Rowers

Rules for Rowing

3 July 2009
This section of the Royal St. John's Regatta Committee website has been modified to include the document: 'RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE CONDUCT OF RACING AND OTHER REGATTA EVENTS.' as a convenient single PDF document.

To save time and in order to facilitate navigation of this document, please refer below to the different subsections contained within the document.

Click Here to download
'RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE CONDUCT OF RACING AND OTHER REGATTA EVENTS.'



* Items included for download on this page require a suitable 'pdf' viewer. Click the above link to download the latest version of Adobe Acrobat.


THE ROYAL ST. JOHN'S REGATTA COMMITTEE

RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE CONDUCT

OF RACING AND OTHER REGATTA EVENTS



PASSED - July 5, l989
FIRST AMENDMENT-July 12, 1989
SECOND AMENDMENT - May 19, 1993
THIRD AMENDMENT - July 7, 1993
FOURTH AMENDMENT - May 18, 1994
FIFTH AMENDMENT - May 6, 1998
SIXTH AMENDMENT - April 7, 1999
SEVENTH AMENDMENT - May 3, 2000
EIGHTH AMENDMENT - April 2, 2003
NINTH AMENDMENT - May 3, 2006
TENTH AMENDMENT – June 2009

  • section 1: crew composition
    information on the makeup of each crew.

  • section 2: crew representative
    information regarding the official representatives of a crew and official representative and chief spokesperson for a crew

  • section 3: entry and registration
    information regarding particulars of registration of a rowing crew ( deadlines, individual/crew requirements etc. )

  • section 4: race course operations
    information regarding and general safety of race course staff and crew ( pond conditions, flag conditions etc. )

  • section 5: racing day conduct
    information on important dates throughout the racing season ( time trials, regatta day etc. ) and related information on course of events for each given day.

  • section 6: championship races
    information on the rules and general qualification guidelines of the respective Championship races, to be held on Regatta Day for a given year.

  • section 7: officials
    information regarding the 'Captain of the Course' and his/her qualifications, rights and priveledges.

  • section 8: conduct / penalties
    information regarding the rules, regulations as well as related penalties ( disqualification of crew etc. ) specific to all Regatta-related events.

  • section 9: definitions
    information regarding the proper definition of the most commonly used terms related to the Regatta and its events.

  • section 10: repeal
    containing information on the makeup of each crew.



  General Information
  Accommodations
  Age Categories for Participants
  Cost of Registration
  Rules for Rowing
  Application / Waiver Forms
  Flag Status
  Coxswain Courses
  Bulletin Board
  Course Layout and Statistics
  Boathouse
  Merchandise
  Other Regattas
  Contact

  St. John's Rowing Club



  Layout and Design: Andrew G. Reid. B.Mus., Dip IT