The date of our spring head is Sunday 3rd March 2024
Race details (provisional).
4 divisions at 9.15am, 11.00am, 12.45pm and 2.30pm.
The event is rowed over a course of approximately 2500 meters upstream from Allington to Maidstone and is run under British Rowing Rules of Racing, MSBH Rules and takes account of the guidance laid out in Row Safe. The race is open to all BR registered clubs and all competitors must be BR registered with RACE level membership.
Event Classes: Senior, Junior, Masters
Boat types: 4+, 4x+ (no coxless quads or fours are allowed), 2x, 2-, 1x. All fine boat types available in all events except mixed (no 2- or 1x).
Categories:
Senior; Open and Women. Crews will be grouped into event classes where appropriate. The event reserves the right to use a combination of points and information supplied by clubs to band crews. Senior Mixed will be one class.
Junior; Open and Women with event classes grouped by age from J14 to J18. (J14 may not enter 4+ or 2- as per British Rowing Rules).
Masters; Open, Women and Mixed with event classes grouped by age from Masters A to J. Where appropriate, events may be combined using the handicap system set out in the rules of racing.
Entry Fee: £13.50 per seat (no charge for coxswains). Medals will be awarded where a minimum of two crews race in an event. Pennants are awarded for the fastest overall crews in the Open, Women, Junior Open and Junior Women classes (crews racing as ‘time only’ are eligible for pennants at the discretion of the Organising Committee).
Entries will open on TBA and close at mid-day on TBA. All entries must be made via BROE2. Payment should be made through BROE2 or by bank transfer direct to MIRC (Bank HSBC, account number 71230964, sort code 40-31-06). Payment must be received in order for crews to be allowed to race. The Organising Committee reserves the right to close entries early if the event is oversubscribed.
It is intended that the draw will be published by TBA latest.
For enquiries concerning entries please contact the Entries Secretary, Clive Harlow by email: clive.harlow@virgin.net
Please see below for documents relating to the race. All competitors/coaches should please read these carefully. There is also a video of the full course which should be watched by all coxes and steerers.
DOCUMENT DETAILS LINK
Event Poster Entry details, events and classifications. To come
Start Order Start order by division. To come
Instructions and Rules Competitor instructions and race rules To come
Safety Plan Full details of safety procedures and officials responsibilities with circulation diagrams To come
Course Map Course map showing main features and hazards. MSBH Course Map Oct 2023
Parking Map No parking for cars at the club except towing vehicles or if carrying boats. For nearest public car parks please see map. Car parking map updated Oct 2023
Welfare Statement MSBH Welfare and safeguarding policy To come
Risk Assessment Event risk assessment To come
All photographs courtesy of Clive Harlow