Coastal Rowing

Rules

Note: BR Revised competition structure. Issue of translation from BR new Ranking Index System (PRIs) s to H&D Status and vice versa.

This has been discussed at several H&DARA Rules and Competitions Sub Committee Meetings and at the Associations AGM on the 24th March, 2018 - where the following was agreed -

For translation from H&D status to PRIs it was agreed to allow H&D rowers to accumulate PRIs in the same way as any other person, by racing in river events and accumulating PRIs, which are separate for rowing, sculling and coxing.

For translation between PRIs and HD Status it is very difficult to cross translate because we are comparing a system based on side by side racing with one which takes account of all results, including head races. So for 2019 - as for 2018 - the following is proposed -

If rowers with previous river experience wish to row in H&D events they should be members of an H&D Club and registered with the H&D to race. Club secretaries will be expected to declare the number of BROE side by side finals won by the river rower, plus any BR points and PRIs and agree with the H&D Secretary & his fellow Executive Officers if necessary a suitable status for the individual concerned, sculling and/or rowing. The intention being to ensure fair competition all round.

The H&DARA Executive are relying on the Clubs to make an honest appraisal of an oarsman/oarswomen's status.

The Hants & Dorset ARA rules are available as downloads (PDF documents). For information on using PDF documents please refer to the Adobe website and download Adobe Reader.

The Constitution of the Association was revised and approved at the Association AGM in March, 2013 and amended at the AGM of 02/03/24 and can be downloaded here -

Constitution. March 2024.

FOLLOWING H&D ARA AGM OF 22nd MARCH, 2014 A FURTHER MAJOR REVISION OF THE RULES OF THE ASSOCIATION WAS AGREED - COVERING THE REGATTA RULES, THE RULES FOR BOAT RACING, EVENT SAFETY, STATUS RULES, REGISTRATION and COMPETITION RULES, CHAMPIONSHIP EVENT RULES and the CHAMPIONSHIP TROPHIES.

FURTHER CHANGES WERE APPROVED AT THE ASSOCIATIONS AGM of 21st MARCH, 2015 and 19th MARCH, 2016.

AT THE 2017 AGM on 18th MARCH, 2017 FURTHER CHANGES WERE AGREED. THESE CHANGES EFFECTED THE HAND AND DORSET ARA CHAMPIONSHIP TROPHY RULES, THE HANTS AND DORSET RULES FOR BOAT RACING AND THE HANTS AND DORSET ARA STATUS RULES AND THESE SECTIONS HAVE NOW BEEN UPDATED AND CAN BE DOWNLOADED IN PDF FORMAT BELOW. THE COMPLETE RULES LESS THE CONSTITUTION HAS ALSO BEEN UPDATED.

Recommendations to Regatta Committees, Conditions Governing the Championship Trophies and Hants & Dorset ARA Championship Trophieshave been removed as these are now included within the revised rules structure

The Asoociations AGM accepted that following such a major revision some minor changes to the layout and wording would emerge as the rules were put to use and that therefore there should not be a full re-print at this point but that revised copies should be published of the web side – for down loading – and that Event Secretaries should have a copy printed off and available to Race Officials at each regatta.

At the AGM of 25/2/23 further changes were approved effecting the Regatta Rules, the Rules for Boat Racing and the Event Safety RulesStatus Rules.

At the AGM of 2/3/24 further changes were approved to the Association Rules and constitution effecting the H&D Constitution, the H&D Regatta Rules, the H&D Rules for Boat Racing, H&D Event Safety Rules, the H&D Registration and Competition Rules and the H&D the Championship Rules. These are detailed here - H&D ARA rule changes 2024.

The revised rules can be downloaded here -

Regatta Rules, 2024. Amended at AGM of 20/02/24

Rules for Boat Racing, 2024. Amended at AGM of 20/02/24.

Event Safety Rules, 2024. Amended at AGM of 20/02/24.

Status Rules, 2022. Amended at AGM of 12/3/22.

Registration and Competition Rules, 2024. Amended 20/20/24.

Championship Event Rules. 2024. Amended at AGM of 20/02/24.

Championship Trophies Rules. 2021. Amended at AGM of 27/3/21.

A Complete Set of Rules - less the Constitution can be downloaded here -

Complete set less constitution.

and The GUIDANCE NOTES FOR ASSISTANT RACE OFFICIALS

and the current -