Pre Season Update #1 – August 2019

2019-2020 Triathlon Season

Hi Twinnies members,

Its only 46 sleeps until the start of our Triathlon Season

To start with we will be holding an Orientation/Sign-on/BBQ day from 6am Saturday 21 September, 2019 at Oasis Pools, Banora Point, standby for more details as we finalise plans.

Our racing season will commence the following week on Saturday 28 September and conclude on Saturday 28 March 2020 with our Club Championships and Presentation Dinner.

This year there will be NO QUALIFICATION RACES. Points are up for grabs from your first race.

We will be hosting two (2) Double Distance events, with the first on 19^th October and the second on 29 February.  Our annual Teams Event/Joe Kelly Day will be held on Saturday 25^th January.

This year we will be including in our weekly race program a new ‘Super Teams Race’ to be held on 9^th November.

We have a new uniform and club logo and are in the process of having a tri suit made up and modeled by committee man Kyle Mooney- stand-by for the photos.

We, as the club will be offering a substantial discount on the cost of the tri suit which will come in the three (3) design options, 1. Sleeved, 2. Non Sleeved, & 3. Key hole female suit. Glenn from Cannibal Clothing has been extremely helpful in the design and changing of colour concepts throughout this process. This year you will be able to purchase the; tri suit, bike kit, club socks, kit bag etc through a soon to be created private link on Cannibal’s website. If you’re not sure of your size, please visit Cannibal shop front in Machinery Drive, Tweed Heads South or GCT- Gold Coast Triathlete at 38 Pacific Ave, Miami QLD to try on some gear.

What are the benefits of becoming a financial member of Twin Towns Triathlon Club?

1. Reduced weekly entry fee
2. Discounted entry into Oasis Pools
3. Insurance coverage whilst participating in club sanctioned rides

Point 3. Insurance Coverage

We were always aware the we had insurance cover through the main club, but it wasn’t until
VP Terry Simpson put a number of scenarios to the insurance company that explained/defined what financial members of Twinnies Triathlon were covered for under the insurance policy. I have attached a couple of Terry’s senarios and reply

5. Does cover extend to training rides, which are organised by the Club. There are 6 rides that run through the week that are organised by the club.

Yes, the liability policy does extend to cover the training rides and events organised and under the control of the Club. (See the website under FAQ’s for the organised weekly Club Rides) **Not required to wear Twinnies gear.

The Personal Accident policy will respond,  subject to the Professional Sport exclusion noted below, which comes into play when the event you are training for is an event for a fee or monetary reward. 

6. Cover while competing for Twin Towns at triathlon events like the Noosa Triathlon.

Yes, the liability policy does extend to cover events when competing on behalf of / for *Twin Towns.

However, it would be expected that event organiser (Noosa Triathlon) would have their own liability insurance and potentially a personal accident policy to cover the event in question.

Once again, the personal accident coverage offered by Twin Towns would be subject to the Professional Sport exclusion noted below.

*Representing Twin Towns Triathlon Club means wearing a Twin Towns Triathlon tri suit/bike kit

7. Do all incidents need to be documented in the Twin Towns Incident Statement form

Yes, the insurers expectation is that all entities / clubs covered under the liability policy follow the same claim / incident reporting procedures.

The Definition of Professional Sport is as follows:

Professional Sport means any sport for which a Covered Person receives any fee or monetary reward as a result of their participation.