Canadian Canoe Association
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(For the convenience of users of this Rulebook, changes approved by the November 2010 Annual General Meeting of the Association are bolded DEFINITIONS .................................................................................................... 6 I GENERAL ........................................................................................................ 7 1.00 USE OF COMPETITION RULES ............................................................. 7 1.01 AMATEUR STATUS .............................................................................. 7 1.02 REGISTRATION .................................................................................... 7 (a) New Competitors ............................................................................... 7 (b) Renewal .............................................................................................. 7 (c) Eligibility ............................................................................................. 7 (d) Registration Fee .................................................................................. 7 (e) Registration, Collection and Deadline ................................................ 7 (f) Expiration ........................................................................................... 8 1.03 CLUB COLOURS ................................................................................... 8 1.04 CLUB ESTABLISHMENT ....................................................................... 8 1.05 INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK .............................................................. 8 1.06 INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK .............................................................. 8 1.07 DOPING CONTROL .............................................................................. 8 II CLASSES AND EQUIPMENT ......................................................................... 10 2.01 U10 ................................................................................................... 10 2.02 U12 ................................................................................................... 10 2.03 U14 ................................................................................................... 10 2.04 U16 ................................................................................................... 10 2.05 INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK ............................................................ 10 2.06 U18 ................................................................................................... 10 2.07 JUNIOR CLASS ................................................................................... 10 2.08 SENIOR STATUS ................................................................................ 11 2.09 SENIOR STATUS WAR CANOE ........................................................... 11 2.10 MASTER CLASS .................................................................................. 11 2.11 PADDLEALL ....................................................................................... 12 2.12 PARACANOE ..................................................................................... 12 2.13 PROOF OF AGE ................................................................................. 12 2.14 BIG BOATS (WAR CANOE & DRAGONBOATS) ................................... 12 2.15 ELIGIBILITY FOR FOREIGN NATIONALS ............................................. 13 2.16 CLASS STATUS RECORD .................................................................... 13 2.17 CANADA SUMMER GAMES ............................................................... 13 2.18 PFD REGULATIONS ........................................................................... 13 2.19 CANOES & KAYAKS CLASSES, DEFINITIONS AND MEASUREMENTS .. 14 2.20 CANOES AND KAYAKS – CONSTRUCTION ......................................... 14 2.21 PROPULSION ..................................................................................... 16 2.22 NUMBER PLATES .............................................................................. 16 III ORGANIZATION OF THE COMPETITION ...................................................... 17 3.01 DIRECTION AND CONTROL ............................................................... 17 3.02 INTER-DIVISIONAL ENTRY APPROVAL ............................................... 17 3.03 DIVISIONAL DISCIPLINE COMMITTEE ............................................... 17 3.04 DIVISIONAL RACE ORDER ................................................................. 17 3.05 DIVISIONAL REGATTA ENTRIES ......................................................... 17 3.06 DIVISIONAL U12 CHAMPIONSHIPS ................................................... 17 3.07 DIVISIONAL U14 CHAMPIONSHIPS ................................................... 18 IV RACING REGULATIONS .............................................................................. 19 4.01 ITENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK ............................................................... 19 4.02 REFEREE’S ROLE AND JURISDICTION ................................................ 19 4.03 DISQUALIFICATIONS AND RACE INFRACTIONS ................................. 19 4.04 START PROCEDURE ........................................................................... 20 4.05 FALSE STARTS ................................................................................... 21 4.06 RACE RECALL..................................................................................... 21 4.07 PADDLE BREAKAGE ........................................................................... 22 4.08 POSITIONING OF CREWS AND THEIR WATER ................................... 22 4.09 ASSISTANCE ...................................................................................... 22 4.10 COMPETITOR’S UNIFORMS .............................................................. 22 4.11 ENTRIES ............................................................................................ 22 4.12 PARTICIPANT BEHAVIOUR ................................................................ 23 4.13 STANDARD OF CONDUCT ................................................................. 24 4.14 POINTS TOWARD BURGEES .............................................................. 24 IV SPECIAL RULES FOR THE CANADIAN SPRINT CANOE KAYAK CHAMPIONSHIPS ........................................................................................... 25 5.01 DATE OF THE CHAMPIONSHIPS ........................................................ 25 5.02 APPLICATION FOR HOSTING ............................................................. 25 5.03 DOPING CONTROL ............................................................................ 26 5.04 BOAT CONTROL ................................................................................ 26 5.05 INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK ............................................................ 26 5.06 ENTRIES ............................................................................................ 26 (a) Qualifying Process ............................................................................ 26 (b) Number of Entries ............................................................................ 26 (c) Substitutions ..................................................................................... 27 (d) Entry Process .................................................................................... 28 (e) Competitors ...................................................................................... 29 5.07 ENTRY FEES ....................................................................................... 29 5.08 SCRATCH PENALTY ............................................................................ 30 5.09 OFFICIAL DRAW ................................................................................ 30 5.10 ELIGIBILITY FOR PARTICIPATION....................................................... 33 5.11 LIST OF EVENTS ................................................................................. 33 5.12 ORDER OF EVENTS ............................................................................ 37 5.13 COMMODORE’S SALUTE................................................................... 37 5.14 NATIONAL TEAM CARDING RACES ................................................... 37 5.15 PRIZES/AWARDS ............................................................................... 37 5.16 CHAMPIONSHIP BURGEES ................................................................ 38 5.17 MANAGEMENT ................................................................................. 38 5.18 COMPETITION OFFICIALS.................................................................. 39 5.19 OFFICIAL CLUB SPOKESPERSON ........................................................ 39 5.20 PROTESTS ......................................................................................... 40 5.21 FAIRPLAY........................................................................................... 40 5.22 VIDEO RESULTS ................................................................................. 40 5.23 6000 METRE RACES .......................................................................... 41 VI SPECIAL RULES FOR THE CANADIAN NATIONAL SPRINT RACING LONG DISTANCE CANOEING CHAMPIONSHIPS ......................................................... 42 6.01 DATE OF THE CHAMPIONSHIPS ........................................................ 42 6.02 APPLICATION FOR HOSTING ............................................................. 42 6.03 BOAT CONTROL 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