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Ren’s Henllan Falls
Head to Head Classic
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 29th 2008
This event is in memory of one of our ex workers, coach and
friend Ren who tragically lost his life on the Gower in May 2005. Ren was
part of our club and centre for a few years while completing his outdoor
education course in the Graig College Llanelli. During the summer of 2003 he
worked with us at the centre for a few months and also came out to the south of
France on one of our most enjoyable trips, few people who attended the trip will
forget his great smile and total enthusiasm for everything he did weather it was
on the scooter nipping around the back streets of Vallon or paddling some of the
rivers in southern France.
Due to Ren’s ability to make friends so easily he has left so
many people from all over the country with some great memories, it is for this
reason why the event has been organised.
The nature of the race is hopefully how Ren would have wanted
it, not too formal, good times, happy faces, and a beer to finish the day off.
If you would like to attend the event to paddle or spectate then
please come to the canoe centre in Llandysul on November the 29th 2008. The race
entry is £5, which also includes a BBQ during the event a curry in the rugby
club in New Castle Emlyn after the event, shuttle buses to and from the river
and any equipment.
Accommodation is also available in the canoe centre after the
party in Newcastle Emlyn we have also arranged for transport back from the club.
If anyone cannot canoe but would like to run the falls then we
will have some double boats at the site and someone will take you over the
falls.
The full race rules will be given out on the day but it should
go something like this:
1) The race will start 300 metres above the grade 3 rapids and
finish under the bridge at Henllan.
2) Names of all entries will be put into a hat.
3) Names will be pulled out of the hat for each round.
4) For each race five names will be pulled out of the hat.
5) These five competitors will race against each other down
the rapids in a head to head.
6) First, Second and Third place paddlers will continue into
the next round.
7) The last two competitors in each race will be eliminated
(Except for the first round)
8) During the first round of races anyone who finishes in the
last 2 positions will have an extra chance and their names will be placed back
into the hat to race again in the first round.
9) An extra chance only happens in the first round this will
give everyone at least 2 goes down the rapids.
10) There will be different classes Jnrs, seniors, Male Female
etc.
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