Points Series

photo by Jamie Doucett

 The NECKRA Points Series provides:

  • A fun way to track your racing

  • Encouragement to participate in more races

  • Competition on a more leveled playing ground

  • Our handicapping system has proven to be a good leveler of gender, age and boat type

  • A chance to win the series and have your name added to a traveling trophy if you win

  • Top series finishers receive prizes

  • All series qualifiers are entered into the year-end prize raffle

  • Each Paddler 60-69: -1 min/hr
    Each Paddler 70-74: -2 min/hr
    Each Paddler 75-79: -3 min/hr
    Each Paddler 80-84: -4.5 min/hr
    Each Paddler 85-89: -6.5 min/hr
    Each Junior 15-18: -3 min/hr
    Each Junior 10-14: -5 min/hr
    Each Junior <10: -7 min/hr

  • C2 Men: 0 min/hr
    C4 Men: +2 min/hr
    C1 Man: -4.5 min/hr
    C1 Women: -8 min/hr
    OC1 Man: -3.5 min/hr
    C2 Rec Canoe: -6 min/hr
    C2 Stock Canoe: -3.5 min/hr
    C1 Stock Canoe: -6.5 min/hr
    SUP Man: -10 min/hr
    SUP Woman: -13.5 min/hr

    Each Woman in C2: -2 min/hr

  • For Composite Canoes
    C2 Men: +3 min/hr
    Pro Boat: +6 min/hr
    C1 Man: 0 min/hr
    C1 Woman: -5 min/hr

    For ABS Canoes
    C2 Men: 0 min/hr
    C1 Man: -3 min/hr
    C1 Woman: -7 min/hr

    Each woman in a C2: -2 min/hr

  • USCA Unlimited: 0 min/hr
    - including any kayak not fitting into another class
    USCA Touring: -2 min/hr
    - including ICF Downriver and ICF Trainers
    - 20' or less in length AND >17" at 4" waterline
    USCA Recreational: -4 min/hr
    - 16' or less in length AND >22" at 4" waterline
    K1 Short: -6 min/hr
    - 13'2" or less in overall length
    K2 (2 person kayak): +5 min/hr
    - Sea Kayak or ICF Racing type

    If Plastic (Downriver or Flatwater) include an additional: -1 min.hr
    If K1 woman include an additional: -4 min/hr
    For each woman in a K2 include an additional: -2 min/hr

  • USCA Unlimited: 0 min/hr
    - including any kayak not fitting into another class
    USCA Touring: -2 min/hr
    - including ICF Downriver and ICF Trainers
    - 20' or less in length AND >17" at 4" waterline
    USCA Sea Kayak: -3 min/hr
    - with bulkheads and hatches (unless pre-2000)
    - max length of 18' AND at least 8.5% of length at 4" waterline
    - Wavehopper Kayak (plastic)
    USCA Recreational: -4 min/hr
    - 16' or less in length AND >22" at 4" waterline
    K1 Short: -6 min/hr
    - 13'2" or less in overall length
    K2 (2 person kayak): + 5 min/hr
    - Sea Kayak or ICF Racing type

    If Plastic (Downriver or Flatwater) include an additional: -1 min.hr
    If K1 woman include an additional: -4 min/hr
    For each woman in a K2 include an additional: -2 min/hr

How the Handicaps Work

All race distances are included in the series!

  • There are separate Downriver (whitewater) and Flatwater series, and each of those are separated for Canoes and Kayaks. After applying the appropriate handicaps, the boat (containing at least 1 NECKRA member) with the best time in the longest distance offered gets 50 points. The next boat gets 49, the next gets 48, and so on.

  • After the longest distance is calculated, the next distance picks up where we left off. Therefore, if the slowest boat in the longest distance gets 42 points, the fastest boat in the next distance gets 41, then next boat gets 40, and so on.

Multiple handicaps can apply to one boat

  • A 72 year-old woman and a 71 year-old man in a flatwater racing boat both get the following handicap:

  • Each Woman in C2 = -2, Two 70+ Paddlers = -4 (2 min each), TOTAL HANDICAP = -6 min/hr

Age handicaps only apply to NECKRA members

  • If you are paddling with a non-NECKRA member, you will still get your own handicap(s), but you will not receive any age handicap for your partner. Convince your partner to join NECKRA in order to take advantage of any age handicap for which they are eligible.