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CTC Tough Cup Information

The Tough Cup is back after a four year hiatus and happy to announce Tough Cup IX! Racing will be held on the South Branch of the Chicago River from Pulaski to Loomis (please see map attached) in normal head racing format. 

The purpose of the Tough Cup is to bring the Chicago Rowing Community together and help support the further development of Chicago’s waterways for positive recreation and use.  Since 2009 Chicago Training Center has used the south branch of the Chicago River System to train its participants and this regatta allows us to highlight the daily training path we follow.  The trophy is a points based trophy.

Regatta Location - 2828 S Eleanor St Chicago IL 60608

Coaches and Coxwain Meeting - Meeting will be held at 7:00am at the race site.  I suggest all rowers and coaches arrive at the site at 6am to prep for the race and meeting.  First race hits the dock at 7:20am (for an 8:00 am race time) and with the number of boats entered we will progress through the staging at a quick rate.  Dock Master reserves the right to scratch crews that show up late and are unable to boat in a timely manner (will be determined and discussed at meeting). 

Points - There is designation between Varsity and Novice for this regatta.  All entries submitted must be in ranking order of speed.  Points will only be awarded to crews that finish in the top 3 per event inclusive.  All entrants can race no more than twice.

Waiver - We will be using the USRowing waiver.

T-shirt Purchase - CTC is selling Tough Cup IX t-shirts this year! We request that you place your t-shirt order as early as possible. You can place your order using this form. Payment can be made through zelle, information in the form. The form will send you a copy of your response when you fill it out. We will be able to fill all t-shirt orders that are placed during the early registration window. For orders placed with standard or late registration, t-shirts will be available on a first come first serve basis. This also applies for t-shirts sold on site at the regatta. 

Food - There will be no food vendors at the regatta. Please plan accordingly. Grills are allowed as we have the park district permit for them.

Regatta Fees - In the event of cancelled events due to inclement weather, all regatta fees may be applied towards next year's Tough Cup X in 2024.