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Maidstone Autumn Small Boats Head 2026
Update Tuesday 13th October
Thank you for your entries. The Start Order is now available and has been sent out to clubs (also in the table below). We look forward to welcoming everyone on Sunday. The forecast is still a bit changeable and we may see some light rain during the day. The temperature is due to be between 9 and 14 degrees centigrade so it will feel colder than of late. Please ensure that you come prepared for the conditions and in particular you take adequate clothing in the boat with you to keep warm whilst marshalling.
PARKING. Unfortunately there is no space for cars to park at the club. Only towing vehicles and officials cars can be accommodated. There is parking on the road down to the club which is free on Sundays but otherwise we suggest the local railway station car park (see details below). Please car share as much as possible.
Please see below for documents relating to the race. All competitors/coaches should read these carefully. In particular the Competitor Instructions which gives details of race rules and timings, the course map, circulation plans and marshalling details. 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. MSBH Poster Autumn 2026
Start Order Start order by division. Start Order - MSBH Autumn 2026.xlsx
Instructions and Rules Competitor instructions and race rules MSBH Competitor instructions and rules October 2026
Course Map Course map showing main features and hazards. MSBH Course Map
Start Marshalling area Photos showing start marshalling area and where to marshal Start Marshalling Area Photos
River Circulation Circulation patterns for boating, start and finish MSBH River Circulation Diagrams
Safety Plan Full details of safety procedures with circulation diagrams Safety Plan MSBH October 2026
Welfare Statement MSBH Welfare and safeguarding policy MSBH Welfare Policy October 2026
Parking Map No parking for cars at the club except towing vehicles or if carrying boats. For nearest public car parks please see map. Maidstone East car park map
Risk Assessment Event risk assessment Risk Assessment MSBH 18102026.xlsx
Emergency Action Plan Additional planning for a more serious incident MSBH Emergency Action Plan October 2026
Race details.
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. All competitors must be BR registered and have RACE level membership, or have purchased a day ticket for the competition via British Rowing.
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). Under a local rule junior crews may be coxed by a senior.
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. The Rules of Racing state that “the category spread can include all categories, if necessary, to give all entrants a race, but in principle the spread should not normally exceed 3 where entries allow”.
Entry Fee: £16.00 per seat (no charge for coxswains). Medals will be awarded where a minimum of two crews start 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).
All entries must be made via BROE. Payment should be made through BROE or by bank transfer direct to MIRC (Bank HSBC, business account number 71230964, sort code 40-31-06). Payment must be received before the close of entries in order for crews to be accepted to race. The Organising Committee reserves the right to suspend or close entries early if the event is oversubscribed.
Cancellation policy. In the event that the competition has to be cancelled the organising committee reserve the right to retain a proportion of the entry fee for each competitor.
It is intended that the start order will be published by Tuesday 13th October latest.
For enquiries concerning entries please contact the Entries Secretary, Clive Harlow by email: sbhentries@maidstoneinvicta.co.uk
All photographs courtesy of Clive Harlow