Lightning Scheme

Sprint and marathon events aimed at under 12’s. They are run at the same time as our main national sprint and regional marathon competitions. (Great for looking out for some of our GB paddlers!). You will get the chance to race in a Lightning K1 and maybe a Mini K2 or Even a Rocket K4 You can enter if you are under the age of 12 and if you have not yet achieved national ranking status in either Sprint or Marathon in K1. All participants receive certificates and points awarded to individuals and teams. To find out more about the Lightning kayak visit Venture Kayaks website at http://www.venturekayaks.com/page1.php?Page=75 To find out more about the Rocket K4 visit the Marsport website http://www.marsport.co.uk/new%20racing%20world/index.html   The Mini Sprint Series 2008 The Mini Sprint Series is a series of four regattas timed to run alongside the National Sprint Regattas held at Holme Pierrepont in Nottingham. The events take place during of the May, June, July and September regattas with racing now fully integrated into the regatta programme. Paddlers compete over 500 metres and 1K in Lightning K1, Mini K2 and the Rocket K4. The Mini Sprint series has been specifically developed to suit the needs of young people, aged under12. Setting the foundation to help them progress into whichever discipline of Paddlesport they like! The programme has taken into account that full sized K1s, K2s and K4s are too big for young people, so together with the Canoe England Paddlesport Participation Programme and the BCU Sprint Racing Committee, we developed the Mini Sprint Series which has evolved from the Lightning series. Mini Sprint Cup  Points will be awarded for each event culminating in the final event where double points will be awarded 2/3 May Spring Regatta, Nottingham 7/8 June Summer Regatta, Nottingham 5/6 July National Championships Regatta, Nottingham 6/7 Sept Mini Sprint Cup Finals - Inter Club Regatta, Nottingham MINI SPRINT CUP RULES -2008 Points are accumulated at each nominated event leading to a final at the Inter Club Championships in September. The Mini Sprint Cup includes overall prizes for both individuals in each category and overall club prize. Details are as follows: Age Categories Boys U10, GirlsU10 , Boys U12 ,Girls U12 Age on 1st January 2008 Entries All entries will be taken with main regatta entries, see Racing Handbook for details. As a general guide we suggest the following minimum performance standards may help in determining entries from young people, U12 1000m 9 Mins, 500m 4mins 30 secs U10 1000m 9 Mins 40 secs, 500m 4mins 50 secs Events May, June, July and Finals Inter Clubs September Regatta 2008 Points scoring: All National winners (individual) are awarded on the same system – 2 best regatta scores added to their Inter Clubs score. Points scored will count towards the team & individual event National Regattas (May, June, July): 500m & 1K in K1, K2 and K4 -1st place scores 25 points, 2nd place scores 24 points etc. down to 25th place where everyone after that scores 1 point , the total number of points scored across 500m & 1K in Both K1, K2 and K4 will be added together to determine the results at each regatta. For the K2/K4 races the same points scoring system will be used i.e. the winning crew will receive 25 points each. Inter Clubs Regatta (September): 500m & 1K in K1, K2 and K4 1st place scores 50 points, 2nd place scores 49 points etc. down to 50th place where everyone after that scores 1 point, the total number of points scored across 500m & 1K in K1, K2 and K4 will be added together to determine the results. For the K2/K4 races the same points scoring system will be used i.e. the winning crew will receive 50 points each. Team Event: The points scoring system is based on each clubs best 2 regatta results scores added to their Inter Club's points score. Points are based on each clubs best 4 scoring boats from any of the age/Gender/Boat class groups over 500m or 1K Promotions: Promotion into Boys D and Girls D is based on normal regatta entry guidelines. See Racing Handbook for details Prizes: Medals will be awarded for 1st, 2nd & 3rd in each category within the Mini Sprint series Certificates will be awarded for 1st, 2nd, 3rd places in each final/race All participants will be awarded a Certificate at prize giving Marathon Geoff Sanders Trophy 2008 These events are a mini marathon run alongside the Hasler series of events.  You can enter as many events as you like but only your best two results will count towards the series. The finals of the Geoff Sanders Trophy 2008 will take place at Burton on Trent in September 2008. A list of events can be found on the Marathon Canoeing Website. The Rules for the series can be found by clicking here