The Organising Committee seeks to create a rewarding and high-level competitive experience at the 2016 Canadian Masters Championships. It is expected by all rowers that a National Championship will have a higher standard of competition.

Under Meaningful Competition, in order to win a gold, silver or bronze medal, there must be at least four competitors in the race. This ensures that each medal represents a well-earned result where the competitors fought it out for the top three positions.

If there are not four entries in a race, where logical, the organizing committee will combine age groups in an attempt to reach four or more competitors. Handicaps will be assigned as necessary and one gold, silver and bronze medal will be awarded for that combined race using the handicap to determine the winners.

Where at all possible the span of age categories will not be more than three.

Handicapping:

If insufficient entries are received for any one event the operating committee may combine age categories and apply a handicapping system to the actual finish times of the older sculler or crews using the grid below.

The handicap will be applied to a single sculler or to the average age of a crew boat. Seconds / year