Let the games begin! Turn your
season into an adventure!
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| The NECKRA Points Series
provides: |
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A fun way to track your racing
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Encouragement to participate in
more races
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Competition on a
more leveled playing ground
Our handicapping system has proven to be a good
leveler of gender, age and boat type
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A chance to win the series
Traveling trophy with your name added
if you win
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A chance to win a top finisher
prize
Top finishers in each series
receive an additional gift from NECKRA
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A chance to win a paddle, Garmin GPS or other great raffle prizes - all
series qualifiers are entered into the raffle - the
higher you place, the more
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| How
Does the NECKRA Points Series Work? |
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I'm glad you asked! The NECKRA
Flatwater/Downriver Canoe/Kayak Point Series system has evolved into a great way for paddlers of all ages to be "engaged" in the sport without necessarily being "married" to it.
Disclaimer in case my wife reads this: Marriage is, of course
a wonderful blessing, and I would not trade it for the world!!
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There are many different ways to achieve good results in the series, such as participating in as many races as possible (especially smaller races), choosing your partners and boats, and of course good old fashioned speed and
technique.
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Our handicapping system, similar in concept to golf handicaps, is a great leveler - allowing you to compete in the series against any other racer regardless of gender, "extreme age" & boat type.
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Many of the "elite" paddlers compete in each race with the goal of winning their category (or the whole race!). While the these paddlers can
also place very high in the series standings, those of us who don't always place in a race still have a chance to compete for series points on a more level playing
field.
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ALL RACE DISTANCES ARE INCLUDED IN THE SERIES!
There are separate Downriver (whitewater) and Flatwater series, and each of those are separated for Canoes and Kayaks. After applying appropriate handicaps, the boat (containing at least 1 NECKRA member) with the best time in the longest distance offered gets 50 points. The next boat gets 49, the next gets 48, and so on. After the longest distance is calculated, the next distance picks up where we left off. Therefore, if the slowest boat in the longest distance gets 42 points, the fastest boat in the next distance gets 41, then next boat gets 40, and so on. This format is in place of having a separate recreational
series, which had low participation in the past.
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| What
Are the Handicaps? |
- Multiple handicaps can apply to one boat.
For example...
A 72 year-old woman and a 71 year-old man in a flatwater racing boat both get the following handicap: Each Woman in C2 = -2, Each Paddler 70+ = -4, TOTAL HANDICAP = -6
min/hr
- If you are paddling with a Non-NECKRA member, you will still get the proper handicaps provided that we are aware of your partner's age and gender.
TALK YOUR PARTNER INTO JOINING NECKRA & we will have that information automatically !
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| Flatwater Canoe
Handicaps
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| C-2 Men |
0 |
minutes/hour |
| C-1 Man |
-4.5 |
minutes/hour |
| C-1 Woman |
-8 |
minutes/hour |
| Each Woman in
C-2 |
-2 |
minutes/hour |
| Rec Boat: C-2 |
-6 |
minutes/hour |
| Stock Boat: C-2 |
-2 |
minutes/hour |
| Stock Boat: C-1 |
-5 |
minutes/hour |
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| Downriver Canoe
Handicaps
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| For
Composite Canoes |
| C-2
Composite
("super") |
+3 |
minutes/hour |
| C-2
Race (i.e. X or XX) |
+5 |
minutes/hour |
| Marathon
Boat (any type) |
+6 |
minutes/hour |
| C-1
Man |
0 |
minutes/hour |
| C-1
Woman |
-5 |
minutes/hour |
| Each
Woman in C-2 |
-2 |
minutes/hour |
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For Rubber
Canoes |
| C-2
Men |
0 |
minutes/hour |
| C-1
Man |
-2 |
minutes/hour |
| C-1
Woman |
-7 |
minutes/hour |
| Each
Woman in C-2 |
-2 |
minutes/hour |
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| Age Handicaps
(for all canoe & kayak series)
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| Each Paddler 70+ |
-2 |
minutes/hour |
| Each Paddler
60-69 |
-1 |
minutes/hour |
| Each Junior
15-18 |
-3 |
minutes/hour |
| Each Junior
10-14 |
-5 |
minutes/hour |
| Each Junior
<10 |
-7 |
minutes/hour |
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| Kayak Handicaps
for Downriver and Flatwater Series
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USCA
Unlimited - including:
- ICF Olympic and Buschnell Wave
Series
- Any other kayak not fitting into another class
- over 20' in length OR < 18" at 4" water
line |
0 |
minutes/hour |
USCA Touring
- including:
- ICF Downriver and ICF Trainers
- 20' or less in length AND >18" at 4" waterline |
-2 |
minutes/hour |
USCA Sea Kayak
- with bulkheads and hatches (unless pre-2000)
- max length of 18' AND at least 8.5% of length at 4" waterline
- Wavehopper Kayak (plastic) |
-3 |
minutes/hour |
USCA Recreational
- 16' or less in length AND 22" or greater at 4" waterline |
-4 |
minutes/hour |
| K1 Short
- 13'2" or less in overall length |
-6 |
minutes/hour |
K2 (2 person kayak)
- Sea Kayak or ICF Racing type |
+5 |
minutes/hour |
| If Plastic (Downriver
or Flatwater) include an additional: |
-1 |
minutes/hour |
| If K1 woman include an additional: |
-4 |
minutes/hour |
| For each woman in a K2 include an additional: |
-2 |
minutes/hour |
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