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METROPOLITAN AMATEUR REGATTA Founded 1866 THE METROPOLITAN AMATEUR REGATTA founded 1866 Saturday 4th & Sunday 5th June 2016 Dorney Lake, Eton Address for correspondence: London RC: 020 8788 1400 (from 27 May) Entries Secretary E-mail: [email protected] Metropolitan Amateur Regatta Web: www.metregatta.org C/o London Rowing Club Embankment, Putney London, SW15 1LB ENTRY INFORMATION Below is a summary of the entry information; entries secretaries should also refer to the Entry Rules. COURSE: Seven lanes; 2000m; still water SUBSTITUTIONS: British Rowing Rules requires that substitutions MUST be notified to the Regatta before the RACING: 8 am to 7 pm; under ‘British Rowing Rules & crew races. Substitutions made prior to the regatta must be Row Safe: A Guide to Good Practice in Rowing’. made using the BROE system until midday Friday 3rd June. Substitutions on the day of racing must be reported ENTRY FEES & PAYMENTS: to Race Control. This will be rigorously enforced. Eights £150 Fours/Quads £80 Pairs/Doubles £55 Single Sculls £35 DOUBLING UP: No competitor may enter a sweep oar event and a sculling event on the same day. In sweep oar EVENT STRATEGY: The Regatta’s aim is to run events events a competitor may only compete at the same or so 3 crews from each heat progress. Events will contain up adjacent status levels, while in sculling events a difference to 7, 14 or, at the Regatta’s discretion, 21 starters. The of two status levels is acceptable. Competitors may Regatta reserves the right to modify draw patterns to compete in Junior and Senior events. No doubling of any accommodate all entrants. Crews in the Challenge Eights sort (Inc. coxes) is allowed between Open and Women's Events will proceed from the heats on the basis of their events. There is no restriction between days, so someone speed in a time trial. Events will not normally run with can for example row Intermediate 2 8+ on one day and three or fewer entries. Where there are insufficient entries scull Intermediate 3 1x on the other. Doubling up is in an event the Regatta will try to move crews into the next always at the competitor’s risk. higher status. Please advise the Regatta if you would prefer anything different. STATUS: No Novice single sculler may enter unless they satisfy their club and the Regatta that they are genuinely ENTRIES: The Regatta requires all British entries to be of Intermediate 3 standard; a club official should email made and paid for using British Rowing On-line Entry justification for these entrants to the Regatta in order for (BROE). Event Instructions and the Draw will be made the sculler to be considered. For guidance on how this and available to competitors on the website. Clubs should other rules will be applied see the Regatta’s website. finalise their entries before making payment, as BROE card processing fees (typically 2-4%) are not refundable. ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS: In the event of Providing payment is made before entries close, the crew’s adverse weather conditions the Regatta reserves the right priority will be as when submitted. No refunds will be to change the format of heats from multi-lane racing to a made for crews put into the draw. If all or part of the processional time-trial race over 1500m. This decision will Regatta has to be cancelled for safety reasons, entry fees only be taken when the safety of competitors and or the will regrettably not be fully refundable. timing of the Regatta is at risk. OVERSEAS CREWS: The Regatta is no longer accepting JUNIOR COMPETITORS: Any club official entering paper entries, all entries must be made using the BROE junior competitors at the Regatta must read the system. For more details see the Regatta’s website. Metropolitan Regatta Junior Welfare Policy and Plan, Payment by cheque for overseas entries is acceptable. even if the Junior is competing in a Senior event. ENTRIES CLOSE: FRIDAY 27th MAY 2016 MIDDAY Incomplete or unpaid entries will not be accepted. The DRAW will take place at London Rowing Club on Sunday 29 May 2016 at noon. EVENTS SATURDAY 4th June 2016 OPEN EVENTS WOMEN’S EVENTS EIGHTS EIGHTS 1 Elite Champion Cup Eli 8+ 30 Senior Walter Morrison Cup W Sen 8+ 2 Senior Charles Dimont Cup Sen 8+ 31 Intermediate 1 W IM1 8+ 3 Intermediate 1 IM1 8+ 32 Intermediate 2 W IM2 8+ 4 Intermediate 2 Metropolitan Cup IM2 8+ 33 Intermediate 3 W IM3 8+ 5 Intermediate 3 IM3 8+ COXED FOURS COXED FOURS 6 Elite Eli 4+ 34 Elite W Eli 4+ 7 Senior Mitchell Cup Sen 4+ 35 Senior W Sen 4+ 8 Intermediate 1 IM1 4+ 36 Intermediate 1 Putney Bridge Bowl W IM1 4+ 9 Intermediate 2 IM2 4+ 37 Intermediate 2 Littleton Rose Bowl W IM2 4+ 10 Intermediate 3 Ayton Safford Cup IM3 4+ 38 Intermediate 3 W IM3 4+ COXLESS FOURS COXLESS FOURS 11 Elite Thames Cup Eli 4- 39 Elite Sidney Swann Cup W Eli 4- 12 Senior Sen 4- 40 Senior W Sen 4- 13 Intermediate 1 IM1 4- 41 Intermediate 1 W IM1 4- 14 Intermediate 2 IM2 4- QUAD SCULLS QUAD SCULLS 15 Elite Eli 4x 42 Elite W Eli 4x 16 Senior Sen 4x 43 Senior W Sen 4x 17 Intermediate 1 IM1 4x 44 Intermediate 1 W IM1 4x 18 Junior Samuel Samuel Cup J18 4x 45 Junior W J18 4x COXLESS PAIRS COXLESS PAIRS 19 Elite Eli 2- 46 Elite W Eli 2- 20 Senior Poke Cup Sen 2- 47 Senior W Sen 2- 21 Intermediate 1 IM1 2- 48 Intermediate 1 W IM1 2- DOUBLE SCULLS DOUBLE SCULLS 22 Elite Eli 2x 49 Elite Stratton Cup W Eli 2x 23 Senior Sen 2x 50 Senior W Sen 2x 24 Intermediate 1 IM1 2x 51 Intermediate 1 W IM1 2x SINGLE SCULLS SINGLE SCULLS 25 Lwt Elite LEli 1x 52 Elite Earl of Iveagh Cup W Eli 1x 25 Elite Eli 1x 53 Senior W Sen 1x b 26 Senior Tideway Cup Sen 1x 54 Intermediate 1 W IM1 1x 27 Intermediate 1 IM1 1x 55 Intermediate 2 WJM Harris Cup W IM2 1x 28 Intermediate 2 Freeman Cup IM2 1x 29 Intermediate 3 IM3 1x EVENTS SUNDAY 5th June 2016 OPEN EVENTS WOMEN’S EVENTS CHALLENGE EIGHTS CHALLENGE EIGHTS Peter Coni Cup Di Ellis Trophy 56 Elite Eli 8+ 88 Elite W Eli 8+ 57 Lwt Elite LEli 8+ 89 Lwt Elite W LEli 8+ 58 Senior Old Barnes Cup Sen 8+ 90 Senior Sun Life of Canada Cup W Sen 8+ 59 Intermediate 1 Forster Cup IM1 8+ 91 Intermediate 1 W IM1 8+ 60 Intermediate 2 George Hallowes Cup IM2 8+ 92 Intermediate 2 W IM2 8+ 61 Intermediate 3 IM3 8+ 93 Intermediate 3 W IM3 8+ 62 Masters M 8+ 94 Masters W M 8+ COXED FOURS COXED FOURS 63 Elite Layton Cup Eli 4+ 95 Elite W Eli 4+ 64 Senior Sen 4+ 96 Senior W Sen 4+ 65 Intermediate 1 IM1 4+ 97 Intermediate 1 Matt Wood Bowl WIM1 4+ 66 Intermediate 2 IM2 4+ 98 Intermediate 2 W IM2 4+ 67 Intermediate 3 IM3 4+ 99 Intermediate 3 W IM3 4+ COXLESS FOURS COXLESS FOURS 68 Elite Eli 4- 100 Elite W Eli 4- 69 Senior Horton Cup Sen 4- 101 Senior W Sen 4- 70 Intermediate 1 Old Goring Cup IM1 4- 102 Intermediate 1 W IM1 4- 71 Intermediate 2 IM2 4- QUAD SCULLS QUAD SCULLS 72 Elite Eli 4x 103 Elite John West Trophy W Eli 4x 73 Senior Sen 4x 104 Senior W Sen 4x 74 Intermediate 1 IM1 4x 105 Intermediate 1 W IM1 4x COXLESS PAIRS COXLESS PAIRS 75 Elite Ampthill Cup Eli 2- 106 Elite W Eli 2- 76 Senior Sen 2- 107 Senior Coronation Bowl W Sen 2- 77 Intermediate 1 IM1 2- 108 Intermediate 1 W IM2- DOUBLE SCULLS DOUBLE SCULLS 79 Elite Eli 2x 109 Elite W Eli 2x 79 Senior Sen 2x 110 Lwt Elite W LEli 2x 80 Intermediate 1 IM1 2x 111 Senior Schuster Cup W Sen 2x 112 Intermediate 1 W IM12x SINGLE SCULLS SINGLE SCULLS 81 Elite London Cup Eli 1x 113 Elite W Eli 1x 82 Lwt Elite LEli 1x 114 Lwt Elite BM Winter Trophy W LEli 1x 83 Senior Sen 1x 115 Senior W Sen 1x 84 Intermediate 1 Secretary's Cup IM1 1x 116 Intermediate 1 W IM1 1x 85 Intermediate 2 IM2 1x 117 Intermediate 2 W IM2 1x 86 Intermediate 3 IM3 1x 118 Intermediate 3 W IM3 1x 87 Junior Thamesfield Trophy J18 1x The Doggett Cobb Memorial Cup will be awarded to the most successful club over the weekend of the Regatta .
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