Maidenhead Junior Regatta

Sunday 20th May 2012
Invitation Regatta under British Rowing Rules

Official programme£1

The members of Maidenhead Rowing Club and the Committee of the Maidenhead Junior Regatta are delighted to welcome all competitors, coaches and spectators to the regatta today.

Our aim for this invitation regatta is to provide a fun day’s racing for juniors who may be younger or less experienced than is catered for at most regattas.

Racing will follow the same pattern as in previous years. All events are for coxed quad sculls in the J12-15 age ranges and J16 in double sculls. There are two ability categories for crews at each age group up to J15:-

Junior A: for crews who have some racing experience, but with limited success;
Junior B: for crews who are new to rowing in the last twelve months, or who are recreational rowers who would not normally enter open competitions

At J16 there is a single category combining the two categories in the lower age groups.

A repechage draw is used for all events. This enables crews that lose their first race to re-enter the draw and to have a second chance to race.

To help keep to the repechage timetable, we ask that all crews boat in good time before each race, allowing at least 20 minutes to get boated and to the start area. Marshals will help crews to go afloat with their opponents so that waiting is kept to a minimum.

Whilst this is an Invitation Regatta, it is run under full British Rowing Rules of Racing. We are grateful to British Rowing for several concessions for this event, including an increased number of clubs that can be included whilst remaining as an Invitation Event and relaxation of Kit rules.

Maidenhead Junior Regatta is organised by

Maidenhead Rowing Club

JUNIOR REGATTA COMMITTEE

Chairman: Rob

Chairman of the Race Committee: Brian

Secretary: Maggie

Treasurer: Peter

Entries Secretary: Laura

Regatta Safety Officer: Jamie

Chief Marshall: John

Committee: Tim

Welfare Officer: Howard

UMPIRES AND OFFICIALS

Race Committee Chairman - Brian

Nick
Claire
Mike
Michael / Murray
Andy
Cliff
Debbie / Bob
Jerry
Kevin
Carole

In the interest of competitors and the smooth running of the Regatta the Committee reserves the right to amend the Regatta regulations.

SPONSORS AND CONTRIBUTIONS

Special thanks to Janet for sponsoring Harold’s Prize. This £100 cash prize for the club with the most wins is donated in memory of Harold one of the longest serving members of Maidenhead Rowing Club, Secretary of the Maidenhead Regatta for 25 years, an ARA umpire and Vice-President of the club.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The Committee wishes to record its appreciation for the assistance given so readily by many people; in particular, for being allowed the use of the car park in Mill Lane, all the help given by members of Maidenhead Rowing Club and the parents of the Club’s juniors. The Regatta is dependent on the hard work from all these people, without whom it could not go ahead.

To the large body of visiting officials and helpers, both from Maidenhead Rowing Club and others, who devote much of their time during the year and especially during the week of the Regatta, the Committee expresses its warmest thanks.

REFRESHMENTS AT MAIDENHEAD ROWING CLUB

A large selection of filled rolls and sandwiches, cakes, tea and coffee is being served all day in the boathouse clubroom and bar. Bacon rolls will be served from 7:30am.There is also a barbecue on the clubhouse veranda that can be reached either through the clubhouse, or directly via the circular stairs at the left-hand side at the front of the boathouse.

The Bar will be open from 11:00am until after the end of the prize-giving.

SAFETY, WELFARE AND FIRST AID

South Regional Ambulance and First Aid is in attendance at the boathouse car park.

If during a race any members of a crew should be thrown or capsize into the water, the Umpire will halt the race and call the Safety Boat operated by Regatta Safety Services to render assistance.

For serious incidents resulting in personal injury requiring medical attention:

Incidents at Maidenhead Rowing Club, or on the water between the Rowing Club and the railway bridge will be managed by Registration & Results at the Boathouse;
Incidents on the water downstream of the railway bridge will be managed by the Race Committee at the Finish Tent.

Any child welfare issues should be reported to the Welfare Officer via Registration and Results or the Race Committee, or to the British Rowing Child Protection Office on 0870 060 7100.

LOST PROPERTY

All lost property should be handed in or collected from Registration and Results at the front of the boathouse.

CHECKING IN & CREW NUMBERS

On arrival, crews must check in and collect their numbers from Registration and Results in bay 3 of the boathouse. Crews need to show their British Rowinglicenses on registration.

Numbers must be securely attached to the back of the bow person and the cox during warm-up and racing. Two sets of numbers are provided for each crew.

COMPETING CLUBS AND COLOURS

Club / Colours
Canford / Garter blue
ClairesCourtSchool / White, emerald & gold
Eton Excelsior / White with blue and amber stripes
GreatMarlowSchool / Red and black
Guildford / Green with 2 gold bars
HeadingtonSchool / White with Blue tip
Henley / Dark blue with white collar
LadyEleanorHollesSchool / White with red triangle tip
Maidenhead / Dark green with star in white circle
Oratory School / White and Black with Gold collar
TidewayScullersSchool / Yellow and red
Upper Thames Rowing Club / Blue and white

THE COURSE

Races are rowed upstream over a 500m course. The entire course can be viewed from the RiversideGardens area. The start will be staggered as necessary to accommodate the strength of the stream.

BOATING AREAS

Getting crews afloat on time is crucial to keeping the regatta running on time. Please get boated at least 20 minutes before your start time. Marshals will help crews to go afloat with their opponents so that waiting is kept to a minimum.

CAR PARKING

All competitors and spectators are reminded that Maidenhead Rowing Club car park is to be used for boat trailers only.

The regatta car park is situated across the A4 behind Windrush VW Garage.

PRESENTATION OF PRIZES

We are delighted that Sarah Wincklesswill present prizes to all winning crews after racing finishes today.

Sarah is an Olympic bronze medallist and double World Champion, and has represented Great Britain at three Olympic Games and seven World Championships.

Rowing for GB since 1998,Sarah was already a talented discus thrower, netball and basketball player when she took up rowing at Cambridge University, eventually presiding over the Cambridge women's boat club. She quickly joined the British rowing team, where a group including a young Katherine Grainger was starting to put British women's rowing on the map. Olympic bronze in Athens was followed by a move into the top boat, the quad, where she became double world champion in 2005 and 2006.

Sarah had to overcome a knee injury that kept her out of the 2007 season but came back in 2008 helping GB to fifth place in the eights final at the Beijing Olympics. This year she will carry the Olympic Torch when it reaches Dorney.

Prize-giving will be approximately 30 minutes after the end of racing in the upstairs clubroom at Maidenhead Rowing Club.

At the end of each final would the coaches of all winning crews please go to Registration and Results.

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