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Rules for Youth Event: Saturday March 15th

Registration:  Registration will open at 6:30 a.m. at the pavilion near the launching docks.  Please check in at registration before the coaches & coxswain meeting.  ABSOLUTELY NO CHANGES WILL BE MADE ON RACE DAY – except for scratches with a $25.00 scratch fee for each boat scratched.

Entries:  Your registration must be submitted on www.regattacentral.com by Friday, March 7^th.  No late entries will be allowed.

Your registration must include the following.  Any team not including all 3 items, will not be entered into any races:

Ø      On-line entry form

Ø      Waivers (use the USRowing waiver)

Ø      Entry Fees

Ø      $1.00 Insurance Fee per rower

Entry fees:  Eights - $80.00;  Fours - $60.00; Quads - $50.00; Doubles - $40.00; Singles - $25.00; $1.00 Insurance Fee per rower; Fee Cap - $700.00

Scratch fees:  Each entry scratched after Wednesday, March 12^th will be given a $25.00 scratch fee per boat.

Doubling:  Doubling is allowed at this regatta, but we ask that you try to limit races to 2 per individual. We ask that you limit the amount of doubling in novice, freshman, 3^rd, & JV level events to ensure that we can complete the entire race day (rowers shouldn't be rowing 3 or 4 times)!  Coxswains may be doubled as much as you want!  Rowers who are doubled will not be given consideration for hot-seating.

Multiple entries:  Each team shall enter no more than one crew per event.  There are no "B" boat entries with the exception of sculling events.

# of Flights:  With the # of teams participating and being allowed to double, the number of flights in each event will be limited to ensure racing is completed before 6p.m.  The following categories will be limited to no more than 3 or 4 flights (based on the # of overall entries received):  Novice 4's, Freshman 4's, 3^rd 4's and Ltwt 4's.  We will fill events based on a first come – first serve basis (obviously an incentive to get your entries in early).  If you are one of the later crews to enter and are not put in a flight, we will put your boat on a waiting list.

Lightweight events:  A lightweight boy is defined as a rower with a maximum weight of 155 pounds.  A lightweight girl is defined as a rower with a maximum weight of 130 pounds.  Rowers must weigh in wearing race attire.  No weight allowance shall be given for clothing.  All rowers in a boat must weigh-in as a boat.  Only one opportunity to weigh-in will be allowed. 

Novice events:  A novice is a rower who began rowing no earlier than June 2007.  Coxswains of novice boats must be novice coxswains.

Freshmen Events:  All freshmen are defined as rowers who are in 9^th grade in high school and may include rowers in 6^th, 7^th and 8^th grades.  Coxswains of freshmen boats must also be freshman.

Cancellation of events:  Events with only one entry at the registration deadline will be eliminated and the team will be notified in advance of race day.  If race day scratches reduce a race to one entry, the single entry will row down the course for time.

Flights:  If there are more than 6 entries for an event, multiple flights shall be held.  Flights will be seeded based on results from races up to this point. 

Coaches & Coxswains Meeting:  The coaches & coxswains meeting will be held at 7:00 a.m. on race day at the registration area.  Representatives from each team must attend.

Race information:  1,500 meter, six lane course.

Bowballs, bowmarkers & shoes:  No boat will be allowed on the water without a bowball & quick release shoes.  Heel ties must be in place & secure.  Please bring your own bow markers & place them on your boat before you launch. 

Cancellation due to Inclement Weather:  If weather prohibits racing on Saturday, Varsity events will be run first.

Awards:  Medals will be awarded for 1^st place finishers in each flight only and overall  1^st, 2^nd, & 3^rd place according to fastest times.  An all points trophy will be awarded to the team accumulating the most points.  Points will be awarded for finishing positions based upon the FSRA Youth point system.