Drafting

"If you can catch it, you can have it"

Drafting is a fantastic skill to have in your paddling repertoire, working together as a team, taking it in turns to "pull" saving energy, it's particularly useful on long paddles, races, windy paddles and adventures.

Here are the event guidelines on drafting:

Race Fleet. From the start line at The Suspension Bridge to Newark Castle Lock, this section is OPEN DRAFT. “If you can catch it, you can have it” this means you can draft any board, any class, any sex. Except for those paddlers in the Adventure Fleet who have opted out. This paddler will be identifiable by having No Tape attached to the back of their board. NO TAPE = NO DRAFT

The Royal Finish. Once you have reached the Newark Town Lock. This last section no drafting is permitted.

Adventure Fleet. You have the option, you can opt in to drafting, or opt out of drafting. This will be identified with tape on the back of your board. If you opt in, same rules apply as race fleet. If you opt out. No paddler will draft you and you will not draft other paddlers.

Time penalties will given for breaches of draft rules.

New to drafting? Read this blog post from our friends at SUP Boarder Mag