23nd Annual Regatta

Head of the Rock

Sunday, 12 Oct 2008              Rockford, Illinois

Sponsor Baird
Host YMCA of the Rock River Valley
Location 200 Y Boulevard, Rockford IL 61107
Registration Please submit entries to RegattaCentral.com. Registration closes Oct 7.
Contacts Regatta Director: Chris Graceffa
Send email to Mel McCollom at mmccollom@rockfordymca.org
Meals
  • Dinner 5:00-8:30pm Saturday Oct 11. Price is $6 for all-you-can-eat pasta, salad, bread, milk, coffee.
  • Breakfast 5:00-8:30am Sunday Oct 12. Price is $6 for all-you-can-eat cereal, bagels, fruit, yogurt, juice, milk, coffee.
  • Both meals will be at the Verdi Club, 782 N. Madison St. The Verdi Club is on the east bank of the Rock River, one block south of the YMCA.
  • Tickets for the meals can be purchased when you register on RegattaCentral.com.
  • Food vendors will be on the regatta grounds on race day.
Lodging Floorspace is available in the YMCA the night of Saturday Oct 11 for no charge. Please enter the number of people staying overnight in the YMCA when you register your team on RegattaCentral.com.
Rules The Head of the Rock is registered with USRowing. The 2008 USRowing Rules of Rowing apply unless specified otherwise below.
Competitors For purposes of this regatta the age of a competitor is his or her age on 31-Dec-2008.
  • Junior:  Any competitor who is 18 years of age or less, or who is currently enrolled in high school.
  • Novice:  Any rower or coxswain who has competed for one year or less as of 12-Oct-2008.
  • Masters:  Any competitor 27 years of age or older. Masters classes are as follows:
                    Elite:  27 or older
    Master:  37 or older
    Senior:  48 or older
    Veteran:  60 or older
    The age of a masters crew is the average age of the competitors.
  • Mixed Crew:   Must have equal number of male and female rowers.
  • Lightweight Men:  No individual rower may weigh more than 163 lb.
  • Lightweight Women:  No individual rower may weigh more than 133 lb.
  • Coxswain:   No weight restrictions.
Weigh-ins Lightweight crews must weigh in at least two hours prior to race time in the YMCA lobby. Crews must weigh in together wearing race attire. A rower only needs to weigh in once if racing in multiple events.
Penalties
  • 10 seconds per buoy violation.
  • Disqualification for racing with a wrong bow number.
  • 10 seconds for late arrivals at the start.
  • 10 seconds for missing correct order at start line.
  • 30 seconds for interfering with the staging of the start.
  • 30 seconds to crews not yielding to right of way.
  • 30 seconds for poor sportsmanship.
  • 60 seconds for no bowmarker
Protests Protests must be made within 30 minutes of the finish of the race. A $25 protest fee with written statement must be turned in at the registration table. Fee will be refunded if protest is upheld.
Schedule
7:45        Coaches and Coxes Meeting at the boathouse
8:45    A    Mens Open 2-
8:50    B    Mens Masters 2-
8:55    C    Womens Open 2-
9:00    D    Womens Masters 2-
9:05    E    Mens Novice 1x
9:10    F    Womens Novice 1x
9:15    G    Mens Masters 1x
9:20    H    Womens Masters 1x
9:25    J    Womens Open 1x
9:30    K    Womens Collegiate Novice 4+
9:35    L    Womens Open Novice 4+
9:40    M    Mens Collegiate Novice 4+
9:45    N    Mens Open Novice 4+
9:50    P    Mens Jr 8+
10:00    R    Mens Open 4+
10:10    S    Mens Collegiate 4+
10:15    T    Womens Jr 4+
10:25    U    Mixed 8+
10:35    V    Womens Masters 4+
10:45    W    Mens Masters 4+
10:50    X    Mens Open 2x
11:00    Y    Mixed 4x
11:10    Z    Womens Collegiate 4+
11:15    AA    Womens Open 4+
11:20    BB    Mens Ltwt 4+
11:25    CC    Womens Ltwt 4+
    Morning Awards - Lunch
12:40    DD    Womens Open 2x
12:50    EE    Mens Masters 2x
12:55    FF    Womens Masters 2x
1:00    GG    Womens Collegiate Novice 8+
1:05    HH    Womens Open Novice 8+
1:10    JJ    Mens Open 4x
1:15    KK    Mens Collegiate Novice 8+
1:20    LL    Mens Open Novice 8+
1:30    MM    Mixed Masters 4+
1:35    NN    Mens Jr 4+
1:40    PP    Womens Jr 8+
1:50    RR    Mens Open 1x
2:00    SS    Mens Masters 4x
2:05    TT    Womens Masters 4x
2:10    WW    Mixed Open 4+
2:15    XX    Mens Ltwt 8+
2:20    YY    Womens Ltwt 8+
2:25    YZ    Mens Masters 8+
2:30    ZA    Mens Open 8+
2:35    ZB    Mens Collegiate 8+
2:40    ZC    Womens Open 4x
2:45    ZD    Mens Rec 1x
2:50    ZE    Womens Rec 1x
3:00    ZF    Mixed Open 2x
3:10    ZG    Mixed Masters 2x
3:20    ZH    Womens Open 8+
3:30    ZZ    Womens Collegiate 8+
    Afernoon Awards