Victorian Schools Canoe Championships for marathon and sprint.
Nagambie Lakes Regatta Centre, Loddings Lane, Nagambie, VIC 3608.
Three main boat classes:
(1) ICF (K1, K2, C1, C2) (n.b. Down river racers may enter as ICF class).
(2) Touring double blade (TK1, TK2, sea kayaks, skis, slalom, sit-on-top, etc.)
(3) Touring single blade (TC1, TC2, UC1, UC2, SUPs, outriggers, va'a)
Portage for U16 and U18 ICF class boats (K1, K2, C1, C2). No portage for touring class boats. No portage for U12 and U14.
Early bird registration closes 28th Feb at 5 pm. Standard registration closes 5th March at 5 pm. Late registration closes 11th March at 5 pm. No registrations on the day.
Race distances: Marathon: U12 2.5 km; U14, U16 & U18 3.7 km. Sprint: 200 m (for all ages and craft type).
Age category for juniors (U12 to U18) is based on the paddler's age as of 1st January (i.e. to paddle U18 you must be 17 or under on 1st January; you can turn 18 during the year). Age category for crew boats (e.g. doubles) is set by the age of the oldest paddler for junior crews.
Course maps will be displayed on the day. Wearing a PFD is be mandatory for this event.
You may enter up to four events (marathon singles, marathon doubles, sprint singles, sprint doubles). There is a flat fee (early bird $35 for Paddle Australia members, $40 for non-members) for the day (one or more events).
Payment is by credit card or PayPal. No cash payments on the day.