Registration
Anyone wishing to compete at the 2016 Canadian Masters Championships needs to enter in each event they are racing. All rowers and coxswains must be registered and in good standing with their national rowing federation.
Entries will open May 1st and must be made through RegattaCentral on or before July 7th, 2016. Late entries accepted until July 10 – a surcharge of $10 per seat will be added to the standard entry fee. Scratches will be accepted through Regatta Central with no penalty until 11:59 pm CST July 10. The scratch fee made after the July 10 deadline is equal to the entry fee. Payments should be made at the time of entry but entries can be made without crew listings. We would however ask that boating lineups be confirmed by the closing date of July 7th, 2016.
Novice rowers are new to rowing as of January 2016
All races are 1000m.
Composite crews are welcomed provided they are identified at the time of entry. Individuals may only represent one club at the regatta.
Members of the same crew shall compete wearing uniform clothing. Each member of a composite crew shall wear his or her own club uniform.
AGE CATEGORIES:
| AA age 21 – 26 | F age 60 – 64 |
| A age 27 – 35 | G age 65 – 69 |
| B age 36 – 42 | H age 70 – 74 |
| C age 43 – 49 | I age 75 – 79 |
| D age 50 – 54 | J age 80 and over |
| E age 55 – 50 |
The age category is as of the person’s age on the 31st of December of the year of the regatta.
The age categories do not apply to coxswains. The average age category of a Masters crew shall be determined by the average age of the rowers rounded down to the nearest whole number.
A Masters crew or sculler may compete in a lower (younger) age category but not in a higher one.
LIGHTWEIGHT CATEGORIES:
Men 72.5kg or 160lbs maximum individual weight
Women 59kg or 130lbs maximum individual weight
Coxswains minimum 50kg for women`s events and 55kg for men’s events wearing racing uniform. Underweight coxswains will be provided dead weight to make up the difference.
All lightweight rowers AND coxswains shall weigh in daily not less than one hour and not more than 2.5 hours before the first scheduled lightweight or coxed event of that day.