Boat racks will placed in each school’s allocated area. Each school will be entitled to one boat rack, and excess racks will be allocated based on numbers of entries. No school may take or use another school’s boat racks unless given their express permission.  

Presentations

Medal presentations shall occur as soon as possible at the conclusion of racing on each day of competition.  Presentations shall generally take place next to the finish tower in each respective venue; however, check with the Regatta Secretary at each venue to confirm. 

Security

Overnight security shall be provided on the Friday & Saturday nights of each regatta, and for the Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights for the Queensland Schools Championships. 

Elegibility:

• All competitors entered in these regattas must be full time students, enrolled at a Queensland Government Department of Education, Training & Employment approved affiliated secondary school.  
• If competitors who fall outside of these parameters wish to compete in the Queensland School Series, they will be allowed if they are eligible to compete under Queensland School Sport guidelines and are registered with the relevant FISA affiliate. If not, they must obtain approval from Rowing Queensland prior to entry. 
• Should eligibility be challenged, student card must be made available to officials. 
• To be eligible to participate in the Queensland Schools Rowing Championship series a student must be a minimum of 12 years of age and not attain the age of 20 years by the 31 December of the year of the competition.  
• This definition also applies to the coxswain of a school crew. A minimum age of 12 also applies.  
• Every school being represented at these events must be Affiliated with Rowing Queensland.
• The Affiliation form and Affiliation fee must have been returned to Rowing Queensland prior to the school making entries into any Queensland Schools Championship Regatta.
• Students attending non-Affiliated schools may not compete in any of the regattas included in this booklet. 
• Exceptions to this rule may be made at Board discretion for interstate and international crews. 
• The person placing the entries is responsible for ensuring all requirements of Rowing Queensland and the students’ school are complied with. 

Uniforms

Competitors, including coxswains, must be wearing the zoot suit or top in the design and colours of their school as registered on Rowing Manager.  This still applies for composite crews, i.e. athletes in a composite crew must still wear the colours of their own school. 

Coxswains

• Coxswains in Open Schoolgirl and Open Schoolboy events at the Queensland Schools Championships (including the Open Inter-regional events) will be required to make a minimum weight of 50kg.  
• Deadweight, if needed, is to be carried to make this weight. It is recommended that coxswains have a bodyweight of at least 40kg to limit deadweight carried to 10kg (international standard).
• Only coxswains of the Open Schoolgirls Coxed Quad, Coxed Four and Coxed Eight, the Open Schoolboys Coxed Quad, Coxed Four and Coxed Eight and the Inter-Regional Open Schoolboys and Schoolgirls coxed quad will be required to weigh in. Crews in these categories with underweight coxswains will need to provide necessary deadweight.
• Weigh in for coxswains will be available from start of racing on Saturday of the Queensland Schools Championships.

Order of Events:

Riverway 

The Riverway Rowing Club is located in Thuringowa, Townsville, on the Ross River and boasts some of the most consistently excellent water for rowing in Queensland.  While only being able to run 5 lanes down the course, the course is extremely picturesque with the banks lined with overhanging trees for shade.  Riverway is the regular host of the North Queensland Schools Championships, the North Queensland Club Championships and the Townsville Schools Head of the River. 

Boat racks will placed in each school’s allocated area. Each school will be entitled to one boat rack, and excess racks will be allocated based on numbers of entries. No school may take or use another school’s boat racks unless given their express permission.  

Presentations

Medal presentations shall occur as soon as possible at the conclusion of racing on each day of competition.  Presentations shall generally take place next to the finish tower in each respective venue; however, check with the Regatta Secretary at each venue to confirm. 

Security

Overnight security shall be provided on the Friday & Saturday nights of each regatta, and for the Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights for the Queensland Schools Championships. 

Elegibility:

• All competitors entered in these regattas must be full time students, enrolled at a Queensland Government Department of Education, Training & Employment approved affiliated secondary school.  
• If competitors who fall outside of these parameters wish to compete in the Queensland School Series, they will be allowed if they are eligible to compete under Queensland School Sport guidelines and are registered with the relevant FISA affiliate. If not, they must obtain approval from Rowing Queensland prior to entry. 
• Should eligibility be challenged, student card must be made available to officials. 
• To be eligible to participate in the Queensland Schools Rowing Championship series a student must be a minimum of 12 years of age and not attain the age of 20 years by the 31 December of the year of the competition.  
• This definition also applies to the coxswain of a school crew. A minimum age of 12 also applies.  
• Every school being represented at these events must be Affiliated with Rowing Queensland.
• The Affiliation form and Affiliation fee must have been returned to Rowing Queensland prior to the school making entries into any Queensland Schools Championship Regatta.
• Students attending non-Affiliated schools may not compete in any of the regattas included in this booklet. 
• Exceptions to this rule may be made at Board discretion for interstate and international crews. 
• The person placing the entries is responsible for ensuring all requirements of Rowing Queensland and the students’ school are complied with. 

Uniforms

Competitors, including coxswains, must be wearing the zoot suit or top in the design and colours of their school as registered on Rowing Manager.  This still applies for composite crews, i.e. athletes in a composite crew must still wear the colours of their own school. 

Coxswains

• Coxswains in Open Schoolgirl and Open Schoolboy events at the Queensland Schools Championships (including the Open Inter-regional events) will be required to make a minimum weight of 50kg.  
• Deadweight, if needed, is to be carried to make this weight. It is recommended that coxswains have a bodyweight of at least 40kg to limit deadweight carried to 10kg (international standard).
• Only coxswains of the Open Schoolgirls Coxed Quad, Coxed Four and Coxed Eight, the Open Schoolboys Coxed Quad, Coxed Four and Coxed Eight and the Inter-Regional Open Schoolboys and Schoolgirls coxed quad will be required to weigh in. Crews in these categories with underweight coxswains will need to provide necessary deadweight.
• Weigh in for coxswains will be available from start of racing on Saturday of the Queensland Schools Championships.

Order of Events: