The 2025 CURCs will be hosted at the Olympic Basin (Île Notre-Dame), a 2000m buoyed course and venue for the 1976 Summer Olympic Games, by the McGill University men's and women's rowing programs.
Venue Address
Olympic Basin
Île Notre-Dame
140 Chem. du Chenal le Moyne, Montreal (QC)
Important Dates
Sunday, September 14, 2025 Hotel Booking Deadline
Wednesday, October 22, 2025 Registration/Entries Deadline
Wednesday, October 29, 2025 Trailers may arrive
Thursday, October 30, 2025 Course open for training 9 AM - 4 PM
Friday, October 31, 2025 Course open for training 9 AM - 4 PM *Regatta Weather Day Contingency
Athlete Registration - Quartier des Athlètes - 10 AM - 12 PM / 2 PM - 4 PM
CURA Technical Meeting 6 PM - TBC
Saturday, November 1, 2025 CURC Time Trials
Sunday, November 2, 2025 CURC Finals
Banquet 6 PM - TBC
Monday, November 3, 2025 CURA AGM - 8 AM - TBC
Contact
Main Contact (McGill Head Coach): Stephanie Marchand
Email: stephanie.marchand@mcgill.ca
Cell: 514-885-1311
Regatta Chair: Manuel Bolduc
Email: bolducmanuel@gmail.com
Host Hotel
Holiday Inn Montreal Centreville Downtown is our partner hotel for this event. All teams requiring accommodation are asked to book with our partner hotel.
Address: 999 Saint-Urbain Street, Montreal (QC), H2Z 0B4
The hotel is located right next to the Place-d’Armes Metro station (recommended transportation around Montreal).
Room Rate:
$169/night (single/double occ.)
$199/night (triple/quad occ.)
$189/night for parents (single/double occ.)
Room bookings: Please reference Canadian University Rowing Championships (hosted by McGill) to secure the rates.
Contact
Groups & Sales Manager: Marjolaine Pitre
Email: reservations@hicvmtl.com
Hotel bookings: 514-878-9888
Parking: $28/day
Bus parking: More information will be shared asap
Rosters
All transfer athletes be declared to the eligibility committee before September 5th of each year. (Undergrad, USA transfers with 1yr to 4yrs in USA).
Note: Post-grads and Red Shirts should be noted on full roster submissions.
CURA team full rosters to be submitted to the eligibility committee by September 30th of each year. These rosters must be in a spreadsheet format and sent by email to the VP Eligibility or the Eligibility Committee database designate.
Submission of Entries
All entries will be submitted via Regatta Central. Once the information from Regatta Central has been pulled into Regatta Data and a draw has been published the Regatta Data website will become the official location for all information.
Order of Events
There are 30' between Events and 10' between races to accommodate for "A", "B"and "C" Finals depending on number of entries.
A Final Men's Open 1x
A Final Women's Ltwt 2x
A Final Men's Ltwt 1x
A Final Women's Open 2-
A Final Men's Open 8+
A Final Women's Lwt 4+
A Final Women's Open 1x
A Final Men's Ltwt 2x
A Final Men's Open 2-
A Final Women's Ltwt 1x
A Final Men's Ltwt 4+
A Final Women's Open 8+
A Final Men's Open 2x
A Final Women's Open 2x
*All times in Eastern Standard Time
*The order of Time Trials will follow in the order of the Finals as listed above.
* Where applicable - daylight savings time will adjust the racing schedule by one hour from Time Trial to Finals.
* The Final for Open Men's 2x and Open Women's 2x will be at the last two races.
Rules and Regulations
All Rules and Regulations can be found on the Canadian University Rowing Association website (click here).
All RCA Rules of racing shall apply with the exception of the manner in which lightweights weigh in. That detail can be found in section F of the Rules and regulations.
Registration
All athletes must register with a valid form of picture ID. Registration will be held on Friday from 10 - 12 PM / 2 - 4 PM in the Quartier des Athlètes.
Photo ID will not be required at launch. All fees must be paid online before registration commences.
Weigh In
A test scale will be available in the Quartier des athlètes starting Friday, October 31 at 9 AM for lightweight athletes and coxswains.
Sat/Sunday weigh in will open at 7:30 AM -8:30 AM for LW and 8 AM - 9 AM for LM
Coxies - 55kg
LW - 59kg
LM - 72.5kg