The Lanier Canoe & Kayak Club is pleased to host the 2006 USA Canoe Kayak Flatwater Sprint National Championships and the Masters National Championships. 

 

Features of the 2006 USACK Flatwater Sprint and US Masters National Championships

·        The event is open to international athletes!

·        Women in Canoe events offered!

·        Pro Therapy – Ross Davis is providing athletic trainers and athlete support throughout the event. 

·        The final BANQUET will be hosted at Riverside Military Academy Saturday after the competition ends.  $25 per person if purchased in the entry package.

 

Dates: Tuesday, July 25th – Saturday, July 29^th. The entry deadline is Tuesday, July 11 5PM EDT.   Entry fees will double between the entry deadline and the late entry deadline. The late entry deadline is Tuesday July 18 5PM EDT.  NO ENTRIES will be accepted after the Late Deadline.

 

Location: The Nationals will be held at the Lanier 96 Olympic Venue – 3105 Clarks Bridge Road  Gainesville, GA  30506,  site of the Lanier Canoe 2003 World Championships and 1996 Olympic Sprint Canoe / Kayak events.

 

Directions:  To the Venue:  From Atlanta take I 85 north to I 985.  Go to Exit 24 and follow the rowing and canoe / kayak center signs to the venue.  (Turn left (west) onto Jesse Jewell Parkway at the end of the ramp, turn right at the third traffic light onto the Limestone Parkway, turn right at the second traffic light onto Clarks Bridge Road.)  You will come to Clarks Bridge within 1.5 miles.  The venue is located just beyond the bridge.  The course is on the right; the boathouse is on the left.

 

Race Registration:  Registration will be handled by USACK.   The amount due will be based on the number of events entered.  The fee is $62.50 for up to three events, or $112.50 for from 4 to 8 events.  (Athletes can enter up to 8 events and be listed as an alternate in two events.)  The number of events will be determined from the entry form.  Entry fees are not refundable.  If an alternate is substituted no additional entry fee is due, provided the entry fee was paid by the original crew.  Entries will not be added after the late deadline.

 

 US Masters Nationals fees are $62.50 per person with a limit of 8 masters events.  (Masters who enter events at the USACK Sprint National Championships will pay the regular entry fee.)  Please check the event schedule and make sure you leave enough time between events.   Races will not be held for schedule conflicts.

 

Other Fees: 

 

    The charge for the Awards Banquet is $25.00 per person if purchased in the entry package,

    Spectators are charged $5 per person per day.  $20 pre paid 5-day tickets are available through the entry package.

    Each team is allowed one Coach/Chaperone ticket / credential per team for 1 to 10 athletes.  Teams are given an additional credential for each additional 10 athletes.  For example a team of 26 will receive 3 credentials.

 

Make entry fees payable to USACK.   Do not send cash through the mail.  Fees are payable by check, cash or credit card.   E-mail and fax entries will be accepted.  Electronic formats of the entry form can be e-mailed upon request.  Confirmation of entry receipt will be sent within 24 hours.  Please contact USACK if you do not receive confirmation. 

 

Questions: For all questions regarding entries, please contact Rachel Gunn the race registrar at 704-348-4330.

 

Eligibility: All USACK members who are US citizens or who have a “green card” are eligible to compete for national points.  International athletes can compete in inside lanes for the heats and semis.  The top two international athletes will compete in lanes 0 and 10 in the finals.  All athletes must be USACK members.  Athletes can purchase membership at registration or show proof of membership at athlete check-in. Signed entry forms; waivers and all fees must be received in order to compete.  (Contact the USACK office (704-348-4330) for USACK membership information. If you are renewing your USACK membership within two weeks of the entry deadline, please include your membership renewal information with your nationals entry form.   Waivers:  All athletes must have a completed USA Canoe Kayak waiver on file.

 

Parking: Ample parking is available.  Trailers can be parked within the fenced area on the finish tower side of the venue or on the boathouse side of the venue.  No vehicles can remain inside the fenced area with the trailers or under the trees on the tower side of the venue. 

 

Boat Storage:  You may store your boats at the venue starting Friday, July 21 on the boathouse side of the venue.  Boat trailers are allowed inside the fenced area on the tower side of the venue starting Sunday afternoon, July 22.  Please check with the venue coordinator before placing your trailer. All vehicles must be removed from the Upper Plaza after placing your trailer, and may not enter again until the conclusion of the event.     Vehicles must be parked in the parking lot.  Please do not park on the grass in front of homes on Clarks Bridge Road. 

 

Team Notes:  Please be aware that it’s usually quite warm in Georgia in the summertime and the lake side seating and team area is paved, but not covered.  Teams should be prepared for competition at an outdoor venue in the summertime.  A concession stand will be operating during the event providing food and drinks.   Teams may want to bring a tent for shade that can be secured on a paved surface or purchase a club package and the LOC will provide one.

 

Club Packages: A limited supply of club packages is available.  The following is included in the club package:

·        A 10 x 20 team tent and table to use for the week.  The tent will be setup for you prior to your arrival on Monday.  A sign will be posted displaying your club name and hometown. Additional tents may be rented. Arrangements should be made when reserving your club package.

·        You will receive a team notebook with all competition materials.

·        You will receive a complete set of boat numbers.

·        You will have the use of a 5-gallon water cooler during the event and ice delivery once each day.

 

This package is available for $250.00.  The deadline to reserve a package is July 11th. Please reserve your package on the entry form.

 

Athlete Check-In:  Athlete check-in will take place at the boathouse Sunday, July 22 from 3:00 to 8:00 PM.   Monday, July 23 from noon to 3:00 and 5:00 to 8:00 PM. 

 

Scratch Meeting: The Scratch Meeting will be held Monday, July 23 at 10:00 AM at the boathouse.  Start lists will be available Monday afternoon.  The Masters National Championships scratch meeting will be Friday, July 28 at 7:30 PM.

 

Officials Meeting: The Officials Meeting will be held Monday, July 23 at 4:00 PM in the north room of the boathouse.

 

Boat Control:  All boats are subject to weight and measurement specifications.  Boat control will be located near the finish tower.  Boat control will be open from:

·        3:00 to 8:00 PM on Sunday, July 22.

·        Noon to 8:00 PM on Monday, July 23.

·        Team appointments will be scheduled.

·        On competition days boat control will open one hour before the start of the first event.

 

Start Time:  We anticipate that races will start each day at 8:00 AM.  Official start times will be announced at the Scratch Meeting.

 

The ICF progression system will be modified to include A and B finals when required for the Senior qualification events. The top two international boats will take lanes 0 and 10 in the finals.

The progression follows:

 

 

Age Classifications:

Bantam – Has not reached the 14^th birthday as of January 1, 2006  (Born in 1992 or later)

Juvenile - Has not reached the 16^th birthday as of January 1, 2006 (Born in 1990 or later)

Junior - Has not reached the 18^th birthday as of January 1, 2006. (Born in 1988, 1989, 1990 or 1991) The first year a Junior can compete is the year of his or her 15^th birthday.

Intermediate - Has reached the 18^th birthday as of January 1, 2006 (Born in 1987 or earlier) plus, has not won Intermediate Nationals or finished in the top three in the Senior Division of the event entered or cannot have been an athlete member of a World Championship or Olympic team during the last Olympiad.

Master (Men) – Has reached the 30^th birthday as of January 1, 2006 (born in 1975 or earlier).

Master (Women) – Has reached the 30^th birthday as of January 1, 2006  (born in 1975 or earlier).

 

Bantams may race in Bantam, Juvenile, and Junior events. Juveniles may race in Juvenile, Junior and Senior events.  Juniors may race in Junior and Senior events.  Intermediates may race in Intermediate, Senior and Master events if they qualify by age and competition history.  Please see the rules for other intermediate restrictions.  Masters may race in Master, Intermediate, and Senior events.

 

Entry Limitations:  No athlete may compete in more than four finals per day.  Please note that the 200M heats and semis do not count toward the daily race limit.  No athlete may enter more than eight (8) events in the regatta. If an entry form is received that has more than eight events listed, it will be rejected.  Participants may not enter the same event in both the Senior and Intermediate classes (i.e. an athlete may not participate in both the K-1 men Intermediate 500 Meter and K-1 Men Senior 500 meter events at the Nationals.  Athletes may compete in both the K-1 Men Intermediate 500 meter and K-1 Men Senior 1000 meter events at the Nationals).

 

Team Boat Entries: YOU AND YOUR PARTNER(S) MUST HAVE MATCHING ENTRIES.  INCOMPLETE TEAM BOAT ENTRIES FOR SENIOR, INTERMEDIATE, AND JUNIOR WILL NOT BE ENTERED.   You must be entered as either an entry or an alternate in an event by the late deadline in order to compete in an event.

 

Substitutions/Alternates:  Rule enforcement will be very strict.  Each entry is allowed one alternate for tandems and two for fours.  No new boats will be created at the Scratch Meeting.  Boats can be rearranged at the scratch meeting but only using athletes who have been previously entered as in the race as an entry or an alternate.

All substitutions should be made at the Scratch Meeting, but may be delivered in writing to the Competition Secretary no later than 1 hour prior to the start of the first race of the day.

We encourage you to check the scratch meeting documents as soon as you receive them and notify the registrar of any errors as soon as possible.

 

Failure to Start:  If a competitor does not start in an assigned heat in a Junior, Intermediate, Senior, or Master event and has no valid reason approved by the Competition Committee, the competitor shall be disqualified for the duration of that day of competition.  For Bantam and Juvenile events the disqualification will only be for the event involved.

 

Club Entries:  No athlete may compete for two different clubs within a 90-day period.  An athlete who represented a club at a competition earlier in the season may race unattached at Nationals.  If the club designation on the entry form does not match the club designation on the previous entry form on record for the athlete, the athlete will be listed as racing unattached.  The club designation (or unattached) must be indicated on the entry form.  No changes in club designation will be allowed after the entry has been received.

 

Attention Clubs: All clubs will have a designated location at the venue. Head Coaches should stop at athlete check-in to receive a copy of the venue map with their site location.

 

Club Championships:  The following Club Awards will be presented at the conclusion of Nationals:

 

Columbia - Murphy Trophy - awarded for the highest point accumulation in the Bantam class.

 

Thomas Horton Trophy - awarded for the highest point accumulation in the Juvenile class.

 

Black Anvil Trophy - awarded for the highest combined point accumulation in the Junior class.  This trophy is considered the Junior Club Championship Trophy.

 

Washington Canoe Club Trophy - awarded for the highest combined point accumulation in the Intermediate, Master and Senior.  This is considered the Senior Club Championship Trophy.

 

Yonkers Trophy - awarded for the highest combined point accumulation in all classes.  This is considered the Overall Club Championship Trophy.

  

The following system is used to award club points:

First Place	6 Points
Second Place	4 Points
Third Place	3 Points
Fourth Place	2 Points
Fifth Place	1 Point

 

Complete club tandem boats will receive one extra point, and complete club quad boats will receive two extra points when placing 1^st through 5^th place.

If a tie occurs, points shall be assigned equally and duplicate awards presented.  Points won by team boats will be divided equally among the team members and credited to the club they represent. 

 

Individual Awards for National Championships

• Winner of the K1 500 Juvenile Women – Francine Fox Award
• Winner of the K1 500 Jr. Women - Mimi Le Beau Memorial
• Winner of the C1 500 Jr. Men – Andy Toro Award
• Winner of the K1 1000 Jr. Men – Greg Barton Award
• Winner of the K1 1000 Sr. Men - Donald Dodge Memorial
• Winner of the K2 500 Sr. Men – Eugene Krawczyk Trophy
• Winner of the K2 1000 Sr. Men - Beachem & Van Dyke Memorial
• Winner of the K4 1000 Sr. Men – Eric Feicht Memorial
• Canoe Burgee Awards

 

To Volunteer:  To volunteer to work at the Nationals please contact the Lanier Canoe & Kayak Club at 770-287-7888. 

Thank you for your support!

 

Selection Criteria:  Please contact the Sprint Racing Committee for Selection information. 

 

Course:  The 2006 Sprint National Championships will be held on the Olympic Course on Lake Lanier.  Boatholder platforms will be installed at the 1000M, 500M and 200M starts. 

 

VIP Tickets:  You can purchase VIP tickets to sit in the air-conditioned Centennial Legacy Foundation VIP room on the first floor of the finish tower.  Please contact LCKC for the sponsorship package for rates.

 

Banquet – Saturday evening at 7:00 PM, the LCKC will host an awards banquet at the fabulous Riverside Military Academy Banquet Hall.   The awards banquet will feature a slide show, the club championship awards and other annual awards presented by the USACK.     The cost of the awards banquet is $25 if purchased on your entry form and $30 if purchased during the event.

 

 

Masters – Supplemental information! 

 

Entry Fee for Masters is $62.50 for a limit of 8 Masters events.  If a paddler enters as a Master and desires to enter other events (e.g. Seniors or Intermediates), they must pay the normal entry fees.

 

A Masters scratch meeting will be held on Friday, July 26 at 7:00 P.M.  All races will be 500 meters.  US Athletes must be registered with the USACK and with a US Club.  International Athletes must be registered with a Club or ICF approved organization.

 

The US Canoe and Kayak Masters National Sprint Racing Championships age categories are:

 

Age Category	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H	I	J
Schedule 1	30-34	35-39	40-44	45-49	50-54	55-59	60-64	65-69	70-75	75+
Schedule 2	30-34	35-44	45-54	55-65	65+
Schedule 3	30-34	35-44	45+

 

Average age will apply to determine all crew categories.   In team boats, if ages average to 34.5, for example, they are in category A.  Singles and Doubles use Schedule 1, K4, C4 and mixed doubles use Schedule 2, Novice events use Schedule 3

 

Note ages are as of January 1 and team boat ages are averaged down.  In team boats, if ages average to 34.5, for example, they are in category A.

 

A Novice paddler in K-1 is strictly a first year sprint paddler (a paddler which has not been racing in a sanctioned event in the previous 18 months).  The age category will apply according to the age attained by January 1st of the current year.  Proof of age is required. This is to be submitted with the USACK/USMAS registration.

 

Men and Women, who have competed in International competition representing a Canoeing National Federation in Olympic events in the 24 months prior to USMAS, may not compete in the Masters Category.  Men and Women who have been named to a National A Team in Olympic events in the 24 months prior to USMAS may not compete in the Masters Category.

 

Races by Age Category may be combined (run simultaneously) if there are insufficient entries to fill a 9 boat race.  These will be treated as separate races even though run simultaneously.  Also keep in mind that the schedule may expand in some places if sign-up exceeds 10 lanes.  In those instances, the event will be split according to age groups and any splits will be run back to back.  In other words if event 3 requires more lanes, and event 3a will be created and run immediately after event #3. 

 

In order to fill crews, in the male categories only, females may compete with males in Tandems and Fours.  Mixed crews must consist of equal number of males and females.  Club entries only are encouraged and points will be awarded toward a Club Championship Trophy.  If more than one heat is required for a particular event, the three fastest times of the heats will determine the outcome of that particular event.  Back-to-Back entries are not allowed.  Competitors must ensure enough time between races to make it to the starting line on time.  Names must be entered in an event either as a primary entry or an alternate in order to be considered for that event at the scratch meeting.