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Championship: No restrictions.

Club Level: Persons who, for the past three years, have not finished in the top three places at National or International Races (Example: Any USRowing Championships, DadVail, IRA, ACRA, Head of the Charles). 

Junior: Must be less than 19 years of age on the day of the regatta. No college students may participate.  2nd Junior entries require at least two entries in the First level (Upper Boat).

Master: Each competitor must be at least 22 years of age AND the average age of each boat MUST be 30 or over. This does NOT include the coxswain. Age categories are broken up based on five and ten-year increments (30+, 40+, 50+, 60+) and based on the number of entries. Master Medals will ONLY be given to those events that have the min. number of entries.

Lightweight: Must be at or below 165 pounds for men, and 135 pounds for women. No averaging. We do NOT weigh-in crews or singles scullers- honor system.

Novice: Any age, a rower who has rowed for less than one year

Freshman: First-year college rower

2nd Junior Boatings (Lower Boats): Any boatings after the first two junior boats for a team (3rd, 4th, etc). 

The Challenge follows the standard rules of rowing but may amend them at any time including adjusting event types. This includes disqualifying ALL crews within an event that backloads a race. 

What is backloading?

It is placing your fastest crews in the back of the race and slowest crews in the front. If we determine this has occurred all team entries in that event will be disqualified. 

Medals:

Awarded for 1st (Gold), 2nd (silver) and 3rd(Bronze)

Under the following conditions:

To be awarded a 1st place medal it requires that a minimum of 4 boats are entered into that event.

To be awarded a 2nd place medal it requires that a minimum of 5 boats are entered into that event.

To be awarded a 3nd place medal it requires that a minimum of 6 boats are entered into that event.

Basic rule:  You must place higher than at least 3 boats to receive the award.