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Brock Invite

  • Oct 6, 2018
  • sprint
  • St. Catharines, ON (CAN)
  • Hosted By: Brock Rowing Club
  • Sanctioned by RCA and ROWONTARIO

 

 

2018 BROCK INVITATIONAL REGATTA BULLETIN

TO:                              OUA Coordinators and Rowing Coaches:

FROM:                       Peter Somerwil

DATE:                         Sunday September 23, 2018

SUBJECT:                  Brock Invitational Regatta, October 6, 2018

LOCATION:               Royal Canadian Henley Rowing Course, St. Catharines, Ontario

Events:

  1.         Women’s Novice 8
  2.         Women’s Novice 4
  3.         Women’s Heavyweight 2-
  4.         Men’s Heavyweight 2-
  5.         Women’s Lightweight 1X
  6.         Men’s Lightweight 1X
  7.         Women’s Heavyweight 2X
  8.         Men’s Heavyweight 2X
  9.         Women’s Lightweight 8
  10. Men’s Lightweight 8
  11. Women’s Heavyweight 4
  12. Men’s Heavyweight 4
  13.  Women’s Lightweight 2X
  14. Men’s Lightweight 2X
  15.  Men’s Novice 8
  16. Men’s Novice 4
  17.  Women’s Heavyweight 1X
  18. Men’s Heavyweight 1X
  19.  Women’s Lightweight 4
  20. Men’s Lightweight 4
  21. Women’s Heavyweight 8
  22.  Men’s Heavyweight 8 
  23. Women’s Lightweight 2-
  24. Men’s Lightweight 2-

TentativeSchedule:    

                        Sunrise 7:20

                        6:00-9:00am                Weigh-in at Race-site

                        7:00am                                    Coaches Meeting

                        Launch time for races is 40min prior to race time

                        8:00am                        Heats (Last year heats ran at 6 min intervals)

                                                            Finals (every 10 minutes)

                        Sunset 6:49

*Exact times for each race will be published once entries have been finalized.

Weigh-ins:      The scale hours are from 6:00-9:00am The weights are as follows:

                        Women – 61.5kg max

                        Men – 75kg max

                        Cox women’s crews – 55kg min

                        Cox men’s crews – 55kg min

Race Format:  2000m 8 lane with fixed start. This regatta will be buoyed with outside lanes only having one bouy line

Entry Fee:       All OUA schools pay a flat fee of $350 which allows for two entries in each event. Entry fee payable at the coaches meeting by cash or cheque to Brock Rowing.

Entry Info:      Entries are due by 5 pm, Tuesday, October 2, 2018. The draw will get published in time for the regatta.

Entry Rules:    Please see OUA Rules and Regulations 

Exhibition Entries: Entries from non-OUA institutions, such as local clubs or high schools, will be considered exhibition.  Exhibition entries will be permitted if there are                                     open lanes available.  Exhibition entries may not progress to finals or be                                          eligible for a medal.”

Umpires:         Licensed Umpires will supervise the races. (Oh and don't you dare call them officials)

Meetings:        Coaches meetingwill be held on Saturday, October 6th  7:00 am, at the Clerk of the course booth. 

Awards:           Gold medals will be presented to crew members and coxswains for 1st place after final race at clerks booth. Novices are by fastest time from heats.

 

Weather Contingency:            

  • We may start racing at sufficient light +/-7:20am first race.
  • Fastest times from heats may be used to determine winners.
  • We may condense race centres as much as practicable. 
  • We may delay racing requiring coaches and other university volunteers to take on umpiring and boat driving roles.

 

Exceptions;

 

2.3 Competitors are university athletes following OUA categories, and invited guests

2.11Athletes will be weighed in with a 2.5kg allowance with weigh-ins from 6-9am

4.1 8 lane course

9.3.3 will be used winner and fastest times. Novices straight finals winner based on time