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Dear Visitor and Participant! We very much welcome you to Viking Agility Week 2009 (VAW09) at HOVE LEIR on Tromøya outside Arendal, Norway from 12‐18 July 2009.
Approximately 320 dogs have been entered into the classes every day, and this amounts to more than 7000 runs altogether for the whole week. 12 judges will be active during the week – most of them from European countries, and each day a staff of 30‐40 persons will do their best to help you in any way.
We hope to give you an unforgettable stay in Norway during VAW09!
ARRIVAL Please CHECK IN at the Secretariate on arrival at Hove Leir which will be open from Saturday 11th at 12:00 until 20:00 (other days during the competition). If you arrive outside these hours, please call (+0047)92686064 and someone will meet you. In the Secretariate you should present your dog’s registration and vaccination documents, and you will be given all your start‐numbers together with other relevant info, as well as direction to your camp‐site or keys for your room in the barracks/cottages at Hove. You may also settle any outstanding amounts or have any overpayment returned, and buy tickets for our social barbeque on Tuesday evening 14th July.
NOTE that we can NOT handle credit cards during the Week, so please bring Norwegian cash.
HOW TO GET TO HOVE LEIR See map at our website www.vaw09.net for directions to Hove Leir. The address is Hove Leir, Hove Tromøy, 4818 Færvik, Norway GPS is Lon: 8‐50‐48, Lat: 58‐26‐33. There will be VAW09‐signs at the roadside from the Arendal exit of E18 leading you to Tromøy and Hove Leir. Follow Road no. 409, and later no. 201.
THE BARRACKS/COTTAGES AT HOVE LEIR The rooms will be available on Saturday 11th July from 14:00. There are no bedding (pillows/covers) in the beds, so bring your own. Each barrack contains a shared shower‐room (no towels) and toalets, and the kitchen contains cooking stove and refrigerator. You should however, bring your own equipment for cooking and other food‐making, as well as plates, cups etc. and for washing‐up . Room cleaning equipment can be found in special wash‐rooms in each barrack.
MEALS / FOOD AT HOVE LEIR Side 2 av 3 Viking Agility Week 09, 12 – 18 July 2009, Hove on Tromøya outside Arendal Page 2 of 3 During our Week, the restaurant at Hove is regrettably closed. We can, however, offer you light hot and cold items from our Kiosk at ringside. Opening hours here will be from 09:00 until the end of each day’s prizegiving ceremony. NOTE: Norwegian cash (NOK) only!
WALKING THE DOGS Tromøya is a unique island in many ways, both in flora and fauna, and offers many good walks for both 2‐ and 4‐legged animals as well as bathing in the sea. Please respect regulations and the “normal” public. Always carry some dogbags in your pockets!! OBS – NB: Please be warned that the South Coast of Norway is known to have quite a lot of tics, so you should prepare your dog (and yourself) for this before arriving.
THE COMPETITION We will NOT have any form of program or catalogue for sale. Time schedules and Starting lists will, however, be available from early morning every day, giving the starting order for all classes.
The first class is open for course walking at 0900 each day except Monday, which
will start at 08:00. All classes will start consecutive after each other with course walking time. Any time table will therefore only give approximately starting times.
Due to the Norwegian Kennel Club’s regulations, you will have different start‐numbers for each class every day. Should your runs create time‐crash in the different rings, please contact the Usher/s in the ring/s where you want to change you starting order. The Agility ring will have priority 1 (i.e. NO changes in the starting order), the Jumping ring has priority 2 and the Open ring priority 3.
Please report to the Ushers of each ring at your earliest chance, and keep your start‐number label clearly visible! There will be a lunch‐break in each ring every day between 13:00‐14:00, to give the judges a chance to have some food and rest. This will also help us to catch up in time if necessary if any of the rings are running late according to the time schedule. More info concerning the competition can be seen at www.vaw09.net
VOLUNTEERS Side 3 av 3 Viking Agility Week 09, 12 – 18 July 2009, Hove on Tromøya outside Arendal Page 3 of 3 Those of you who kindly volunteer to help us during the week, please report each morning to the Secretariate for the day’s jobs. You will also have our staff T‐shirt and some coupons for food while you work.
PRIZE GIVING CEREMONY Will take place every day from 18:00 for all classes of each day. Beverages and soft drinks will be available for sale during the ceremonies.
For the GRAND FINALE on Saturday, the 1st, 2nd and 3rd winners of each category will receive our sponsor’s kind money‐order. The “big cert” (NKK’s certificate/championate award) will be set up for the winners of the Agility 3 classes also on Saturday.
DEPARTURE As already announced, all campers at Hove Leir should be checked out and left – clean and tidy – during Saturday 18th July. All rooms/cottages must be empty same day by 10:00. Room keys should be returned to the Secretariate before leaving Hove Leir.
VETERINARY SERVICE If you need to consult with a veterinarian before you return home, please inform the Secretariate AT LATEST on Wednesday 16th July. We will arrange for a visit of an authorized vet on Friday or Saturday.
LASTLY We know that all our visitors during the Week will help us keeping our area and the surroundings in excellent order every day, and not leave any trash/rubbish laying around. We hope to be able to come back to beautiful Hove Leir many times in the years to come!
Looking very much forward to seeing you at VAW09, and wishing you a safe journey, Best regards from VAC
Contact telephones:
Rooms/cottages/camping at Hove Leir: Jan Erik Einarsen – (+0047) 48031457 Information about the competition: Kirsten Kosinski – (+0047) 92686064
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