2012 geelong outrigging regatta

2016 Southern States Zone OC1/OC2/V1 Race Series
Western Beaches
Outrigger Canoe Club
OC1/OC2/V1 Regatta
Sunday 29th May 2016
Queries regarding the Western Beaches Outrigger Canoe Club regatta please contact:
President: Brad Hunter
bhunter@in2access.com.au
0439 043 992
Secretary: Anna Wells
anna.l.wells@gmail.com
0418 121 564
Race Director: Uby Woods
ubywoods@gmail.com
0419 166 664
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REGATTA SUMMARY:
LOCATION:
Footscray Canoe Club .
ADDRESS:
Maribyrnong Blvd, Footscray (off Farnsworth Ave) (Melway Ref Map 42 D2)
OC1/OC2 /V1
CANOES:
To be rigged on grass lawn adjacent to Footscray Canoe Club.
AMENITIES:
Hot showers and toilets available at the Footscray Canoe Club.
FOOD:
BBQ, Snacks and Drinks available.
PARKING:
Free parking on Maribyrnong Blvd.
OC1/OC2 TRAILERS:
Trailers can be stored in carpark adjacent to Footscray Canoe Club.
OC1/OC2/V1 Winter Series
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Contents
CONDITIONS OF PADDLER ELIGIBILITY ..................................................................... 3
REGATTA RULES .............................................................................................................. 4
NOMINATION PROCESS .................................................................................................. 7
FEES .................................................................................................................................... 7
PRE EVENT REGISTRATION ........................................................................................... 8
RACE/REGATTA INFORMATION.................................................................................... 8
SPECIFIC RACE INFORMATION/COURSE OUTLINE ................................................... 8
SAFETY PROCEDURE AND RULES .............................................................................. 11
PRESENTATIONS ............................................................................................................ 13
RACE PROGRAM ............................................................................................................ 13
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CONDITIONS OF PADDLER ELIGIBILITY
Only persons who are financial members of a club affiliated with AOCRA Inc. and are a
registered competitor with AOCRA INC. associated club may compete.
Membership status must be in place one (1) week prior to the regatta.
The Southern States Zone Committee reserves the right to be the arbiter in any
dispute regarding eligibility and registration of competitors. The race Director’s
decision is final.
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REGATTA RULES
Australian Outrigger Canoe Racing Association rules (as amended), for Combined
Regattas will apply.
1. AOCRA regatta rules apply and any other special rules which may be required
for a specific event.
2. An alternate venue must be available for the Regatta in the event of a strong
wind warning or unsuitable paddling conditions.
3. An alternate course must be available for all events.
4. All Australian competitors must be registered with AOCRA
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International Competitors must take out Travel Insurance and provide proof of such
insurance which lists outrigger canoeing as an activity.
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International Competitors must sign an “Indemnity & Release” Form prior to
participation.
5. Rules compliance:
A. A senior official appointed by AOCRA or the zone, and a member of the
organising committee should make a pre race inspection of the course. AOCRA
rules calls for a course and facilities inspector
B. If conditions are considered unsafe, as in rough seas, tidal convergence,
strong wind or forecast strong winds or other conditions that may effect the
safety of competitors and equipment, then an alternate course is to be made
available. Or the event cancelled.
C. In severe conditions as defined in AOCRA regatta rules the event must be
postponed or cancelled.
D. The lead boat in every event must have an official observer who will take
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responsibility for reporting conditions and make decisions on safety. If
conditions deteriorate at any point of the course in any event, the observer must
recommend a course of action.
E. Consultation must take place by the race committee, and other interested
parties, if a safety issue arises and paddlers may be jeopardised, with a view to
altering the course or stopping the race.
F. The organising committee prior to race start must make inspections of canoes,
All canoes must conform to AOCRA standards and scrutineers requirements
G. Support boats must be available to the standard required by AOCRA and the
water control authorities and have extra life jackets on board. The vessels must
comply with state transport regulations.
H. Time restriction and cut off points where crews can be required to drop out of
a race at a pre agreed point, need to be documented and mentioned in all
briefings. Once a crew or person is requested to turn back or take advantage of
rescue and refuses then all insurance for the paddler will be invalidated. This will
decrease the chance of “weaker” or inexperienced crews who have decided to,
have–a-go, getting themselves into trouble when commonsense would say –
turn back. Crews that refuse to turn back shall be advised that insurance will be
voided at this point.
I. All OC1/OC2/V1 canoes must be approved by AOCRA and have compliance
stickers and yellow tags affixed. Zone committees will fix compliance stickers to
all canoes and any new canoes will have a letter of compliance from the
manufacturer. Imported OC1 canoes will be approved by AOCRA scrutineers and
have signed stickers and yellow tags affixed.
J. All canoes (paddler) must wear Australian approved PFD’s and leg ropes i.e.
one PFD on an OC1, two PFD’s on an OC2. All V1’s must have bailer on board.
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Novice means less than 2 years paddling
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Junior means 19 years and under
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Only Southern States Zone paddlers will go into the draw to win the OC2 Tempest at
the end of the series
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Only Southern States Zone Affiliated Clubs can win OC2 Tempest
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Winning Club of OC2 Tempest must not sell canoe for time period of 3 years after
winning canoe
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Winning Club is responsible for freight of winning canoe.
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All Club Presidents/Secretaries must sign canoe damage waivers and acceptance of
conditions of winning OC2 Tempest.
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All Southern States Zone Clubs have the use on 1 x OC2 AOCRA canoe if canoe is not
used in all races the Southern States Zone committee has the rights to loan out
canoe to another club wanting to participate.
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If club is using AOCRA OC2 allocated to them they must enter 7 days prior to event
to secure canoe or canoe will be allocated to another club.
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All affiliated Tasmanian and South Australian club members residing in their
respective states will earn double entry points when competing in Victoria to win
the OC2 Tempest at the end of the series. Single Points apply for racing in your own
state.
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All Southern States Zone Paddlers competing in races outside the state in which they
reside, irrespective of the club they are registered with, will earn double entry
points.
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NOMINATION PROCESS
The Member Nomination process will be online via the AOCRA website
http://www.aocra.com.au/
Member (paddler) Nominations
 Please complete by 25th May 2016
 At the http://www.aocra.com.au/ Click, MEMBER SIGN IN
 Select RACE REGISTRATION,
 You will be presented with a list of Australian regattas and alongside the Western
Beaches OCC Zone Regatta 29th May 2016, select RACE REGISTRATION
 You will then be asked to select which events you would like to enter, enter your
races, then hit NEXT
 It will then ask you to confirm paddlers to be entered
 It will then ask you to confirm the method of payment –credit card
FEES
EVENT TYPE
PER PADDLER
Womens Oc1/Oc2/V1
$30
Mens Oc1/Oc2/V1
$30
Novice / Junior / Adaptive
$20
Mixed Oc2
$30
*There are no set late fees.
Please note that registrations received after Wednesday 25th May 2016 for OC1/OC2/V1
races maybe be refused by the race committee due to paddler safety and support boat
ratios.
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PRE EVENT REGISTRATION
All competitors will be required to register with the Race Officials.
Prior to racing competitors will be instructed to go directly to the registration area. This
official area will have their Oc1/Oc2/V1 nomination forms. Race officials will check off
paddlers by signing their names on the pre logged nomination form.
Please Note: As this is an AOCRA safety requirement, paddlers who do not sign in prior to
their event, are subject to disqualification.
Only competitors named on paddler nomination forms will be allowed to compete.
RACE/REGATTA INFORMATION
Directions
All events for the Western Beaches OCC Regatta will be held at Footscray Canoe Club,
Maribyrnong Blvd, Footscray.
There is free parking available for vessels and vehicles adjacent to the Footscray Canoe
Club on Maribyrnong Blvd.
Amenities
The Footscray Canoe Club has toilet and shower facilities available for use on race days.
SPECIFIC RACE INFORMATION/COURSE OUTLINE
Venue: Footscray Canoe Club, Maribyrnong Blvd, Footscray, VIC. (Melway Ref Map 42
D2)
Instructions will be provided on the day.Please note that the course will be subject to
conditions on the day. The Race Director will adjust it to ensure the best possible
conditions and safety.
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OC1/OC2/V1 Mens/Womens /Mixed Marathon – 11km
12km Marathon, starting and finishing on the Maribyrnong .
Course direction is subject to change based on the conditions of the day.
Course will run on the Maribyrnong river. Bottom turn will be before the rail bridge,
between Dynon and Footscray Roads. The top turn will be before the Essendon Canoe Club,
Ascot Vale Road Bridge.
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OC1/OC2/V1 Novice/ Junior / Adaptive 5.5km
5.5km short course starting and finishing at Footscray Canoe Club. Course direction is
subject to change based on the conditions of the day.
Course will run on the Maribyrnong river. Starting upstream from Footscray canoe club to
top turn buoy before the Essendon Canoe Club, Ascot Vale Road Bridge and return
downstream to the Footscray Canoe Club.
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Trailer Parking
Trailers can be stored next to Footscray Canoe Club. OC1/OC2/V1 canoes are to be rigged
on the grass lawn in front of Canoe Club. Boats are then to be moved to be launched at the
Maribyrnong river. All boats must be launched facing downstream
SAFETY PROCEDURE AND RULES
Canoes Safety inspections will be completed. Canoes not meeting AOCRA
Safety Guidelines will be ineligible to race.
Race briefings will be held as scheduled. It is compulsory for all paddlers and coaches to
attend this meeting. It will be at these race briefings that all course maps will be
explained and given out to paddlers.
All canoes must have the following safety equipment to be eligible to compete in
any event:
 OC1/OC2/V1
 leg ropes affixed to the canoe and paddler
 Life jackets must be worn by each paddler
Any canoe that does not meet these requirements will be withdrawn from the
event by race officials.
We would also like to add that it is the responsibility of all club coaches to ensure that
their paddlers competing in any event are capable of competing in all race conditions.
As required by AOCRA racing rules:
 Paddlers must be able to swim
 Paddlers 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
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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 a safety official requests a
canoe return to shore it must comply with this request immediately. Failure to do so
will result in:
a) Disqualification of the crew from any future events held during the remainder of
the regatta
b) The safety official may take SUCH ACTION AS HE/SHE DEEM NECESSARY FOR THE
SAFETY OF PADDLERS. FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE ABOVE MAY INVALIDATE
YOUR INSURANCE COVER.
Race Briefings
Race briefings will be held on Carrum Beach in front registration tent. All course maps
will be given out and explained at race briefings.
Starts
Competitors must be present on the starting line by the time shown on the race
program, 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.
NO ROLLING STARTS
Start procedure
 Yellow flag max 2 minutes to start
 Red flag max 30 or less seconds to start
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Red flag down/Green flag up (simultaneously) = Start of Race All
teams will be given clear start times at the race briefing
Finish Line
The finish line is crossed when the bow of the canoe passes between the
designated finish buoys/markers.
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Disqualification
Any paddler who attempts to win an event by any means other then those which are
honest or who does not respect the AOCRA Race Rules / Canoes 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 and Race Rulings
All protests must be presented in writing to the Race Director no later then (15)
fifteen minutes after completion of the race with a protest fee of $50.00. If the
protest is upheld the lodgement fee shall be refunded in full. If the protest is
dismissed, the lodgement fee shall be forfeited to AOCRA, or respective committee.
PRESENTATIONS
Presentations commence at approximately 2.30pm Footscray Canoe Club, Maribyrnong
Blvd, Footscray. Families and supporters are welcome to attend.
RACE PROGRAM
Sunday 29th May 2016
ESTIMATED START TIME
EVENT
DISTANCE
7.50am
Briefing Womens OC1/OC2/V1
8.00am
Womens OC1/OC2/V1
9.20am
Briefing Mens OC1/OC2/V1
9.30am
Mens OC1/OC2/V1
10.50am
Briefing OC1/OC2/ V1Novice / Junior / Adaptive
11.00am
OC1/OC2/ V1 Novice / Junior / Adaptive
12.00pm
LUNCH
12.30pm
Briefing OC2 Mixed
12.40
OC2 Mixed
2.00pm
PACK UP
2.30pm
PRESENTATIONS - Venue: Footscray Canoe Canoe Club
11km
11km
5.5km
11km
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