UCD Canoe Club
General => Competitions and Training => Topic started by: Peter O'Sullivan on February 12, 2015, 19:26:22
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Hi Everyone,
With just over 3 weeks to go the count down to the ball is on! We will hopefully run a boaterX on the morning of the ball. Entry cost is 5euro per paddler. All funds go into a kitty which is spent, in its entirety on gargle to be handed back to you as prizes.
The Events are as follows:
(1) Fun BoaterX- Teams of three paddlers (1 Oldie, 1 college type and 1 fresher) race from the eddy at the top of the run in to Jacksons to below Jacksons. This race is against the clock and teams will have to stop for a group photo in the eddie before Jacksons. The time stops after two paddlers run Jacksons, ie. the weakest paddler doesn't have to run the drop.
(2) Sport BoaterX- Groups of 4 will race head to head (open to everyone with a level 3 cert). One from each heat will progress to the next round. Hope to have a banner to touch at the finish.
(3) Inflatable race- the jacksons rodeo/beat down is being replaced this year with an inflatable race. Details to follow.
Race brief at 10.00 in Lynhams carpark, first race at 10:30am and off the water by 14:30 to start getting some pre-drinks in. Steve is organising instructors. Fancy dress encouraged. Spectators can get to Jacksons on river left by walking down to Bollards bridge and walking back up through the forest.
I'll put a list of teams here as you sign up.
Teams
1. Evan (oldie), Andy (college), Anna May (fresher)
2. Kinetic Kieran (oldie), Notorious Naddy (college), Sassy Sara (fresher)
3. Diarmuid (oldie), Ailbhe (college), Simon (fresher)
4. Peter (Oldie), Rosalyn (college), Mike (fresher)
5. Bill (Oldie), Stefani (college), Denis (fresher)
6. Cormac (oldie), Nicki (college), Adam (fresher)
7. Sarah D (oldieish), Alex (college), Niamh D (fresher)
Forgot to say earlier, each team must have more than one gender or else face a time penalty.
Individual
1. Steve
2. Andy
3. Diarmaid
4. Ailbhe
5. Simon
6. Bill
7. Aoife
8. Bill
9. Dan
10. Ross
11. Mick
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Want to be on my team Peter?
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Someone want a potentially broken college type? :P
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Forgot to say earlier, each team must have more than one gender or else face a time penalty.
Does this assume binary gender? Because I don't identify with that.
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Trans gender is allowed but only if they are roughly this standard
(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-GIUNFx9rQWY/VGku4AqTt9I/AAAAAAAAGPc/bbXALrDQVls/s720/DSC06556.JPG) .
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I'm looking for an Oldie and a Fresher - who'd be up for it?!
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Fresher: Denis
College: Stefani
Oldie: Bill
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Fresher: Denis
College: Stefani
Oldie: Bill
You guys should at least try to get both genders before resorting to drag...
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I am what I am...
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anyone need a girl?
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I'm looking for an Oldie and a Fresher - who'd be up for it?!
Ok, have got me an Oldie. Which Fresher wishes to join a team of absolute banter?! FANCY DRESS COMPULSORY! afro.gif
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I need me an oldie and a fresher!!! (Like I swear I'll try to stay upright this time!!!) 🙏
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May as well put it up here too at this rate. Looking to be part of some team. I'm a college type, you know the rest!
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Want to be on my team Peter?
Sorry Diarmuid. Ross(in drag), Michael and I are on in team. Rumour has it Steve is going in drag too.
Can one of the committee update the first post to start the list of teams. Cheers.
Can everyone doing the individual races post up so I can do the draw. Plan is to have men and women race separately in the individual event.
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I'll be racing individually
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Individually too, hopefully!
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Team: Evan O'Keffe (counting as oldie), Andy Jeffers (College Type), Anna May (Fresher).
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Here are a few photos from last year. https://picasaweb.google.com/108250712605161593102/PreBallBoaterCross?authkey=Gv1sRgCLKksafLpbH2uwE# (https://picasaweb.google.com/108250712605161593102/PreBallBoaterCross?authkey=Gv1sRgCLKksafLpbH2uwE#) Hopefully the level will be a little higher.
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I might enter the individual, i dont know yet...
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Individual please
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I'll race individual as well
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Am I aloud to go indivual too???? whats the difference?
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Alex, the individual is heats of 3-5 people paddling the course in direct competition (no time, just first person down). I wouldn't be surprised if Peter puts a 'minimum level 3 standard' cap on this but I'm sure he'll let us know 😊
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Got me a Fresher! :D
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Given the shortage of oldies the oldie rule is being relaxed a little. You can be an oldie if this year is your 5th (or more ) year of college. So if you've taken the scenic route through college but not yet graduated you can still count as an oldie.
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Any non-racer volunteers to help with the race, probably need two. One for timing and one for recoding results.
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I'll be racing individually too.
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Does anyone need a particularly fresh fresher?
Though based on Peter's most recent definition I can also apparently be an oldie...... :P (I can barely kayak straight, that option is strongly not recommended)
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If it helps I'm a college type who can barely kayak in a straight line too. All you need is a one more who can't either and it would be a matching set :P
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I'll be racing individually too hopefully! :)
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Ill race individually and with a team if someone wants me
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Diarmuid, Ailbhe, Simon
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Sounds like a plan Alex - we just need to find an oldie
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Alex. Sarah> if i recall correctly Katie just about never kajaked (misspelling is intentional, i'll explain why if someone asks me in person) so she would be a good bet for a oldie to complete your set of can't go in a straight liners
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Signing up for the individual, and I believe that my team is Peter, Mike, and Rosalyn disguised as a Disney princess unless there enough people give out :P
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Does anyone need a particularly fresh fresher?
Though based on Peter's most recent definition I can also apparently be an oldie...... :P (I can barely kayak straight, that option is strongly not recommended)
Yeah, go for it if you want to be an oldie.
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One oldie available for a team - well used, usual scratches, no repairs etc.
May also be an individual
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One oldie available for a team - no repairs etc.
The merry-go-round outside the Ross is calling bullshit!
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Sign up closes tomorrow evening at 20.00. I need time to do the draw for the individual races. Planning to pick names out of a hat.
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I need an oldie for my team ^-^ afro.gif
Repairs not nessicary evil.gif
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Wanted. One oldie. Must be overly nostalgic and adamant that things were better back in "the day"
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I'm up for being part of a team if anyone is still Fresher-hunting :D I also come with the added bonus of being a girl if anyone needs one on their team :o I'm good craic, I swear! :laugh:
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Does anyone need a particularly fresh fresher?
Though based on Peter's most recent definition I can also apparently be an oldie...... :P (I can barely kayak straight, that option is strongly not recommended)
Yeah, go for it if you want to be an oldie.
Would it be a really really terrible idea if I was the kinda terrible fresher to your kinda terrible oldie-fresher and sorta-college-type??? :o
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You can join us if the great and all powerful Peter allows it.
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Ross's and Peter's team for group i think and if there's anything else i can sign up for sign me up!
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WANTED:
Fresher for the boater x. Ideally female (not in a creepy way) or a male willing to commit to convincing drag! Must be prepared to have serious banter! Ability to paddle optional.
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If there's an individual event for Fresher's and I meet the standard sign me up :D
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Adam (Beast), Nicki (Tank) and Myself (The looks)
Individual too please
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Sarah (fresher/oldie - apparently thats allowed) me (college type) and Niamh D (our other fresher)
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Sarah (fresher/oldie - apparently thats allowed) me (college type) and Niamh D (our other fresher)
This will be interesting...
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Is there an individual fresher event?
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There seems to be a bit of a typo after my name there Ailbhe. Uncalled for.
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Zog for individual, a team of myself, Marie and one fresher will enter the team even t also!
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Myself, Greg and an undisclosed Oldie for the team :)
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It's johannes isn't it? ;)
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I'm with Zog and a mystery fresher. Anyhu, shtick us down as a team and see ye tomorrow 😈
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It's johannes isn't it? ;)
He's a tad broken at the moment so I'm giving him a chance to back out if he wants :P
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There seems to be a bit of a typo after my name there Ailbhe. Uncalled for.
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Bad news. Going to have to call off the race due to the lack of water. Looking back in previous levels 2014 was 1.015m and 2013 was 0.872m. This year its going to be less than 0.74. 2013 was a low year and people were getting stuck everywhere on the way down, no point racing in lower water. The hoped for snow melt never arrived either.
As an alternative people are going cliff jumping into the pool below Jacksons. Meeting in Lynhams at 12.00. If you need wet suits etc from the boat house you can get them between 10.45 and 11.00 tomorrow morning.
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Ah well as it's not happening anyway... But yeah my wrist got worse, so I wouldn't have gone anyway...
It's johannes isn't it? ;)
He's a tad broken at the moment so I'm giving him a chance to back out if he wants :P
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But yeah my wrist got worse
;)