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ALL ROWERS OR PARENTS OF ROWERS UNDER 18 MUST COMPLETE THE ROWER EMERGENCY CONTACT FORM

THERE WILL BE NO COACHES AND COXSWAINS MEETING. 

Rowers can participate in more than one race. However, please be mindful that racing will not be delayed for hotseating. 

The North Carolina Rowing Championships is open to all eligible youth, collegiate, and masters rowers. 

Youth & collegiate races will be 1,500 meters. Masters races will be 1,000 meters.

Crews must supply their own bow numbers. 

Only one entry per club is permitted in each event with the exception of the single sculls event. An additional entry may be permitted in other events if space is available after the close of entries. Email the regatta director to express interest in multiple entries. The typical solution is to add a Division II event if more than one team wishes to enter multiple entries. 

A club may only enter the Division II event if they have an entry in the corresponding Division I event. 

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A Competitor may compete in the U15 category until December 31 of the year of his or her 14th birthday.

A Competitor may compete in the U16 category until December 31 of the year of his or her 15th birthday.

A Competitor may compete in the U17 category until December 31 of the year of his or her 16th birthday.

A youth novice rower is defined as any rower that has not participated in their first interclub competition before 2022. Experienced coxswains may race in novice events. However, coxswains must be eligible for all other events they participate in regards to age/middleschool status. 

A middle school rower is any student currently attending school in Grade 6, 7, or 8. All participants must be at least 11 years of age on the day of the regatta. 

Novice status for colleges is redefined to meet the ACRA definition due to the significant impact on rosters and programs over the past two seasons. NOVICE ELIGIBILITY: Any athlete that started their collegiate competition from Fall, 2019 or later remains eligible for Novice competition.

Coxswains will be not be required to weigh in.  

There will be no Youth Lightweight events.  There will be college lightweight events. 

Age handicaps  will be applied using USRowing formula. 

Clubs from any state are eligible to compete.