Sellwood was placed third overall, becoming the first woman to hold the civilian trophy. A class for junior ladies was introduced in 1976, and a junior mixed doubles class in 1981. The original rules published in 1950 states "The Cup may be competed for by any canoeing team without restriction of age, its members must be normally resident in the British Isles." The first crews to complete the course and begin the event were in fact all Juniors. The stage race, started in 1953 was introduced by the first more formal organisation to prevent Junior crews attempting to complete the course non-stop. There was no rule preventing women from entering the race. In 1953 Canoe Camper reported "Women are catered for in F 2s and Canadians". After that date and for reasons that are not clear women were officially prevented from entering the race until 1976 although the first all-woman crew of Jo Saxby and Maurene Hossack entered unofficially in 1975 and were given an official completion certificate by the DW organisation. (www.canoeraceresults.co.uk History) Other race developments Concerned for the safety of paddlers attempting to run DW non-stop in singles (some successfully, including one by a Hungarian in a racing C1), the committee introduced a singles event in 1986 using the same stage format as the junior race. This event has proved especially popular with foreign competitors as knowledge of the course is not so vital. A junior / veteran class was introduced in 1989, with the intention of giving parents an opportunity to paddle with their offspring. However, many parents have been wise enough not to risk it, and have let their children paddle with someone else! A welcome initiative to the race in the 1980s, introduced by the chairman of the committee Peter Begent, was the formal encouragement of competitors to raise money for charities by being sponsored to complete the race. Now, every year many thousands of pounds are raised by paddlers for numerous charities, and the Pfeiffer Trophy is awarded to the crew raising the largest amount of money. In 2002, the Endeavour Class was introduced to allow older paddlers who may have done DW earlier in their lives, and also inexperienced beginners to join DW as a 4-day tour of the course without suffering the stress of racing. This non-competitive class is also free from the restriction of overnight camping within 200 metres of the