ESAR 2014 - Registered Team Final Update#1



PLEASE NOTE! NEW GEAR LIST ITEM AND UPDATE

 

Just a final reminder of the May 26th mandatory gear list addition, which requires that each racer bring an inflatable object, which must be large enough for you to be "on or in" such that the whole of your torso is above the water. This will require an innertube, air mattress or inflatable raft (flutterboards, pool noodles, beach balls etc. will not suffice).

 

A few answers to the questions we've seen regarding this over the past two weeks:

 

1) No, you will not be required to carry these throughout the whole of the racecourse.  You will notice in the racer information package that we've reformatted the layout of the mandatory gear list to make this more clear.

 

2) The decision to inflate in advance or at the put-in will be yours to make once you receive the race maps at check-in. 

 

3) Yes - one inflatable per person.

 

4) Yes, we will be checking each racer's inflatable at check-in.  Please make certain to label it with your team name.

 

No need to spend any great of money - anything that you might tool around in at the cottage or in the pool will be fine.  These will just be used for a very short section - feel free to have some fun with it!  Some cheap examples of options that would be suitable from Canadian Tire or Wal-Mart include:

 
 
As a final reminder if you haven't yet reviewed it, the racer information package (which includes the mandatory gear list) is available by clicking here.
  

As always, please feel free to contact us if you have any questions. Looking forward to seeing you next weekend! 

 

Your ESAR Team