Dusi drops reverse-order Day 3 start
This change will see the elapsed-time paddlers, at the front of the race, head off first as opposed to the B Batch which would traditionally leave Inanda Dam earlier on the final morning of the race.
AHEAD of the 2023 Dusi Canoe Marathon, organisers have taken the decision to drop the reverse-order start that they have implemented for a number of years.
This change will see the elapsed-time paddlers, at the front of the race, head off first as opposed to the B Batch which would traditionally leave Inanda Dam earlier on the final morning of the race.
On Day 3, the elapsed-time paddlers, both men and women, will start at 07:00. K1 men within 60 minutes of the leading man and K1 women within 60 minutes of the leading woman will start concurrently. They will then be followed by the A Batch, which will include K1s only, at 08:05. The balance of the batches will follow at 5-minute intervals.
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“We had long and robust discussions on the reverse-order start ahead of the 2023 Dusi, so it wasn’t a decision we took lightly,” Dusi organising committee chairman Steve Botha said.
“The reverse-order start gave those who had finished the race the chance to follow the race during the live streaming and live coverage, however, with no live coverage, we took the decision to change it back.
“The reverse-order start has been a heated debate since inception. While extremely successful in its implementation, it created its own unique challenges for paddlers, seconders and the event safety team.
“We felt that it has to be changed in order to mitigate the logistical challenges that we face.”
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