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OC6 JUNIOR & SENIOR
RACE PROGRAMME
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RACE PROGRAMME
Saturday 6 MAY 2017
PROUDLY SUPPORTED BY OUR MAJOR SPONSOR
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Table of Contents
WELCOME LETTER 3
RACE PROGRAMME 4
IMPORTANT NOTES/STARTING PROCEDURE
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FEES & NOMINATIONS 6
COURSE MAP/S 7-8
CANOE TRAILER UNLOADING/PARKING 9
RULES & REGULATIONS Refer to Aocra Website
CLUB and TEAM/PADDLER NOMINATION FORMS
AOCRA Website
Refer to
SOUTH QUEENSLAND ZONE REGATTA RULES
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Invitation
If you like Ocean racing that is both exhilarating and
challenging, set within a picturesque backdrop, then
Noosa’s Laguna Bay Challenge is the Regatta you don’t
want to miss.
The amazing rocky headlands of Noosa National Park on
the way to Sunshine Beach are just one of the many scenic
yet challenging aspects of this paddle.
Noosa Outrigger Canoe Club committee, members and sponsors extend to you
an invitation to join with us, in what promises to be an exciting and fun filled event.
Hoping to see you all, at this friendly gathering.
Bruce Hawthorne
President N.O.C.C.
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Race Programme
Saturday 6 MAY, 2017
OC6 JUNIOR & SENIOR EVENTS
High tide 1.77 at 4.48am. Low tide 0.57m at 11.19pm.
High tide 1.69 m at 5.37pm.
Race times are subject to change depending on the number of nominations received.
Race venues are subject to change depending on the prevailing conditions or forecast conditions
06:30 Long Course Briefing
07:00 Men’s Long Course (16km)
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08:45 09:00 Women’s and Mixed Long Course and U 16 briefing.
Women’s Long Course and U 16 Course (6km)
(starting together but U 16 turning within the bay)
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09:05 Minnows and U 12 race briefing (Riverside)
09:15 Minnows (1km) in river
09:30 U 12 (2km) in river
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11:15 Short Course Briefing
11:30 Men’s Short Course (including Novice men, and Young Guns Men) (8km)
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u 14 (4km)
(starting together but U 14 turning at different buoy)
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13:00 Women’s and Mixed (including u19s, novice women and Young Guns
Women) (8km)
Important Notes:
The men’s course is being run first to enable the racing men to assist in the running of the rest of the regatta.
The U16’s will start with the women and mixed long course but will turn at a different buoy within the bay.
The minnows and u12’s will race in the river whilst the women’s and mixed long course is in progress.
The u14’s will start with the men in the short course but will turn at a different buoy.
Please listen to all announcements. RACE TIMES are subject to change depending on the number of nominations
received. RACE VENUES are subject to change depending on the prevailing or anticipated weather conditions.
Medal presentation for Juniors & Novice teams to be announced on the day.
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Fees & Nomination Information
REGISTRATION
Registration will be via the new on-line system.
Please log onto www.aocra.com.au and nominate your club and your teams.
Team Registration closes midnight Sunday 30th April and Crew nominations close
Wednesday 3rd May.
LATE FEES WILL APPLY
Senior OC6 $120.00 per team. Junior OC6 $60.00 per team
EXTRA INFORMATION
Race Director: Bruce Hawthorne
Race Administrator: Glen Knoblauch
For more information about the regatta, contact:
Noosa Outrigger Canoe Club, PO Box 137, Noosaville, Qld, 4566
Glen Knoblauch 0410 624 619
RULES AND REGULATIONS
WE WILL FOLLOW AOCRA‘S RULES AND REGULATIONS.
PLEASE SEE AOCRA WEBSITE FOR CURRENT REGATTA RULES AND
COMPETITOR ELIGIBILITY.
FOR EQUIPMENT RULES PLEASE SEE AOCRA WEBSITE.
CANOES WILL BE SCRUTINIZED BEFORE THE RACE BRIEFING AND RACE START.
IF YOUR CANOE DOES NOT MEET THESE SPECIFICATIONS YOU WILL NOT BE
ABLE TO RACE.
ALTERNATIVE COURSES
Please note that there are alternative courses available should the beach break be too
dangerous or the open ocean be too rough so, irrespective of conditions, paddlers
should get a race.
FOOD
Our highly acclaimed quality food to suit all tastes will be available on the day.
Gluten free options will be available, all at reasonable prices.
CANCELLATION/REFUNDS
Noosa Outrigger Canoe Club Inc. is entitled to deduct administrative, legal,
operational and other costs from any refund amount (if any) paddlers would be
entitled to receive by way of refund (if payable at law).
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COURSE MAPS
Subject to conditions on day
Laguna Bay 2017 Long Course
Laguna Bay 2017 Short and Junior Courses
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ALTERNATIVE COURSE MAPS
Laguna Bay 2017 Alternative Junior Courses
Laguna Bay 2017 Alternative Short and Long Courses
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CANOE TRAILER UNLOADING AND PARKING AREA
(turn LEFT at roundabout on approach to beach from Noosa Drive)
Please Note: if any clubs need to store canoes Friday night
please call Glen Knoblauch 0410 624 619
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All vehicles proceed to the end of Hastings & follow the directions of the SES Volunteers and NOCC Parking assistants.
(There are 2 unloading zones this year).
Please note: Rigging of canoes only possible once transported from car park to beach. No fitting up in Trailer Carpark Area.
Vehicular access to Noosa Main Beach is prohibited by the Noosa Council. Please follow traffic controllers instructions as you enter Woods Park at the end of Hastings Street.
We request that those clubs who own canoe trolleys bring them to assist moving canoes.
We will have club members tready to assist in unloading upon your arrival.
Some Important Changes to our beach location
The NOOSA council have built a garden where we normally have our catering facilities so these
facilities have now moved out toward the beach on the RHS of the path leading to beach.
Please note the grassed area LHS of path leading to beach or next to showers is out of bounds.
Parking on the road leading to beach will be scarce as we need to leave parking for other beach
goers.
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SQ ZONE OC6
M A R AT H O N
SERIES
South Queensland Zone
Regatta rules
March 2017
Are you allowed to compete?
Paddlers are reminded of AOCRA’s rules and regulations regarding participating in AOCRA
sanctioned events. Individuals (OC1/V1) and teams (OC6/V12) are only permitted to take part
in said event if recognised as sanctioned competitor/s, which means:
1.The individual/team has registered and paid for the event through the AOCRA website,
2.The individual/team captain, have signed in at the registration desk and provided racing canoe number,
3.The individual/all team members, are current financial member/s of an AOCRA affiliated club, and
4.The individual/all team members, are current financial member/s of AOCRA.
Due to insurance implications, if the above criteria is not met, you are to stay off the race course.
Non-competing paddlers are not to use the event courses for training, coaching or recreational
paddling in club or personal craft while competitors are on the course.
Rules for OC6/V12 Club events
To ensure competitors abide by this rule, and to foster a spirit of fair competition between
competing club crews, action will be taken by the SQ Zone committee for any breach of this rule.
Specifically:
• It is the responsibility of the person signing in the crew to ensure that only club members are registered for the crew.
• It is the responsibility of the captain of the crew to ensure that only club members compete in their crew.
• It is the responsibility of each club to ensure that their members are aware of the rules regarding participation in CLUB events and that only bona fide club members compete in their crews.
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Layout: Stacey Phillis GRAPHIC FORCE 07 5448 2448
Photography: Bob Lennox
As this is an AOCRA sanctioned club event all paddlers MUST be members of the same club as
recorded in the AOCRA membership database prior to registering to race.