Kent Island Cup 2009
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This year's Kent Island Cup will again 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 with entertainment by the Aloha Boys and The Tiki Barbarians in the Yacht Club lounge.
Event Schedule
Friday, September 4, 2009
- 8 am - 7 pm - team arrivals and rigging
- Captains' Meeting @ 7:30 p.m.
***Note: FRIDAY EVENING CAPTAINS' MEETING, NOT SATURDAY MORNING***
Saturday, September 5, 2009
- 6:45 am – PULE & LAST CAPTAIN’S INSTRUCTIONS
- 7:00 am – BOATS ON THE WATER
- 7:15 am – OC1/OC2 START
- 7:30 am – OC6 START (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 FINIS
- 2-3 pm – LUNCH - CLEAN UP & RELAX – KEGS OPEN
- 2-3 pm – ALOHA BOYS
- 5 pm – DINNER, AWARDS & PRESENTATIONS
- 7-11 pm – THE TIKI BARBARIANS IN THE YACHT CLUB LOUNGE
Race Rules
Kent Island Cup Team Relay (35 Miles)
- 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 RACE WILL START AND FINISH AT THE KENT ISLAND YACHT CLUB WITH EACH LEG BEING APPROXIMATELY 7-10 MILES LONG.
- 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.
- TEAMS MUST CHANGE OUT AT THE DESIGNATED CHANGE OUTS SITES ONLY. NO INTERMEDIATE CHANGE OUTS.
- TEAMS MAY RACE WITH LESS THAN 12 PADDLERS.
- 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.
- IF A MIXED TEAM HAS MORE MEN THAN WOMEN, THEY WOULD BE PLACED IN THE MENS DIVISION.
- ALL MIXED TEAMS MUST RACE WITH 3 MEN AND 3 WOMEN IN EACH CREW. NO OTHER COMBINATIONS ALLOWED.
- TEAMS RACING WITH MORE MEN THAN WOMEN WILL BE PLACED IN THE MENS DIVISION.
- 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.
- WINNERS WILL BE DETERMINED BY THE FASTEST OVERALL TIME IN EACH DIVISION.
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