Calling all Paddling Clubs!!
King of the Clubs is back! Last year 5 clubs and over 100 paddlers met at River Run for the first ever King of Clubs event. After several on and off water events, Guelph Kayak Club was victorious. GKC got crowned ‘King of the Clubs 2009’, and received the coveted trophy, a wooden kayak paddle with their club name engraved on it! Who will be King of the Clubs this year? Will it be your club? All paddling clubs are welcome to compete on Sunday September 5th 2010 at the Ottawa River. This will be a fun day of events for everyone so get involved!
If your Club wants to participate in this event it must be a Whitewater Ontario affiliated Club. The cost is $25.00 for the club. Please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to become a Whitewater Ontario club.
All members of your club must complete, sign and submit the attached waiver in order to register.
Info Needed: King of the Club Organizers need the following information.
We need confirmation that your club will be participating no later than Sunday August 22nd. Clubs need to have a minimum of 5 club member paddlers to take part. Please let us know how many people from your club will be attending by August 22nd. It will be helpful for us for logistical purposes and the BBQ. If you can designate a club leader/contact that would also be helpful. Please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to confirm.
Events:
All events a subject to change. All Club and Club leaders will be advised of the rules of each event on the Sunday morning and at the start of each event. Only paddlers associated with the participating club can participate in the event. Clubs may be asked to provide safety boaters for some events. The first event of King of the Clubs has already taken place at the Hell or High Water Race. If your club was there and entered the race, please let us know so we can award points appropriately.
CARDBOARD BOAT BUILDING: Saturday Sept 4th from 4:00 to 8:00 pm – collect cardboard and duct tape for Cardboard Boat Race (ONLY supplied material can be used).
GENERAL MEETING: Saturday Sept 4th at 8:00pm: Paddler’s Meadow, River Run - review Events, hand out event descriptions, hand out/collect WO Waivers and Attendance Sheets from clubs.
FINAL MEETING: Sunday Sept 5th at 8:00 am: Review Events and hand out/collect Waivers and Attendance Sheets.
Note: Club’s need to shuttle in time to be on the water by 9:00 am, since the first club needs to be in place in the eddies when the Relay starts at 10:00 am below McCoy’s. Cardboard boats should be dropped off at the Lorne put-in.
Water Events:
McCoy Rapid Relay 10am – Start at bottom of McCoy’s at the beach near Rightside Horseshoe. In this event 5 paddlers will relay race down McCoy’s rapid. Points will be awarded based on time.
Lorne Cardboard Boat Race 12:30-1pm – Start at Owl put-in at the Lorne. One paddler from each club will paddle their cardboard boat down the Lorne rapid towards the WT lunch spot. It will be a boater-cross style race with the maximum amount of boaters being the number of clubs attending King of the Clubs, one boat per club. Transportation of the cardboard boats and the waste will be completed after the event is done.
Boater-Cross 2-2:30pm– This event will take place above Normans Rapid and finish below Coliseum Rapid on river right. The idea behind this Boater-Cross is to have every member of the club cross the finish line before the club can win. Each club is only as fast as it slowest boater so an emphasis will be put on assisting these paddlers down the rapid.
Easier Boater Cross 2:30-3pm – Same event as above but on an easier rapid Dogs Leg to Blacks for those that don’t want to part take in the other Boater-Cross.
Tug of War 3:30-4:30pm – 5 boats from each club will be ganged together clipped bow to stern and then have a tug of war with 5 boats from another club. Winning clubs pass on to the next round.
On Land Events:
Boat Toss 4:30-6:30pm – Who can throw a boat the furthest? Person who throws the boat furthest wins for their club. There will be a men’s and women’s competition.
Throw Bag Challenge 6:30-7:30pm – Test your throw bag accuracy skills by trying to get your throw bag in the barrel. Club with the highest percentage of on target first attempts wins.
Z-Drag Pull 7:30-8:30pm – Clubs will be given all the equipment to set up a z-drag. The club must use a z-drag to pull a vehicle approximately 10 to 20 feet from one location to another. The event will be timed and the fastest time will be the
winner.
BBQ 5:30-6:30pm:
BBQ – burgers, hotdogs and salad available to registered participants on a first come first served basis until it runs out. Volunteers from clubs to help with the BBQ would be much appreciated.
Cost:
The cost of this event is $5 for WO members and $10 for non-WO members. This entry fee covers WO insurance for the day for all on-water events for non-members and the cost of the food at the BBQ. Non WO member clubs will need to pay the $25 annual fee to register as a WO club. Camping and “Take Out” is not supplied, payment to River Run for these services.winner.
BBQ 5:30-6:30pm:
BBQ – burgers, hotdogs and salad available to registered participants on a first come first served basis until it runs out. Volunteers from clubs to help with the BBQ would be much appreciated.
Cost:
The cost of this event is $5 for WO members and $10 for non-WO members. This entry fee covers WO insurance for the day for all on-water events for non-members and the cost of the food at the BBQ. Non WO member clubs will need to pay the $25 annual fee to register as a WO club. Camping and “Take Out” is not supplied, payment to River Run for these services.