REGISTRATION
REGISTER SMART AND EARLY! The Occoquan Challenge only accepts online entries until September 29, 2024. Race will be held on Sunday October 6, 2024.
Cancellation Policy: We are different...If we cancel before the event, we will return all fees minus the cost service costs(registration and insurance fees). On the day of the event, we will adjust the schedule(extend the racing time and remove certain events) before cancelling an event.
KEY DATES AND TIMES
September
September 29th at 11:59pm, Online Registration Closes
October
Saturday(Day Before Event)
3:00pm Race Officially Course Opens (Weather Dependent)
7:00pm Park Closes(Early Trailer Drop-off)
Sunday
9:00 am Pack pick-up and Registration Desk Opens
9:00am Free Course Tours Start
& Practice Course Open CLOSED at 10:00am
Please be sure to launch 20 to 30 minutes prior to your event time. You must arrive at least 5 minutes before your start time.
10:45am - Wave 1. Men's & Women's 1x
11:05am - Wave 2. Junior Men & Women's 1x
11:45am - Wave 3. Men´s 8 (Open, Upper Juniors, 30+, 40+, Club)
11:45am - Wave 3. Men´s 4+ (50+Fresh/Novice/Lower Juniors)
12:45pm - Wave 4. Men´s 2x (All Divisions)
12:45pm - Wave 4. Women´s 2x (All Divisions)
1:05pm - Wave 5. Women´s 8 (Open, 30+ & 40+ , Upper Juniors, Club)
1:05pm - Wave 5. Women´s 4+ (50+Fresh/Novice/Lower Juniors)
1:45pm - Wave 6. Men´s 8 (50+/Lower Juniors/Fresh/Novice)
2:00pm - Wave 7. Men´s 4+ (Open, Upper Juniors, 30+ & 40+)
2:30pm - Wave 8. Men's Quads (All)
2:30pm - Wave 8 Women's Quads (All)
2:55pm - Wave 9. Women´s 8 (50+/Lower Juniors/Fresh/Novice)
3:10pm - Wave 10. Women´s 4+ (Open, 30+ , 40+, Upper Juniors, Club)
3:35pm - Wave 11. Mixed Fours and Mixed Quads
3:35pm - Wave 11. Mixed 2x and Parent-Child 2x (All Divisions)
4:05pm - Wave 12. Mixed Eights (Junior, Open, and Masters)
EVENT DESCRIPTIONS ANd KEY RULES
Championship: No restrictions.
Club Level: Persons who, for the past three years, have not finished in the top three places at National or International Race(Example: Any USRowing Championships, DadVail, IRA, ACRA, Head of the Charles).
Junior: Must be less than 19 years of age the day of the regatta. No college students may participate. 2nd Junior entries require at least two entries in the First level.
Master: Each competitor must be at least 22 years of age AND the average age of each boat MUST be 30 or over. This does NOT include the coxswain. Age categories are broken up based upon five and ten year increments (30+, 40+, 50+, 60+) and based on the number of entries. Master Medals will ONLY be given to those events that have the min. number of entries.
Lightweight: Must be at or below 165 pounds for men, 135 pounds for women. No averaging. We do NOT weigh-in crews or singles scullers- honor system.
Novice: Any age, a rower who has rowed for less than one year
Freshman: First-year college rower
2nd Junior Boatings: Any boatings after the first two junior boats for a team(3rd, 4th, etc).
The Challenge follows the standard rules of rowing but may amend them at any time including adjusting event types. This includes disqualifying ALL crews within an event that back load a race? What is backloading? It is placing your fastest crews in the back of the race and slowest crews in the front. If we determine this has occurred all team entries in that event will be disqualified.