12paddlerraces

NJDBC 12 Paddler Challenge

Race Date = Saturday July 20, 2019 [10AM-4PM]

• START TIMES

  • • 9AM - breakfast and registration

    • 9:30AM - captains meeting

      • Points awarded based on timed finish from each set of races. Medals awarded based on total points at end of day.

      • Medals awarded to 1st-3rd place finishes

      • Medals awarded to: Club Women, Club Open, Community Mixed, Community Women

    • 10AM-4PM - races

      • 10AM - 200m races

      • 11AM - 500m races

      • noon-1PM lunch

      • 1PM - 100m back paddle

      • 2PM - 100m forward paddle

      • 3PM - 200m race

      • 4PM - awards!!!

• Congrats to 2018 Event winners:

  • • Club crew Gals (min 10 gals) = River Sirens #2 (2nd=River Sirens #1, 3rd = Jersey Girls #2)

    • BCS (min 8 bcs) = Pathways Team SOS

    • Community Gals (min 10 gals) = DragonFlies

      • Community Mixed (min 5 guys, 5 gals) = Dragon Slayers

      • Community Open (min 10 paddlers) = Bharath Boat Club

THE EVENT

REGISTRATION

• • Online registration form - teams or individuals

  • Early Bird Entry Fee (if paid by July 1) = $700/team or $50/participant (roster max = 14)

  • Entry Fee (if paid after July 1) = $800/team or $60/participant (roster max = 14)

    • $10 for each guest attending for access to food table.

    • Payment:

      • Send check written to: "NJ Dragon Boat Club", send to: P.O. Box 51, East Hanover, NJ 07936

      • Or Pay ONLINE here: by TEAM / OR by INDIVIDUAL

    • Includes: 2-200m / 2-500m races (with 1 turn) / 1-100m back paddle (based on points earned on order of finish per heat)

    • Individual medals for winning teams

    • Breakfast munchies and Lunch with hot dogs/meat and veggie burgers w/salads...

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PARTICIPANT/TEAM INFO

Accepting entries from Women and Co-ed teams.

• • Location = Drewes Beach = across street from 125 Lake Shore Drive (Parsippany 07054)

    • respect 25mph speed limit - cops at the ready to ticket at all times!!!

    • Parking available on side streets

    • No parking along Lake Shore Drive

  • Race Categories

    • All Gals / Mixed (min 5 guys, 5 gals) / Open (no gender requirements) / BCS

    • Min of 3 teams in a category.

    • minimum 10 paddlers

    • Roster max = 14

    • NO Drummer

    • Steerer provided if needed

  • SCHEDULE

    • 9:30AM - captains meeting

    • 9AM - breakfast and registration

    • 10AM-4PM - races

    • Noon-1PM - lunch break

  • WHAT TO BRING

    • Beach Chair, canopy, towel, extra set of dry clothes

    • Sun block

    • Bug Spray

    • Optional: your paddle, USCG approved pfd, butt pad (inflatable pfds OK)

    • water jug/bottle so you can fill from our drink coolers

    • fishing (catch/release) permitted with a current NJ fishing license

    • beach toys: volleyball, horse shoes (we have 2 horse shoe pits and a sand volleyball court)

    • You may bring alcohol, but it may NOT be in a glass container.

  • WHAT WE PROVIDE

    • paddles, pfds, seat cushions

    • individual medals for 1st

    • AM breakfast munchies, coffee, OJ

    • lunch = beef and veggie burgers, hot dogs, salads

  • MISC INFO

    • Directions: http://www.njdragonboat.org/njdb-directions

    • Location: Drewes Beach (East shore)

    • GPS address = across from 125 Lake Shore Drive, Parsippany, 07054

    • Event contact = 12paddlerraces@njdragonboat.org

  • PARKING

    • NO parking along Lake Shore drive (you WILL be ticketed)

    • Plenty of local street parking. Just don't block any driveways.

  • LAKE RULES

    • NO PETS

    • NO GLASS CONTAINERS

    • NO SMOKING

    • NO SWIMMING

PAST RESULTS

• 2018 = winners: River Sirens #2 (club crew gals), Pathways Team SOS (BCS), Bharath Boat Club (Community Open), DragonFlies (Community gals), Dragon Slayers (Community mixed)

• 2016 = Results: Congrats to winners: Tempest (Mixed) and River Sirens (Women)

• 2014 = Congrats to winners: UEAA (Mixed)