{"id":150293,"date":"2017-05-01T06:45:00","date_gmt":"2017-05-01T04:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/150293\/novices-to-gain-experience-through-vlc-cake-series\/"},"modified":"2017-05-01T10:13:58","modified_gmt":"2017-05-01T08:13:58","slug":"novices-to-gain-experience-through-vlc-cake-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/sports-news\/2017\/05\/01\/novices-to-gain-experience-through-vlc-cake-series\/","title":{"rendered":"Novices to gain experience through VLC Cake Series"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Hansa Fish River Canoe Marathon is a two-day marathon held annually in Cradock and covers a total of 81.8km.<\/p>\n<p>The race starts at Grassridge Dam on October 6 and will see paddlers travel down the Fish River to finish at the sports complex in Cradock.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>To help paddlers, both professional and novice, improve their proficiency and stamina for the race the Victoria Lake Club (VLC), situated at Germiston Lake, will be hosting three river races on the Klip River over three months, in the VLC Cake Race Series.<\/p>\n<p>The event was organised to develop the sport and encourage novices to get experience and qualify early in the season.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>The series is designed specifically to encourage and support camaraderie between paddlers and with this in mind the traditional prize money for each race has been replaced with cakes.<\/p>\n<p>A cake will be awarded to the first K2 (pair), first mixed K2 or women\u2019s K2 with a novice (a paddler in their first racing season), as well as, the first K1 novice.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe race is open to everyone but we would really like to encourage as many experienced paddlers to get out there and take on a novice if they can.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe events are intentionally low key with no prize money attached, the entry fee going towards providing each paddler with something to eat and drink and a few lucky draw prizes,\u201d said Wayne Saunders on behalf of VLC.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Race dates and distances:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Saturday, May 13 \u2013 16km.<\/li>\n<li>Saturday, June 3 \u2013 23km.<\/li>\n<li>Sunday, July 9 \u2013 30km.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Entry rules:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>No paddler will be allowed to race on the day if they are not registered with the Gauteng Canoe Union (GCU) or have not completed their proficiency tests.<\/li>\n<li>New members must register in order to get a CSA number before any race.<\/li>\n<li>Personal flotation devices (PFD) and buoyancy checks will be conducted before the race and if not sufficient, paddlers will not be allowed to race.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To get your online entry visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gcu.co.za\/race\/online-race-entry-form\/\">www.gcu.co.za\/race\/online-race-entry-form\/<\/a>, pre-entries close at midnight the Wednesday before each race.<\/p>\n<p>For more details email Saunders on Wayne.Saunders@standardbank.co.za.<\/p>\n<div class=\"stream-item stream-item-below-post-content\">\n<div class='tenancy_slot tenancy_slot_1 jannah_ad' style='display: none;' data-query-id='93bafa227464733e7147e7701fd9b038'><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Paddlers offered unique opportunity to prepare for the Hansa Fish River Canoe Marathon, to be held in October.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1848,"featured_media":150306,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"hasGravity":false,"cxt_article_byline":"Leigh 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