Inland Outrigger Canoe Club

AndSouthern States Zone

Jointly present

Southern States Zone Sprint ChampionshipSaturday 19th and Sunday 20th January 2019

To be held atNAGAMBIE LAKES REGATTA CENTER

69 Loddings Lane, NAGAMBIE, VICTORIA.

Dear Fellow Paddlers,

Inland Outrigger Canoe Club (IOCC) and AOCRA cordially invite your club members to participate in our 2019 Sprint Titles. We are running two days of racing at beautiful Nagambie. Please consider supporting this event and get Southern States Zone back racing locally.

There will be a “paddlers forum” Saturday after presentations in the meeting room at the venue. Some AOCRA board members will be in attendance.

All paid up and passionate members welcome.

Thankyou in anticipation,

Yours in paddling, fun and good fellowship,

Inland OCC CommitteePresident Don Larcombe don.larcombe1@gmail.com 0487 616 427

Vice President Mark Oman 0477 848 272Secretary Janine Carroll j9carroll@bigpond.com 0409 934 252Registrar Yvonne Stansfield stansfieldyvonne57@gmail.com 0458 959 779

Table of contents

1. CONDITIONS OF PADDLER ELIGIBILITY

2. NOMINATIONS

3. Pre Event Registrations

4. Club/Team Member eligibility.

5. On the day - Checking of Team nominations.

6. RACE Information-VENUE

7. STARTS

8. RULES AND SAFETY

9. Fees

10. PROGRAM

11. PRESENTATIONS

1. CONDITIONS OF PADDLER ELIGIBILITYOnly persons who are financial members of a club affiliated with AOCRA Ltd. and are a registered competitor with AOCRA Ltd. may compete.The Race Committee reserves the right to be the arbiter in any dispute regarding eligibility and registration of competitors. The Race Director’s decision is final.The Regatta Rules (as amended) of the Australian Outrigger Canoe Racing Association Ltd shall apply to this SSZ sprint Championship.Each club is responsible for ensuring all paddlers are registered via the AOCRA paddler registration process at www.aocra.com.au at least 7 days prior to this regatta.The IOCC Race Committee reserves the right to request proof of age of a competitor at any time.

2. NOMINATIONSThere are two parts to the AOCRA Regatta Nomination process.Detailed instructions are available on the website, however a summary is noted below.

Club Nominations At the www.aocra.com.au homepage, select CLUB SIGN-IN Select RACE NOMINATION, then CLUB NOMINATION You will be presented with a list of Australian regattas, and alongside the SSZ

SPRINT CHAMPIONSHIP, select NOMINATE CLUB You will be asked to select your zone and your club and then your position on the

Club Committee. Sign-in as required and on the next screen, select INLAND OUTRIGGER CANOE

CLUB as the Host Club. The total number of nominations for your club will be added up and multiplied by

the Payable Fee per event / per paddler and a total will be calculated. Then Click on PROCEED

It will then ask you to confirm the method of payment – direct debit or credit card as noted above.

The Host Club Secretary will receive a Tax Invoice via email, for each different club that nominates for the regatta.

The participating club secretary will receive a Tax Invoice for the total entry fees paid for their club to enter the regatta.

SUNDAY For the Seven kilometer stage race please enter your Name, Canoe type and number in notes section.Four km first stage Two km middle stage One km LAST stageie. Stansy/OC1/1963 ie Stansy/OC1/1963 Ie Stansy/OC1/1963

If you don’t own a canoe you enter as an individual and Inland will allocate you to OC6 canoes and crews.

Four km first stage Two km middle stage One km LAST stageie. Stansy/individual ie. Stansy/individual ie. Stansy/individual

3. PRE-EVENT REGISTRATION All competitors will be required to check themselves in with the Race officials.Prior to racing competitors will be instructed to go directly to the registration area. This official area will have their club team / paddler nomination forms. Race officials will check off paddlers by highlighting their names on the pre logged team/paddlers nomination form.Please Note: This is an AOCRA safety requirement. Paddlers or crews who do not sign in prior to their event, are subject to disqualification.Competitors not listed on the official Team/Paddler Nomination form will not be allowed to compete.

4. CLUB / TEAM MEMBER ELIGIBILTYAustralian Outrigger Canoe Racing Association rules (as amended) apply for the Southern States Sprint Championship.Teams can be made up of any AOCRA Southern States Zone members, but only after all clubs have attempted and used all potential club members to field a team first. All clubs must have first preference to their own club members for races before sourcing out paddlers from other clubs (this does not apply to Sundays races.)

5. ON THE DAY – CHECKING OF TEAM NOMINATIONSTeam/Paddler Nomination forms may not be accepted on race day.Only competitors named on the team/ paddler nomination forms will be allowed to compete unless proof of AOCRA membership and club membership can be presented to a member of the IOCC Race Committee.

6. RACE INFORMATIONVenueAll events will start and finish on a 2km buoyed sprint course at Nagambie Lakes Regatta Center.

Trailer Parking and Access:OC6 canoes will be unloaded and rigged at the finish line. Cars and trailers can be parked nearby. There is ample FREE car parking at the venue for competitors and spectators.

CourseAll events are run on a buoyed sprint course.

AmenitiesToilets are available. On site food stall will be operating. Caravan park kiosk is walking distance. The Township of Nagambie is a 3 km drive. Finish tower and meeting rooms are available. Shade marquees are recommended and can be provided by locals for fly in crews.

7. StartsCompetitors must be present on the starting line in race program order in designated lanes, or as otherwise directed by the Race Announcer. Starting signals shall be given regardless of absentees. The position at the start should be such that the bow of each competing canoe is lined up behind the starting line between the start buoys and in a stationary position. Rolling starts are not permitted. Start Flags:

Yellow Flag: approach the pre start line. Red Flag: line up behind the start line and hold canoes still. Red Flag down / Green Flag up (simultaneously): Start of race Black Flag: may be raised at any time to indicate that one or more canoes are

ahead of the start line. It is not the responsibility of the starter to indicate which canoes are ahead of the start line. It is the team / paddler’s responsibility to ensure they are behind the line. Crews that in front of the start line when the race starts are subject to disqualification.

Finish lineThe finish line is crossed when the bow of the canoe passes between the designated finish buoys/ markers.

8. RULES / SAFETYCanoes Safety inspections will be completed. Canoes not meeting AOCRA Safety Guidelines will not be eligible to race.

Race BriefingsRace briefings will be held as published on the race program, or as otherwise advised by the Race Announcer. All Race Briefings will be held in the Registration area.It is compulsory for all team captains, steerers and coaches to attend this meeting.

Life JacketsLife jackets must be worn at all times on Victorian Waterways.

Club Coaches responsibilitiesPlease note it is the responsibility of all Club Coaches to ensure that their crews competing in any event are capable of competing in all race conditions, as required by AOCRA racing rules.

Paddlers must be able to swim 400 m and tread water for 5 minutes. Crews must be able to right a flipped canoe without assistance. Any crew finding themselves in trouble for whatever reason must raise their

paddles in the air to alert support craft or passing canoes for assistance. Any canoe found not to go to the assistance of a canoe in trouble, will be

disqualified from the event.If at any stage of the event if an official requests a canoe return to shore it must comply with this request immediately. Failure to do so will result in disqualification of the crew from any future events held during the remainder of the regatta. The Safety Official may take such action as he/ she deems necessary for the safety of crews.Failure to comply with the above may invalidate your insurance cover.

DisqualificationAny individual or team who attempts to win an event by any means other then those which are honest or who does not respect the AOCRA Race Rules or who by his or her conduct clearly shows lack of respect for the Rules shall be disqualified. All disqualifications pronounced by the Race Committee and AOCRA Officials are final.

Protests & Race RulingsAll protests must be presented in writing to the Race Director no later then fifteen (15) minutes after completion of the race with a protest fee of $50.00.If the protest is upheld, the lodgment fee shall be refunded in full.If the protest is dismissed, the lodgment fee shall be forfeited to IOCC.

9. FEESAll Saturday sprint entries are $15.00 per person per race.Sunday races are one $20 entry fee per paddler.

10. PROGRAM

2019 Southern States Zone Sprint Championships

Day 1- SATURDAY 19th JANUARY

Event Time Canoe Distance GENDER Division10.00 Briefing in the regatta centre.

1 10.15 OC1 500m Womens Open2 10.25 OC1 500m Mens Open3 10.45 OC2 500m Womens Open4 10.55 OC2 500m Mens Open5 11.10 OC2 500m MIXED Open6 11.40 VA’A 250m Womens Open7 11.50 VA’A 250m Mens Open8 12.20 V3 500m Womens Open9 12.30 V3 500m Mens Open10 12.40 V3 500m MIXED Open11 12.50 OC6 500m Womens Open12 1.00pm OC6 500m Mens Open13 1.10pm OC6 500m MIXED Open

LUNCH

14 2.10pm OC6 1000m with TURNS Womens Open15 2.30pm OC6 1000m with TURNS Mens Open16 2.50pm OC6 1000m with TURNS MIXED Open

Finals will be run as required (event times & lunch changed)Medals presented for events 1 – 16 inclusive.

Presentations inside regatta centre.

A “Paddlers’ forum” will be held in the Regatta centre meeting room with AOCRA officials present.

To start 30 minutes after presentations conclude.All Southern States Zone paddlers welcome.

Sunday 20th January

Briefing 8.45, race start 9.00am.Seven kilometre 3 stage race.

The Seven kilometre 3 stage race is made up of three races of decreasing distances. All stages start with a mass start on the sprint course finish line and will run in a lap format.

Stage One – 4 kmThe first stage is four kilometres long raced over 4 laps. There is a thirty minute break before the next stage. The thirty minutes starts when the first canoe finishes, therefore some paddlers will get less than thirty minutes break before the start of the middle stage.

Stage Two – 2 kmThe middle stage is two kilometres raced over two laps. The twenty minutes starts when the first canoe finishes, therefore some paddlers will get less than twenty minutes break before the start of the last stage.

Stage Three – 1 kmThe LAST stage is one kilometre raced over one lap. This concludes the race.Places will be calculated by adding the times of the three stages. (Only applies to crews who complete ALL three stages in same canoe/crew.)

11. PRESENTATIONSPresentations will be held at the endof each day’s competition at the Finish Tower.