Rules

The purposes of the ARA Rules of Racing are to:

• provide a basis for safe, fair and equal racing
• ensure that due notice is taken of the ARA Water Safety Code, the provisions of which shall take precedence at all times
• provide a consistent framework for the regulation and organisation of Regattas and other rowing events

The Rules of Racing apply to all rowing and sculling races, events and regattas that are registered by the ARA.

The rules specifically cover:

• conduct of the race
• safety
• competitors
• classification of events
• Regatta organisation
• Head and processional races
• sponsorship

Download the ARA Rules of Racing 2008 (pdf). Effective from 1st April 2008 with the most recent revisions highlighted.

Also available as a download are the Veteran Handicap Events Operating Notes.

Further to the recent change to Rule 3-2-1c the Rules of Racing sub-committee would like to make the following clarification (08.05.08): 'points of rowers who compete at the Olympic or World Rowing Championships after 1st April 2008 shall be topped up to 12 points in rowing and sculling.  Athletes who competed before this date are not affected by the rule change.  Members of the GB Under 23 teams shall have their points topped up to 12 in the discipline in which they were competing.  Junior members of the GB teams at Junior World Championships shall have their points topped up to 6 for the discipline in which they were competing.'