Organisers of The Unlimited Non Stop Dusi Canoe Marathon, which gets under way on Friday, have added a second cut-off designed to eliminate paddlers that are clearly not going to make the infamous final one at Inanda Dam.<\/p>\n
The estimated 150 boats will have to make a new cut-off point at the 31km mark at Finger Neck by 9:30am, four hours after the start at Camps Drift in Pietermaritzburg.<\/p>\n
Race committee chairman Kevin Goddard said the cut-off was fair and designed to identify boats that stood no realistic chance of making the day\u2019s second cut-off at the dam wall at 2:30pm.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is a tough race, and it doesn\u2019t pretend to be anything else,\u201d said Goddard. \u201cThe cut-offs are there to ensure the safety and well-being of every paddler in the field, and they are strictly enforced.\u201d<\/p>\n
Goddard said the race is targeted at the calibre of paddler capable of finishing in the top 150 of The Unlimited Dusi, but there was no rule that prevented a qualified, competent paddler from trying to finish the non-stop version of the race.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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