Clare Novices' Regatta
Clare Novices' Regatta will be taking place between Thursday 25th and Saturday 27th November 2010. The regatta is generously sponsored by our club sponsors, Metaswitch Networks.
2010 Changes
Click here for a larger version
Significant changes are planned for the 2010 regatta. These will build further on the success of the event over its 50 year history, offering new rowers in Cambridge an exciting racing format with greater exposure to competition. Details will be updated here in due course.
The Course
The course runs approximately 800m between the post furthest downstream on the Reach (near Ditton corner) and Morley's Holt, just downstream of the Penny Ferry Pub. A map is available here. In each race two crews row side-by-side.
Provisional timetable of racing
| Day | Div | Marshal | Race | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday | 1 | 13:40 | 14:00 | |
| 2 | 14:10 | 14:50 | ||
| Friday | 3 | 13:40 | 14:00 | |
| 4 | 14:10 | 14:50 | ||
| 5 | 15:00 | 15:40 | ||
| Saturday | 6 | 07:50 | 08:10 | |
| 7 | 08:20 | 09:00 | ||
| 8 | 09:10 | 09:50 | ||
| 9 | 10:00 | 10:40 | ||
| 10 | 10:50 | 11:30 | ||
| 11 | 12:00 | 12:40 | ||
| 12 | 12:50 | 13:30 | ||
| 13 | 13:40 | 14:20 | Semi Finals | |
| 14 | 14:30 | 15:10 | Finals |
Please note: this schedule is provisional. The schedule will updated in due course. It may also change during racing if poor weather causes racing to be stopped. In this case, coaches and crews should await instructions from the Senior Umpire.
Coxes' meeting
A meeting for coxes will be held on Sunday 21st November at 21:30 in the Hall in Clare College Old Court. Safety and marshalling procedures will be explained and the draw and order of racing will be distributed. All competing coxes must attend, together with a senior representative from their college.
River closure
The river will be closed on Thursday and Friday from 14:00 until lighting up, and all day on Saturday. If senior crews wish to have an outing over the lock during these times, they should contact the Regatta Team.
Regatta Team
The Regatta Team can be contacted at claregatta[at]gmail.com.
Senior Umpire: Matt Howard
Regatta Secretary: Lotte Pope
Entries
Entries must be submitted using the online entry system. Fees must be sent to the Clare Boat Club pigeon hole in Old Court, Clare College to arrive by the entry deadline.
Late entries will be considered only at the discretion of the Senior Umpire.
Boat Sharing
Boat sharing is strongly discouraged. Where it is unavoidable, please see the details in this document.
The organisers understand that there may under some circumstances be problems with these arrangements. Any requests for exemption from these rules should be addressed to the Regatta Team.
Rules
A full copy of the rules is published here. Particular attention should be paid to eligibility rules, which for 2010 mean that no rowing member of a crew wishing to compete in the regatta may have rowed or sculled before 1st September 2010 and no competing cox may have coxed in a race before the same date.