Battle on the Barwon (BoB)

Date: Sun 10 September

Time: 10:00am to 2:30pm

Where: Geelong Canoe Club, 11 Marnock Road, Newtown 3220

Parking: Free along Marnock Road

Schedule: (Provisional)

9:15 am - Briefings for Sweeps, Team Managers and SES

10am - 12:30pm: 5.4km races

12:45pm- 2:15pm: 100m races

2:30pm: Presentations

Categories and divisions:

Categories: Mixed 20's, Open 10's and Women's 20's and Breast Cancer Survivors/Supporters

Divisions: Premiers, Senior A, Senior B and Senior C

(Handicapping system will be used for Senior A, B and C divisions)

5.4km and 100m in Open 10's (Standard boat)

(Preference is given to small clubs that cannot fill a 20's boat)

Age Categories

Within the Seniors category, the DBV By-Laws specifically enable clubs to put together crews based on age. To provide some flexibility while maintaining fairness, the rules allow Senior A, B and C age crews to include up to two ‘out of age, i.e. younger paddlers in a Standard Boat and one in a Small Boat.  There is no need to apply for an exemption to do this. Clubs can also enter a specific age category by including up to 4 Junior members of their club Clubs in a Small Boat and up to 8 Juniors in a Standard boat, without this affecting their age category. 

It is important to be aware that there is no barrier to entering a crew with more than two ‘out of age’ paddlers – it is just that the crew entry would need to ‘drop’ to reflect the age grouping of the additional out of age paddlers. The following examples may assist understanding if there are more than 2 under-age paddlers:

Predominant Age Group	Out-of-age paddlers	Racing Age Group
Senior C	3 Senior B     2 Senior A	Senior  B
Senior C	2 Senior B     3 Senior A	Senior A
Senior B	3 Senior A      2 Premier	Senior A
Senior B	2 Senior A      3 Premier	Premiers

What else is on

All-day BBQ and coffee van