Updated: 7 December
New timeframes, and parents please wake your babies up early to make use of the early morning calm waters.
Check the Race Schedule and remember no sharing of waka within the same category and allow for more than 3 races if sharing a waka.
First race of the day will be the SMM followed by the SMW.
Adults / Coaches please assist your young paddlers in and out of loading bay

RACE AGENDA:
7.15am KARAKIA
7.30am RACES START
11.00am RACES COMPLETEDNorthShore Canoe Club is unavailable between 10.30am - 1pm

ENTRY:
$10 per junior
$20 per senior
One trial per category.
Uniforms or club colours eg. RED = MANUKAU, must be worn for clear identification
If you have already gained automatic entry you will not be able to trial in yor sucessful category. ONLY top 3 AROCA w1 finalists have automatic entry. Please see link to successful trialists wishing to participate. If your name is on the list and you do not want to trial please notify AROCA Secretary by Saturday 8 Dec 2012 to remove your name.

http://wakaama.co.nz/racecalendar/entries/859/association/95

REGISTRATION:
One payment per Club for all registrations
Can make payment on day
Club registration desk inside Canoe Club and closes at 10.15am
WAKA WEIGHING:
All waka must come through the Waka Weighing station area (see map)and be stickered.
16kgs is for the whole canoe rigged, therefore there is no need to unrig your canoe.
We are realistic that most canoes will be well over the Trial Weight and they will not be weighed but will definately need to be stickered to notify Loading Bay of authenticity.
All carbonfibre waka will be weighed, please bring own weights..
NO STICKER = NO ENTRY INTO LOADING BAY as you will be under the eagle eyes of Aunty Sara and Aunty Liz
A reminder like last year there will be no sharing of waka within your division, allow for 3 heats, it is recommended that juniors should borrow waka from senior paddlers to ensure a stress free trial.

LOADING BAY:
Lane numbers or colours will be put on canoes.
2 heats on the water and 1 heat in loading bay
Right handside departing heats (see map)
Left handside finishing waka that WILL be reused for other trialists.
If the waka you are racing in is no longer required please EXIT the ramp in front of the canoe club by the finishline (see map)
RACE START:
All paddlers will line up in sequential order lowest number to highest number.
Lane 1 is closest to the shore (left handside looking down course).
Course direction - Firestation start & Canoe Club finish as previous years.
Starters will be on a boat at startline
A best fit line of waka will determine a race start
Red / Green Flag GO (loud hailer used as well)
TRIAL FORMAT:
Golden Master & Senior Master, All juniors (Int - J19)
Open W23 - MW
Open M23 - MM
Just a reminder of time frame last year all trials were completed before 12pm. So men look at being there to weigh your waka at 9am. A race program will be sent out on friday and put on website.
250M DASH
These trials will start at the end of the day once all the 500m trials have concluded, women up first followed by men

AROCA W12 MEN & WOMEN TEAMS
These trials will be conducted at the RAMP. All teams have been notified to decide upon a consensual time. If no day and time is settled by closing time of AROCA W1 Trial the Organiser will nominate Saturday 8 December at 11am,

Any further enquiries can be made to Sugar: [email protected] or 0275 363695