What to do if you get promoted
Don't wait for your promotion certificate - it may take some time, and you'll want to get on with racing in your new division.
Send to the Bib Officer for your new division:
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Your old bib
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A note requesting promotion. List your qualifying points and where you got them
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A large,
strong stamped, addressed envelope with postage -
POSTAGE INFORMATION
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A copy of the bib application form, filled in (you don't need to send your membership card or a bib voucher)
You have a choice of two bib application forms. One is
a form to be filled on on-screen and
then printed, to be posted with your membership card, envelope and
cheque or voucher. The other is a PDF
to be filled by hand. Please don't use the PDF unless you are sure we
will be able to read your handwriting! And PLEASE make sure you put enough postage
on! BIB OFFICERS
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K1W
Prem & Div 1:
Mrs S. Atkinson, 20 Whitewater,
Orton Wistow, PETERBOROUGH PE2 6FB
Div 2 & 3: Tanya Gibbons, 8
Colliery Row,
ALFRETON DE55 7FD
C1M
All Divisions: Les Milam,
17 Reynolds Road, Shirley,
SOUTHAMPTON SO15 5GR
C1W
All Divisions: Mark Shaw, 3 Fenham
Carr Lane, LANCASTER LA1 3FH
C2
All Divisions: Stuart Meakins,
8 Marlborough Close, Oaklands,
WELWYN, AL6 0UG
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K1M
Prem:
Tracy Wells,
14 Donne Close, Higham Ferrers,
RUSHDEN, NN10 8PF
Div 1: Nick Penfold,
2 Qualitas,
BRACKNELL, RG12 7QG
Div 2: Tony Rackham,
7 The Grazings, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD
HP2 5JN
Div 3: Mike Patrick,
5 Southway Avenue, Appleton,
WARRINGTON, WA4 3AF
Vets
Prem & Div1 (All Classes): Mike Carter,
5 Clarendon St, BEDFORD MK41 7SQ
Div 2/3 (All Classes): Keith Sunderland,
7 Meynell Walk, PETERBOROUGH PE3 9RR |
How Promotion Works
At Division 4 K1M, K1W and C1M races, one paddler in five is promoted to Division
3 - that is, the top 20% of competitors in each class. Promotion for Div 4 Canadian
Doubles (C2) and Women's Canadians (C1W) is on achieving a best score within
120% of the last promoted Division 4 Men’s Kayak score - you take the best run
time plus penalties, divide by 1.2 and compare that with the K1M promotions.
Promotion to Div 2 and beyond goes on points
or on Paddle Up achievement - see below. At every race you
get points according to your position, and you count your best results towards
your ranking and promotion. The points you count must all be from races in
the current year.
Points are a way of comparing results when there are more
competitors on one race than in another. In K1M, K1W and C1M the winner gets 1000 points and
the other competitors get a "share" of 1000 on a sliding scale according to
their place. In C2 and C1W, points are calculated by a factored comparison
with K1M times.
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Div 3 to Div 2 |
Div 2 to Div 1 |
Div 1 to Prem |
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K1M |
Count |
4 races |
4 races |
5 races |
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Target |
3300* |
3600* |
4750* |
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K1W |
Count |
4 races |
4 races |
5 races |
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Target |
3300* |
3600* |
4750* |
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C1M |
Count |
4 races |
4 races |
5 races |
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Target |
3200* |
3400* |
4650* |
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C1W |
Count |
4 races |
4 races |
N/A |
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Target |
3200* |
3400* |
* or winning three races
For promotion from the combined Division 2/3 to
Division Prem/1 in C2 you count 4 results and you need
2650 points.
Paddle Up Achievement (for 2013, on a trial
basis)
If you are ranked in Division 1, 2 or
3
you can enter races
intended for the next Division up from your own, and this can be an
alternative route to promotion: beat 40% of the higher-division paddlers in
your class at three races and you can claim promotion. The higher division
class must be quorate, that's to say there must be at least 5 higher
division paddlers racing.
If you race in the lower division at a
combined-divisions event (a Prem/1, 1/2 or 2/3) and beat 40% of the higher
division paddlers you can count that toward promotion but you must have
raced on the same course on the same day so most Prem/1s won't count.
For 2013 a “paddle up” achievement (beating 40% of the field at a
next-div-up race) can be counted as equivalent to a maximum-points score. So
you can claim promotion for any of:
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Three maximum-points scores
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Two maximum-points scores and a paddle up achievement
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One maximum-points score and two paddle up achievements
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Three paddle up achievements
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(or of course) achieving the points target for promotion
MORE ABOUT PADDLING UP>
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