Categories of racing
The WSRA recognises the following categories in league events:
Longboat
- Senior - this is effectively an open class. Men and women are permitted to row in senior crews. It is also permissible, but not necessarily advisable, for junior rowers to row in senior crews.
- Senior Veterans - As for senior rowing, but with the added condition that all rowing crew are over 40 years of age on the day of racing. Coxes are exempt from this rule.
- Senior Supaveterans - A senior veteran crew in which the total age of all rowing crew is over 200 years (i.e. 50+ average age). Coxes are not included in this age total.
- Ladies - All rowing crew must be female. Coxes may be either male or female.
- Ladies Veterans - All rowing crew members must be female and over the age of 40 on the day of racing.
- Mixed - At least half the rowing crew must be female. Rowers may row in any configuration. Cox may be either male or female.
- Mixed Veterans - All rowing crew members must over the age of 40 on the day of racing. At least half the rowing crew must be female. Rowers may row in any configuration. Cox may be either male or female and simply over the age of 14.
- U18 Boys - All crew members must be 18 or under at end of season i.e. 30th September. Girls may row in boys crews.
- U16 Boys - All crew members must be 16 or under at end of season i.e. 30th September. Girls may row in boys crews.
- U18 Girls - All crew members must be female and 18 or under at end of season i.e. 30th September.
- U16 Girls - All crew members must be female and 16 or under at end of season i.e. 30th September.
Notes
There are currently no female supaveterans or mixed supaveterans categories recognised by the WSRA in league events. Clubs may offer trophies in these categories, but no league points are available.
Juniors race and pay as at the age they will be at the end of the season ie for 2011 season 30/9/2011. This is the same as for UK Rowing and also many other sports adopt an end of season date for juniors too.
Due to the small number of junior crews racing, there are no mixed categories in junior racing. A crew consisting of male and female junior rowers (any number in any configuration) may race as a boys crew in the relevant age category. Junior crews will be designated by the oldest rower. U16 rowers may row in U18 events. All junior categories race in the same event. Therefore 'doubling up' of rowers is not possible. It is not advised that juniors 'double up' in junior and senior races, although this is not banned.
- Junior crews must have a cox that is over 18.
- All coxes must be over 14 years old.
- Non-WRSA races may have different rules concerning categories (particularly juniors). Please check regulations before entering crews.
- Novice crews - there is a specific novice challenge event. At league events there is no separate novice category.
Yoles
- Senior - As per longboat rules. May consist of 1x, 2x, or 4x.
- Ladies - As per longboat rules. May consist of 1x, 2x, or 4x.
- Mixed - As per longboat rules. May consist of 2x, or 4x.
Yoles will race in the same races as the relevant category in longboat races. There is no breakdown of Yole size for league points due to the small number of competing boats.