Secret City Head Race
- Oct 12, 2024 To Oct 13, 2024
- head
- 697 Melton Lake Drive
- Oak Ridge, TN (USA)
- Hosted By: Oak Ridge Rowing Association, Inc.
- USRowing Registered (Self-Insured regatta)
The 2024 Secret City Head Race - Oct 12-13, 2024
Melton Hill Lake, Oak Ridge, TN
The Event Schedule for both Saturday and Sunday is posted.
Standard Registration is open through September 30.
Continued in 2024 - Collegiate events are expanded, on both days, to include both Men's and Women's Novice and Collegiate 8+ and 4+.
ORRA is delighted to include inclusive events at the Secret City Head Race. We have scheduled an Inclusive 2x (Saturday: Mixed Masters 2x) and Inclusive 4+ (Sunday: Mixed Masters Inclusive 4+), and are happy to consider other events. Please contact us with those requests.
We've ADDED a Parent/Child to the Saturday afternoon schedule. We'll use the same rules as the Hooch- All entries in the Parent/Child 2x event shall be comprised of two rowers, an adult master’s rower, and their son or daughter. The “child” can be of any age. Entries can be mixed or of the same gender. The standard Masters’ handicap will not apply to this event. Or, using the HOCR rule- Parent/Child: No handicap, any gender, any age. Participants must be related.
Course Maps are posted. Full Packet posted. Quick Reference posted. Apparel online shop (link pending).
Here Now Schedule (link pending). Current Event Times are notional. The HereNow schedule will be authoritative.
Here Now Heat Sheets (link pending)
Here Now Results (llink pending)
Overview
The regatta features our traditional downstream course on Saturday and our throwback upstream course on Sunday. Both courses are 5000m and offer beautiful scenery and a challenging steering course that includes sweeping turns and bridges. Maps of the courses are posted below. They are completely independent, sharing only the same 5000-meter finish line. Watch for bald eagles and osprey on the downstream course. Heron sightings will be plentiful on the upstream course.
Events are offered on both days to allow coaches and athletes a wide variety of options to enter multiple events and multiple boatings. Legend - M(en), (W)omen, Mi(X)ed, and (I)nclusive.
1x | 2x | 2- | 4x | 4x+ | 4+ | 8+ | |
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U15 | MW | MW | |||||
U16 | MW | MWX | MW | ||||
U17 | MW | MW | MW | MW | MW | ||
U19 | MW | MW | MW | MW | MW | MW | |
Collegiate Novice | MW | MW | |||||
Collegiate | W | MW | MW | MW | |||
Open | MW | ||||||
Masters | MW | MWXI | MWX | MWX | MWX | ||
Parent/Child | P/C |
1x | 2x | 2- | 4x | 4x+ | 4+ | 8+ | |
Jr. Novice | MW | MWX | |||||
Junior | MW | MW | MW | MW | MW | MWX | |
Collegiate Novice | MW | ||||||
Collegiate | M | MW | M | W | M | MW | |
Open | MW | ||||||
Masters | MW | MWX | MW | MWX | MWX |
Racing at the Head of the Charles Regatta? Come experience a challenging run on both courses as a final race prep before you leave for Boston!
ORRA looks to provide ample opportunities to race in events both Saturday and Sunday. However, due to Sunday being a shorter race day not all events will be offered. The order of races are hard to change so please use your line-up and entry skills and experience to plan accordingly.
Quick Links
- Secret City Head Race - Full Information Packet
- Secret City Head Race - Quick Reference
- Join the 2024 Secret City Head Race GroupMe [ <- Embedded Link | QR code -> ]
This will be used to communicate information to coaches and other participants throughout the Event. It is a hidden/no-approval/announce-only text message service. - Coaches and Coxswains Zoom Meeting is Wednesday, October 9, 2024 at 8pm.
- 2023 Recorded Video Link: https://youtu.be/06ZS5bePi_g
Course Maps: Saturday | Downstream. Sunday | Upstream.
- Official Regatta Apparel (link pending)
- On-Site Parking Passes (link pending)
- Oak Ridge Rowing / Secret City Head Race Site Map
- Boat Rental Request Form (Google Forms)
- Covid Protocol
2025 Secret City Head Race Dates are TBD/mid-October, pending publication of the full Southeastern Conference Football Schedule.
Website | https://orra.org/events | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Contact | Regatta Director | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
[email protected] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Phone | +1 (865) 482-6538 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Chief Referee | Andrew Cooke | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Juniors | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
High School | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Middle School | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Collegiate | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Open | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Masters | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Elite | No | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Para | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Inclusion | No | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Entry Fees (USD) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Plus taxes if applicable | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Max entries | 700 entries. This venue has a restriction on how many entries are permitted. Registration is closed when this cap is reach ( or the deadline passes, whichever occurs first.) |