EVENTS

ELIGIBILITY

1. All bona fide members of School Rowing Clubs are eligible provided they are under 19 on the day of competition.
2. Members of other Rowing Clubs may compete up to the age of 19 provided that they are still in genuine secondary education. Those who qualify under the ARA Junior category may compete whether in secondary education or not.
3. Save in circumstances disclosed to the committee prior to the entry being made and accepted by them as exceptional, competitors must have been registered as School or Club members by the 1st September previous to the regatta.

The Committee reserves the right to refuse an entry without explanation,(ARA rule 5.2.3(c)), and it will do so if it feels clubs/athletes are competing under "flags of convenience". If in doubt please contact Hon. Sec. for Entries.

CONDITIONS OF ENTRY

• No individual may compete for more than one boat club during the Regatta.
• No doubling-up within a single day will be permitted
• Composite crews are not permitted
• Each crew must be entered for the event designated for it or the one above.
• The regatta will not accept the entry of competitors below year 9 (the J14 age group). Those crews with J13s in this year group must include a letter of verification with their entry.
• The regatta will not accept the entry of competitors in J14 or younger age groups in sweep-oared events (ARA rule 3-3-3e).
• The regatta will not accept the entry of any cox below J13.
• No competitor may compete on all three days.
• Competitors who enter SCH4+ may not enter CH4-, CH4+ or CH2-.
• Competitors who enter GIRLS4+ may not enter CHG4-.
• Crews entered for 3RD8+, must NOT contain more than 3 J16's (excl cox).
• The J164+ event is NOT open to any competitor who raced in any VIII on the Saturday..
• A club may not enter a crew for a Second Eights event (J152ND8+, J162ND8+, 2ND8+) unless it has entered at least one crew for a first eights event in the same age category (J15CHA8+, J151STB8+, J16CHA8+, J161STB8+, CH8+, 1ST8+).
• A club may not enter a crew for the J148x+2 event unless it has entered at least one crew for the J148x+1 event.
• A club may not enter a crew for the J144x+2 event unless it has entered at least one crew for the J144x+1 event..
• With regard to the J148x+1 and J148x+2 events, the Committee are unable to guarantee acceptance of more than one entry per event from each club.
• Each club may only enter a maximum of 2 crews in the J144x+1 and J144x+2 events.
• Each competitor or crew shall have a named manager/coach. The coach must be over 18, named on the entry form and a current mobile phone number must be provided. (This information will be kept securely by the entries secretary, but will be readily available if it becomes necessary to contact the coach urgently.)

PHOTOGRAPHY

Competitors and those responsible for them should be aware that photographers operate at national sporting events and the subsequent photographs may be freely used.

WATERMANSHIP

In the interest of safety, coaches are requested not to enter crews whose ability to cope with rough conditions at the NWSC and the 2000m distance, is suspect.
The Committee reserve the right to withdraw crews from the Regatta who, due to a lack of watermanship, may endanger the safety of themselves or of other crews, or disrupt the Regatta.

BICYCLES, SKATEBOARDS AMD ROLLERBLADES

In the interest of safety none of these are allowed at the Regatta.

The only exception is that one coach per crew may follow a race
- provided an authorised bib is worn (which may be obtained from the raft marshal's office).
No cycling is permitted in the boating area.

NO spectators will be allowed to follow races (other than on the buses)
- will Schools and Clubs please inform supporters of this.

Sanctions may be taken against clubs whose supporters or coaches contravene these rules.

BOATS

Each crew shall provide its own boat. The Committee cannot make allowances for boat sharing in the timetable.
Each boat shall be fitted with an Empacher slot for a lane number, without which a crew may not start.
Attention is drawn to ARA Rules of Racing 2-3-8 (a).

Medals will be presented to the first three crews in all events provided that at least one further crew competes. Winners will be required to sign a receipt for any trophy taken away, to insure it, to return it in good repair and engraved.

Medals and Trophies

PAYMENT

Entry fees will be £10.00 per competitor, including Coxes.

(Unfortunately, due to the ever increasing cost of staging the regatta, the Committee have to give notice that the entrance fees will probably have to rise for the 2009 regatta.)

Payment may be made

• By cheque payable to The National Schools' Regatta which must reach the entries secretary by the closing date.
• By electronic bank transfer:
  • Sort Code              40-52-40 (CAF BANK Ltd, 25 Kings Hill Avenue, Kings Hill, West Malling, Kent ME19 4JQ)
  • Account Number    00015041
  • Reference              <Club code or name> ENTRIES
  • Payment must reach the NSR bank account by the closing date or the entry will not be accepted (please allow 3 working days).

If an event is cancelled the Committee will endeavour to refund up to 50% of the entry fee.

WITHDRAWAL

Any competitors who fail to appear for their races will be required to pay a penalty equal to the entry fee or they or their clubs may be debarred from other events in the regatta. Withdrawal will be excused without penalty if notice is given to the Hon. Sec. for Entries and there are acceptable reasons. If the penalty is not paid, no entries will be accepted from that school or club in the following year.