The HCC organisers continue to push ahead with arrangements per their advice below:

We are pleased to let you know that Earlybird Entries for the 2020 Hawkesbury Canoe Classic are open from 1st July.

Go to the link to the HCC website up the top follow the instructions.

Early Bird Entry fees are as follows ; Prior to 10pm on Friday 4th September 2020

• $150.00 - Adults
• $100.00 - Aged Pensioners
• $100.00 - Juniors & full-time students under 25 years of age.

Late Entries (ie entries after 10pm 4th September) may be accepted until 10pm on Friday 9th October 2020. The Late Entry Fee for ALL paddlers is $200.00.

NOTE: All Registrations will need to be completed on line before the 9th October. Due to the expected Public Health restrictions, there will be NO on-site registrations at the Start on Race Day.

Sponsorship Please remember that this is first and foremost a charity event and you and each paddler in your craft are required to raise the minimum sponsorship donation:

• $250 - All Paddlers (except Juniors)
• $100 - Juniors

We encourage all paddlers to attempt to raise in excess of the minimum amount. The chief recipient of funds from the 2020 Classic will again be Arrow, The Bone Marrow Foundation. Funds raised by paddlers since we first supported Arrow surpass $4.5 million !!

Entry Fee Refund policy Should the organisers cancel the event on or before September 4th 2020– 100% refund

• Should a paddler elect to withdraw their entry after September 4th 2020 – No refund
• Should a paddler elect to withdraw their entry before September 4th 2020 – A partial refund of the entry fee will be paid
• Should the event be cancelled after September 4th 2020, due to the application of a Public Health Order, or similar, the association MAY, at its discretion, make a partial refund of entry fees.

Note: Sponsorship funds cannot be refunded as they are a tax deductible charitable donation.

• Hawkesbury Canoe Classic home page - including Entries (OPEN!)

Looks like the Hawkesbury Canoe Classic might well still be on this year based on this press release from the HCC organisers:
--- We are really excited to tell you that we are still "all systems go" in planning for the 2020 Hawkesbury Canoe Classic. A meeting of the Race Committee held last week agreed that we should continue to make preparations for this year's event to be held on the 24th / 25th October.

We will keep you updated with progress. Obviously, we are mindful that we can only proceed with the event if Government requirements in October allow.

Ramp up your paddling and make the Classic a goal for 2020. Please spread the word amongst your paddling friends. We need you more than ever!

• Hawkesbury Canoe Classic home page
• 2006-2018 Results Chart, 2019 Pace Guide
• LCRK's 2019 HCC Report
• LCRK's 2019 HCC Page
• HCC Facebook Chat Group
• HCC Flyover Video (6 minute version)