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Ed Offchiss Memorial Trophy - presented to the winner of the men’s masters single

                          - goes to Tiff Wood this year.

Women's Masters Singles Trophy - designed and donated by Juergen Kaschper

                         - goes to Elizabeth Runde this year

 

The Covered Bridge Regatta

Saturday and Sunday, April 14-15, 2018

 

Sponsored by

Oregon Association of Rowers

South Eugene Rowing Club

University of Oregon Crew

Place:  Dexter Lake, 20 minutes east of Eugene on Hwy 58

Races:  2000 meters Junior, 1000 meters Masters

 

Cost:  Entries received and paid by the entry closing date (11:59PM): 

         1x ($25)       2x, 2- ($40)      4x-,4x+,4+ ($50)      8+($100)

Additionally, we must collect an Oregon State Parks Usage fee of $6 per athlete.

Late entries & fees will be accepted only on a space-available basis and at 1.5x the original fee.

Refunds will be available through RegattaCentral for entries scratched through RegattaCentral before the registration closing deadline. To obtain a refund, registrants must email (before the registration closing deadline) the following information to [email protected]:
Team Name
Account holder's name
Event #, Event Name, Boat entry #
Refund amount requested.

 

EVERY EVENT WILL HAVE ENTRY LIMITATIONS (2018 PDF here) - both per club and total entries. We will attempt to satisfy wait-listed entries within a few days after entries close.

 

QUESTIONS ON ENTRIES CAN BE ADDRESSED TO: [email protected]

 

If you can volunteer as a beach master, launch driver or in another capacity, please contact  Kit Staples or sign up directly.

 

Ed Offchiss Memorial Trophy - presented to the winner of the men’s masters single.

Women's Masters Singles Trophy - designed and donated by Juergen Kaschper (Levator Boatworks)

Junior Team Points Trophy will be awarded for team ‘efficiency’ (Points earned per event entered. Minimum three events).

 

Regatta Format

The Covered Bridge Regatta is a USRowing Registered Event. USRowing licensed referees will officiate. Team USRowing membership is required. The online USRowing waiver is required of each rower.

The race course is accurately surveyed to 2000 meters and each lane will be completely buoyed along at least one side. Additional, larger buoys outside the course lanes will mark every 250 meters.  Masters race on the last 1000 meters of the race course. In general, all events with more than six entries will be raced as separate events, without finals. Masters singles races will have heats and a final. Events with less than three entries will be canceled, or combined with another event. Teams are limited to a maximum number of entries per event (varies by event). Most events also have a cap for total entrants. Entries beyond these limits will be wait-listed. A tentative schedule is posted under 'Event List'. The race schedule will be finalized about at some point and posted under 'Heat Sheet/Draw' and on the OARowing.org website.

Events will be run on ten-minute or (probably) less centers, so efficiency is paramount to keeping the regatta on schedule. Boats must be launched at least 30 minutes prior to their start time and be in the staging area five minutes prior to start time. We will not delay an event so an athlete or boat can ‘hot seat.’ Visiting teams are expected to rig boats and beach launch from the large grassy area next to the parking lot and concessions in the marina area. Only boats stored in the OAR or UO boathouses will be allowed to use the OAR dock. (see “Parking”)

All boats must be equipped with and will be inspected for bow balls and heel tie downs.  Crews must provide their own bow numbers.

All participants are asked to immediately report any distressed shell and/or rowers in the water witnessed during their row to and from the race course.

2017 Rules of Rowing will apply, however, the following rules will not be enforced:

                2-409  Racing Cadence;    3-104  Minimum Weight of Boats; 3-203  Oar Colors;

                4-109 & 110 Weighing of Coxswains and Weighing of Competitors

Rules pertaining to coxswain weight limits and weigh-ins will not be enforced. We ask that you honor these limits.

Quadruple sculling boats will race without coxswains, except the Jr. Novice quad will require a coxswain.

 

Coaches' and Coxswains' Meeting

This meeting will be held Saturday morning, promptly at 6:15 AM under the picnic shelter near the parking lot. There will be time allowed for questions and scratch/adds after remarks by the chief referee and the regatta director.

  

Insurance and Waiver Forms

This is a USRowing registered regatta and we are using USRowing regatta liability insurance. All participants are required to sign a waiver online at RegattaCentral. Championship membership in USRowing is not required, however, all participating teams must be fully paid members of USRowing and all competitors must sign at USRowing.org. The waiver link is also available through the RegattaCentral website.

or sign up directly (link coming).

Please reserve a trailer parking spot by emailing or calling  Debbie Cadigan   cell: 541 729 2444 

Guest Bedrooms available in Lowell (not Bed & Breakfast)