Florida Masters Regatta 2024
15th Annual Florida Masters Regatta
Date: Saturday, May 4th, 2024
Venue: Orlando Rowing Club, Lake Fairview, 2200 Lee Road, Orlando, FL 32810
Registration: Regatta Central
Contact: Ed Harris, edharris60@yahoo.com
Course Map (1k):
Coaches/coxswains meeting will occur at 7am behind the ORC boathouse. At least one representative from each club should attend. All crews will be responsible for the information delivered at the meeting, regardless of attendance.
Trailers may be brought in on Friday, May 3rd, and teams may practice on Friday. Please contact the regatta director if you plan to arrive on Friday.
Teams tents may be set up adjacent to the lake.
Medals will be awarded to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place finishers in each flight.
A Master is a competitor who has attained or will attain the age of 21 during the current calendar year. A competitor's age is determined as of December 31 of the current calendar year, rounded down to the nearest whole number. A competitor thus becomes a Master on January 1 of the year of his or her 21st birthday. Master's crew shall be composed exclusively of Masters rowers but the coxswain is not required to be a Master
The age category of a Master's crew shall be determined by the average age of the rowers in the crew, rounded down to the nearest whole number. The age of a coxswain shall not be counted. Masters events will be handicapped according to USRowing standard handicapping.
A novice is a competitor whose initial competition within that same discipline has been in the previous12 months of the date of this regatta.
Each boat shall carry a bow number and each crew is responsible for their own bow cards.
Where the feet of the competitor are held by shoes affixed to the stretcher of the boat, the design of such shoes shall provide for the quick release of the competitor's feet in the case of capsize. Such design may consist of Velcro or pull strings at the heels. All boats will be checked for appropriate shoes. If appropriate shoes are not present in all seats, that boat will be prohibited from competing.
Please limit the number of launch assistants to two members per boat. There will be two calls to launch prior to each event to ensure all boats launch on time. Boats will launch from the dock and recover from the beach.
There must be a minimum of 45 minutes between events for competitors and boats. Hot seating requests must be submitted at the registration table when checking in.
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