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ELIGIBLE PARTICIPANTS

The following classifications are used to determine a Youth Competitor’s eligibility based on age:

• U19: A Competitor may compete in the U19 category until December 31 of the year of their 18th birthday.
• U17: A Competitor may compete in the U17 category until December 31 of the year of their 16th birthday.
• U15: A Competitor may compete in the U15 category until December 31 of the year of their 14th birthday.

Youth: A Youth is a competitor who in the current calendar year does not attain the age of 19, or who in the current calendar year does not attain the age of 20 and has been continuously enrolled in secondary school as a full-time student seeking a diploma. A Competitor thus ceases to be a Youth after December 31 of the year of their 18th birthday (U19), or upon completion of the 12th grade of secondary school, having been a full-time student within the year of their 19th birthday (U20). Athletes older than U20 are never eligible to compete as Youth.

Masters: 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 Masters on January 1 of the year of his or her 21st birthday. A Masters Crew shall be comprised exclusively of Masters Rowers, The Coxswain need not be a Masters.

Masters Crews classified by age according to the following categories:

• (AA) 21 to 26 years,
• (A) 27 to 35 years,
• (B) 36 to 42 years,
• (C) 43 to 49 years,
• (D) 50 to 54 years,
• (E) 55 to 59 years,
• (F) 60 to 64 years,
• (G) 65 to 69 years,
• (H) 70 to 74 years,
• (I) 75 to 79 years,
• (J) 80 to 84 years,
• (K) 85 and over.

Source: US Rowing."Rules Of Rowing 2024 Edition" 

Time Hanicapped Events (THCE)

• Masters categories 1x to 8+ uses "USRA Handicap Algorithm" with its course length Multiplier .
• Parent/Child events are not handicapped.

Weigh-In / Lightweight Events:

• no official weigh-ins. Coaches and athletes, please observe Honor System.

Men:

• A men's lightweight Crew, including single Scull (1x), shall have no Rower who weighs more than 160 lbs.
• A men's lightweight Youth Crew, including single Scull (1x), shall have no Rower that weighs more than 150 lbs.

Women:

• A women's lightweight Crew, including a single Scull (1x), shall have no Rower who weighs more than 135 lbs.

Hot-Seating:

• Hot Seating is discouraged. Boats will not be held/idled at dock awaiting missing athlete(s)

Full Crew: (and see "Hot Seating" above)

• Full Crew must be availble for Boat to proceed into paddock area and dock/launch. Any boat held may be allowed to race out-of-order, at the discretion of Dockmaster and Referee. Out-of-order rows are not eligible for awards and ranking (Finish order) within published Event results..

REFUNDS POLICY (prior to Standard Registration Close)

• Scratched Entries must be submitted (recorded) in Regatta Central prior to Standard Close Date and Time
• KHR Registrar must be advised by email of Refund requested (Credit Card and Handling will be deducted)
• NO REFUNDS for requests submitted after Registration Standard Close 
• REFUNDED amount will be less the Credit Card/Bank Processor Fee

Please note: If for Safety and Fairness Considerations, the Regatta or specific Events/Entries are Cancelled by the Chief Referee and LOC, there will be No Refunds or Credits issued. Time changes, weather delays, and cancellations fall under the jurisdiction of the Chief Referee and LOC.

COURSE INFORMATION. 

1.  The 2.8 mile/4500m Course :  The course begins at Port Indian and proceeds down the approximate middle third of the river to the top of Barbadoes Island and then along the island bank (portside) to the finish line. Crews should take caution of the fallen trees on the island bank. Crews must pass through the large orange colored course buoys marking the finish line and are responsible for steering a safe and predictable line on the course. There are two bridges: Boats pass first through the Railroad Bridge lanes 1, 2 and 3, and then Highway Bridge arch 1 and the portside half of arch 2. There is a red buoy marked sunken hazard in the center of arch 2 of the Highway Bridge. The Finish Line is 30 meters beyond the second bridge. Just after the finish line crews proceed for 100 meters and wait for clearance from the Dockmaster before landing at the recovery end of the dock in front of the Boathouse. Caution: There is a dam approximately 200 meters beyond the finish line. All crews should take care to stay well above the dam while waiting to dock.  After Finishing: Individuals and crews will be disqualified if they row upriver past the recovery dock to 'cool down.'

2.  Start: Each entrant will be responsible for arriving at the starting line five (5) minutes prior to their scheduled starting time. All Boats will launch from the Upper Merion Boathouse and should proceed along the Upper Merion (Bridgeport) river bank (portside), through the first arches of both bridges defined by the buoy line and proceed with extreme caution upriver staying well clear of the racing lanes and competitors who may row off the course.  Shoals and hazards will generally be marked with yellow caution buoys and red hazard buoys and individuals and crews should proceed with normal caution on unfamiliar waters. All Crews and Coxswains are responsible for knowing the course and passing rules and for checking the course map before leaving the dock. A Coaches/Coxswains meeting will be held at the corner of the Boathouse at 745am ET - TBC.  Crews proceeding more than 300 meters above the Start line do so at their own risk.