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REGATTA RULES AND ELIGIBILITY: 

Novice Categories: Participants cannot have started any type of rowing before June 1, 2009.  All novice events are open to all participants as long as they began rowing after May 31, 2009.  Medals will be awarded for all categories that race in any novice event.  For instance, if there is novice juniors and novice collegiate represented, medals will be awarded in both categories.  If there are more entries than lanes, the boats will be separated according to categories and another race will be added for the overflow. 

Lightweight Events: The Desert Sprints Regatta will us the USRowing recommended weights for all lightweight events.  Weigh-in for an event will open two hours before the scheduled start time of that event and it will close one hour before the scheduled start time of that event.  Each athlete will have two opportunities to make weight.  After the second try, if they do not make weight, they will not be allowed to participate in that event.  If there is more than one racing category represented in any lightweight events, each category will race for medals within the same race.  If there are more entries than lanes, the boats will be separated according to categories and another race will be added for the overflow.  The weights are as follows:

Lightweight Women: No rower shall weigh more than 130lbs.
Lightweight Men: Juniors: No rower shall weigh more than 155lbs. Masters: No Rower shall weigh more than 160lbs. Open: No rower shall weigh more than 160lbs. and the boat must average 155lbs.

  DESERT SPRINTS JUNIOR POINTS SCHEDULE 2010 

For the Desert Sprints Regatta, 2010 we will be awarding a point trophy for the Men's and Women's Overall Junior Point Champion. In addition, we will be awarding an Arizona Junior Men's and Women's Point Champion contested between the Arizona Programs. The Arizona Champion has usually been awarded at our State's Junior Championship, but unfortunately we will not be hosting that regatta this year. 

The Overall Junior Point Champions will receive a trophy that they will be able to take with them from the regatta. The Arizona Junior Champions will have their name engraved on the on-going trophy that is kept here at Tempe Town Lake and these on-going awards will eventually have a home in our Boathouse. 

As you can see on the grid above all races will carry an equal amount of points. Points will be awarded based on the number of programs in each event and the placing. Events with only one entry will not be given points, but if that solo entry races over the course they will be awarded a medal. Programs will only receive points for their top finishing boat. Programs will only get points for where they finish, even if they are displaced by another programs second boat.  

The following events will be used in the tabulation of points for the Junior Champion:
1) All Junior Events
2) All of the following events if there are more than two Junior programs entered. If there are enough Junior entries in any of these events, a separate race will be created for the junior entries:
Men's Novice 8 and 4+
Women's Frosh/Novice 8 and 4+
Men's and Women's Novice 2x
Men's and Women's Novice 1x
Men's and Women's 4x
Men's and Women's Lt.Wt. 4
Women's Lt.Wt. 8

Masters Categories: The age handicaps from US Rowing will be used.  The minimum age for a master participant is 21 years old.  They must turn 21 in the year 2010. 

Entry Fee Structure: 1x: $25.00, 2x: $35.00, 4x/4: $55.00, 8's: $85.00
Late entries will be accepted at an increased entry fee as follows: 1x: $35.00, 2x: $50.00, 4x/4: $80.00, 8's: $125.00.  Late entries will be accepted on Regatta Central until Wednesday, March 3rd at 12:00 midnight PST.  Walk up entries will be accepted the day of the event at the regatta registration table. Late entry fees will apply to walk up entries.
There is an entry fee cap of $800.00 for all club and school participants.  In order to be eligible for the cap, all boats must be entered under the same team/club name.  All late entries must be paid for and do not count against the cap fee. 

Boat Rental:The fee for boat rental is the same as the entry fee and includes practice in the shell, and a set of oars.

Scratch Deadline:The scratch deadline is Wednesday, March 3, 2010.  After that, no credit or refunds will be given for scratched entries.

Regatta Cancellation:Due to the nature of water recreation events, wind, weather or water conditions may cause postponement or cancellation of the regatta.  In the unexpected case of cancellation of the regatta, No Refunds will be given. 

Bow Numbers: All competitors are responsible for their own bow numbers (1 thru 7).