1.0 Regatta Format. 2.0 Local Rules

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1 The East London Boating Association is pleased to invite entries for the 130th Buffalo Regatta to be held on the Buffalo River in East London on 9 th and 11 th February Regatta Format 1.1 The regatta consists of six lane sprint racing over 1000 and 2000 metres. 1.2 The provisional schedule for the regatta is as follows :- 9 th February 06h00 to 18h30 Junior Heats 11 th February 06h00 to 18h30 Senior Heats and All Finals 2.0 Local Rules 2.1 Except as detailed below the RowSA Rules of Racing apply. 2.2 No junior, apart from coxes, may enter a Senior event. 2.3 No composite crews are permitted, including coxes, except for Masters Events. 2.4 Coaches are to note that the turn-around times for rowers, coxes or boats entered in subsequent events varies between 45 and 75 minutes depending on congestion at the jetties. Crews and boats should be allocated to take account of this as no holds will be placed on races as a result of the congestion at the jetties 1

2 2.5 Progression to the Finals will be in accordance with Rule A1.2 Rules of Progression for a Six Lane Course contained in the Rules of Racing issued by Rowing South Africa, effective from 25 July Crews that do not qualify for the A final of the Junior Men s 1 st Eights or Junior Women s 1st Quads will progress to the B final. 2.7 Junior Clubs/Schools may only enter a maximum of two (2) crews per event except as allowed in Rules 5.8 and 6.1. The first choice crew must be entered first in the regatta entry system. This will indicate the A crew. THIS RULE WILL BE STRICTLY APPLIED. 2.8 In view of the length of the programme, the Organising Committee reserves the right to combine races of similar boat classes where the number of entries allow. In the event of combined races, each class of boat will compete for medals in its class. 3.0 Navigation Rules during Racing 3.1 Boats may only be launched from the jetties. 3.2 Boats must be launched on the West bank with their bows pointing up-river. 3.3 All boats must proceed to the start against the West Bank (Clubhouse Bank) and must remain on this side until they reach the 1500 metre mark. At the 1500 metre mark, crews must move across the course to the East Bank and proceed to the 2000 metre start. Crews may only cross the course when it is safe to do so. It is strictly forbidden for any crew to move up-river against the West Bank between the 1500 and 2000 metre marks. 3.4 An umpire zone between the 2000 metre start line and the 2075 metre mark is for the exclusive use of the Umpire and the crews entered in the race under his/her control. The marshaling zone will be between the 2075 and the 2150 metre mark. The designated warm-up area is beyond the 2150 metre mark. During warm-up in the warm-up zone, crews are to circulate moving up-river against the East Bank (City Side) and down-river against the West Bank (Clubhouse Side) i.e. Anti-clockwise circulation. 3.5 Any crew required to return the jetties during the regatta and which is not part of a race may only do so under the permission and instruction of a regatta umpire. The returning crew must utilize racing lane 6 in between races to move safely to the finish line. 3.6 Crews reaching the finish line and intending to return to the jetties must proceed through the Steve Biko Bridge between the pylons before turning towards the West Bank. IT IS STRICTLY FORBIDDEN FOR ANY TO TURN IN FRONT OF THE BRIDGE. Crews moving up-river towards the jetties must pass under the Steve Biko Bridge between the West Bank and the bridge pylon. 2

3 For umpire and marshaling zones see Rule 3.4 above 4.0 Navigation Rules during Training 4.1 During training, crews moving from the start to the finish line may only row down the course in lanes 5 and 6. Lanes 3 and 4 must be considered as forbidden territory and lanes 1 and 2 for moving up-river. No training crews will be permitted to boat during regatta time from 30 minutes before the first race of the day to 30 minutes after the last race of the day. 5.0 Entries 5.1 Events offered at Buffalo Regatta 2017 are detailed in Appendix A. The proposed race schedule is detailed in Appendix B. 5.2 Entries must be submitted using the online Regatta Entry System at Contact Gaynor at row@rowsa.co.za if you need assistance. NO OTHER ENTRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED. 5.3 The Closing Date for ENTRIES AND PAYMENT is :- FRIDAY 29 th JANUARY 2017 at 16h00 (4.00 PM) 3

4 5.4 Entry fees (per competitor per event including coxes) are as follows :- Snr A 1x - The Silver Sculls Trophy R Snr A 4- - The Grand Challenge Trophy R All Other Events R Payment is to be made by direct deposit into the following bank account :- EAST LONDON BOATING ASSOCIATION Standard Bank, Vincent, East London. Account No. : Branch Code : Reference : Club/School Name 5.6 Proof of payment is to be faxed to or ed to 5.7 The final draw will be ed to participating clubs/schools on MONDAY, 8 TH FEBRUARY If an event is over-subscribed (entries exceed maximum limit) all A boats will be included. B boats will be included on a first-come-first-served basis with respect to receipt of entries, provided payment has also been received. 5.9 If any entries are not accepted due to over-subscription of the event, the fees will be reimbursed by the East London Boating Association by no later than the 4 th March Entry fees will not be reimbursed for scratchings made after the closing date of 29 th January Late Entries 6.1 Late entries will be accepted if there is space available according to the draw published on 8 th February Late entries for Juniors will be accepted on a cash-only basis on Wednesday 10 th February 2017 in the ELBA Clubhouse from 16:00 to 18: Late entries for Seniors will be accepted on a cash-only basis on Friday, 12 th February 2017 in the ELBA Clubhouse from 18:00 to 19: No late entries will be accepted at any other stage during the course of the regatta. 6.5 Late entry fees (per competitor per event including coxes) are as follows :- Snr A 1x and Snr 4- R Senior Events R All Other Events R Prize Giving 7.1 For the first time in the history of the Buffalo Regatta a cash prize R 5, is to be presented to each of the Winners of the Buffalo Grand Challenge, the Silver Sculls, and 4

5 the Women s Senior A Sculls. These prizes are sponsored by Ex Oarsmen and the International Commission of RowSA. 7.2 Medals for all non-trophy events for the Buffalo Regatta will be presented at the Finish Box at the end of each race. 7.3 All trophies for Seniors and Juniors, including points trophies, will be presented in the Clubhouse approximately 1 hour after the final race on Saturday. 7.4 Points Trophies will be presented to the Senior and Junior Club with the highest ranking. The following criteria apply :- Clubs must have entered a minimum of 4 events to qualify 1 st Place = 30 points. 2 nd place = 20 points, 3 rd place =10 points. Club ranking will be calculated on the basis of the average points per crew as follows :- Total Points Accumulated Ranking = Total Crews Entered 8.0 General 8.1 Food and cool drinks will be available in the Clubhouse and a bar service will be open for over 18 s. 8.2 Meals can be pre-ordered by contacting Alison Roux on or by at Alison@el-zoo.co.za before Wednesday 1 st February Payment for pre-ordered meals must be made by Friday 3 rd to ensure that the order can be processed. The banking details listed in Rule 5.6 above are to be used with the reference of the Club /school name followed by the word FOOD. 8.3 Access to the regatta venue is via Nuffield Road from Settlers Way or from the Old Bridge. A site parking plan is attached. Ron Beard East London Boating Association Regatta Convener 5

6 APPENDIX A Buffalo Regatta Events APPENDIX B Provisional Finals Race Schedule 11 th February 2017 EVENT TIME DESCRIPTION OF EVENT DISTANCE DIVISION TROPHY 1 10:00 Jnr Women 1 st Eights 2000 JNRW1ST 2 10:07 Jnr Women U16 Coxed Fours 2000 JNRWU :14 Snr Men A Double Sculls 2000 SNRMA Bob Henderson Plate 4 10:21 Snr Women A Coxless Fours 2000 SNRWA 5 10:28 Snr Men B Pair Oar 2000 SNRMB 6 10:35 Masters Double Sculls/Pair Oar 1000 MST Snr Women C Coxed Fours 1000 SNRWC Wally Botha Memorial 8 10:49 Jnr Men U15 Quads 1000 JNRMU :56 Jnr Men 1 st Double Sculls 2000 JNRM1ST 10 11:03 Jnr Men 2 nd Pair Oar 2000 JNRM2ND 11 11:10 Jnr Men U16 Sculls 2000 JNRMU :17 Snr Men B Double Sculls 2000 SNRMB 13 11:24 Snr A Pair Oar 2000 SNRMA Presidents Cup 14 11:31 Snr Women B Coxed Fours 2000 SNRWB 15 11:38 Jnr Women 2 nd Quads 2000 JNRW2ND 16 11:45 Jnr Women U16 Sculls 2000 JNRWU :52 Jnr Men 1 st Pair Oar 2000 JNRM1ST 18 11:59 Jnr Men 2 nd Double Sculls 2000 JNRM2ND 19 12:06 Jnr Women U15 Quads 1000 JNRWU :13 Jnr Men U15 Sculls 1000 JNRMU :20 Snr Men C Coxed Fours 1000 SNRMC ELBA Cup 22 12:27 Snr Women C Sculls 1000 SNRWC 23 12:34 Snr Men B Coxless Fours 2000 SNRMB 24 12:48 Snr Men A Coxed Fours 2000 SNRMA Panmure Plate 25 12:55 Snr Women A Double Sculls 2000 SNRWA ERA Trophy 26 13:02 Jnr Men 1 st Sculls 2000 JNRM1ST 27 13:09 Jnr Women U16 Quads 2000 JNRWU :16 Snr Women B Double Sculls 2000 SNRWB 29 13:23 Jnr Men U16 Double Sculls 2000 JNRMU :30 Jnr Men 2 nd Sculls 2000 JNRM2ND Continued Overleaf 6

7 EVENT TIME DESCRIPTION OF EVENT DISTANCE DIVISION TROPHY 31 13:37 Jnr Women 1 st Pair Oar 2000 JNRW1ST Dimi Davidow Trophy 32 13:44 Jnr Women 1 st Double Sculls 2000 JNRW1ST 33 13:51 Snr Men A Sculls 2000 SNRMA Silver Sculls Trophy 34 13:58 Snr Men B Sculls 2000 SNRMB Gordon Mackie Memorial 35 14:05 Jnr Women U15 Sculls 1000 JNRWU :12 Masters Single Sculls 1000 MST 37 14:19 Jnr Women 2 nd Double Sculls 2000 JNRW2ND 38 14:26 Jnr Men U16 Pair Oar 2000 JNRMU :35 Snr Women A Eights 2000 SNRWA 40 14:42 Jnr Women U16 Double Sculls 2000 JNRWU :49 Jnr Men 2 nd Coxed Fours 2000 JNRM2ND 42 14:56 Jnr Men 2 nd Quads 2000 JNRM2ND 43 15:03 Jnr Men 1st Coxless Fours 2000 JNRM1ST 44 15:10 Snr Men B Eights 2000 SNRMB 45 15:17 Jnr Women 2 nd Sculls 2000 JNRW2ND 46 15:24 Jnr Men U16 Coxed Fours 2000 JNRMU :31 Jnr Men U16 Quads 2000 JNRMU :38 Snr Women A Pair Oar 2000 SNRWA Drake Trophy 49 15:45 Snr Women C Double Sculls 1000 SNRWC 50 15:52 Jnr Women U15 Double Sculls 1000 JNRWU :59 Masters Coxed/Coxless Fours/Quads 1000 MST 52 16:06 Jnr Men U15 Double Sculls 1000 JNRMU :13 Jnr Women 1 st Sculls 2000 JNRW1ST ERA Trophy 54 16:20 Jnr Men 2 nd Eights 2000 JNRM2ND 55 16:27 Snr Men B Coxed Fours 2000 SNRMB Pimms Trophy 56 16:34 Snr Men A Coxless Fours 2000 SNRMA Grand Challenge Trophy 57 16:41 Jnr Men 1 st Coxed Fours 2000 JNRM1ST Ronald Chilton Memorial 58 16:48 Jnr Men 1 st Quads 2000 JNRM1ST 59 16:55 Jnr Women 1 st Coxed Fours 2000 JNRW1ST Coaches Trophy 60 17:02 Snr Women B Sculls 2000 SNRWB 61 17:09 Jnr Men U16 Eights 2000 JNRMU :16 Jnr Men 1st Eights : B Final 2000 JNRM1ST 63 17:23 Masters Eights 1000 MST 64 17:30 Senior Men C Sculls 1000 SNRMC 65 17:37 Jnr Women U15 Octopule 1000 JNRWU :44 Jnr Men U15 Octopule 1000 JNRMU :51 Snr Women C Eights 1000 SNRWC 68 17:58 Snr Women A Sculls 2000 SNRWA Godlyn Rentals Trophy 69 18:05 Jnr Women 1st Quads : B Final 2000 JNRW1ST 70 18:12 Jnr Women 1 st Quads : A Final 2000 JNRW1ST John Ferreira Memorial 71 18:17 Snr Men A Eights 2000 SNRMA Centenary Senior Eights Trophy 72 18:24 Jnr Men 1 st Eights : A Final 2000 jjnrm1st Axel Ohlsson Memorial 7