Northern Region Explore Series - 2018

       

Links to individual event pages:

   

* Round 1  - Tyne United (cancelled)   * Round 2 - Berwick     * Round 3 - Talkin Tarn

 

* Round 4 - Tees

Background

 

The Northern Rowing Council with the help of British Rowing set up the Northern Region Sunday League series in 2012 under the auspices of the national Explore Rowing scheme. Now renamed as the Explore Series, it is aimed at recreational rowers, novices, recent graduates of learn to row courses and those returning to rowing after a break.

 

In 2018, the seventh year of our Sunday League / Explore Series, we have eight events. Please note that all are on a Sunday but not necessarily the first in the month (due to tides etc). We kick off at Tyne United on 18 March and finish at Tyne ARC on 7 October.

       

Previous years:

     

*  2012 - archive     *  2013 - archive     *  2014 - archive    *  2015 - archive     *  2016 - archive

*  2017 archive.

   

2018 programme

     

Round 1 on 18 March 2018 was cancelled due to bad weather

British Rowing generic guidance on Explore Series events

 

British Rowing has issued generic guidance on Explore Series events (based, we have to say, very much on this region’s work). Whilst the local rules below are much more detailed, you may wish to have a look at the BR document, especially if you are a host club.

  

In particular host clubs should note they are responsible for making sure there is full insurance cover for their home event under their own insurance policy; this includes cover for damage or loss to equipment borrowed from other clubs, unless the lending club has confirmed their cover still extends to use by the host. See the document here (pdf).

   

Event format & local rules for Northern Region Explore Series in 2018

General

Aims:  To be a fun, relaxed and social series of events.

Target audience: New rowers, recreational rowers, returning rowers, retired racers

Entrants:   Open & Women’s

 Boats:   Stable coxed quads or fours

 Entry

• By email for each event to series entries coordinator – Colin Lawson at colin60lawson@gmail.com with entry form attached. You can download the 2018 entry form as xlsx here soon.
• Entries close the Wednesday before the event.
• All teams from a club must be entered through one contact.

Who can row

• All rowing team members must be:
• British Rowing Members
• Silver members (can have old-style points if returning to rowing after a break); or
• Gold, junior or student members  (but see below re Novice status).
• 18+ on the event day (coxes may be under 18).
• Novices (both sculling and sweep) on BROE at the time of entry (up to 31 March 2018)
  or
  Not an event winner (sculling or sweep) at an affiliated regatta at the time of entry (from 1 April 2018)
     
  If you have a win at an affiliated regatta on a Saturday you can still compete (for the last time) in the Explore Series event the day after.
• Team members may have new ranking points from heads or regattas and still take part (subject to the above rule on regatta wins).
• Coxes can have rowing or coxing points and can have had wins at regattas.
• Individuals from an earlier year’s overall winning crew can re-enter on condition that the remaining crew members are different (i.e. only one former winner per crew).

Teams  

• Each team may consist from 4 up to 9 members - this does not include coxes.
• A team may use any of the first six team members to race during the series without penalty; using the 7th, 8th or 9th members on a particular Sunday will result in half points (on that day only).
• If a team starts the series with 4 members only they may add up to the limit of 9 at later events.
• Any combination of team members can be used in different races on one day.
• Team members cannot be removed once they have taken part.  
• Members can only represent 1 team per round, however they may change teams throughout the series.
• Coxes can change between races in a round.
• Teams must wear a uniform kit or colour; preferably a main colour of their club
• New teams may join at any point throughout the series.
• Entry cost per round per team £12.

 Events and points

 Events:

• Each event will be either sculling or sweep rowing in stable coxed quads or fours.
• Each event shall either be Splash & Dash racing or Skills Head races.

Day timings

Unless otherwise notified these will be:

• Registration - 11:00
• Draw - 11:30
• First Race - 12:00
• Finish roughly - 16:00

 Splash & Dash events

 Distance: Approximately 200 - 300 m, maximum 300 m, side-by-side racing.

 Points system:

• Maximum of 4 races or equal number per team over 4 hour period.
• There will be a maximum of 40 races at any event.
• 2 points for each win, 1 point for a loss (to encourage turning up)
• You are allowed to substitute team members between races.
• Points are topped up at the end of the day and added to the league table.

Skills Head event

Distance:  up to 1 km head races to include a selection of required skills

• Two runs over course per team, combined times used for placing
• A course map will be provided by the host club a minimum of 2 weeks before the event.
• Examples of skills that could be included:
• Emergency stops (penalty if not stopped in required distance)
• Backing Down
• Cornering
• Spinning
• Blade changes
• Other skills can be added when/as required.

 Points system for skills:

Under review as at 08-05-18

• Teams race twice, with the times added up to form the final time.
• You are allowed to substitute members between races.
• Points will be awarded for the top 4 placing teams.

1st = 5 pts

2nd = 4 pts

3rd = 3 pts

4th = 2 pts

All others taking part = 1 pt

• Points are added to the league table at the end of the day.

Prizes

There are series prizes for the Open & Women’s Teams with the most points after the final round. No prizes to be given at single events, to keep costs low.

 

This page last updated on 08-05-18.