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Kent Island Cup 2010

As always this year's Kent Island Cup will be a team relay format. Racing will start on Saturday with a course that stretches 35 miles and circumnavigates Kent Island. After the relay race, our lu'au party will feature great drinks and food and live entertainment with the Aloha Boys.

Event Schedule

Friday, September 3, 2010

  • 8 am - 7 pm - team arrivals and rigging
  • Captains' Meeting @ 7:00 p.m.

Saturday, September 4, 2010

  • 7:00 am - Final Captain's Instructions and Pule
  • 7:15 am - Boats on the water
  • 7:30 am - OC1/OC2, OC6 Women's Crews, and SUPs START
  • 7:32 am - OC6 Mixed Crews START
  • 7:34 am - OC6 Men's Crews START
  • Start time reminder (the clock will start with or without your canoe on the water.  Be prepared and ready to go)

  • 9 -10 am – Change Location #1

  • 10:30-11:30 am – Change Location #2

  • 12 - 1 pm - Change Location #3
  • 1 - 2 pm - Race Finish
  • 2 pm - Lunch - Kegs Open
  • 3 - 8 pm - Aloha Boys
  • 5 pm - Dinner, Awards and Presentations

Race Rules

Kent Island Cup Team Relay (35 Miles)

  • THERE WILL BE 10 DIVISIONS
    • OC-6 IRON (NO CHANGES ALLOWED)
    • OC-6 MENS (UP TO 12 MEN)
    • OC-6 WOMENS (UP TO 12 WOMEN)
    • OC-6 MIXED (UP TO 6 MEN AND 6 WOMEN IN EVENLY MIXED CREWS)
    • OC-2 MENS (4 MEN)
    • OC-2 WOMENS (4 WOMEN)     
    • OC-2 MIXED (2 MEN & 2 WOMEN)
    • OC-1 MENS (2 MEN)
    • OC-1 WOMENS (2 WOMEN)
    • OC-1 MIXED (1 MAN & 1 WOMAN)     

 

  1. THE RACE WILL START AND FINISH AT THE KENT ISLAND YACHT CLUB WITH EACH LEG BEING APPROXIMATELY 7-10 MILES LONG.
  2. TEAMS WILL RACE 4 LEGS WITH LAND “CHANGE OUTS” AT THE END OF EACH LEG. TEAM MEMBERS NOT PADDLING IN THE FIRST LEG WILL TRAVEL BY CAR TO THE FIRST CHANGE OUT LOCATION. AFTER THE FIRST CHANGE OUT THE FIRST LEG PADDLERS WILL DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE SECOND CHANGE OUT SITE. THIS WILL BE REPETED FOR THE THIRD LEG WITH THE THIRD LEG PADDLERS DRIVING BACK TO THE KENT ISLAND YACHT CLUB.
  3. TEAMS MUST CHANGE OUT AT THE DESIGNATED CHANGE OUTS SITES ONLY. NO INTERMEDIATE CHANGE OUTS.
  4. TEAMS MAY RACE WITH LESS THAN 12 PADDLERS.
  5. MIXED TEAMS MUST RACE WITH AN EQUAL AMOUNT OF WOMEN OR A MAJORITY OF WOMEN IF THE TOTAL TEAM COUNT IS ODD.  EXAMPLE – 11 TEAM MEMBERS, 6 MUST BE WOMEN TO RACE IN THE MIXED DIVISION.
  6. IF A MIXED TEAM HAS MORE MEN THAN WOMEN, THEY WOULD BE PLACED IN THE MENS DIVISION.
  7. ALL MIXED TEAMS MUST RACE WITH 3 MEN AND 3 WOMEN IN EACH CREW. NO OTHER COMBINATIONS ALLOWED.
  8. ALL TEAM MEMBERS MUST CHANGE OUT AT THE CHANGE OUT SITES. ALL CHANGES MUST BE FROM THE LAND BASED CHANGE OUT SITES, NO WATER CHANGES WILL BE PERMITTED UNLESS SPECIAL PREMISSION IS GIVEN BY THE RACE DIRECTOR PRIOR TO THE START OF THE RACE. CREWS FAILLING TO CHANGE OUT AT THE DESIGNATED SITES WILL BE PENTALIZED 15 MINUTES FOR EACH INFRACTION.
  9. WINNERS WILL BE DETERMINED BY THE FASTEST OVERALL TIME IN EACH DIVISION.
  10. ANY TEAM THAT IS OBSERVED BY A RACE OFFICIAL OF NOT TAKING NECESSARY ACTIONS TO AVOID COLLISIONS OR HULIS DURING THE RACE OR AT THE CHANGE OUT SPOTS WILL BE IMMEDIATELY DISQUALIFIED!
 

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