Wild Water Race Number 2
The Drain Race
The 2nd of 6 races for the 2023 Wild Water Season.
Location: Hester Park, Spencer Road
Langford
Registration: 08:30am-09:00am
Briefing: 09:15am
Race start: 10:00am
Course: Starting and finishing at Hester Park, paddlers make their way upstream to the starting point (drain) with the return leg being the race.
Transport: A car shuffle is not required
Safety: Due to the course being held in wild water conditions, it is necessary for all paddlers to wear helmets and PFD’s. Each competitor should also have a whistle attached to their PFD for emergency situations.
This is a flatwater obstacle course, designed to test the paddlers ability to manoeuvre the kayak around obstacles and trees. This is a great opportunity for new paddlers who would like
to test their boat handling ability before entering the races with greater water flow later in the season.
The race is open to all boats,
with the Championship only open to boats classed as wildwater/downriver kayaks as per ICF regulations. These include overall length of no more than 4.5m, with no rudder (or with their rudder tied up)
Sundries Boats (Are Boats not classed wildwater/downriver kayaks)
For
those entering in the 2023 Sundries Series, you are eligible to race in non-WildWater/downriver boats only where you are in a competition type boat. (Playboat and recreational type craft are not permitted to race.)
This is a timed individual event, where Sundry competitors will receive a timed result and ranking, but will not be awarded season points towards the WildWater Championship.
You will need to arrive at Hester Park Gate before the registration finishes as the gate may have to be locked. Enquire with organisers.
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