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General => Competitions and Training => Topic started by: Peter O'Sullivan on January 14, 2014, 14:23:45

Title: Wacko 2014
Post by: Peter O'Sullivan on January 14, 2014, 14:23:45
Who is going to Wacko this year? I am considering going.

What are the boat restrictions, couldn't find them on line.

Whats the club's gear hiring policy for Wacko?
Title: Re: Wacko 2014
Post by: Matt on January 14, 2014, 15:23:52
Yep! Myself, Karen and Nuala are going. Dunno what the boat restrictions are...
Title: Re: Wacko 2014
Post by: Diarmuid on January 14, 2014, 18:26:53
Quote from: Peter O'Sullivan on January 14, 2014, 14:23:45
What are the boat restrictions, couldn't find them on line.

Whats the club's gear hiring policy for Wacko?

Same as sickline i think

Can't take club gear down it according to the constitution...
Title: Re: Wacko 2014
Post by: DervM on January 15, 2014, 15:01:42
Quote from: Diarmuid on January 14, 2014, 18:26:53
Can't take club gear down it according to the constitution...

But there are definitely l4 instructors at Wacko...
Title: Re: Wacko 2014
Post by: Peter O'Sullivan on January 17, 2014, 12:26:07
Confirmed, Sickline rules. Limit is 275cm, mass production creekers and whitewater boats only.

Constitution was changed last year, rule was relaxed about club gear on grade 4.
Title: Re: Wacko 2014
Post by: DervM on January 17, 2014, 14:34:43
It'd want to have been, given the Java that went down there after Deividas's shoulder went earlier this year.

Anyway Peter, beside the point. What club boat would you want to take down there?
Title: Re: Wacko 2014
Post by: kmck on January 17, 2014, 15:11:41
T-canyon...otherwise known as the big green  ^-^
Title: Re: Wacko 2014
Post by: Peter O'Sullivan on January 17, 2014, 15:21:29
Quote from: DervM on January 17, 2014, 14:34:43
Anyway Peter, beside the point. What club boat would you want to take down there?

Something fast, maybe fibreglass if the levels were right.
Title: Re: Wacko 2014
Post by: DervM on January 17, 2014, 16:05:54
The fibreglass boats are for sure over the length limit.
Title: Re: Wacko 2014
Post by: Douchier on January 18, 2014, 01:44:55
Quote from: DervM on January 17, 2014, 16:05:54
The fibreglass boats are for sure over the length limit.
^They won't be by the time you get to the finish-line!
Title: Re: Wacko 2014
Post by: Zog on January 22, 2014, 10:27:27
Derv, you mentioned some sport category of the event last night at the meeting? I can't find anything about it on the race page, whats the story with it?
Title: Re: Wacko 2014
Post by: DervM on January 22, 2014, 12:38:30
There are a couple of categories that run in the WW race league. In Galwayfest and Wacko they tend to have four main categories: Women's Expert, Men's Expert, Men's Sport, and Women's Sport. The Sport categories are for your first few races in the league (I've been told for only your first race).

Sport is a great category; it's smaller, you're more likely to place in it, and everyone loves to see people starting out in Sport. Sometimes they offer to allow people in the category to have a shadow if they want it or feel they need it.

However, you normally race totally alone. In Wacko there are only two places with rescue - Trooperstown and Jacksons. So you're solo between those.

Best thing to do is to get onto Niamh Cleary and tell her the level you're at and ask what she thinks and then she'll send you on a form  :).
Title: Re: Wacko 2014
Post by: Zog on January 22, 2014, 14:27:17
Awesome, thanks! :)
Title: Re: Wacko 2014
Post by: Andy J on January 22, 2014, 17:36:29
I'm up to go as a spectator.