October 23, 2010
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Youth, Masters and Open
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Welcome!
This is first year when the Hamilton Fall Classic is an official regatta. In years past we have run a small youth scrimmage for this event. Therefore, we are calling it a 'classic'.

Come join us in Hamilton. It is a great place to row. Our course is guarded by high levy walls. Those same levies, make for great spectating!

Bring your bike! You can follow the 75% of the race course from the Great Miami River Recreational Trail that heads south on the east and west sides of the river.

Hope to see you in Hamilton!

Regatta Planning Committee

EVENTS OFFERED

COURSE
The 3,800 meter course is on the Great Miami River. The starting line is south of the City Boat Ramp and runs north to a point south Black Street Bridge. The race course maintains 2/3rd's of the eastern bank of the river and runs north against the flow. Crews can use either the middle or eastern bridge spans while on the course.

WARM -UP
The warm-up lane is the western 1/3 of the river. Boats should launch with their bow's headed south. The warm-up lane runs under the western bridge piers of the Rail Road Bridge and Columbia Bridge.

There is NO passing at the Rail Road Bridge. That is the first bridge crews encountered past the dock.

ALL boats will launch from the Great Miami Rowing Center dock located in its regular position near the Main/High Bridge.

ENTRIES
All competitors may participate in multiple events. However, competitors are responsible for allowing sufficient time to race in one event, land, re-queue, and launch in time for an additional event. Competitors will not be allowed to land or launch out of order and hot-seating of athletes and/or boats is strongly discouraged.

Entries must be received with entry fee no later than Saturday, October 10, 2009 at midnight PDT.

Entries are to be submitted online via www.regattacentral.com. Registration is open from August 18 to October 10th. Late entries can be accommodated but they are subject to a $25 late fee per entry.

Masters competitors must submit date(s) of birth for all competitors during the entry process. Crews with missing or incomplete date of birth information will race as a 27-year-old rower.

Confirmed entries will be posted on www.regattacentral.com.

Entry Fees are:

1x = $45
2x = $45
4x /+ = $50
8+ = $60

Waivers will be accepted through Regatta Central's on-line system. Directions for on-line submission of waivers can be found at www.regattacentral.com. Login to Regatta Central or become a New User by clicking on the "Join Now" link and following the steps to create a new account. Under "My Affiliations" make sure you have listed the team(s) you are associated with. Then, in the "My Roster" box click on "Instructions for US Rowing Waiver Submission" and follow the directions. Please feel free to contact Regatta Central Support at 614-360-2922 M-F 9am-5pm EST or e-mail support@regattacentral.com.

Paper waivers (available as a pdf file under the "Join/Renew" tab at www.usrowing.org) may be sent to the Registration Chair: 426 Main Street Hamilton, OH 45013

All waivers must be available on-line or received by October 10th.

COMPETITORS' TENTS
Competitors may put up tents for protection from the elements. The tents must be set up on the grass lawn along the river.

REGISTRATION
Scullers and crew representatives must report to Regatta Registration by 10AM on the day of racing.

All scratches must be reported at least one (1) hour prior to an event. You will be charged a scratch fee.

BOW MARKERS
Bow markers will be given out at the Control Commission. Bow markers must be affixed on the bow of the racing shell by way of an appropriate holder.

SAFETY

• All shells must be equipped with a bow ball.
• Each set of shoes within the shell must be equipped with properly-secured heel tie-downs.
• A boat in which the body of the coxswain is enclosed or partially enclosed within the hull of the boat shall conform to the following requirements:
• The opening through which the coxswain enters and exits shall be at least 2.30 feet (70 cm) long when measured along the longitudinal axis of the boat. For a length of at least 1.64 feet (50 cm), the opening shall be as wide as the inner hull of the boat itself. The inner surface within which the coxswain's body rests shall be smooth and free of any obstacles, devices, or other structures that would hinder quick exit.

REFUNDS
The Great Miami Rowing Center will NOT refund scratches communicated to the Registrar beyond the October 10th the entry close date.

RESULTS
After the race, official results will be available on the Great Miami Rowing Center web site at www.greatmiaimirowingcenter.com as well as other rowing websites.

Additionally, they will be available within an hour of each race at the Results Board in at the Control Commission.

2010 RULES AND REGULATIONS
It is the responsibility of all competitors to be familiar with the Racing Rules that follow as well as those Rules of Rowing as published by US Rowing that may be applicable to the Regatta. The Hamilton Fall Classic is a USRowing Registered Regatta.

COACHES', COXSWAINS', & SCULLERS' MEETING
A mandatory meeting will occur Saturday at 7:30AM at the Control Commission Tent.

HAMILTON FALL CLASSIC CLASSIFICATIONS
All competitors must be eligible for the event division in which they are competing. Any crew containing an ineligible competitor will be violating the rules and will be disqualified from the Regatta.

Failure to comply will cause the results of the competitor(s) to be excluded.

MASTERS
In accordance with USRowing Rules, a master is a competitor who has attained or will attain the age of 21 during the current calendar year.

Age is determined by the competitor's age as of December 31, 2009, rounded down to the nearest whole number. Average age of a boat will be used for multiple-competitor boats. Masters events will be divided into as many separate USRowing Masters categories as possible. The RFTC at Great Miami River Days retains the right to combine categories if less than three entries have been received in any one category.

Masters crew shall be comprised exclusively of Masters Rowers, but the coxswain need not be a Master. Masters crews shall be classified by age according to the following categories:

(AA) 21 to 26 years,
(A) 27 to 35 years,
(B) 36 to 42 years,
(C) 43 to 49 years,
(D) 50 to 54 years,
(E) 55 to 59 years,
(F) 60 to 64 years,
(G) 65 to 69 years,
(H) 70 to 74 years,
(I) 75 to 79 years,
(J) 80 and over.

The age category of a Masters 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. The ages of individual rowers need not fall within the age category, so long as each rower is a Master and so long as the average age of the crew falls within the applicable category.

Handicaps will be applied for all boats using the Standard USRowing handicaps for a 1,000 meter course and will be multiplied by 2.5 to factor for the length of the course. Please see http://www.usrowing.org/uploads/docs/rulesofrowing.pdf for more information.

Quadruple Sculls. With or without coxswain.

Mixed Boats. Must contain at least equal numbers of women as it includes men (may contain more women than men).

FACILITIES
Portable sanitary facilities will be located at 110 N. B Street.

Concessions providing food, beverages, t-shirts, posters and programs, will be located on top of the levy at the GMRC storage shed.

THE RACE COURSE
The 3,600 meter course is on the Great Miami River. The starting line is just south of the City Boat Ramp and runs north to the Black Street Bridge.

• The race course will be marked with buoys about 200 meters apart.
• Starting marshals located above the start line will assist as crews order themselves by bow marker and event.
• After launching and when finished racing, boats must proceed back to the dock and wait in line for a spot to open on the upstream side of docks.
• All competitors are responsible for being familiar with the course. Please consult the course map in Appendix 2.

COURSE SAFETY
Competitors and coxswains must review the course maps carefully to locate shallow areas and bad water. The river is closed to all boat traffic during the race.

WARM-UP
Each entrant must be in the starting/marshalling area ten (10) minutes prior to their scheduled starting time. The dockmaster will make two calls for launching crews 50 and 40minutes prior to the start times.

The warm-up lane is located on the western shoreline. The course then takes up 2-3 lanes in the middle and eastern lanes and runs north.

RACING
While racing, boats must stay on the designated buoyed racecourse. Oar blades may go over buoys but the hull of the shell must stay on the course.

FINISH
The finish is clearly marked by two large buoys. Once beyond the buoys, crews must immediately turn and continue towards the dock area.

PROTESTS
All protests must be filed within 30 minutes of the end of the race in which the violation occurred. The crew's coxswain or representative rower/sculler must indicate the crew's intent to file a protest to the course marshal at the finish line or to the dockmaster on shore at the docks/launching area.

Protest forms are available at the Race Control/Communications tent near the finish line. Protest forms must be filed directly with a USRA race official. Have a representative from the protesting crew available during the judge and referee deliberations.

A $25 filing fee is required at the time a protest is filed. In the event the protest is upheld, the fee will be returned. If the protest is denied, the fee will be forfeited.

AWARDS
All medals or ribbons will be awarded at the Awards Tent located near Control Commission. Gold medals/ribbons will be awarded to the top finisher in each division.

Any events under protest may delay the awarding of medals for that event. All protests will be adjudicated by US Rowing officials at the officials' meeting following the final race of the day. Medals not awarded or retrieved 30 minutes after the last race will be mailed after the event.

CONTACTS AND LINKS
Race Director: Frances Mennone

Race Website:
www.greatmiamirowing.com/hamiltonfallclassic09

Registration:
www.RegattaCentral.com
e-mail: support@RegattaCentral.com

DIRECTIONS AND PARKING
Regatta Spectator and Athlete Parking is available at the Inloes parking lot located at the below address.

157 N B St
Hamilton, OH 45013-3102

Trailers and car topped boats will be parked at the Rowing Center site
110 N. B Street
Hamilton, OH 45013

OFFICIAL HOTEL
Courtyard by Marriott, Hamilton
1 Riverfront Plaza
Hamilton, Ohio 45011 USA
Phone: 1-513-896-6200
Toll-free: 1-800-606-2813

SCHEDULE
Hamilton Fall Classic
Sunday, Oct 17
1 9:00 AM Womens Masters/Open 1x
2 9:07 AM Mixed Open Novice 4+
3 9:14 AM Mens Masters/Open 2x
4 9:21 AM Mens Youth 8+
5 9:28 AM Mens Youth Novice 8+
6 9:35 AM Womens Youth 4+
7 9:42 AM Womens Masters/Open 4x
8 9:49 AM Womens Youth Novice 4+
9 9:56 AM Mens Masters/Open 1x
21 Min Break
10 10:17 AM Mens Masters/Open 4+
11 10:24 AM Mens Youth Ltwt 8+
12 10:31 AM Mixed Open Novice 8+
13 10:38 AM Womens Youth Ltwt 4+
14 10:45 AM Mens Masters/Open 4x
15 10:52 AM Womens Masters/Open 8+
16 10:59 AM Mens Youth 2x
17 11:06 AM Mens Youth 4+
1 hour Lunch Break
18 12:06 PM Womens Youth Novice 8+
19 12:13 PM Mens Youth Novice 4+
20 12:20 PM Womens Masters/Open 2x
21 12:27 PM Mens Youth Ltwt 4+
22 12:34 PM Mixed Masters/Open 8+
23 12:41 PM Womens Youth Ltwt 8+
24 12:48 PM Mixed Masters/Open 4+
25 12:55 PM Mixed Masters/Open 2x
21 Min Break
26 1:16 AM Womens Masters/Open 4+
27 1:23 AM Womens Youth 2x
28 1:30 AM Mens Masters/Open 8+
29 1:37 AM Womens Youth 8+