K1/C1 Assessment June 10th

Long Course K1 / C1 Marathon Assessment Saturday 10th June. 

Elmbridge C.C., Walton Ln, Weybridge, Surrey, KT13 8LY

Briefing 

1st Briefing 10:00 am 

Start Order 10:30 am 

• 10:30am K1 Senior Women + U23 Women 5 long laps, 4 portages. 
• 10:32am K1 Junior Ladies + C1 Junior Men+ C1 Senior Women 3 long laps, 2 portages. 

2nd Briefing 2:50pm 

Start Order 3:20pm 

• 3:20pm K1 Senior Men + U23 Men 6 long laps, 5 portages. 
• 3:22pm K1 Junior Men 4 long laps, 3 portages. 

Course Description 

• Start at the white house, paddle upstream around the back of the small island to a 3 buoyed anti-clockwise turn.
• Turn anti-clockwise and continue downstream (clubside of the small island) and pass the portage outside the club (DO NOT PORTAGE THIS LAP). 
• Continue down the cut (1000m) and turn anti-clockwise below Desborough Island. 
• Continue upstream around the back of Desborough Island. 
• Repeat as appropriate to your race. 
• The portage is outside the club, use the first floating pontoon to exit and the second floating pontoon to re-enter. 
• Please note there is a gap between both floating pontoons and the banks edge. Please take care. 
• On the final lap, you turn in the same place as normal (3 buoyes turn at the top of the Small Island) but you finish at the top cut bridge below the club. This is approx. 500m from the top turn.

YOU DO NOT PORTAGE ON THE LAST LAP. 

Late entries will NOT be accepted on the day.

Note to competitiors. 

This race will be run in accordance with the assessment rules in the Canoe Racing Handbook and all athletes are expected to follow the MRC and British Canoeing Rules for competition. If you are not aware of these rules, please make yourself aware.