PACIFIC DRAGONS OUTRIGGER CANOE CLUB Invites you to the Pacific Dragons OC1/2, V1 & OC6 Regatta Sunday 22 October 2017 FRENCHMANS BAY, LA PEROUSE Using the waters of Botany Bay, Pacific Dragons DBOCC will be hosting an AOCRA Outrigger Canoe Race. These events will include: OC1/OC2 and V1 Race All Divisions Briefing at 7:15am Race start at 7.30am Distance 12km Junior, Novice and Ultra Short All divisions OC6 Race Briefing at 8:45am Race start at 9:15 am Distance 4km Short Course All Divisions OC6 Race Briefing at 9:30am Race start at 10:00pm Distance 8km Long Course Mixed and Women s OC6 Race Briefing at 11:15am Race start at 11:45am Distance 12km Long Course Men s OC6 Race Briefing at 11:15 am (same time as LC Mixed & Women) Race start at 1:45pm Distance 12km Presentations will take place approximately 30mins after the finish of each race. Only divisions comprised of 3 or more crews will receive prizes. If there are less than 3 crews in your division you will be asked if you wish to remain in your division to race for points or move to a division where there is a minimum of 3 crews to race for prizes. ALL CANOES WILL BE SCRUITINISED AND MUST HAVE: STORM COVERS; 2 BAILERS; 25M TOW ROPE; A SPARE PADDLE; and 6 APPROVED PFDs. ALL OC1/2 COMPETITORS MUST WEAR A PFD AND LEG ROPE. NOTE: Depending on registered crew entries, both the Short Course (all divisions) and Long Course (Mixed and Women s) races may need to be a split start by division. This will alter the start times indicated above. We will endeavour to advise this on the Friday before the race once all team nominations have been entered or earlier if we know beforehand.
RACE INFORMATION AND PROPOSED COURSE MAPS ** Please note that in the instance of bad weather, the short and long courses will be modified to stay inside the bay and the key course direction will head West towards Brighton Le Sands. All clubs registered to race will be notified by Saturday 21 October at 4:30pm, if the race course will alter** *All courses will run in the opposite direction to take advantage of conditions if wind, swell and tide deem that the more suitable direction OC1/OC2 and V1 COURSE ALL DIVISIONS 12KM Long Course Race 12km- Start in front of Frenchmans Bay head straight out from beach towards port towards airport runway. There will be a turning buoy at the end of the airport runway. Complete an ama turn at buoy and head straight across Frenchmans Bay towards Henry Head and on to Cape Banks. There will be a turning buoy approximately 500m off Little Bay near Cape Banks. Ama turn at buoy and return to start/finish line. Henry Head Cape Banks 1st turn coordinates at Airport Runway: -33.974236, 151.195135 2nd turn coordinates at Cape Banks: -34.002976, 151.248735
JUNIOR, NOVICE AND ULTRA SHORT ALL DIVISIONS 4KM Start in front of Frenchmans Bay and head straight out from the beach towards the airport runway. Complete an ama turn at the turning buoy approximately 150m of Molineaux Point Lookout and head straight across Frenchmans Bay towards Bare Island. Complete an ama turn at the buoy just as you reach Bare Island and return to start/finish line. 1 st turn coordinates at Molineaux Point: -33.985612, 151.213095 2 nd turn coordinates at Bare Island: -33.992564, 151.229102 SHORT COURSE ALL DIVISIONS 8KM Start in front of Frenchmans Bay and head straight out from the beach towards the airport runway. Complete an ama turn at the turning buoy approximately 150m of Molineaux Point Lookout and head straight across Frenchmans Bay towards Henry Head and on to Cape Banks. There will be a turning buoy approximately 500m off Little Bay near Cape Banks. Compete an ama turn at buoy and return to start/finish line. Cape Banks 1 st turn coordinates at Molineaux Point: -33.985612, 151.213095 2 nd turn coordinates at Cape Banks: -34.002976, 151.248735
LONG COURSE ALL DIVISIONS 12KM Start in front of Frenchmans Bay and head straight out from the beach towards the airport runway. There will be a turning buoy at the end of the airport runway. Complete an ama turn at buoy and head straight across Frenchmans Bay towards Henry Head and on to Cape Banks. There will be a turning buoy approximately 500m off Little Bay near Cape Banks. Compete an ama turn at buoy and return to start/finish line. Henry Head Cape Banks 1st turn coordinates at Airport Runway: -33.974236, 151.195135 2nd turn coordinates at Cape Banks: -34.002976, 151.248735 CLUB AND TEAM NOMINATIONS Register online at www.aocra.com.au by Friday 20 October 2017. RACE FEES OC1/OC2 and V1 Race Fee: $25 per person Juniors $15 per head ($90 per team) per race Seniors Novice Crews $20 per head ($120 per team) Ultra Short Course $20 per head ($120 per team) Short Course $25 per head ($150 per team) Long Course $35 per head ($210 per team) A late fee of $50 will apply for team registrations submitted after Friday 20 October 2017. Race fees must be paid by direct debit or credit card online at the AOCRA website: www.aocra.com.au
AGE DIVISIONS FOR ALL COMPETITIORS The following provides a guideline of the age restrictions. *Note: there must be three (3) teams to make a division. Adult Age Divisions Women s Age Men s Age i. 21 and Under 20 to 21 Inclusive i. Open Adult age i.e. 20 yrs and above ii. Masters 40 yrs and above 40 yrs and above iii. Senior Masters 50 yrs and above 50 yrs and above iv. Golden Masters 60 yrs and above 60 yrs and above v Platinum 70 yrs and above 70 yrs and above vi Juniors eligibility to compete in Adult events a) 19U division may compete in adult divisions (21U and Open) without the need for parental or coach consent. b) Must be aged 14 yrs and above and have: i) written parental / guardian permission ii) written approval of qualified outrigger specific coach CONDITIONS OF ELGIBILITY NOVICE AND ULTRA SHORT COURSE To encourage more novice crews to enter regattas, AOCRA NSW Zone would like to introduce the addition of an Ultra Short Course to this year s program. These will be races up to 4km and will be open to anyone. The race will start with the novice and Junior crews to make it a more exciting race experience for paddlers and spectators alike. It will give more of a real race feel to the novice paddler and offer encouragement for them to ultimately move on to short course racing as they gain confidence in a race environment. A novice paddler can progress on to short course and come back to Ultra Short course but once they race in a long course, they then immediately lose their classification as novice, and as such will not be able to compete in Ultra Short courses again. For Novice crews, there must be 4 novice paddlers (i.e. paddlers who are in their first or 2nd year of registration, with 2 years being the maximum), and 2 experienced paddlers. Ultra Short has been introduced to cater more for the less confident paddler who isn t a novice and would prefer to race the shorter distance or, doesn t want to race in a longer open water event and may want to gain confidence in a race situation. Any paddler who enters an Ultra Short course race can progress up to a short course and long course and is able to come back to the Ultra Short. The above races will feature the following 3 categories only will apply to the Ultra Short Course: MEN WOMEN MIXED
General CONDITIONS OF ELIGIBILITY PARKING Parking for trailers is on Anzac Parade around the headland. Trailer loading and unloading is at the area near the roundabout and the Boatshed restaurant there will be volunteers directing trailers where to go please ensure you unload and move your trailer away to park as quickly as possible. Car parking is available along Anzac Parade and Endeavour Avenue.
AMENITIES Toilets are located in the park at Frenchmans Beach. FOOD Lots of fabulous food will be available: BBQ; home baked goodies; cold drinks; etc will be available for sale. Additional food can be bought at the local cafes. FIRST AID First Aid will be in attendance at the race site. SAFETY Members of the Zone Committee will perform safety inspections. Any canoes that do not meet AOCRA safety guidelines, maybe ineligible to race. Non-AOCRA approved canoes will be ineligible to race. All canoes must have 6 x approved PFDs, storm covers, 2 bailers, tow rope and a spare paddle. All OC1/2 competitors must wear a PFD and a leg rope. RACE DIRECTORS Nicola Frowen and Eugene Lee QUERIES AND CONTACT Queries should be directed to: Race Organiser Lisa Hennessy 0413 909 805 Race Director Nicola Frowen 0419 552 975 Or email: info@pacificdragons.com.au