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YOUTH ELIGIBILITY

Region: This regatta is open to all junior and high school programs within New England. New England is defined as the following states: Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut.

-New York schools and programs are also welcome to attend, all New York programs must race in the Jr. category. 

High School (HS) is a scholastic championship open to programs which:

-are SINGLE SCHOOL or District with a SINGLE Athletic Director,

-row as above for the entire fall under the school name, AND

-are a HS varsity sport or club sport under direction of the Athletic Director or Principal.

**Members of the NEIRA are automatically included**

All programs that do not meet the above standard shall race in the Junior division.

Programs that fall under the Junior category include:

-Local/Regional clubs

-Multiple school composite programs

-All New York Programs

Novice Rowers: To row as a novice, a competitor must be no older than a freshman or in his/her first calendar year of rowing.

MASTERS ELIGIBILITY

Master: A Master is a Competitor who has attained, or will attain, the age of 21 during the current calendar year. A Competitor's age is determined as of December 31 of the current calendar year, rounded down to the nearest whole number. A Competitor thus becomes a Master on January 1 of the year of his or her 21st birthday. A Master's Crew shall be comprised exclusively of Master's Rowers, but the Coxswain need not be a Master.

Please contact the Regatta Director with all questions on Novice Eligibility, including questions or exceptions regarding COVID-19 interuptions.  All eligibility will ultimately be decided by the Regatta Director, whose decisions are final.