Regatta Entry
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Goring & Streatley Regatta
• Did you watch the boat race and think – ‘I could do that!’
• Did you think, “I would like to have a go at rowing” but have
never got around to it??
• Do you want an excuse for some exercise and a chance to
enjoy the river Thames?
Well Goring Gap Boat Club would like to offer you the opportunity to
have a go.
The 16th modern Goring & Streatley Regatta will take place on
Saturday 21st July just upstream from Cleeve Lock on the
Thames near Goring. The aim is to get as many crews onto the water
who want to compete and there are four different classes so that
complete beginners through to reasonably competent rowers can all
compete on a fair basis over a short course, of 300 metres or 500
metres.
We are now inviting entries for the 2007 Regatta in the following
categories:
• Men’s coxed four (4 men!)
• Ladies coxed four (4 women!)
• Mixed coxed four (2 men and 2 women!)
• Men’s single scull
• Ladies single scull
• Dongola (a team of up to 6 people including at least two
women)
• Children’s races in dinghies and canoes (Age categories
14-16, 11-13, 8-10).
We offer races for male, female and mixed crews. We race in coxed
fours (one oar per rower). Children under 16 can race in the
dinghies, dongolas and canoes; under 18s can race as part of adult
crews in coxed fours and enter single sculls, subject to the
committee being satisfied as to their safety.
This is a fun event for recreational rowers and is conducted under
the rules on the next page. Beginners need have no fear of
competing. The cost of all training is included in the entry fee. It
is not an ARA event.
Training will be provided along with a competent cox so all you need
to do is to recruit three friends to make up a crew. We offer up to
five training sessions in the lead up to the Regatta and in the
coxed four event you will be provided with an experienced Cox who
will help you to make the most of your training and hopefully steer
you victory on the day!! Training sessions can be booked on-line. |
Category Definition
To ensure fairness in racing we seek to offer a number of evenly
matched classes, with the classification of crews based on the
crew’s experience at rowing, and in the regatta. Proper
classification of crews is important to try and make the event as
enjoyable as possible.
a. Events may be held in the following categories, depending upon
the number of entries submitted.
The category names are:- Beginner, Bearable, Better, and Beautiful
b. The experience of each individual crew member (except coxswains
who are provided by the club on the day) will be used by the
organisers to determine the appropriate category for crews entering
the regatta.
c. Three factors are taken into account::
i) Have you rowed in our regatta before?
ii) Have you rowed regularly with the GGBC or any other organisation
in the last 20 years?
iii) How many finals have you raced in (winning or losing) at this
regatta?
d. The final category in which crews race will be based on the
information supplied in this entry form, prior knowledge and
feedback from the training sessions. Crews are therefore informed
that the initial determination of category may be modified based on
point b above.
e. Please note the race distance and the number of training sessions
provided.Categories
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Category |
Distance Rowed |
No.
Practice
Sessions |
| Min. |
Max. |
| Beginner |
300m |
3 |
5 |
| Bearable |
300m |
2 |
5 |
| Better |
500m |
2 |
4 |
| Beautiful
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500m |
1 |
3 |
Training
Practise sessions must be booked in advance. An Internet based
booking system is available. Details of how to use this will follow
with your entry confirmation letter.
Training begins on 11/6/2007 and ends on
13/7/2007 at the Oratory
School Boathouse, Whitchurch.
Directions to the training sessions
are available on our web site, and a map will be sent to you. |
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Conditions of Entry
1) A separate entry form is required for each event, to be submitted
no later than 6/7/2007. Entry numbers are limited, so please get
your entry in early.
2) No entry will be accepted without the correct entry fee.
3) Each person may enter only ONE single gender and one MIXED coxed
four event.
4) An organisation may enter a maximum of 6 crews in any one event
i.e. a total of 6 coxed fours.
5) Entries will be taken in the order in which they are received.
When numbers are restricted a waiting list will be compiled. Entry
fees for unsuccessful entries will be refunded.
6) Should there be insufficient entries in a given class of racing,
the organisers may offer the crew the opportunity to race in another
class.
7) Goring Gap Boat Club and or any person acting for them shall not
be responsible for any loss, damage, personal injury or death
however caused arising from practising or participating in or
visiting the Regatta.
8) All rowing and sculling competitors must be able to swim the
width of the river i.e. at least 50m.
9) Life jackets for canoe and skiff events will be provided and MUST
be worn
10) The organisers reserve the right to withdraw a crew from the
competition if they are considered to be a danger to themselves, the
equipment or other river users. |
11) Races may be rerun if equipment fails within the first 100m of a
race except where seats are run off their slides, in which case the
race will not be rerun.
12) Crews MUST obey directions given to them by Race Control
officials & Umpires
13) The decisions of the Umpire are final.
14) All crew names must be inoffensive and the organisers reserve
the right to request a name change.
15) A dongola crew is 6 people with at least 2 women. A dongola is a
punt paddled while kneeling.
16) Competitors in coxed four events will use the boats, oars and
coxes provided by GGBC only.
17) Scullers in the Beautiful category may use their own sculls,
provided their opponent is also able to obtain a similar level of
equipment.
18) Information given on the entry form for commentating purposes is
for public broadcast.
19) All entrants will be temporary members of Goring Gap Boat Club
during training and the Regatta.
20) All competitors will be required to pay for admission to the
regatta site. |
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