2014年行われた南アフリカのBreede Riverマラソンのビデオ。
転覆続出でおもしろい
Breede Riverはアフリカ大陸の最南端に流れる川。
初日の模様
ENTRY QUALIFICATION:
Membership Status:
Each entrant must be a registered, paid up member of an affiliated canoe club & CSA.
Proficiency Rating:
The race is open to ‘AR’ and ‘BR’ rated paddlers.
(AR = Qualified to paddle A grade rivers. BR = Qualified to paddle B grade rivers. CR = Qualified to paddle C grade rivers.)
A paddler with a ‘CR’ rating will only be considered for acceptance if paddling in a K2 with an ‘AR’ rated partner.
Junior under 15:
May not participate in a K1.
May participate in a K2 but if not ‘AR’ rated, must have an adult partner who is ‘AR’ rated that has completed 10 Breede’s or equivalent multi-day events.
Juniors over 15:
If two juniors wish to paddle together in a K2, both must be ‘AR’ rated.
Any queries with regard to these qualifying rules must be directed to the paddler’s own Canoe Union as the race organisers will not be replying to any queries with regard to qualifying rules.
２日目
感想は操法に関してはこの写っている人は肩の入り方が浅く漕ぎ切れていない、スピードもエネルギーもロスが多い。ハンドリングも冴えてないのでコース取りが悪い。(カヌーカヤックジャパン史上最強シリーズを読めば理由もわかりますよ。)
南アフリカのリバーランのコースは、浅めで木が多くブッシュなど含めて、浅い位置に岩があるようです。
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