2008 Race Rules
Kent Island Circumnavigation Team Relay (35 Miles)
- Friday, August 29, 2008
Captains' Meeting @ 7:30 p.m.
***Note: FRIDAY EVENING CAPTAINS' MEETING, NOT SATURDAY MORNING***
- Saturday, August 30, 2008
OC1/OC2 - Start @ 7:15 a.m.
OC6 - Start @ 7:30 a.m.
Team Divisions
THERE WILL BE 9 DIVISIONS.
· 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)
The Rules
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. MIXED TEAMS MUST RACE TRUE MIXED THIS YEAR
*ALL MIXED TEAMS MUST RACE WITH 3 MEN AND 3 WOMEN IN EACH CREW.
NO OTHER COMBINATIONS ALLOWED.
8. TEAMS RACING WITH MORE MEN THAN WOMEN WILL BE PLACED IN THE MENS DIVISION.
9. 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.
10. WINNERS WILL BE DETERMINED BY THE FASTEST OVERALL TIME IN EACH DIVISION.
Kent Island Regatta Sprints & Relays
- Sunday, August 31, 2008
Regatta Sprints and OC1 Racing @ ~10:00 a.m.
Regatta Sprints
All interested teams that have recovered from Saturday night's lu'au must sign up by 9:30 a.m. Regatta sprints start at 10:00 a.m.
Teams will race a ¼ mile (total distance) down and back course in heats of 3-4 teams.
The 1st & 2nd place finishing teams in each heat will advance to the semi-finals.
The semi-finals will consist of 2-3 heats with 1st & 2nd place teams advancing to the finals.
OC1 Relays
Starting immediately after the Regatta Sprints. All interested paddlers must sign up by the end of the Duke Regatta Sprints.
Teams of 2 men and 2 women.
We will race a ¼ mile triangular course in heats of 3-4 teams with each team member paddling the course and making a land change out.
The 1st & 2nd place finishing teams in each heat will advance to the semi finals.
The semi finals will consist of 2-3 heats with 1st & 2nd place teams advancing to the finals.
Leave Your Rudder at The Dock Race
Starting immediately after the OC1 Relays. All interested paddlers must sign up by the end of the OC1 Relays.
This race will be a single paddler event, with each participant racing the same ¼ mile course as the oc-1 relay, but without a rudder.
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