Qualification Rules of Henley Women's Regatta
June 2008
Please note that alterations/additions for 2008 are in red.

A Brief Background to the Event is given in the General Rules section

1) Events

A) Use of ARA points.
i) The Regatta uses a points system (using the ARA definition of points) and also uses criteria for eligibility in certain events. The points limit will be the total for the crew (excluding coxswains) in the relevant discipline.
ii) The date for determination of points for the 2008 regatta will be 31st of March 2008.

B) Criteria
i) Elite Events.

• Open to members of any eligible club.
• Doubling up is permitted only as specified.
• Composite crews allowed.

The Sports Council Cup - Elite 8+
A competitor may also compete in one of The Avril Vellacott Cup (E4-), The Copas Cup (E4+) or The RedgraveTrophy (E2-)
The Avril Vellacott Cup - Elite 4-
A competitor may also compete in The Sports Council Cup (E8)
The Copas Cup - Elite 4+
A competitor may also compete in The Sports Council Cup (E8)
The Redgrave Trophy - Elite 2-
A competitor may also compete in The Sports Council Cup (E8)
The Borne Cup – Elite 4x
A competitor may also compete in The W. Peer Cup (E2x) or The Haslam Trophy (E Lwt 2x)
The W. Peer Cup – Elite 2x
A competitor may also compete in The Borne Cup (E4x)
The George Innes Cup – Elite 1x

Elite Lightweight Events
The crew average must not exceed 57kgs, and no competitor may exceed 59kgs.

The Vesta Cup - Lwt 4-
The Rankine Trophy – Lwt 4x
A competitor may also compete in The Haslam Trophy (E Lwt 2x)
The Haslam Trophy – Lwt 2x
A competitor may also compete in one of either The Rankine Trophy (E Lwt 4x) or The Borne Cup (E4x)
The Parkside Trophy - Lwt 2-
The Godfrey Rowsports Trophy - Lwt 1x

 

ii) Senior Events.

• Open to members of any eligible club.
• Composite crews allowed.
• No crew shall contain any oarswoman who has, in the last 5 years, either:
• Represented her country in an Olympic Games, World Championship, World Cup, Commonwealth Regatta, World University Rowing Championships, or World U23 Regatta in the relevant discipline.
• Won an elite or elite lightweight (previously open), senior (previously club) or senior lightweight event at HWR in the relevant discipline in which 3 or more crews raced.
• Won an event at HRR in the relevant discipline.
• No crew shall contain any oarswoman who has won a gold medal in a senior or under 23 event at the National Rowing Championships of Great Britain (or the equivalent in their own country) in the last 3 years in the relevant discipline.
• No doubling up is allowed.
• Overseas crews are generally expected to enter Elite or Elite lightweight events, but may be allowed to enter Senior after application to and agreement of the committee.
• American Division 3 crews are eligible to enter these events.

The G P Jeffries Cup - Senior 8+
Points Total NOT exceeding 32
The Frank Harry Cup - Senior 4+
Points Total NOT exceeding 16
The Chairman's Trophy - Senior 4x
Points Total NOT exceeding 16
The Rosie Mayglothling Trophy - Senior 2x
Points Total NOT exceeding 8
The Bernard Churcher Trophy - Senior 1x
Points Total NOT exceeding 4
The Fiona Dennis Trophy – Lightweight (Lwt) Senior 1x
Points Total NOT exceeding 4
No competitor may exceed 59kgs

 

iii) Intermediate Events.

• Open to members of any one club affiliated to the ARA, SARA or WARA.
• Composite crews are not allowed.
• No crew shall contain any oarswoman who has represented her country in an Olympic Games, World Championship, World Cup, World University Rowing Championships, World U23 Regatta, Commonwealth Regatta, or Junior World Championships, in either discipline.
• No crew shall contain any oarswoman, who has, in the last 5 years,
  a) Represented her country in a Coupe de la Jeunesse in the relevant discipline.
  b) Previously won any event at HWR.
  c) Won a gold medal in a Championship final (including lightweights) at a BUSA regatta in the relevant discipline, up to and including 2007.
  d) Won a medal in either a senior or under23 event at The National Rowing Championships of Great Britain in the relevant discipline, irrespective of number of crews raced.
  e) Raced in a senior event or won a junior event at a Home Countries regatta in the relevant discipline.
  f) Won an event at HRR in the relevant discipline.
  g) Won a gold medal in J18 at The National Rowing Championships of Great Britain or The National Schools Regatta in the relevant discipline.

• No doubling up is allowed.
• Overseas crews may not enter Intermediate.

The Pricewaterhouse Coopers Cup - Intermediate 8+
Points Total NOT exceeding 16
The Lester Trophy - Intermediate 4+
Points Total NOT exceeding 8

iv) Junior Events.

• Open to members of any eligible club.
• Composite crews allowed.
• Oarswomen must not have attained 18 years of age before 1st September 2007. However, if a junior is in full time secondary education, then she is permitted to enter these events as long as she has not attained her 19th birthday at the start of the event.
• No doubling up is allowed.

The Peabody Cup - Sch/Junior 8+
The Groton School Challenge Cup - Sch/Junior 4+
The Bea Langridge Trophy - Sch/Junior 4x
The Rayner Cup - Sch/Junior 2x
The Di Ellis Trophy - Sch/Junior 1x
Sculler must be born before 1st September 1992

 

2) Seeding.

i) All events may be seeded.
ii) Any event during the current year may be used for seeding purposes.

 

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