General Information

  • BUSA Captains Meeting at 1830 on Friday April 27th at the NWSC, each competing Club should be represented. SHORT meeting 2000hrs Sat 28th.

  • Racing starts at 8am Saturday, 9am on Sunday The Course will close for use at 2030hrs on Friday & Saturday, & re-open from 0600 to 0730 Sat, to 0830 on Sun.

  • CREWS BOATING FRIDAY OR SAT PRE-RACING MUST SIGN IN AT THE WATERMANS HUT WITHOUT EXCEPTION. NO CREWS MAY BOAT ONCE DUSK HAS FALLEN AND THE COURSE IS CLOSED.

  • Training pattern Friday, Sat 0600-0730, race-end-2030 & Sun 0600-0830
    TOWARDS START in Lanes 6&7 ONLY.
    FROM Start to Finish in Lanes 1,2 & 3. ONLY
    Lanes 4 and 5 are CLOSED TO ALL TRAFFIC, Lane 0 is for Rescue Craft

  • Racing pattern Sat 0730 TO END OF RACING, Sun 0830 TO END OF RACES
    TO Start in Lane 7 ONLY
    Racing FROM start in lanes 1-6, craft in trouble and rescue craft lane 0

  • WARMING UP; crews may use Lane 5 ONLY between 750m and 1500m ONLY, and may ONLY exit/enter the course at the 750, 1000, 1250 and 1500m markers.
  • COOLING DOWN may be done UP to 500m in lane 7 and back in Lane 5 ONLY

    Failure to follow training circulation, or race circulation, or any interference to any race whilst warming up / cooling down, will result in the immediate disqualification of that crew and the possible suspension of their entire Club.

  • Questions relating to the BUSA Regatta or Senior Inter-Regional can be emailed to nigel.mayglothling@nottingham.ac.uk.

  • Due to a phenomenal entry level the NOVICE MENS and WOMENS FOURS EVENTS have been divided into two divisions, and TWO SETS of medals will be awarded accordingly. This ensures no-one has to race more than four times to win a medal, and we hope you will support this variance to our usual rules.

  • OFFICIAL BUSA VEHICLES ONLY on the lower Centre side from Fri 1800hrs
  • No other vehicles to be left in the Tower / Grandstand area from Fri 1800hrs
  • THE SOUTH BANK ROADWAY IS CLOSED TO ALL VEHICLES EXCEPT BUSA VEHICLES. ATHLETE "LIFTS TO START" MUST BE ARRANGED AT CAPTAINS MEETINGS.

  • BOAT CHECKS WILL BE CONDUCTED THROUGHOUT THE REGATTA; PLEASE SEE THE SEPARATE PAGE, AND DO NOT GET CAUGHT OUT.

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