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Weighing and Numbers
 Wear crew numbers clearly visible
 Bow – training outfit and race outfit
 Cox – cox outfit
 If a crew has extra weight due to cox weighing, please
don’t forgot to take it with you. “It will be checked”.
The extra weight has to be as close to the cox as
possible.
 Please turn in crew numbers as soon as possible after
your race.
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De Amstel (1)
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De Amstel (2)
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De Amstel (3)
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To the start (Vroegopsingel)
 Use Poseidon
and Skoll
pontoons to board
 Use Willem III
Pontoons to get
Back on land
 First Aid
 Toilets
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To the start (RIC)
 Use blue pontoon
To board and go to
The start
 Use green pontoon
To go back on land
After the race
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To the start
 NEW: point X1 no earlier then 45 miutes passing
 Be at alligner point T1 at the latest 20 minutes before
the first start of you event/race.
 Passing T1 too late will result in a penalty
 Behind the toronto bridge crews must allign according
to the following rule:
 Even crewnumbers in order on port side
 Odd crewnumbers in order on starboard side
 Pre-start in one lane, merging just before pre start
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Regatta course(race)
 The course is 8km
 Pre start is marked with white flags
 Start is marked with red flags and START
 Finish is marked with white flags and FINISH
 Starting difference is 15 secends per crew. Per event
will be a minimum of 5 minutes delay.
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Race (Bouys 1)
 Please note the race course diagrams and memorise
the race course and the warm up and cool down areas.
 Extra warm up capacity is available in the small canals
along the Amstel.
 Passing the bouys on the wrong side can lead to
penalty points
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Race(bouys 2)
 There are two colors and two sizes for the bouys
 Small bouys
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Yellow: You are allowed to overtake other crews.
Orange: It is forbidden to overtake crews in the warm up and
cool down area.
 Large bouys
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Beware of the size of buoys. There also is a chance that your
blades get stuck in the nets covering the bouys.
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Race(Grote Bocht)
 Extra bouys are positioned at starbord side to widen
the bend in order to prevent hazardous situations after
the bend.
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De wedstrijd (boeien 4)
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Bridges(Warmup/cooldown)
Utrechtsebrug
Berlagebrug
Nieuwe Amstelbrug
Torontobrug
Rozenoordbruggen
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Bridges(Race)
Torontobrug
Nieuwe Amstelbrug
Berlagebrug
Utrechtsebrug
Rozenoordbruggen
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Race (Overtaking)
 The fastest crew is free to decide their course.
 The slower crew must not hinder the faster crew and
must allow for the faster crew to continue their race in
the preferred route.
 The faster crew is not allowed to use its rights to create
hazardous situations.
 Security and sportsmanship is always leading.
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Situation 1
(NO obstacels)
B gains on A
No obstacels in
sight
A must gie way for B to
follow ideal route
A
A may choose side to
give way
B
A
B
Dotted line is ideal route for B
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Situation 2
(change of speeds)
B has overtaken A
A gains now gains
on B
No obstacel in
sight
Now B must give
way
B
A
B must give way
in a timely fassion
so A can use it’s
ideal route
B
A
Dotted line is ideal route for B
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Situation 3
(B decides how A needs to give way)
B gains on A
B decides to go a
bit left. For
instance because
of the bend
ahead.
A
A
B
A must give way
to the right so B
can pass on the
left. Without too
many extra
meters.
B clearly moves
left
B
Dotted line is ideal route for B
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Situation 4
(bend)
A
B gains on A
A
B
A must give way
to the outside of
the bend.
B
Dotted line is ideal route for B
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Situation 5
(bend, B prefers outside)
B
B gains on A
B prefers outside
route, for instance
because of the next
bend
A
B
Dotted line is
ideal route for B
B indicates this by
moving clearly visible
to the outside while
overtaking
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B overtakes
B must leave enough
space for A to continue
racing
A must stay as close as
possible to the shoreline
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Situatie 6
(obstakel)
B gains on A
A must give way
in a timely fassion
so B can route
aloing its ideal
way
An obstacel is in
the way
A
B
A
A must move to
the left.
B
Dotted line is ideal route for B
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Situatie 7
(obstakel, B heeft voorkeur)
B gains on A
B must overtake via
the longer left route
An obstacel is in the
way
B prefers to over
take A to the left
A
B
B clearly overtakes
on left side
B
A
B must not cut of A
and must leave
enough space
A needs to stay as
close as possible to
the obstacel,
without risk for own
safety.
Dotted line is ideal route for B
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Situation 8
(bridge ahead)
A
B
B gains on A
A must give way
There’s a bridge
ahead.
A must give way
to B, choose
another bridge
passing or wait till
B has passed.
When B is almost
overtaking A the
bridge is still far
away
A
B
A can give way
without the risk of
safety and without
stopping their race
Dotted line is ideal route for B
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Situation 9
(bridge nearby)
B gains on A
A can not give way
before bridge
There’s a bridge
nearby
When B is almost
overtaking A the
bridge is nearby
A
B
A can not give way
without risking
race and safety
A
B
A passes bridge and
gives way quickly and
directly after passing
the bridge
B must let A pass the
bridge and then
overtake A, or choose
another bridge
passing if available
Dotted line is ideal route for B
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Situation 10
(several crews and several bridge entrances
B is allready
overtaking A and C
is starting to
overtake B
A
B
C
A bridge nearby
with one closed
entrance
A
C
A and B cannot
give way without
risking their own
safety
B
C may choose to
use the most left
entrance or wait
for the bridge to
pass
It’s never allowed
to use the closed
entrances. This
might even be
dangerous
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Dotted line is ideal route
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Cool down
 After the finish return to amsterdam as soon as
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possible if changing boats.
Otherwise pass the bridge in ouderkerk to rest en
return later to the boathouse area
We don’t have enough space for all crews to sit and
wait after the finish
Rowing back you must row for 1500 meters to be
allowed to rest.
To help assist crews with problems after the finish
there is a pontoon available
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Protest
 Protests must be made visible by raising your hand
when passing the finish.
 The official after the finish will ask you for some
information and inform you to hand in a written
protest to the board of the jury.
 The board of the jury is situated in the board room of
rowing club Willem III
 Please be available to the board of the jury for further
questioning or the result.
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Sportsmanship
 Fair
 Secure
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Weatherforecast
Saturday
Rain, little wind 12 degrees
Sunday
Rain, little wind 12 degrees
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Questions ???
Answers:
www.headoftheriver.nl
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