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Team Selection Guidelines for Outriggers

Participatory Races

ü      Must be flexible for everyone to participate.

ü      There will be a sign up sheet for anyone who wishes to participate in a participatory race.  A subcommittee will determine crews (mixed crews if possible) that are equally balanced.  Each person in these crews is expected to train for these races.

ü      People who are not high performers will get first priority in an OC6 if there is insufficient space in the boats.  Those who are performance paddlers may be asked to race in OC1 and OC2, in order to make room in the OC6 for a less experienced paddlers.

Competitive Races

Selection criteria for women’s and men’s competitive races are as follows:

ü      A two times tour de buoy distance (6.4 km) will be used as a time trial. All women/men wanting to race must do a time trial as part of the selection process (including steers people). 

ü      The top 5 times will be in the first boat plus the top steers person. 

ü      A team captain for that race will be chosen from this crew.

ü      The next top 5 paddlers and steers person will fill a second boat. 

ü      A ladder will be established and people can do time trials as many times as they want before the selection deadline.  In order for a time trial to count, another person from the club must be present to time the person.  There will also be organized times when groups will do their time trial to encourage best performance.

ü      For Gibson's the selection deadline is 6 weeks prior to the race, which means May 28/29 weekend and for Jericho nationals, it will be only 4 weeks prior because of the time between races.

ü      If selected for a crew, all paddlers must commit to paddling 2x/week in an OC6 with their crew.  One of these times will most likely be on a Tues/Thurs evening, but of course this depends on the schedules of the crew members. 

ü      Alternates may exist for each crew and have first priority for small boats at races if they are not paddling on the OC6 team in these competitive races.

ü      Years of experience are not a determining factor to be part of the competitive team.

Set crews may be formed by any group of paddlers. Boat priority will go to the men’s and women’s competitive, and novice, crews. Mixed teams may be formed with a set crew or if the male/ female ratio dictates with signed up paddlers.

            Novice competitive:

ü      Selection for novice competitive races is based mainly on sign up.

ü      Enthusiasm and willingness to learn are greatly appreciated.

ü      Once selected, paddlers must commit to paddling 2x/week in an OC6 with their crew.  One of these times will most likely be on Monday and Wednesday evenings, but of course this depends on the schedules of the crew members. 

ü      One tour de buoy distance (3.2 km) will be used as a time trial as a last resort.

            Small Boats (OC1, OC2’s)

·        Priority goes to designated alternate paddlers for competitive races.

·        To race in a small boat at any of the races, one must sign up by a deadline, which will be no less then 2 weeks before the race.  Boats will be first come, first serve, unless there are more paddlers signed up then boats available.  In this case, we will defer to time trials.

 Team and Boat Selection for Marathon

a)      Training Program

·        Boats will be varied for organized practice but two weeks before a race, the crew racing will get first priority for preferred boats.

b)      Training Program and Racing

·        Boats will be varied for organized practice but two weeks before a race, if a person wishes to have a particular boat for racing.  Please contact Sue two weeks prior to the race.  Boats will be assigned on a first come basis.

c)      Racing

·        Those who are participating in the training program will get first priority to the boats.  Any boat that is not taken by training participants two weeks prior will become available to others.