Schools' Head of the River 2009 - Results

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Schools' Head of the River 2009 - Updates!

The following documents are now available for the 2009 race:

1st March 2009


Schools' Head of the River 2009

Date of Event: Tuesday 10th March 2009

Course: Chiswick Bridge to Putney (4.25 miles)
Start: 1530

Deadline for entries: FIRST POST Monday 23rd February

Entries are invited for the following categories.

EIGHTS

Championship Eights
School/Junior Second Eights
School/Junior Third Eights
J16 Championship Eights
J16 First Eights
J16 Second Eights
J15 Championship Eights
J15 First Eights
J15 Second Eights
Championship Girls' Eights
J16 Girls' Eights
J15 Girls' Eights

FOURS

School/Junior Coxed
Junior 16 Coxed
School/Junior Girls' Coxed
J16 Girls' Coxed
Junior Under 15 Coxed

The event is run under ARA rules with these special conditions of entry:

1. The Schools' Head Race for 2009 will be a sweep oar event as last year. The Scullery organisation will run a separate event at Henley for the sculling events (quads and octos) on Monday 9th March.

2. All participants in the race must be in full-time education in schools or sixth-form colleges and must be 18 or younger on the day of the race.

3. No composite entries are allowed.

4. A club may enter a crew composed of rowers who satisfy Rule 2 above but only where such rowers attend schools which have no viable active boat club crews of their own. Entries from clubs must indicate schools/sixth-form colleges attended beside the name of each competitor on the ARA entry form.

5. All competitors must have attained their 13th birthday.

6. A club may only enter a second or third crew if a genuine first crew has been entered.

It is a condition of entry that those taking part are competent swimmers. The Committee take every precaution to ensure the safety of competitors but is not to be held responsible for any accidents.

PRIZES

The fastest Eight will receive the Head Trophy and a pennant. All other winning crews receive pennants. Individual medals will be awarded to all members of winning crews. The second and third crews overall receive crew pennants only.  

The Thames Team Trophy will be awarded to the school with the fastest aggregate time of any three eights.

REMINDERS

BOAT IDENTIFICATION

It is now an ARA rule that ALL boats must display standard boat identification. You may well already know your club's ID code; if not, further details can be obtained from the ARA. It is compulsory for your boat to carry your club's letters and a number whenever it is on the Thames.

All crews and coxes should have watched the Tideway Racing Safety video created and provided free by The Tideway Processional Races group.

As before, we would like to remind coaches that the 3rd Eights event is for genuine 3rd Eights, and not an alternative J16 event

All crews should adhere to the ARA safety code and note the following:

The Committee emphasise that rowing on the Tideway is very different from rowing on still or non-tidal waters.   Good coxing and watermanship are essential if the race is to be an event which is safe and enjoyable for all participants.   We therefore urge coaches to use their discretion in making their entries, and consider whether weaker crews should be entered.   We also remind them that it is permissible to use coxes who are older than the age group they are coxing.  

REGISTRATION

Every year, some clubs and schools provide entries lacking ARA registration numbers.   Some numbers are submitted extremely late - even up to the day of the race, putting a great burden on the Secretary for Entries.   The Committee reminds you that it is each competing club's responsibility to make sure that all competitors are registered with the ARA.   The Committee reserves the right to refuse entries, which are incomplete in this respect.

BOATING ARRANGEMENTS

We would encourage you to make the same arrangements as you did last year.

You MUST contact the club where you intend to boat in good time, and indicate your boating arrangements on the entry form, in the space provided.   Boating at Putney is going to be severely restricted this year with a 1400 High Tide over the Embankment road.

THE COMMITTEE