I am a recreational paddler and a member of a small paddling club in southwest Louisiana. We have been looking at the possibility of starting a couple of annual events in the area. One would be a race with a distance of around 10K to 15 miles on flat water. Any advice as to classes assigned, liability coverage or anything else we need to consider would be appreciated. Our club is more like a group with no official anything right now. Our main activity beside getting together for a paddle or camp-out is providing support on the swim course at local triathlons. Thanks, Chris *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
On Sun, 10 Jul 2005 14:45:22 -0700 (PDT), "Christopher Mixon" <lckayaker_at_yahoo.com> said: > I am a recreational paddler and a member of a small paddling club in > southwest Louisiana. The American Canoe Association has an Event Organizer Support program: http://www.acanet.org/events-org-support.htm > We have been looking at the possibility of starting > a couple of annual events in the area. One would be a race with a > distance of around 10K to 15 miles on flat water. Any advice as to > classes assigned, liability coverage or anything else we need to consider > would be appreciated. 5 or 6 miles is a good distance to start with. That's about an hour so it's a lot more appealling since it doesn't really require training ;-) A loop course is nice because you can avoid any shuttling headaches. Although it is nice to have some current assisting... For the first year I would do: 2 person canoe racing canoe - if you have any in the area or they show up... Mens sea kayak Men's racing kayak/surf ski (if you have any in the area) Women's sea kayak Women's racing kayak/surf ski (if you have any in the area or they show up) Youth sea kayak - probably 16 and under. For a subsequent year you can add groups. The sound rowers have a nice kayak classification system - I would start with that http://www.soundrowers.org/yakclass.htm Kirk -- Kirk Olsen *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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