Good Morning everyone and welcome to the first day of CSSRA racing!
A few boats have time trials this morning. Below are the time trial rules/regulations/procedures copied from the CSSRA website:
TIME TRIALS:
All events with time trials will be raced as 1500meter head race. Top crews in the time trials will advance to the Semi-finals, depending on the number of entries in the event.
Crews start with intervals of 30 seconds between boats: 1 minute between boats in the same lane
Even number crews row in lane 4, odd number crews in lane 5
Any crew crossing the course during time trials will be excluded
All crews must have their assigned number securely fastened to the bow of the shell
THE START:
Upon arriving at the starting area, the marshals will direct you either into the chute for your TT or to the warm up area.
It is your responsibility to be in numerical order, staying behind the numbers lower than yours and ahead of the numbers higher.
Every effort will be made by the marshals to send crews down the chute in ascending numerical order, but this can only happen with your cooperation.
When directed into the chutes proceed quickly and safely
As you approach the chute a marshal will be stationed in the middle of the course, between lanes 4 and 5
Odd numbers boats will keep the marshal to their port side and even numbers to the starboard side
Crews shall be responsible for maintaining their proper order at the start, for maintaining the proper interval between the other crews in the chutes, and for staying within the chutes as they approach the starting line.
Crews not maintaining their proper position may be delayed, moved to the end of the starting order, penalized, or excluded.
The starter will tell you that you are approaching the start line
Stay in your lane for the entire race, except for broken equipment or to yield to an overtaking boat.
BROKEN EQUIPMENT:
Move to lane 3 or lane 6
PASSING:
A crew is deemed to be overtaking another crew when it has moved to within one length of open water of the crew ahead.
A crew being overtaken shall move to lane 3 or lane 6 to allow the overtaking crew to pass
Any crew failing to yield to an overtaking crew will be Excluded
Course marshals will give instructions as set forth in the Rowing Canada Rules of Racing. Should it be necessary to exclude a crew during a race, the marshal will raise a white flag and order the crew to stop. A crew so ordered shall quickly move out of its lane as not to interfere with any other crew.
You all have worked SO hard to get to today (even if you can’t race this weekend) and I am truly honored to be a part of your rowing journeys this season!
Westdale Rowing Community 