Member ICF Board of Directors Chairman ICF Canoe Marathon Committee Jorn Cronberg Fjellkroken 8 2022 Gjerdrum Telephone: +47 4731 7379 [email protected]

NEWSLETTER NEWSLETTER 2015-5 CANOE MARATHON RACING December 2015

For CONTENT National Team Leaders,  Reminder: Nominations of ITOs ICF Canoe Marathon Event organisers, for 2016 National Federations,  The 2016 Classic Series International Technical Officials, and  The long term calendar All other persons interested in Canoe Marathon

REMINDER: NOMINATION OF ITO’S FOR 2016 Nominations for the 2016 World Cups and World Championships should be sent by National Federations to the CAM Chairman Jorn Cronberg ([email protected] ) and to the ICF Office in Lausanne ([email protected] ) before January 1, 2016 .

Nominations for the 2016 European Championships should be sent by National Federations to Jorn Cronberg ([email protected] ) and the ECA Office in Zagreb ( [email protected] ) before January 15, 2016.

Accommodation during the events for the selected ITOs will be paid by the event organizers.

THE 2016 CLASSIC SERIES

23-24 January Drak Challenge Underberg/ South Africa 16 April Waterland Marathon/ Netherlands 23-24 July Crestuma Marathon/ Portugal 6 August Descent of the River Sella/ Spain 13 August Dalsland Canoe Marathon/ Sweden 24 September Liffey Descent/ Ireland 2 October Adige Marathon/ Italy Date to be confirmed Place to be confirmed/

Further information can be found on the ICF website ( www.canoeicf.com ) under Canoe Marathon when available.

THE LONG TERM CALENDAR

2016 1 – 8-9 April Pietermaritzburg /South Africa Confirmed

World Cup 2 – 30-31 July Prado Vila Verde /Portugal Confirmed

African Championships 9-10 April Pietermaritzburg /South Africa Confirmed

European Masters Cup 28-29 June Pontevedra /Spain Confirmed European Championsh. 30 June-3 July

Masters World Cup 13-14 September Brandenburg / Confirmed World Championships 16-18 September

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World Cup Pietermaritzburg/RSA: www.mwc2016.co.za Bulletin #1: You can download the Masters World Cup bulletin here .

World Cup Prado Vila Verde/POR: To be confirmed

European Championships Pontevedra/ESP: To be confirmed

World Championships Brandenburg/GER: www.canoe-marathon.de

2017 World Cup – proposed dates 27-28 May Hazewinkel / Confirmed World Cup - Dates to be confirmed Shaoxing /China Confirmed

European Masters Cup Vila Nova de Gaia-Crestuma / Confirmed European Championships Portugal Dates to be confirmed

Masters World Cup 5-6 September Pietermaritzburg /South Africa Confirmed World Championships and African Championships 8-10 September

2018 World Cup

European Masters Cup Metkovic /Croatia Confirmed European Championships

Masters World Cup Prado Vila Verde /Portugal Confirmed World Championships

2019 World Cup Open

European Masters Cup Open European Championships

Masters World Cup Shaoxing /China Confirmed World Championships

2020 World Cup Hazewinkel /Belgium Open

European Masters Cup Open European Championships

Masters World Cup Hazewinkel /Belgium Application World Championships Baerum (Oslo)/Norway - decision 2016

The members of the ICF Canoe Marathon Committee wish to thank all of you who have helped us making 2015 a very successful Canoe Marathon year, and we send you the VERY BEST WISHES FOR THE NEW YEAR,

Jorn Ruud Alan Stefan Jose Carlos Tim Cronberg Heijselaar Laws Gustafsson Sousa Cornish Chairman Member Member Member Member Advisor

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