WORCESTER CC HASLER RACE - SUNDAY 10th MAY 2026
Venue
Worcester Canoe Club, Grandstand Road, Worcester WR1 3EJ
Check in, refreshments, results and prize giving will take place at the Canoe Club
Parking
Free parking is available on the centre of Worcester Race Course (Pitchcroft) adjacent to the Canoe Club. Parking will be signposted. Disabled parking is available at the Canoe Club - please contact organiser is required.
Timetable
Check in: 9 am – 10.30 am
Briefing Divisions 7,8,9 10:00 Start 10:30
Briefing Divisions 1-6 11.30 Start 12:00
Briefing Geoff Saunders 13:45 Start 14:00
Prize giving will be held once the races have finished.
Courses
All starts will be upstream, starting at the Sabrina Footbridge, just downstream of the Canoe Club.
Division 1,2 & 3: 12 miles, 2 portages (3 laps)
Divisions 4,5 & 6 : 8 miles, 1 portage (2 laps)
Divisions 7,8 & 9: 4 miles no portage (1 lap)
Fees
Seniors £15
Juniors £10
Geoff Saunders £5
Late entries surcharge £5
Portage
Portage is a beach type and can be slippery.
Hazards
Submerged branches and logs. Care should be taken around pleasure craft, fishermen and other river users. River Rules – keep right.
Safety
All paddlers in Divisions 7,8 and 9 must wear an approved Buoyancy Aid. All competitors should bring a Buoyancy Aid in case conditions mean they are made mandatory for all. Team leaders to decide if paddlers in higher divisions should wear them. Anyone with a medical condition must notify the organiser. All boats must have buoyancy that is sufficient to keep the boat and paddlers afloat in the event of a capsize.
Rules
The race will be run in accordance with current PUK Marathon Handbook racing rules.
Please ensure that you have a compliant Number Board to display your number (please bring a number board and black tape as they are not provided). Please clean boats before removing to new waters to assist with the control of the spread of invasive species.
Worcester Canoe Club reserves the right without prior notice to alter any of these arrangements should the weather or other circumstances warrant it.
Organiser
Dave Smith Mobile: 07534418972 Email: dpsmith79@yahoo.com