5.1 2021 HEAD OF THE YARRA CONDITIONS OF ENTRY
Entries for the 2021 Head of the Yarra open on 1st July 2021.
Australian entries are with ROWING MANAGER and for International entry please download and complete <THE INTERNATIONAL ENTRY FORM>.
The entry cap is 180, subject to review.
The minimum entry is 140, subject to review at 8 weeks prior by HRC
The event is heavily impacted by major sewer works in the road above the lower park. This has removed trailer parking completely in this area, and removes access for parking trailers and loading boats onto trailers after the event is over. This has removed over 60 boat spaces.
Further, the works have removed safe access to Denham street for parking trailers as reversing from Church St is not safe due to Church St traffic and the need to reverse downhill. The sewer works have removed the option to drive through from Church Street just after the bridge.
HRC will be applying to the council to close half of Denham St to allow access for boats to be carried up the hill to the upper park for storing on trestles. This will severely affect School boat egress, which may remove another 40 boat spaces.
THERE IS NO TRAILER PARKING AT ANY TIME AT THE FINISH
ALL BOATS WILL BE STORED AT THE FINISH UNTIL THE RIVER OPENS (usually 3 pm)
HRC is actively exploring options to increase the cap, and changes may be made at any time.
Entries close 6 weeks prior, Monday 0900 18/10/21
There will then be immediate invoicing of all clubs, and if payment is not received by Monday 0900 1/11/21, the entries will lapse.
If there is a waiting list, lapsed payment crews go to the end of the queue if
there is a reapplication.If the event is cancelled between Monday 0900 18/10/21 and Monday 0900
1/11/21, there will be a full refund of entry fees.
If the event is cancelled after Monday 0900 1/11/21, there will be no refund.
5.1 Start Ranking
Ranking will be derived from the 2019 HOTY results. The ranking belongs to the entering club, and for Masters crews, the ranking is for an age bracket, not for individual rowers. As crews age, they may move into an older bracket for which the entering club does not hold a ranking.
They may also inherit a ranking from previous events if there was an older club crew which held a ranking.
5.2 TERMS OF ENTRY
By making an entry, all competitors agree to follow the <RACE RULES - HEAD OF THE YARRA> .
Australian Consumer Law and Fair Trading Act
WARNING if you participate in these activities (activities associated with rowing or rowing clubs) your rights to sue the supplier, Hawthorn Rowing Club Inc, Rowing Victoria Inc and Rowing Australia Ltd, under the Australian Consumer Law and Fair Trading Act 2012 if you are killed or injured because the activities were not supplied with due care and skill or were not reasonably fit for their purpose, are excluded, restricted or modified in the way set out in or on this notice.
NOTE the change to your rights, as set out in or on this notice, does not apply if your death or injury is due to gross negligence on the supplier's part. Gross negligence, in relation to an act or omission, means doing the act or omitting to do an act with reckless disregard, with or without consciousness, for the consequences of the act or omission. See regulation 5 of the Australian Consumer Law and Fair Trading Regulations 2012 and section 22(3)(b) of the Australian Consumer Law and Fair Trading Act 2012.
The above wording is as prescribed by Consumer Affairs Victoria
www.consumer.vic.gov.au Hawthorn Rowing Club Inc
5.3 Risk Management
All racing will be run in accordance with RV Rules of Racing. Anyone contravening the Rules will be disqualified.
All entry fees must be paid by the closing date.
Masters and Mixed categories will be handicapped - handicaps will be applied at the finish, and your time adjusted.
The course is 8km. The River will be closed for the duration of the race to all other river users.
All crews must be in the start area 5 minutes before the start of their race.
If your boat or crew should become damaged or injured or for any reason and be unable to continue to row as a full crew you will be unable to complete the race. You must pull over to the bank as soon as is practical and wait for the race to pass. Marshalls will let you know when you are able to resume your row. If you require medical assistance refer to your coxswain’s medical card for guidelines.
If a competitor boat is being overtaken by a faster boat, then the slower boat must yield the best racing line to the overtaking crew and warn the faster crew if they should alter their course. A crew is deemed to be overtaking if a faster crew has its bow ball within half a length of the stern of the slower crew. For safety reasons, the faster boat must be prudent and delay the act of passing if a pass can not accomplished without incident.
It is very important for all crews to continue rowing lightly once having crossed the finish line. The finish line will be buoyed and crews must follow the line of buoys to the turn before coming back to the Hawthorn staging. This is essential to allow for boats to be removed from the water in an orderly fashion. Officials will direct crews at the finish, and time penalties will be enforced for not adhering to these instructions
All crews must obey marshals and umpires at all times. Failure to do so may result in disqualification or incur a time penalty.
Respect for the safety of other competitors and their equipment must be observed at all times. At no time should an oar be used in anger toward another crew or competitor.
Boat recycling will not be advocated, nor will any allowance be provided to allow this to occur. The HRC precinct will be abuzz with people and manoeuvring of boats out of the area will be near impossible.
Boat racking is provided in the HRC precinct to allow crews to wait until the finish of the race before rowing back to the city.
Food and drinks will be available in the HRC precinct. There will also be merchandise available for sale.
We hope that you enjoy the day and the excellent rowing which the Yarra River offers.