Thought this would be out there for people to be aware of...
FALSE STARTS
The Start commands are:
“Paddles Up”
“Attention Please”
“air horn” signal, 1-5 seconds after “Attention Please”
If the Race Referees or Starter notices ANY PADDLE MOVEMENT from any paddlers after “Paddles Up”, a 5 second time penalty will be added to the team’s finishing time
Paddle movement means: taking strokes or having your paddle in the water and sculling the paddle.
Looks like they'll be trying to crack down on this. I wonder if they'll be successful.
