlers and thousands
of spectators from around the world to the Nantahala Gorge, located in the heart of the North
Carolina Smoky Mountains.

For assistance with visa related issues please contact Gerald Babao at gerald[at]usack[dot]org.

For event and travel related questions please contact Zuzana Vanha at
zuzana.vanha[at]noc[dot]com.

We look forward to welcoming the world’s top Freestyle competitors to the United States and
sharing this terrific event with the international paddling community.

Thank you very much for your support.
Joe Jacobi, Chief Executive Officer