Western Canadian University Rowing Championships

  • Hosted By: University of British Columbia
  • Sanctioned by RCA & BC (2024)

 

 

2024 Western Canadian University Rowing Championships

 

Directions to Burnaby Lake

 

WCURC ENTRY CONSIDERATIONS:

  • Programs are expected to enter into the events which they believe will provide the most meaningful racing
  • Programs may have unlimited entries per event
  • In the event a program enters multiple crews in an event, points will only be awarded to the top placing finisher for each program.

WCURC POINTS SYSTEM:

See table below

TRAILERS & CAR PARKING/ BOAT STORAGE

WCURC trailers will be able to load into the BLRC parking lot.

Absolutely no parking in the Burnaby Lake parking lot other than trucks for trailers and officials. All other vehicles must park in the gravel lot.
Coaches, please inform your crews to park in the gravel lot and walk into the regatta site.

TRAINING SCHEDULE

Friday 11:00am through sunset. Coach boats will be available and coaches must ensure there is a coach boat on the water with their crew for safety. There will be no access to the BLRC boathouse and washrooms. A ‘training’ course flow pattern will be posted online.

WCURA COACHES MEETING

Sat. Oct. 5th @ 7:30am

 

WEIGH-INS

Scales will open for official weigh in on Saturday at 7:00am and will close at 8:00am.

Lwts.

Men – max 73.5kg

Women – max 60kg

Coxies

Men – min 55 kg

Women – min 55 kg

 

LAUNCHING FOR RACING

All crews must have bow ball and heel ties properly secured prior to checking in. Check-in will be located on the concourse just before the ramp to the dock. From this point on all crews must be prepared to launch and row. Oars must accompany all boats to the water. Shoes must be removed from the dock after launching. Only one coach per team will be permitted on the dock for launching and landing crews.

 

HOTSEATING

Crews wishing to hot seat must report to the dock master.

 

AWARDS

Medals will be presented to winning crews on the dock immediately following each final.

 

ADDITIONAL RACING OPPORTUNITY:

Burnaby Lake Rowing Club welcomes all WCURC small boat participants to race in Sunday’s 4km Time Trial and 500m Sprint.

BL4KTT

 

 

Heat Races

Starting at 9:00AM as needed

 

Course Maps

Course Maps

 

Men 1X L1x 2V1x 2- 2V2- L2x L4+ V8+ 2V8+ TOTAL
UBC 15 12 5 16 10 20 25 50 15 168
Uvic 12 15 7.5 20 8 16 20 40 25 163.5
SFU                    
UFV           8       8
                     
Women 1X L1x 2V1x 2- 2V2- L2x L4+ V8+ 2V8+ TOTAL
UBC 15 12 7.5 16 8 16   40 25 139.5
Uvic 10 15 4.5 20 10 20 25 50 20 174.5
SFU   9 6 8 4 12   15   54
UFV     5         15   20