The rule reads:
21.7 Crew composition: In principle, National Championships are club based events. As a result, W6 crews shall be made up of competitors from one club. However, WT12 crews can be made up of competitors from up to two clubs from the same region in any division provided the clubs in question
do not have sufficient paddlers to form their own, stand-alone, WT12 crews. A WT12 crew made up of 2 clubs may be a combination of any number of paddlers from those two clubs. They must satisfy all other rules as specified in this document.

- The intention of this rule is to allow those crews who could not otherwise paddle W12, have the opportunity to paddle.
- Teams must be made from existing club crews in the first instance
- After all possible W12 teams have been made from within your club, Any crew/s left over may combine with another club who has a team or paddlers in a similar position.
- You must form W12 teams from within your club first regardless of age catagory.

Example 1: If you have 1 Master Womens team and 1 open womens team in your club, then you would combine those teams to make 1 Open Womens W12.

Example 2: If you have a 1 J19 team and 1 Open Mens Team only then these teams would combine to form 1 Open Men WT12 crew.

Only if you have odd numbers of teams can you combine with another club.

Example: You have 1 Master Mens team, 1 Open Men's team and 1 J19 Men team. - Any combination of these paddlers can join to form 1 Open Mens WT12. The remaining 6 paddlers can then Join with another club From your region, in a similar situation.

As in previous years these combined crews are classed as regional entries and will need to be entered by the region. (Only the team name needs to be entered, as long as the paddlers are on the club roster that is fine)

If you are clubs combining teams and paddlers to make WT12 crews please contact your region who will need to follow through with this entry

Please contact [email protected] if you have any queries.