On July 15-16, 2016 Ben Nielsen shared experience and thoughts on the future of river surfing wave design at the Forum Flusswellen in Nuremberg, Germany. The McLaughlin Whitewater Design Group’s division of Merrick & Company was the only U.S. firm invited to this conference, hosted by Bavarian Chamber of Civil Engineers. We were honored to …
Risa Shimoda co-coordinated and John Anderson attended the recent National Water Trails Forum held in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The purpose of the first National Water Trails Forum was to provide a venue for the (eighteen) National Water Trail partners to network and learn from one another about best management strategies and practices utilized in the nationally …
Higher than average river levels have created the perfect conditions for unusually good surfing, on the South Platte River in Denver! Skilled river surfers on boards are taking to the river at the Union Avenue Boat Chutes, Chatfield State Park, and other waves throughout Arapahoe and Denver Counties with flows ten times the average flow …
Join Rick McLaughlin in an hour-long webinar on Safety-Related Success of In-River Whitewater Park Design It will take place January 21, 2015 at 1:00 pm Eastern Time. There’s no charge, and everyone is invited! REGISTER HERE Rick Mclaughlin, P.E., McLaughlin Whitewater Design Group, a division of Merrick & Company. Click here for the abstract. Review the design guide for Trails …
The world visited the Adventure Sports Center International, designed by the McLaughlin Whitewater Design Group in McHenry (western) Maryland to witness the 2014 World Championships of Whitewater Slalom, September 17-21, 2014. Over 400 athletes from 46 nations competed for top honors at in the Men’s and Women’s kayak and decked canoe (C1) and the doubles canoe. Take …