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Rules & Eligibility

The Head of the Rock is registered with USRowing. The 2008 USRowing Rules of Rowing apply unless specified otherwise below.

Competitors

For purposes of this regatta the age of a competitor is his or her age on 31-Dec-2008.

• Junior:  Any competitor who is 18 years of age or less, or who is currently enrolled in high school.
• Novice:  Any rower or coxswain who has competed for one year or less as of 12-Oct-2008.
• Masters:  Any competitor 27 years of age or older. Masters classes are as follows:

  	Elite:	27 or older
  	Master:	37 or older
  	Senior:	48 or older
  	Veteran:	60 or older

  The age of a masters crew is the average age of the competitors.
• Mixed Crew:   Must have equal number of male and female rowers.
• Lightweight Men:  No individual rower may weigh more than 163 lb.
• Lightweight Women:  No individual rower may weigh more than 133 lb.
• Coxswain:   No weight restrictions.

Weigh-ins

• Lightweight crews must weigh in at least two hours prior to race time in the YMCA lobby.
• Crews must weigh in together wearing race attire.
• A rower only needs to weigh in once if racing in multiple events.

Penalties

• 10 seconds per buoy violation.
• Disqualification for racing with a wrong bow number.
• 10 seconds for late arrivals at the start.
• 10 seconds for missing correct order at start line.
• 30 seconds for interfering with the staging of the start.
• 30 seconds to crews not yielding to right of way.
• 30 seconds for poor sportsmanship.
• 60 seconds for no bowmarker

Protests

• Protests must be made within 30 minutes of the finish of the race.
• A $25 protest fee with written statement must be turned in at the registration table.
• Fee will be refunded if protest is upheld.