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

    • 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)