Entry Dates & Costs
Entry Costs:
Individual Events (Men's K1 Sprint, Men's K1 Classic, Men's C1 Sprint, Men's C1 Classic, Women's K1 Sprint, Women's K1 Classic, Women's C1 Sprint, Women's C1 Classic, C2 Sprint, C2 Classic) - £22.00
Please note that when entering both the C2 Sprint and C2 Classic, BOTH competitors must enter the event (the price has been set as £11.00 to reflect this).
Relay Events (Mixed Team Classic, Open Team Classic) - £28.75
Entry Opening Date
Tuesday 4 October 2022
Entry Closing Dates
Tuesday 8 November 2022 at 23:59 - Student/Competitor Deadline
(Students/ Competitors must apply by this deadline)
Thursday 10 November 2022 at 23:59 - Institution Administrator Approval Deadline
(Institutional Administrators are given 48 hours after the student/ competitor deadline to approve entries)
Staged Entry
Should the competition allow more entries a Stage 2 entry window will open. Priority will remain with the entries received before the Stage 1 entry closing date. Entries received in the Stage 2 window and accepted into the competition, will be charged an additional 20% fee.
Stage 2 Entries
Friday 11 November 2022 – Tuesday 15 November 2022 at 23:59
Stage 2 Student/Competitor Deadline: Tuesday 15 November 2022 at 23:59
Stage 2 Institution Administrator Approval Deadline: Thursday 17 November 2022 at 23:59
Stage 2 Entry Costs
Individual Events (Men's K1 Sprint, Men's K1 Classic, Men's C1 Sprint, Men's C1 Classic, Women's K1 Sprint, Women's K1 Classic, Women's C1 Sprint, Women's C1 Classic, C2 Sprint, C2 Classic) - £26.40
Relay Events (Mixed Team Classic, Open Team Classic) - £34.50
Entry Allowance
The event has a capacity of 400 competitors.
Institutions can request up to 30 non-guaranteed entries in both the male and female events. Institutions can also request 3 guaranteed individuals (one team) in each of the team events (open and mixed).
Should the event reach capacity, BUCS may need to restrict the number of entries per institution.
This means when submitting entries on BUCS Play, for both the Men’s and Women’s competition, competitors should be ranked in order of preference e.g 1, 2, 3, 4 and so on, before being submitted.
Event and Class Clarification
Classic Races
Men’s K1 Championship (K1M - All types of K1 kayak allowed, see equipment rules below)
Women’s K1 Championship (K1W - All types of K1 kayak allowed, see equipment rules below)
Men’s C1 Championship (C1M - All types of C1 closed-cockpit 1-person canoe allowed)
Women’s C1 Championship (C1W - All types of C1 closed-cockpit 1-person canoe allowed)
Open C2 Championship (C2 - Event open to both men and women. All types of C2 closed-cockpit 2 person canoe allowed)
Sprint Races
Men’s K1 Sprint Championship (K1Ms - All types of K1 kayak allowed, see equipment rules below)
Women’s K1 Sprint Championship (K1Ws - All types of K1 kayak allowed, see equipment rules below)
Men’s C1 Sprint Championship (C1Ms - All types of C1 closed-cockpit 1-person canoe allowed)
Women’s C1 Sprint Championship (C1Ws - All types of C1 closed-cockpit 1-person canoe allowed)
Open C2 Sprint Championship (C2s - Event open to both men and women. All types of C2 closed cockpit 2-person canoe allowed.)
Open Team Championship (Classic Only)
Mixed Team Championship (Classic Only)
Please note, an Open Team can be made of any 3 boats per team of any gender of person.
A Mixed Team can be made up of 3 boats per team and is open to all boats of either gender, except Men’s K1.
In addition, an individual competitor may only enter each team event once, and if entering both the Open and Mixed team events, must paddle a different boat class in each. A competitor cannot paddle their K1, C1 or C2 in both an Open and a Mixed Team.
Please note that this year each team you wish to enter for either team event should be submitted as a separate entry, in each case entering the relevant individuals that constitute that team, noting that each individual can only be entered in a maximum of ONE Open Team and ONE Mixed Team.
Equipment
Equipment
K1 Classic and Sprint: all types of K1 Kayak allowed
C1 Classic and Sprint: all types of C1 closed cockpit 1 person canoe allowed
C2 Classic and Sprint: event open to both men and women, all types of C2 closed cockpit 2 person canoe allowed
Open Team Classic: can be made up of any 3 boats per team of any gender.
Mixed Team Classic: can be made up of 3 boats per team and is open to all boats of either gender except men K1
An individual competitor may only enter each Team Event once. If entering both the open and mixed team events must paddle a different boat class in each.
Timetable
Withdrawals
Withdrawals must be made in writing by the institution administrator and e-mailed to Harry Spinks, the BUCS Event Coordinator.
Withdrawals before the institution administrator approval deadline (10 November 2022 at 23:59 [stage one]) will not be charged.
Withdrawals after the institution administrator approval deadline (10 November 2022 at 23:59 [stage one]) and before 23:59 on the 17 November 2022 (stage two institution administrator approval deadline) will still be charged the entry fee.
Competitors who do not withdraw before 23:59 on the 17 November 2022 and do not attend the competition will be classed as a late withdrawal/no show and therefore will be charged the entry fee. They will also be fined £50 which will be charged after the event, to the competitor’s athletic union.
Should a withdrawal be accompanied with a valid doctor’s note, the entry fee will not be charged.
Should BUCS have to open stage two entries then new deadlines for withdrawals will be published. Reserves will only be charged an entry fee if they are accepted into the competition.
Withdrawal of a competitor does not guarantee a replacement into the competition. Reserves will only be charged an entry fee if they are accepted into the competition.
Please see our Withdrawal Policy for more details.
