ICF Paracanoe 2017 Bulletin 1

ICF PARACANOE for 2017 Bulletin #1

Topics in this Bulletin cover the following items:

•   Competitions & Daily Schedules for 2017

•   Athlete Classification

•   Required Documents for Classification

•   Equipment passport

•   Paracanoe Racing Rules

•   Paracanoe Administration Fees

  COMPETITIONS

•   SZEGED WORLD CUP - MAY 25-28

•   BELGRADE WORLD CUP - JUNE 1-4

•   EUROPEAN CANOE CHAMPIONSHIPS – PLOVDIV, BULGARIA - JULY 14-16

•   WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS – RACICE, CZECH - AUGUST 23-27

•   COPAC CHAMPIONSHIPS - ECUADOR - OCTOBER 16-20

  PARACANOE SCHEDULE FOR SZEGED

•   The Doodle Poll for scheduling classification for both Szeged & Belgrade World Cups will be open for two weeks between April 8 and April 22. Access to the polls will be posted on the Paracanoe section of the ICF website.

•   Medical documentation for athletes seeking classification must be sent by April 22nd to paracanoeclassifiers@outlook.com

PARACANOE SCHEDULE FOR BELGRADE

PARACANOE SCHEDULE FOR PLOVDIV - ECA CHAMPIONSHIPS

	Monday 10 July	Tuesday 11 July	Wednesday 12 July	Thursday 13 July	Friday 14 July	Saturday 15 July	Sunday 16 July
A M	Classifier Arrivals	Classification 9:00 – 18:00	Classification 9:00 – 18:00	Classification Administration	Classification Administration	Paracanoe Races	Paracanoe Races
P M	Classifier Mtg			TEAM LEADER mtg. (TBD)

NOTE:

The Doodle Poll for scheduling classification for PLOVDIV (ECA Champs) will be open for two weeks between May 28 and June 11. Access to the polls will be posted on the Paracanoe section of the ICF website. https://www.canoeicf.com/discipline/paracanoe

 Medical documentation for athletes seeking classification must be sent by June 11 to

paracanoeclassifiers@outlook.com

PARACANOE SCHEDULE FOR RACICE – ICF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

	Saturday 19 Aug.	Sunday 20 Aug.	Monday 21 Aug.	Tuesday 22 Aug	Wednesday 23 Aug	Thursday 24 Aug	Friday 25 Aug	Saturday 26 Aug
A M	Classification 8:30 – 18:30	Classification 8:30 – 18:00	Classification 8:30 – 18:00		Paracanoe Races	Paracanoe Races	Paracanoe Races	Paracanoe Races
P M				TEAM LEADER mtg. (TBD)

NOTE:

The Doodle Poll for scheduling classification for RACICE (ICF WORLDS) will be open for two weeks between July 5 and July 19. Access to the polls will be posted on the Paracanoe section of the ICF website. https://www.canoeicf.com/discipline/paracanoe

 Medical documentation for athletes seeking classification must be sent by July 19th to paracanoeclassifiers@outlook.com

Paracanoe races now follow the normal Canoe Sprint time intervals between races. Federations will need to take careful note of the schedule when planning their boat requirements for the event.

ATHLETE CLASSIFICATION

Paracanoe Kayak athletes who require classification are those with one of the following statuses:

•   REVIEW Status with a Fixed Review Date before the Competition

•   REVIEW Status or

•   New Status

  ICF has submitted a new classification system to IPC fo rapproval. Due to proposed changes in the Va’a Athlete Classification system for Tokyo 2020, Paracanoe Va’a athletes will only require classification if they are New Status. ICF plans to initiate re-classification according to the new Va’a classification system at the 2017 World Championships as part of preparations for the 2018 competition season. The new classification system will not apply to competitions held in 2017.

  Link to current Master List:

  https://www.canoeicf.com/sites/default/files/classification_master_list_25-06-2016.pdf

  If an athlete fails to attend his/her classification slot, he/she will not be classified and will not be permitted to race.

•   Athletes must be classified separately for Kayak and Va’a.

•   A “Confirmed” class in K1 does NOT give automatic entry in the same class in V1 and

  vice-versa.

  REQUIRED DOCUMENTS FOR CLASSIFICATION

  Athletes attending classification at competitions must send the following Paracanoe forms to paracanoeclassifiers@outlook.com no later than three weeks before the start of classification for each competition except for item #4 below, which must be provided 30 days before the start of the classification period for each competition.

1. ICF Paracanoe Athlete Information & Consent

2. Declaration of Medical Complications & Emergency Measures

3. Equipment Passport

4. ICF Paracanoe Athlete Certificate of Diagnosis

This document must be completed in English and signed by a medical doctor. It should also include supporting medical diagnostic documentation. In complex cases additional supporting medical information may be requested.

5. Strapping waiver (Only required when an athlete uses strapping.)

6. PFD (Lifejacket) waiver (Only required when an athlete does NOT use a PFD (Personal Flotation Device)

The forms will be available to download from the ICF Website in the Paracanoe area:

https://www.canoeicf.com/discipline/paracanoe

Any athlete who is entered in an event for which he/she has no classification will not be permitted to race.

Paracanoe athletes may enter more than one event if their classification makes them eligible to do so and the schedule permits. (NOTE: Athletes are not permitted to compete outside their classification category, ie. A KL1 category athlete may not race ‘up’ into KL2)

NF’s are required to provide their own boats for their classification. The ICF is unable to provide a boat loan service. It is recommended that Federations who need to borrow boats for the competition or for classification make boat loan arrangements early with boat manufacturers or event organizers.

EQUIPMENT PASSPORT

ALL athletes competing MUST complete and send an equipment passport to paracanoeclassifiers@outlook.com . If the equipment passports are not completed and sent in, the athlete will not be allowed to race. The equipment passports will be checked during classification and before each race. If the equipment does not match the equipment passports, the athlete will not be allowed to race. If the athlete has sent an equipment passport before but has changed some equipment, a new equipment passport must be sent to paracanoeclassifiers@outlook.com and the changes must be specified. If the athlete has been given a confirmed status and are changing the equipment, the Chief Classifier will determine if the changes are approved. The equipment passport will be available to download from the Paracanoe section of the ICF website.

PARACANOE RACING RULES

For a full reading of the ICF Paracanoe Competition rules and Classification Rules & Regulations, go to:

https://www.canoeicf.com/discipline/paracanoe

NOTABLE RULES for PARACANOE

(see Paracanoe Rulebook & Classification Rules for exact wording.)

•   A 50 euro fee per athlete will be charged for incomplete forms that require the ICF Paracanoe Committee to complete.

•   A 200 euro fee must accompany each Protest of a Classification

•   A 75 euro fee must accompany each Protest of a Competition Rule

•   National Federations are permitted two entries in all Paracanoe events.

•   NOMINAL ENTRIES DUE DATE: 15 days before the first day of the competition.

  (NOTE: Canoe Sprint nominal entries are due 8 days before the first day of competition)

•   Athletes are only permitted to race in the class in which they are classified; i.e. A KL1 category athlete can only race in KL1.

•   Spray skirts/Spray decks are not permitted for Paracanoe classification or Paracanoe races unless approved by the Chief Official due to inclement weather conditions.

•   Kayaks are only permitted to have one rudder under the hull. Hence, skegs and/or projecting keels are not permitted. Rudders may be fixed.

•   Kayaks will be allowed weed deflectors in front of the rudder.

•   Only stabilizing pontoons are permitted as modifications for stability

•   Va’a hulls are permitted to be concave. Rudders, skegs and projecting keels are not

  permitted

•   Boat Dimensions & Weight (ICF Paracanoe Competition Rules – Section 7.2)

• Boats	Kayak	Va'a
  Max. length	520	730
  Min. width	50*
  Min. weight	12	13**

   

  NOTE: * measured 10 cm from the bottom of the hull. **Including hull, ama & iatco

• All measurements in cm and all weights in kg.

  PARACANOE ADMINISTRATION FEES

  Paracanoe teams attending the ICF World Cups & World Championships are subject to the fees noted in the table below. Fees will be calculated from the ICF’s SDP entry system and will be invoiced by the ICF office after the event.