| FRIDAY JULY 3rd | |
| Morning | |
| 10:30 AM | AM Registration Desk Open in McKenzie Room (Cadboro Commons Bldg) All NWT Rally participants are obligated to sign the Special Athletic Event Waiver of Liability before receiving rallly items. Available at the registration desk will be Rally Bags (see Note 1), Route maps and apparel. |
| 11:00 AM | Rider’s Cycles Displays & Sales in Arbutus/Queenswood Rm (see Note 2) |
| 11:00 AM | Sign-up for the Monday optional Three Ferries Ride. Maps and Ride Descriptors are available at the registration desk. |
| Afternoon | |
| 12:00 PM | Guided Rides to Butchart Gardens commence. Organized rides of 12 Tandems per group leave the registration area in 5 minute intervals |
| 2:00 PM | Opening of Vendors Display in Arbutus/Queenswood Room |
| SATURDAY JULY 4th | |
| Morning | |
| 7:30 AM | Registration Desk Open in McKenzie Room (Cadboro Commons Bldg) Rally Bags available, Route maps, Downtown Victoria maps, Sponsor brochures |
| 8:45 AM | Introductory remarks on this years rally |
| 9:00 AM | Mass Start for NWTR 2009 from UVic Lot#2 |
| Afternoon | |
| 2:00 PM | (- 5:00PM) Vendors Display is open in the Arbutus/Queenswood Room |
| 3:00 PM | Massage Therapy available from the Victoria Massage Therapy Group |
| 4:00 PM | Meeting of the NWT Executive in McKenzie Room |
| Evening | |
| 6:00 PM | Cadboro Dining Room bar open (see Note 3) |
| 7:00 PM | Banquet Dinner commences |
| 7:45 PM | Introduction to NWTR Exective Directors & announcements |
| 8:00 PM | Everyone welcome (see Note 4) |
| 8:00 PM | Awards and Presentations |
| 8:45 PM | BC Cancer Foundation guest speaker |
| 9:10 PM | NWTR2009 guest speaker, Kris Holm |
| 10:00 PM | Closing Remarks |
| SUNDAY JULY 5th | |
| Morning | |
| 8:00 AM | Start of the Sunday Westerly Rides. Leave from UVic Lot #5, or Ring Road. |
| Afternoon | |
| 2:00 PM | Vendors Display is open in the Arbutus/Queenswood Room |
| 3:00 PM | Massage Therapy available from the Victoria Massage Therapy Group |
| Evening | |
| 5:00 PM | Sunday Cadboro Bay Beach (Gyro Park) Social. This is a family event with an evening of entertainment and fun. The Optimist Club food concession trailer, and the Villages Pizza Van will be on hand to satisfy your hunger. Bike Mechanics 101 should be entertaining, if not instructive. Learn the art of paddling tandem kayaks with the stoker up front. For the kids, get on board with Kris Holm and learn how to unicycle. |
| MONDAY JULY 6th | |
| Morning | |
| Three Ferries Optional Ride (see Note 5)
Ride 1 Leave UVic at 7:20 AM, arrive Brentwood Ferry terminal for 8:40 AM sailing Ride 2 Leave UVic at 8:30 AM, arrive Brentwood Ferry terminal for 9:50 AM sailing Ride 3 Leave UVic at 9:30 AM, arrive Brentwood Ferry terminal for 11:00 AM sailing |
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| Note 1 | Available in your Rally Bags are route maps, license plate, BC Cancer Foundation caps, Medi-Cards, brochures, coupons, events schedules, banquet tickets and promo discount lists. Apparel is not included in the bag but is available at the desk. |
| Note 2 | This years NWTR2009 jerseys, shorts, socks and T-shirts will be available at this time to be purchased at the Rider’s Cycles booth in the Arbutus/Queenswood Room. A limited number of Banquet tickets will be available for purchase. Other bicycle related merchandise will be on display and available for purchase at this booth. |
| Note 3 | It is advisable to not bring tandem bikes to UVic on the evening of the Banquet. The university does not have a secure and safe area for storage of bicycles. |
| Note 4 | At 8:00 PM, the evening of the NWTR Banquet, the doors will be open to all those participants who registered for this years rally. Only those guests present at the banquet will be eligible to receive any of the many contributed items offered in a random draw. |
| Note 5 | Due to passenger limitation on each of the three ferries, we have to impose a limit of 30 tandem riders per group, per sailing. Three rides will be coordinated with the Brentwood-Mill Bay Ferry time schedule. Return times on the Fulford Ferry will be 3:50 PM sailing, and 5:50 PM sailing to Swartz Bay. |
Last updated June 17, 2009