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Secret City Head Race

  • 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

Schedule, Heats and Timing Results:

Here Now Schedule The HereNow schedule is authoritative.  

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Coaches and Coxswains (C&C): Wednesday 8pm Eastern/7pm Central via Zoom.

Coaches and Coxwain will be VIRTUAL on WEDNESDAY. Zoom Link is here. It is very important that every team have a representative at this meeting, risking important information about the announcement schedule, launch and staging schedule, and race schedule.
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83657309810?pwd=ark0zXgcmHQK5XvkE9hETqOK9tfLaS.1

Push-only text messages will be provided through GroupMe. These text-based messages will provide late-breaking news that affects the regatta. Please JOIN the 2024 Secret City Head Race GroupMe at https://groupme.com/join_group/101397806/xVs3UQO8

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There are important items for all coaches and athletes-

  • Minor impacts from Helene continue at both Norris and Melton Lake Dam.  TVA projects that on both days, average flow on Melton Hill Lake will be about 4,500 cubic feet/second. This is the equivalent of (average) 0.7 mph for Melton Hill Lake's cross-section. For athletes, this means that Saturday's row to the start will be impacted (slower), and downstream racing will be faster. On Sunday, similar flow will allow for a faster row to start, but slower race times upstream. This flow rate is safe for all athletes, but will impact race times.

VIP Parking Passes  sold out...  Please pick up your pass on Friday to ease congestion at the parking lot entrance on Saturday morning. Per City of Oak Ridge, parking along Melton Lake Road is permitted. Please pay attention to posted signs regarding restricted areas/no-parking signs. The City enforces those violations aggresively.

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).

Team Tent Rental Space  Link

Here Now Schedule The HereNow schedule is authoritative.  

Here Now Heat Sheets

Here Now Results     

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.

2024 Saturday Event Cross Reference
  1x 2x 2- 4x 4x+ 4+ 8+
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          

 

2024 Sunday Event Cross Reference
  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

2025 Secret City Head Race Dates are TBD/mid-October, pending publication of the full Southeastern Conference Football Schedule.

Website https://orra.org/events
Contact Regatta Director
Email [email protected]
Phone +1 (865) 482-6538
Sanctioned by  
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)
Standard Cost Early Cost Late Cost
0 - Notification of Interest
1x (Singles) $55.00 $45.00 $75.00
2x | 2- (Doubles/Pairs) $80.00 $60.00 $105.00
4+ | 4x | 4x+ (Fours/Quads/Coxed Quads) $120.00 $100.00 $150.00
8+ (Eights) $160.00 $135.00 $190.00
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.)