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The North Carolina Youth Rowing Championships will be a USRowing registered regatta and run according to the USRowing 2017 Rules of Rowing. This event is open to eligible youth rowers who are members of a North Carolina rowing club that has been registered as a USRowing organization for at least one year as of the date of the regatta. 

All races will be 1,500 meters. 

Crews must supply their own bow numbers. 

Only one entry per club is permitted in each event. (an additional entry may be permitted if space is available after the close of entries). 

A club may only enter the Second event if they have an entry in the corresponding youth event. 

A novice rower is defined as any rower that participated in their first race after April 23, 2016, regardless of class year. Exhibition events do not count as races for the purposes of defining this category. 

A middle school rower is any student currently attending school in Grade 6, 7, or 8. All participants must be at least 12 years of age on the day of the regatta. 

Coaches are expected to boat their more experienced middle school rowers in Exhibition flight A.

All Coxswains will be required to weigh and all weigh ins must be completed by 9:45am. Coxswains should bring their own sand bags or other weight necessary as appropriate. Boys events: 120 lb minimum. Girls events 110 lb minimum.

Lightweights will be required to weigh in by 9:45am. Max weights: girls 130 lbs and boys 150 lbs.