Instructions to Paddlers for race Day

INSTRUCTIONS TO PADDLERS

· WAIVER MUST BE FILLED OUT COMPLETELY. REGISTER W/ NAME, COMPLETE ADDRESS, E-MAIL, PHONE, AGE, ASSIGNED # AND BOAT DESCRIPTION.

· $20.00 ENTRY FEE INCLUDES BREAKFAST, T-SHIRT (1ST 200 TO REGISTER) LUNCH, RAFFLE TICKET AND AWARDS

· ALL PADDLERS MUST BE MARKED WITH THEIR ASSIGNED NUMBER.

· ALL BOATS (EXCEPT PADDLEBOARDS) SHALL CARRY P.F.D. FAILURE TO COMPLY WILL ASSESS 5 MINUTE PENALTY

· STARTER WILL DESIGNATE RACE START LINE. SHORT COURSE: BETWEEN STARTER AND SHORE MARKER… PADDLEBOARDS BEACH START, FIRST ROW CANOES AND KAYAKS, 10 METERS BACK AT WHITE BUOYS SUP’S. LONG COURSE: BETWEEN SAFETY BOAT AND NORTH JETTY. RACES WILL NOT START UNTIL LINE IS EVEN. JUMPING THE START WILL ASSESS 5-MINUTE PENALTY. (IT’S NOT WORTH IT!)…PLEASE COOPERATE WITH STARTER.

· IT IS THE PADDLER’S RESPONSIBILITY TO KNOW THE RACE COURSE. FAILURE TO TURN ALL COURSE MARKERS WILL RESULT IN A 5-MINUTE PENALTY PER MISSED MARK.

ESCORT BOATS ARE ON THE WATER FOR PADDLER SAFETY EMERGENCIES. ESCORT BOAT DRIVERS WILL NOT RESCUE BOATS…ONLY PADDLERS. PLEASE KNOW YOUR LIMITATIONS.

· IT IS EXPECTED THAT YOU WILL COME TO THE AID OF FELLOW PADDLERS IN TROUBLE. …IT’S ONLY A RACE…IF POINT TOTALS ARE AT ISSUE, THE RACE COMMITTEE WILL OFFER SOLUTIONS. SAFETY IS A PRIORITY.

· ALL PADDLERS MUST CHECK IN AT FINISH EVEN IF THEY PULL THEMSELVES OFF THE COURSE.

· ALL PADDLERS MUST FINISH ON BEACH THROUGH 10X10 CANOPY AND REPORT THEIR ASSIGNED NUMBER TO OFFICIAL. PADDLERS FAILING TO COOPERATE WILL NOT BE INCLUDED IN OFFICIAL RESULTS AND ANY SERIES POINTS EARNED WILL NOT BE CREDITED.


***THANK YOU FOR YOUR COOPERATION. YOUR RACE HOSTS, SAFETY BOAT CAPTAINS AND RACE COMMITTEE ARE ALL VOLUNTEERS. WE APPRECIATE YOUR COURTESY.