Barrow Descent - October 29th

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donnachabrennan
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Barrow Descent - October 29th

Post by donnachabrennan » Mon Oct 10, 2011 8:08 pm

Hi all,
This October 29th, the inaugural "Waterways Ireland Barrow Descent" will take place on a 23km stretch of the River Barrow from Goresbridge, Co. Kilkenny-St. Mullins, Co. Carlow.
With 12 weirs along the course, safety will be of paramount importance and while members from Thomastown Paddlers will be covering several of them, further volunteers will be needed. Any help you/or your members can be in assisting the running of this event would be greatly appreciated. We hope that this inaugural event will grow, possibly one day to be a sister event to the Liffey Descent itself.
We hope to have free camping with showers close by in Thomastown, and there will be an after race "Halloween Fancy Dress Party" that you and your friends are all welcome to attend. This has the makings of a great weekend
If you can help us out in anyway possible (or know of any other groups etc that can) I would be hugely appreciative if you could let them know and maybe e-mail me @: [email protected].
Looking forward to hearing from you all, please get in touch soon if you can be part of the safety team.
A Race notice will be published shortly on http://www.canoe.ie
Yours in paddling,
Donnacha Brennan (Organiser on behalf of Canoeing Ireland, Marathon Committee

donnachabrennan
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Re: Barrow Descent - October 29th

Post by donnachabrennan » Mon Oct 24, 2011 7:28 pm

Waterways Ireland Barrow Descent Sat October 29th
23KM, 10 weirs and rapids along the gorgeous River Barrow, from Goresbridge-St. Mullins.
Race Starts at 12:00, Last entries at 11:00 in Goresbridge
Please follow parking instructions from the Stewarts/Gardai at the start/finish
Also, all canoes/kayaks should have adequate buoyancy which will be checked before entry to the race. All canoes and enclosed kayak participants must also wear helmets, which are advised for all classes.
Full details: http://www.irishmarathoncanoeing.com/fi ... etails.pdf
Thanks in advance, Donnacha

christramp
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Re: Barrow Descent - October 29th

Post by christramp » Sat Oct 29, 2011 8:27 pm

Went down to help on safety today and I have to say Im super impressed with the whole set up - really well organised and run. Well done to the racers and this is an event to watch out for next year as its guaranteed to grow
Chris O

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