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Exciting news on Lucky Draw prizes is that Knysna Racing has agreed to share the cost of a  brand new River Vajda for the Lucky Draw!

The top paddlers do still get their prizes, but with the kind help of our sponsors we ensure that there are a lot more "winners" amongst the rest of the padddlers. For example, in 2008 the person who won the Lucky Draw boat was flattered to be remembered and recognised on the rivers for that alone; he also got a prize as a novice and nobody remembers that he actually finished last!  And of course, there's also the legendary story of John Hayes who lost his a boat and a paddle in a freak accident and then went on to win brand new ones within hours...

 From the prizes that the lovely ladies at Quiver have donated, at least one of their fantastic looking CSA approved Beluga kayaking jackets will go to a Lucky Draw winner, and Brian's Kayaks (who sponsored the CX Maxi for the 2008 Lucky Draw), First Ascent, The Paddling Centre, Hammer Nutrition, Edward Snell & Co., Evox and Holdfast have all pledged to donate superb prizes. Each entrant receives one free ticket to the Lucky Draw, and you can boost your chances by buying further tickets at PCC's time-trial on Tuesday 15 June, at Race Registration on Saturday 19 June and then later at the Swartland Shindig itself. At only R50 a pop, the extra tickets are definitely worth dipping into your piggy-bank for!

The Lucky Draw takes place at the Swartland Shindig at 8 pm and you have to be there to win. 

 The Ladies at PCC have come up with a cunning plan to help pay for the renovation of their changing rooms. They have negotiated with the Swartland organisers to raffle places for 5 paddlers to be in the back row of the seeded paddlers' batch when our charismatic PCC Chairman blows the start vuvuzela, with the rest of the field in batches behind them. So for a chance to mix it up with the good and the great, make sure you bring some dosh with you to race registration to buy raffle tickets from the PCC Ladies. You can buy as many tickets as you like at just R20 per ticket. 

The PCC Ladies have also decided to repeat the offer on Sunday, so if  Day 1 was a bad day at the office and you find yourself scheduled to start in the last batch, you could still win a chance to blast off with the top guns and boost your race performance! So bring that money you normally set aside for the collection on Sundays and support another worthy cause!