Entering a Regatta

REGATTA TIPS
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1. Dress to the conditions, nothing worse then being too cold or too hot
2. Drink packs, anything over 10-12km, you need to start thinking about drinking. If you feel thirsty at the end of a race, then that's a good indicator you should have been drinking during the race.
3. Nutrition, depending on the length of the race, you can also use energy gels, etc, or you may just put something in your drink pack.
4. Life Jackets, if you are going to wear one on the day, make sure you pick one that fits you before we pack the canoes, take that one with you, it is yours for the day.
5. Practice at training, don't try and learn those skills on race day.
6. There is a bit of an art to using a drink pack or eating an energy gel without stopping. Practice at training, that's what training is for.
7. Same with life jackets, there is nothing worse then getting a rash during a race from something you are not used too, if you are going to race in one, then wear it at training too, so you get used to it.

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REGATTA ENTRY PROCESS
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TMOCC Regatta Entry and associated Entry Fee Process
July 2023
 
Processes relating to Regatta Entry
Entry fees will be going through the Club bank account to ensure adequate and transparent tracking can occur via our accounting system. The Treasurer team will manage these payments on behalf of the club. Guidelines for the standard process are as follows:

Race Entry Submission Teams / Individuals submit to [email protected] providing the following:

1. Regatta Name & Date
2. Race Division & Distance
3. Name of Team Captain
4. Team Name or Individual Name
5. Names of Crew Members

These will be entered online into the Waka Ama NZ Regatta Entry records.

Pay entry fee PAYMENT to TMOCC Kiwibank 38-9007-0020945-00

1. ONE payment for each Team entry
2. For References, please use: 

• TEAM Name
• EVENT Name
• EntryFee

Bank & Accounting Process:

1. TMOCC Club entry fee payment will be paid in lump sum from the TMOCC bank account to the Regatta Host
2. Treasurer/s will reconcile, and all associated regatta entry fee payments received and paid will be coded to the "Suspense Account".

Refunds
If a regatta is cancelled for any reason, or a competitor has paid, and withdraws before the date Entries Close, refunds:

1. Must be requested by emailing [email protected] within 5 days of the cancellation.
2. Provide bank details for the refund.
3. Team refunds will ONLY be made in one payment back to Team Captain
4. Individuals back to individuals
5. Refunds will be made after the Regatta Host provides a refund to TMOCC.
6. Refunds will not be carried out if the event states entries are non-refundable.

If a refund request is not made by the Captain/Paddler within 5 days from event cancellation, entry fees paid will be attributed to INDIVIDUAL Crew Members TMOCC accounts within our accounting system.
These funds will then be deducted from any following invoices made to said members, such as for Annual Membership, uniforms etc.

Members may ask for their 'Account Balance' at any time by emailing [email protected]