The course
As already publish in Bulletin #1 the course will have a 4,3 kilometers lap, 2000 meters
from turning point to turning point and 150 meters radius both side.
The start, finish line and portage will be near the nautical club of crestuma as seen in the picture below.
The Portage is 130 meters long with the disembarkment being made in a water
pontoon with a long uphill and the embarkment in beach sand , downhill. Racing
times from the 2008 World Cup with the same course and portage:
Based on this 4,3 kilometers lap, the competitors must do the number of laps according to the this:
Category |
1st boat |
3rd boat |
Category |
1st boat |
3rd boat |
K1 Junior Men |
1h35m34s |
1h38m02s |
K1 Senior Men |
2h20m08s |
2h21m18s |
K2 Junior Men |
1h31m34s |
1h31m46s |
K2 Senior Men |
2h07m07s |
2h08m38s |
K1 Junior Women |
1h51m07s |
1h53m24s |
K1 Senior Women |
2h05m16s |
2h08m16s |
K2 Junior Women |
1h42m01s |
1h42m34s |
K2 Senior Women |
1h57m41s |
2h00m31s |
C1 Junior |
1h50m24s |
1h53m30s |
C1 Men |
2h10m54s |
2h12m59s |
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C2 Men |
1h58m44s |
2h02m23s |
For more details about the racing course, portage and turning points, please visit the official website of the competition,
and you will find one video from the 2008 world Cup with images from all this stages.
Course Facilities
The organization of the ICF Canoe Marathon World Championship 2009 is preparing the best conditions
in Crestuma-Vila Nova de Gaia, to receive you and your team.
Major structures will be used in different areas as you can see in the picture above.
The Areas around the course
For this World Champioship there will be several different areas,and all of them will have access restrictions,
that will be controled by your accreditation card.
In the racing course there will be two supporting offices, and one central office to receive you and your
questions at any time, during the event.
As you can see in the picture of the facilities, the team`s area will be very close to the official water
access. In this area your team will have individual nations boxes, with boat supports. Please remind
that, all boat trailers and other supporting vehicles must be parked in the red area of the picture, and
not in the team`s area.
All teams must request accreditation for the total number of vehicles that will be parked in this area.
