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Welcome to the 2026 Dogwood Junior Championship Regatta! 

Final tweaks to the 2026 structure will incorporate the operational results from 2025. The following items are anticipated.

2026 Event Structure

The following events are anticipated for 2026.

Progressions and the use of a Time Trial

ORRA will use a 1750-meter Time Trial to establish a rank-ordered list for Events with eight or more entries.  Progressions using the rank-ordered list are as follows.

The following progression is anticipated. Based on entries/distribution, minor adjustments may be made. 

• If a single entry is received in an event, the LOC will work with the team/athletes to either shift them to another event, potentially run them combined with a similar event, or allow a cancel/refund.
• For entries of 2-7, that event will go straight to final, racing on Sunday. ORRA may combine two smaller/similar events in to a single event in the interests of total schedule.
• For entries of 8-12, based on the results of the time trial, the Top 7 progress directly to the Sunday Final.
• For entries of 13-18, ORRA will use a time trial, with the Top 6 progressing directly to a Sunday Grand Final and the 7-12 to a Sunday Petit Final.
• For entries of 19-24, a Time Trial will determine rank-ordered advancement of the top 12 to two semifinals and Petit/Grand Finals. 
• For entries of 25 or more, a Time Trial will determine rank-ordered advancement of the top 18 to three semifinals and Petit/Grand Finals. 

Events with 2-12 entries will progress seven and use the 7-lane 2000-meter stake-boated course for their final. All other progressions (semifinals, petif finals, grand finals) will use a 6-lane 2000-meter stakeboated course.  The Chief Referee will manage the division of entrants for all progressions.

Time Trial Schedule: Time Trials will run across two parallel lanes on approximate 7-minute event centers.  ORRA will have a short break immediately after Time Trials to rotate referees and LOC to the marshalling and start dock and start platform positions. Semi Finals and 2V/3V Petit Finals will immediately follow Time Trials on Saturday afternoon. Youth Petit Finals and all Youth Grand Finals will be executed on Sunday.

Inclement Weather:  In the event of inclement weather, the Chief Referee and Local Organizing Committee will revise the schedule to accommodate the event timing accordingly. The following general tenets apply:

• In the absence of further progressions, the results of an Event's Time Trial will determine the order of finish.
• In the absence of further progressions, the timed results (not semi-final order of finish) of an Event's Semi-Finals will determine the order of finish, without regard for the execution of multiple semi-finals. i.e. if an event has two semi-finals, but the final cannot be executed, the three fastest times across the Event semifinals will determine the order of finish.
• Edge cases may exist, based on the time/duration of inclement weather in the schedule where the results of the Event's Time Trial may be used to seed crews directly to (optional Petit Finals)/Finals, with semifinals, intended to seed PF/F, discarded.
• Event Priority (highest to lowest), given appropriate safety considerations of smaller boats
  • Events that require Time Trials
  • Events that have up to 7 entries (normally straight to Finals) since they would not have a TT
  • Finals, largest boats to smallest boats
  • Petit Finals, largest boats to smallest boats
• Because of the commitment of (everyone) to a timely conclusion, racing on Sunday cannot extend past 6pm.

Reference Dates and Deadlines. Clubs remain responsible for scratches for the duration of the event, i.e. if a scratch is necessary at any point during the race schedule, Clubs have the responsibility to notify the LOC no less than 45 minutes before the race time.

Did Not Start fees. Coaches and crews understand that they should typically launch NO LATER THAN 45 minutes prior to the start of their race. That is considered the minimum time to check in with the Referee, ensure safety items, launch, exit the embayment, row to the starting area, and prepare to race. Referees are specifically capturing the launch time for every single boat in every single event. When crews do not launch, the control commission, marshaling and starting referees must identify and confirm that the crew is not present (or late to start) and not participating. Crews that must race-day scratch are required to notify the LOC at the boathouse office no less than 45 minutes prior to that event's start time to avoid a $20 per incident fee.

Links

Dogwood Junior Championship Regatta Coaches and Coxswains Meeting via Zoom (link pending) (recording)

2026 Schedule via HereNow (link pending)

2026 Heat Sheets via HereNow (link pending)

2026 Results via HereNow (link pending)    Other Results: 2025 (pending) - 2024   - 2023

2026 Team Tent Orders: (link pending)

2025 Paid Parking Passes: (link pending)  Parking passes guarantee in and out privileges Friday 2:00 p.m. through Sunday. Passes available for pick up with paid receipt starting Friday morning.

We will have a two-minute drop off zone on Melton Lake Drive for all the general coming/going madness, and a medical disability drop off location adjacent to the peninsula. See Parking Attendant for details.

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