Reading Amateur Regatta in 2023 - Events offered & Entry Rules

This page list all the Events offered, Entry Fees and Entry Rules for the 2023 Reading Amateur Regatta.

• Entries will open at 09.00 am on Thursday 27^th April 2023.
• Entries must be submitted and paid for using the British Rowing Online Regatta Entry 2 (BROE2) system
• The Regatta will be working under the British Rowing Competition Framework.
• Please ensure you read all the Entry Rules at the bottom of this page.

CLOSING DATE FOR ENTRIES = 10.00 pm on Friday 26^th May 2023 or earlier if full.

If you have any questions about entering, please contact: The Regatta Entries Secretary

Reading Amateur Regatta - Entry Rules:

1. Entries will open at 09.00 am on Thursday 27^th April 2023 and will close at 10.00 pm on Friday 26^th May 2023 or earlier if full.
2. Entries must be submitted, and paid for, using the British Rowing Online Regatta Entry 2 (BROE2) system. No other method of entry or payment will be accepted.
3. The Regatta’s capacity is a approximately 200 races each day, with up to 250 crews, subject to entry levels in each event. Entries will be suspended when they reach 120 crews in each division and subsequent entries will be managed with a waiting list system in order to maximise opportunities to compete. Entries in any small boats (1x, 2- or 2x) category may be limited to 16.
4. Entry fees are £19.00 per seat for singles and doubles, £18.00 per seat for quads, fours and eights.
5. Only fully paid up entrants, as identified by BROE2, will be accepted and count towards the capacity as outlined in Rule 3.
6. On each day the Regatta will be split into two independent morning and afternoon divisions. Doubling up of competitors, including coxes, will NOT be permitted within any division (but is allowed between divisions).
7. The Regatta organisers reserve the right to withdraw any event where there are less than four boats at the close of entries.
8. All events are subject to being split into tiers based primarily on a crew’s Ranking Index and where appropriate taking into account recent performance in other events.
9. The preliminary draw will be published on Monday 5^th June at 09.00 pm. Timings in the first version of the draw will be subject to revision up to 05.00 pm on Friday 9^th June. Whilst the Regatta organisers will endeavour to make only minor changes, crews should ensure that all crew members are available to race between 08.30 am and 01.30 pm if entering the morning division and between 01.30 pm and 07.00 pm if entering the afternoon division. BROE 2 will remain open for substitutions which must be made before the first race.
10. The Regatta Committee reserves the right to make alterations to any of the above.