Paddler Seeding

How does it work?

Northam Avon Descent Association (NADA) in collaboration with Paddle WA aim to promote participation, encourage commitment and reward performance. Paddlers seeking up-front grid placements will be awarded points in key designated seeding races. These races have been specifically selected to offer increasing distance and difficulty to promote greater fitness and experience for competitors in preparation for the Avon Descent.

 

Flatwater > Fast Water > Whitewater

 

Which events will be Seeding Races?

  1. The Ramon 
  2. Northam to Toodyay 
  3. Walyunga to Middleswan “Showdown” 
 

1.    Paddle Challenge 

A flatwater race starting and finishing in Hinds Reserve, Bayswater.

  • Other courses available include: 11km medium course, 6km short course and a 3.5km guppy course (but do not count towards seeding)
  • The 18km long course, this will become the first seeding opportunity for Avon Descent grid placings.
 

2.    Northam to Toodyay 

This is a 30km fastwater race starting in Northam and covering the first 30km of the Avon Descent course, finishing up at Duidgee Park in Toodyay. A perfect introduction into the Avon Descent, paddlers must wear a helmet and life jacket to participate and must be 16 years or older.

 

3.    Walyunga to Middleswan “Showdown” 

A 23km race run in cooperation with Wildwater WA, the race will involve whitewater, fast water and flatwater stretches, starting at Walyunga National Park and finishing at Middle Swan Reserve. This will be the most challenging race of the three and will be the final “showdown” to determine the Day One front grids. Competitors for this race will be seeded in grids of 6 paddlers or less based on points awarded in the previous seeding races.

 

For more information about these events, and to register, please visit www.paddlewa.asn.au 

 

 

How does seeding work?

Competitors will receive points for:

  1. Higher placement in a race, more points awarded (see below)
  2. The more races participated in, the more points awarded
  3. Entering the Avon Descent prior to a race, extra points awarded
  4. Where two competitors have the same number of points after the last seeding race, they will be differentiated by their total race time across all three races.
  5. International and interstate paddlers are assessed and gridded on a discretionary basis to be alongside those of equal skill level
  6. Teams, doubles and triples will be gridded according to the team member with the highest individual points across the three races
  7. Team boats will be awarded both participation and performance-based points, however any performance-based points awarded are not transferable to individuals or team boats with different paddler combinations
  8. Members of team boats will receive event participation points as both an individual and for the team boat combination
 

Points System

5 points

Participating in each seeding race (must start the race)

Getting a top 20 placement in a seeding race

 

1st Place

+15 Points

 

2nd Place

+14 Points

 

3rd Place

+13 Points

 

4th Place

+7 Points

 

5th Place

+6 Points

 

6th-8th Place

+5 Points

 

9th-11th Place

+4 Points

 

12th-14th Place

+3 Points

 

15th-17th Place

+2 Points

 

18th-20th Place

+1 Points

BONUS

+5 points

Entering the Avon Descent prior to each seeding race
(MUST have paid Avon Descent entry fee before the designated cut-off date of each seeding race)

Up to 25 points may be won per seeding race

 

Avon Descent Paddle Grid Order

GRID

Class/Craft

Promo 1

Gridded at the discretion of NADA to promote the Avon Descent

Promo 2

Gridded at the discretion of NADA to promote the Avon Descent

Promo 3

If required by NADA to further promote the Avon Descent

Grid 1

Entrants with the highest seeding points awarded (irrespective of class)

Grids 2 – 14

Gridded in order of seeding points awarded, highest to lowest (irrespective of class)

Grid 14 and beyond

Gridded in order of Avon Descent entry received (irrespective of class)

Note: All grid allocations are at the discretion of NADA, with promotional grids determined by NADA to provide additional exposure or promotion for the Avon Descent.

 

All entrants can view their awarded seeding points after each seeding race on Webscorer at https://www.webscorer.com/AvonSeeding?pg=series .

 

Want to be on the front grids? Then get your entries in and start training!

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