Clare Novices' Regatta
Clare Novices' Regatta will be taking place between Thursday 26th and Saturday 28th November 2009. The regatta is generously sponsored by our club sponsors, Data Connection.
The Course
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The course runs approximately 800m upstream from the post furthest downstream on the Reach (near Ditton corner) to Morley's Holt, just downstream of the Pike and Eel. A map is available here. In each race two crews row side-by-side and racing continues in a knockout format.
Events
There are two events for both men and women: the cup events are for college A crews, and the plate events are for all other crews. However, if a college wishes to enter more than three men's or three women's crews, the respective B crew(s) must also enter the cup event. All events are for novice eights only.
Timetable of racing
| Day | Div | Marshal | Race | Category |
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| Thursday | 1 | 13:40* | 14:00 | Men's Plate 1st Round |
| 2 | 14:10 | 14:50 | Men's Plate 2nd Round - 1st part Women's Plate 1st Round Women's Plate 2nd Round - 1st part |
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| 3 | 15:00 | 15:40 | Men's Plate 3rd Round - 1st part Women's Plate 2nd Round - 2nd part |
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| Friday | 4 | 13:40* | 14:00 | Men's Plate 2nd round - 2nd part |
| 5 | 14:10 | 14:50 | Men's Plate 2nd round - 3rd part | |
| 6 | 15:00 | 15:40 | Men's Plate 3rd round - 2nd part | |
| Saturday | 7 | 07:30* | 07:50 | Men's Cup 1st round Men's Cup 2nd Round - 1st part |
| 8 | 08:00 | 08:40 | Men's Cup 2nd round - 2nd part | |
| 9 | 08:50 | 09:30 | Men's Cup 3rd round | |
| 10 | 09:40 | 10:20 | Women's Cup 1st round - 1st part | |
| 11 | 10:30 | 11:15 | Women's Cup 1st round - 2nd part | |
| 12 | 11:25 | 12:10 | Women's Cup 2nd round | |
| 13 | 12:20 | 13:05 | Quarter-Finals Top half of draw in each competition |
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| 14 | 13:15 | 13:55 | Quarter-Finals Bottom half of draw in each competition |
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| 15 | 14:05 | 14:45 | Semi-Finals | |
| 16 | 14:55 | 15:35 | Finals |
* Crews in the first division of the day must marshal at Plough Reach.
Please note: this schedule is provisional. The final schedule will be distributed with the draw at the meeting for coxes. 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 Regatta Secretary.
Coxes' meeting
A meeting for coxes will be held on Sunday 22nd November at 9:30 pm 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 Senior Umpire, Dan Weatherill (dpw30[at]cam.ac.uk).
Entries
Entries can be submitted either online or using paper entry forms. Your captain will receive a password to the online entry system. Fees must be sent to the Clare Boat Club pigeon hole in Old Court, Clare College by 14th November.
Paper entry forms must be returned with fees to the Clare Boat Club pigeon hole in Old Court, Clare College by 14th November.
Late entries will be considered only at the discretion of the Senior Umpire. The 2008 letter and 2008 paper entry form are available for download.
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 either the Senior Umpire or the Secretary.
Rules
A full copy of the rules is published here. Particular attention should be paid to eligibility rules, which for 2008 mean that no rowing member of a crew wishing to compete in the regatta may have rowed or sculled before 1st September 2008 and no competing cox may have coxed in a race before the same date.