GB Freestyle Club and British Championships 2015 – HPP National Water Sports Centre –3rd & 4th October 2015

Events

  • Freestyle Competition
  • Big Trick
  • Cartwheel Competition
  • Boater X
  • Extreme Slalom
  • Kayak Ergo Challenge

Entry Details

Pre Entry: £15 pre-entry for whole weekend, £10 for single day (close of entries 30th September).

Entry on the day: £20 for whole weekend, £15 for single day.

£20 Bib Deposit – You must return your bib at the end of Saturday.

BCU Membership or a member of a BCU affiliated club.

Freestyle Competition

Main Competition

People:

  • 2 Judges
  • 2 Scribes
  • 1 Chief Judge
  • 1 Timekeeper
  • 1 Runner/Helper

Equipment:

  • Laptops
  • Pencils
  • Rubbers
  • Gazebo
  • Chairs x 5
  • Table
  • Speaker System
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Novice Competition

People:

  • 1 Judge
  • 1 Scribe
  • 2x Safety Cover
  • 1 Runner/Helper

Equipment:

  • Scribe Sheets
  • Pencils
  • Rubbers
  • Throw lines

Briefing Info and Notes to Organisers:

Freestyle heats will be run in groups of 5 paddlers in the Muncher. Each paddler is allowed 3 rides, with the best two counting. A short whistle will go at 30 seconds and a longer whistle will go at 45 seconds. The paddler must then leave the feature as soon as possible. Paddlers should be ready to drop onto the feature after the other paddle’s ride is finished. If you drop down then please get out of your boat immediately in the river left eddy, walk up the island and launch from the island. Carpet is there for those with carbon boats.
Each paddler can only be scored each move once during the ride (bonuses may be added by repeating the move). You may score moves on the left and the right.There will be paddlers in each heat of mixed ability, gender and age. Each paddler should be supportive of others in their heat. Try and encourage others to go for new moves that you don’t think they have scored.
Two judges will be scoring the heats using ICF rules. Have a look at the scribe sheet before you start the competition to ensure you can maximise your points score. Normal bonus rules apply.
The novice jam session will be run more informally using the youth freestyle rules. This includes moves such as paddle spins and air guitars and rolls. One judge will score this. As with the main competition; support the other paddlers. A couple of rescue boaters and bank support people (with BAs on) will be required. Each move will be scored once so go for as many moves as possible. This will be run at the very bottom of the course.
K1 / Expert / Open / Novice
Junior / EJMK1 & EJWK1 / OJMK1 & OJWK1 / NJMK1 & MJWK1
Adult / EAMK1 & KAWK1 / OAMK1 & OAWK1 / NMK1 & NMK1
C1 Jam Session / Expert / Open / Novice
Junior / Open C1
Adult
Masters
Squirt / Expert / Open / Novice
Junior / Men and Women Squirt
Adult
Masters

Cartwheel & Big Trick Competition

People:

  • 2 Judge
  • 1 Timekeeper
  • 2x Safety Cover
  • 1 Runner/Helper
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Equipment:

  • Scribe Sheets
  • Pencils
  • Rubbers
  • Throw lines
  • Whiteboard
  • Whiteboard Pen

Briefing Info and Notes to Organisers:

The big trick and cartwheel competition will be run in parallel inJaws. Everybody should have their go at some point during the scheduled time, there is no particular order. Each paddler will be given ride to do their biggest trick possible as well as the most end. If you flush during the ride and retain the eddy paddle back into the feature once. Each move will be scored out of 100. Your score will be shown to you on a whiteboard at the end of each ride. In this event we are looking for the most impressive skills. Standing up in your boat while doing a paddle spin is far more impressive than a big loop! Ends should be above 45 degrees. Splitwheels and trickywoos are allowed but will not score any more points than a cartwheel. The number of ends you scored will be shown to you on a whiteboard at the end of the competition. Please leave the feature promptly after your ride has finished.
Big Trick - BT / Expert / Open / Novice
Junior / JMBT & JWBT
Adult / AMBT & AWBT
Masters / MMBT & MWBT
Cartwheel Comp - CC / Expert / Open / Novice
Junior / EMCC & EWCC / OMCC & OWCC / NMCC & NWCC
Adult
Masters

Boater X

People:

  • 2 Starter
  • 2 Finish Judges
  • 2x Safety Cover
  • 1 Runner/Helper
/

Equipment:

  • Scribe Sheets
  • Pencils
  • Rubbers
  • Throw lines
  • 2x Radios

Briefing Info and Notes to Organisers:

The Boater X will have heats and finals depending on the numbers. Everybody should gather at the top of the course, the starters will then decide how the heats will be run depending on the numbers. This will be communicated to the finish judges via the radios. The course is from above the inlet gate to the bottom pool below the washing machine wave. Once the competitors have finished their heat they should return quickly to the top of the course to wait instructions on the next event. Safety is paramount here, do not remove your hands from your paddle (or you will disqualified) and do not use your paddle to push or hit other boats/people. The club championships is a one boat event therefore the event which was used in the freestyle should be used for the boater X also.
Boater X - BX / Expert / Open / Novice
Junior / JMBX & JWBX
Adult / AMBX & AWBX
Masters / MMBX & MWBX

Extreme Slalom

People:

  • 2 Starter Judges
  • 2 Finish Judges
  • 2 Obstacle Judges
  • 2x Safety Cover
  • 1 Runner/Helper
/

Equipment:

  • Scribe Sheets
  • Pencils
  • Rubbers
  • Throw lines
  • 2x Radios
  • 2x Stopwatches

Briefing Info and Notes to Organisers:

The extreme slalom event is a timed event with penalty seconds (5 or 10 seconds depending on the obstacle) for missing obstacles. The course will be on the bottom half. There will be balls to hit, slalom poles to go round and touch flags to hit. The start and finish judges will have synced stop watches or clocks, they should record the time when the paddler starts and finishes. They will be used to calculate the run times of each paddler. Paddlers can go in any order. The club championships is a one boat event therefore the event which was used in the freestyle should be used for the boater X also.
Extreme Slalom - ES / Expert / Open / Novice
Junior / MES & WES
Adult
Masters

Kayak Ergo

People:

  • 1 Time Recorder
/

Equipment:

  • Scribe Sheets
  • Pencils
  • Rubbers

Briefing Info and Notes to Organisers:

The kayak ergo tests how far you can paddle in 45 seconds. The screen should be set to count down 45 seconds. Please be careful of the ergo, we have borrowed it. In 2014James Ibbotson won with 231m, so that is the target for this year (Josh got 220m). In the ladies Jen McGaley won with 155m. Have ago at any point during the allotted time slot.
Ergo - ERGO / Expert / Open / Novice
Junior / MERGO & WERGO
Adult
Masters