Cambridge Winter Series marathon
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Date: 1 December 2024
Schedule:
10:00-10:45 - Check-in
11:15 - Race Briefing
12:00 - Race start
14:15 - Prize-giving
Distances:
Group 1: Classes 1-10 - 7 miles - 4 portages
Group 2: Classes 20-25 - 5 miles - 4 portages
Group 3: Classes 30-39 - 3 miles - 2 portages
See the main Winter Series page for the list of classes
Schedule:
10:00-10:45 - Check-in
11:15 - Race Briefing
12:00 - Race start
14:15 - Prize-giving
Distances:
Group 1: Classes 1-10 - 7 miles - 4 portages
Group 2: Classes 20-25 - 5 miles - 4 portages
Group 3: Classes 30-39 - 3 miles - 2 portages
See the main Winter Series page for the list of classes
Winter Series General Information:
For information about the things which are standard for all races in the series, see the main Winter Series page
For information about the things which are standard for all races in the series, see the main Winter Series page
- Entering
- Classes
- Safety
- Rules (including portaging)
Course:
Responsibilities:
- Race Organiser - Peter Fish [email protected] (to be confirmed)
- Event Safety Coordinator - Peter Fish (to be confirmed)
- First Aid Coordinator - Andy Payne (to be confirmed)
- Welfare - Ali Limentani (to be confirmed)
Safety notes:
For this race particularly
For this race particularly
- Paddlers must ensure that their boats have sufficient buoyancy to support the boat and crew in the event of capsizing. Boats will be checked.
- All competitors must be able to swim 50m in canoe clothing.
Safety Documents:
- Risk Assessment download (to follow)
- Safety Plan download (to follow)
Boat Storage:
Boats should be stored either side of the path leaving sufficient room to get to both boats and the river. There is limited room on the river bank in front of the clubhouse, so please do not come forward until you are ready to launch. On completion of the race competitors are requested to move their boats to grassed area between the club and car park as soon as possible.
Boats should be stored either side of the path leaving sufficient room to get to both boats and the river. There is limited room on the river bank in front of the clubhouse, so please do not come forward until you are ready to launch. On completion of the race competitors are requested to move their boats to grassed area between the club and car park as soon as possible.
Environmental issues:
Please note that the issues with the invasive Floating Pennywort have been lessened by the work of the Cam Valley Forum and Cambridge CC but are not completely eliminated. All visiting paddlers should thoroughly clean their boats before leaving Cambridge to ensure that you do not transfer this problem back to you home waters.
Please note that the issues with the invasive Floating Pennywort have been lessened by the work of the Cam Valley Forum and Cambridge CC but are not completely eliminated. All visiting paddlers should thoroughly clean their boats before leaving Cambridge to ensure that you do not transfer this problem back to you home waters.
Location & Parking:
Booking in & launching will take place at Cambridge Canoe Club clubhouse, Lammas Lane, Sheep's Green, Newnham, Cambridge.
See map on club website: https://www.cambridgecanoeclub.org.uk/index.php/about-us/where-is-the-club
Use postcode CB3 9PA.
The preferred route is to leave the M11 at junction 12 and travel towards Cambridge on the A603. After entering the 30mph speed restriction when the road reaches Cambridge, the road bends sharp left and Lammas Lane (marked "Driftway" on Googlemaps) is on the right, but note that there is no access into it from this direction, so competitors will need to carry onto the roundabout and then return along the A603 and turn left onto Lammas Lane.
At the end of the lane is a small public car park. On-street parking in the area is now part of a residents-only scheme, so alternatives are limited. Please be considerate when parking and work with others to get maximum usage of the car park. The car park is controlled by a steel ramp and height restriction; the ramp should lower at 8am and the club will open the height restriction at 9am. The height restriction will be closed 2hrs after the last competitor has finished the race. Also please note that some spaces are marked for disabled drivers.
Lammas Land car park charges: 2hrs £2, 4hrs £4.80, 5hrs £9. The maximum stay on a Sunday is 5 hrs. The machines take cards or the JustPark ap.
Additional car parking is available on the roads in the surrounding area but some of this is subject to metered fees.
The club house is about 100 yards away from the Lammas Lane car park on the main river bank.
Booking in & launching will take place at Cambridge Canoe Club clubhouse, Lammas Lane, Sheep's Green, Newnham, Cambridge.
See map on club website: https://www.cambridgecanoeclub.org.uk/index.php/about-us/where-is-the-club
Use postcode CB3 9PA.
The preferred route is to leave the M11 at junction 12 and travel towards Cambridge on the A603. After entering the 30mph speed restriction when the road reaches Cambridge, the road bends sharp left and Lammas Lane (marked "Driftway" on Googlemaps) is on the right, but note that there is no access into it from this direction, so competitors will need to carry onto the roundabout and then return along the A603 and turn left onto Lammas Lane.
At the end of the lane is a small public car park. On-street parking in the area is now part of a residents-only scheme, so alternatives are limited. Please be considerate when parking and work with others to get maximum usage of the car park. The car park is controlled by a steel ramp and height restriction; the ramp should lower at 8am and the club will open the height restriction at 9am. The height restriction will be closed 2hrs after the last competitor has finished the race. Also please note that some spaces are marked for disabled drivers.
Lammas Land car park charges: 2hrs £2, 4hrs £4.80, 5hrs £9. The maximum stay on a Sunday is 5 hrs. The machines take cards or the JustPark ap.
Additional car parking is available on the roads in the surrounding area but some of this is subject to metered fees.
The club house is about 100 yards away from the Lammas Lane car park on the main river bank.
General:
Please make sure that you have also read the rules, safety notes and booking in instructions on the main Winter Series page.
Please make sure that you have also read the rules, safety notes and booking in instructions on the main Winter Series page.