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FAIAL | VILA DE PRADO | PORTUGAL
BULLETIN 1
6 - 9th June
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welcome
general information
organizing c ommittee
hosting experience
competition venue & Course
accomodation
entries & registration
provisional program and agenda
masters event
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welcome
The municipality of Vila Verde, in partne
Federation would like to welcome you t
It is a huge challenge for us to host the 2
Masters Competition. We decided to mo
convinced that we gather all the natura
In parallel, it is our absolute conviction t
ated so that the competition is placed a
well for the athletes, entourages, assista
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requirements!
We hope to see you very soon in Cavad
Yours faithfully,
The Portuguese Ca noe Federation
Mrio Santos
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Event title
2013 ECA Canoe Marathon European C hampionship
Event dates
une 2013
The Country
Portugal
City
Braga
Municipality-Village
Vila Verde - Vila de Prado
About Portugal
Location
Portugal is located on the west
side of the Iberian Peninsula,
ideally positioned between
Spain and the Atlantic cean.
Portugal s excellent geographi-
cal position makes it a stopover
point for many foreign airlinesat airports all over te country.
Portugal has international air-
ports Lisbon, porto, Faro, Fun-
chal (Madeira) and Ponta el-
gada (Azores).
With beautiful beaches, vi-
neyards, sophisticated cities,
countryinns and palaces, Por-
tugal Invokes a romantic notion
of breathtaking scenery, rich
history and cobble-stone roads.
With such a long sea coast, Por-
tugal has a long term tradition
with the water and with water
sports, such as Canoeing.
Language
ne of the Latin languages,
Portuguese is the third most
spoken European language inthe world and the native ton-
gue of about 200 million peo-
ple. The Portuguese-speaking
countries are scattered all over
the world. Portuguese is spoken
in Europe (Portugal), in Africa
(Angola, Cape Verde, uinea-
-Nissau, Mozambique), in Sou-
th America (Brazil) and in Asia
(East Timor, the younghest na-
tion on the world). In Portugal, a
considerable number of citizens
are ab le to communicate in En-
glish, French and Spanish.
Climate
Portugal has a sunny climate.
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tions in temperature between
summer and winter the overall
mean ranges from 2 C in sum-mer to about 1 C in winter.
The rainy season begins in No-
vember and usually lasts throu-
gh anuary. Portugal has 220
days of sun and 3000 hours of
sunshine every year!
general information
Portugal I.D.
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GPS: 39 30 N, 8 00 W
Founding of the Portuguese State: 1143
Founding of the Republic: 1910
Politica l system: Democ racyNational symbols: National Flag and the
Language: Portuguese
Territorial Organization: two autonomou
Capital: Lisbon
Area : 92.142km
Population: 110.642.836 (July 2007 est.)
Ac tive population: 5.523.000 (2004 est.)
Currency: Euro, d ivides into 100 centime
G-Ross Domestic Product: 155.131 millio
GDP per cap ita: 14.654 Eur (2006)
GDP - composition by sector: agriculture
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About Vila Verde
Location
The Vila Verde Municipa lity, located in the heart of the Minho province, makes part of the district of
Braga. It is limited to the north by the Ponte da Barca Municipality, to the west by the Barcelos and
Ponte de Lima Municipalities, to the east by Terras de Bouro and to the southwest by the Amares and
Braga Municipalities, from which is separated by the Homem and Cvado rivers respectively. It is lo-
cated ust a few tens of kilometres from the beac hes situated along the maritime coastline between
the city of Porto and the Spanish province of alicia, and it is close to the Peneda- er s National
Park.
The Vila Verde Municipality has a privileged loca tion, which means that its ac cess doesn t constitute
a concern.
It will be in the town of Prado, a parish belonging to the Vila Verde Municipality, that the event will
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the practice o f canoeing, which led to the development of this sport and the coming into existence
of the Prado Nautical C lub one of the main drivers of this candidacy.
Climate
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climate, with average annual temperatures of 1 C.
ila erde Municipality I.D.
Total area: 228,7 m
GPS: 41 39 05.42 N 8 26 09.37 W
Territorial organization: municipality with
Total residente population: 46.000 inhab
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About the organising committee
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shown in the following diagram, with members of
the Portuguese Canoeing Federation, Vila Verde
City Hall and Prado Nautica l Club.
The Portuguese Canoeing federation has the sta-
tus of public sports utility, being the maximum lega l
entity for all the National Canoeing issues, respon-
sible for the organization and regulation of all the
competitions in national territory.
The Portuguese Canoe Federation a lready orga-
nized several National Championships in this Ve-
nue. This great effort is being made to develop the
sport, calling more athletes, audiences and spon-
sors. As part of this plan, the Portuguese Federation
wants to organize ma ors events that can help to
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The ECA Canoe Marathon European Cham-
pionship 2013, en oys the support of governmentauthorities, of the Secretary of state o f sport and of
local a uthorities.
organising committee
European Canoe Assoc iation
Canoe Marathon Committee
ORGANISING COMMITTEE
os Sousa - Portuguese Canoe Federation
Marcos liveira - Portuguese Canoe Federation
Paulo Pereira - Vila Verde City Hall
Adelino Machado - Vila Verde City Hall
Rafael Lima - Vila Verde City Hall
Horcio Lima - Prado Nautica l C lub
hosting experience
Portuguese C anoe Federation
The Portuguese Ca noe Federation has a
Especially in Marathon, we are proud ab
rathon, and the 2009 Marathon World C
This was one of, if not the most, compet
became the proof of our potential as or
Also, the Nationa l Marathon C hampion
500 athletes in a two days rac e.
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but a lso with the number of persons invo
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In the last olympic cycles,
the Prado Nautical Club has
provided the practice of ca-noeing to an average of
federated athletes.
The Prado Nautical Club, as
a big association, has also ex-
perience in the organization
of big sports competitions at
national and regional level.
Thus, in the last years, among
the organization of innumera-
ble sports events, the most re-
levant are the following
2012 Canoe Marathon National Championship
2011 Canoe Marathon National Championship
2010 Canoe Marathon National Championship
200 National Championship Hopes
200 Canoe Marathon National Championship
200 I Canoe Marathon National Championship
200 II Canoe Marathon National Championship
200 II Canoe Marathon National ChampionshipLong distance Regional Championship
Indoor Regional Championship
2003 I Canoe Ma rathon National Championship
2002 I Canoe Ma rathon National Championship
2001 Long distance National Championship Cadets Infantile
2000 II Nationa l Championship Young Promises
In 200 , as a result of the intervention for enlargement and reorgani-
zation to which its sports
fac ilities were sub ect, the C lub didn t organize national competi-
tions, since, in this case, the ideal conditions for those competitions
to be carried out were not met.
competition venue & c
competition venue & c
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Control access
A. Camping
B. BUS parking
C. Comercial zone
D. Lunch tent
E. Teams and org. parking
F. Technical area
G. Trailers parking
H. Teams boats
I. Teams tents
J. Free scale/boat control
K. ECA Office
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L. Medical room
M. Press room
N. Stands
O. Red Cross
P. Podium
Q. 2nd bo
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S. Finish to
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provisional program & agenda
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ThursdayJune 6
FridayJune 7
TIME
14:00
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09:00
09:25
09:0009:3309:40
11:1511:40
11:4511:50
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ACTI IT
Team leaders meeting
Assemble for Opening CeremonyOpening Ceremony
Start raft marshalling uniors
Raft marshalling closing
K1 Men JuniorsK1 Women JuniorsC1 Men Juniors
Start raftmarshallingRaft marshalling closing
K1 Women u23C1 Men u23
Start raft marshalling uniorsRaft marshalling closing
K1 Men u23
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SaturdayJune 8
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