The 2024 CURCs will be hosted on the legendary waters of Elk Lake by the University of Victoria men's and women's rowing programs.
Venue Address
Elk Lake
Victoria Rowing Society Boathouse
5100 Patricia Bay Highway Victoria, BC
Important Dates
September 1, 2024 CURA Proposal Submission Deadline
Monday, September 9, 2024 Transfer Athlete Declaration Deadline
Unofficial Roster Deadline
Friday, October 18, 2024 Team Roster Submission Deadline
Wednesday, October 30, 2024 Registration/Entries deadline- Trailers may arrive
Thursday, October 31, 2024 Course open for training 8:00 AM -4:00 PM
Friday, November 1, 2024 Course open for training 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Friday, November 1, 2024 CURA Technical Meeting 6:00 PM Location TBA
Saturday, November 2, 2024 CURC Time Trials
Sunday, November 3, 2024 CURC Finals -Banquet - Location TBA
Monday, November 4, 2024 CURA AGM - 8:00 AM - Location TBA
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.
Accommodations
The following hotels have created agreements with the event to provide a discounted rate.
Organizing Committee
Chair - Samantha Heron
Chief Umpire: Tim Henderson
First Aid/Medical Advisor: Traci Vander Byl
Events Coordinator: Derushka Pillay
Safety Adviser: Aalbert Van Schothorst
Results Coordinator: Adriana Rooker
Submission of Entries
All entries will be submitted via Regatta Central.
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 Women's Open 1x
A Final Men's Ltwt 2x
A Final Women's Ltwt 1x
A Final Men's Open 2-
A Final Women's Open 8+
A Final Men's Lwt 4+
A Final Men's Open 1x
A Final Women's Ltwt 2x
A Final Women's Open 2-
A Final Men's Ltwt 1x
A Final Women's Ltwt 4+
A Final Men's Open 8+
A Final Men's Open 2x
A Final Women's Open 2x
*All times in Pacific 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 is yet to be determined.
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 lighweights 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 12:00 - 4:30 pm in the Medical/Board Room at Elk Lake.
Photo ID will not be required at launch. All fees must be paid online before registration commences.
All programs will be required to pay their $150.00 registration fee as well as $85.00 per athlete participating.
Information updates will be sent through the CURC LOC Whatsapp (click here).
Technical Meeting
Friday 6:00 PM - Location TBA
Weigh In
A test scale will be available in the boathouse for lightweight athletes and coxswains.
Sat/Sunday weigh in will open at 7:30 am -8:30 am for LW and 8:00 am - 9:00 am for LM
Coxies - 55kg
LW - 59kg
LM - 72.5kg
Trailers
Trailer parking will be managed in the lower parking lot. Trailers may arrive and will be allocated parking space on the Wednesday preceding the championship. Please notify the host organization via Regattta Central if you are bringing a trailer.
*All Handicapped parking stalls must be kept clear at all times, regardless of trailer parking.
Team Tent Rentals
$560 per tent (incl PST + GST), including 4 walls
$100 per heater – maximum 9 available, first come first served Deadline: April 30th.
contact: vikespdo@uvic.ca
Emergency Action Plan - First Aid Plan
An emergency action and first aid plan will be posted in Regatta Central.
Course, Training and Racing Flow Patterns
The Elk Lake course will be a buoyed 1875m course.
All training and racing flow patterns can be found on the Regatta Central website.
Flow patterns will also be posted in the highway side fire lane you use to access the docks.
Programs launching crews will be required to provide a safety launch for their crew while they are on the water.
Saturday Schedule – TIME TRIALS
Lightweight Men Weigh In
Coxswains weigh in
Lightweight Women Weigh In
8:30 AM First race launches
9:00 AM First race begins
There will be no practice period on Saturday before racing. Training will be permitted from 3:15PM-5:30PM .
Note: daylight savings time comes into effect at 2:00 AM on Saturday night
Sunday Schedule - FINALS
7:00 AM Officials Meeting
7:30 AM Coaches Meeting
8:00 AM Sunrise
8:00 AM-10:00 AM Lightweight Women weigh in
7:00 AM-9:30 AM Coxswains weigh in*
7:30 AM-9:30 AM Lightweight Men weigh in
8:30 AM First race launches
9:00 AM First race begins
3:20 PM Lakeside Banner Presentation
3:45 PM Coaches Meeting - Spracklen Room - Regarding Awards
6:30-8:30 PM Banquet - CARSA
Training will be permitted 7:00am-7:45am on Sunday. A/B/C finals will begin in 10 minute intervals.
Awards Nominations
CURCs annually awards the Female and Male athlete of the year as well as the Female and Male Program Coach of the Year. Nominations go in to the nomination committee before the event to start the discussion. Coaches will meet 30 minutes after the last race of the event to vote on each award.
Event Parking
Trailers will be parked in the lower lot with the Umpires. This will leave the upper lot for parking for athletes and spectators.
Overflow parking is one parking lot over, or at the Hamsterly Beach parking access. Please leave yourself adequate time to park, or arrange for a shuttle style process.
Therapy
The Spracklen Room will be a designated therapy area. No athletes will be allowed to congregate in the Spracklen room for privacy reasons.
Please contact Traci Vander Byl vikesat@uvic.ca for more information or to make additional rarrangements, the week prior to the event.
Sports Information
Contacts
Name and e-mails of any sports information contacts (or team contacts) should be provided prior to Vikes Sports Information Coordinator (vicvikes@uvic.ca) by Oct. 25. These will be the e-mails that all live feed information, results, recaps, photos and any other important information will be sent to.
Media Accreditation
All media and school communications officers, please send an e-mail notification to the Vikes Sports Information Coordinator (vicvikes@uvic.ca), with their full name, affiliation and type of media (University Sports Information Officer, TV, Print, etc.). Media Accreditation should be requested prior to Oct. 25th.
Photography
All participating schools should send a high resolution team photo (Men and Women separate), individual athlete headshots, and 3-4 action photos (labelled with athlete name(s)) to Vikes Sports Information Coordinator (vicvikes@uvic.ca) prior to Oct. 25.
There will be a live feed and photographers on site for the event. Links will be sent to the contacts provided above.
Host Hotels
We have a number of host hotels. To see the list of host hotels, rates and availability, please click here.
Banquet
The Banquet will be held on the University of Victoria campus at CARSA.
Address: 3800 Finnerty Road, Victoria BC
RSVP: RSVP's for full attendance are due by Monday October 28, 2024. Please include all coaches, staff and athletes in your RSVP lists.
Schedule: 6:00 PM-8:00 PM
Dress: Business casual
CURA AGM Meeting
The CURA meeting will be held on the University of Victoria Campus at CARSA in the CanAssist Board Room. All notifications for the CURA AGM can be found on the CURA website under AGM Documents. Anybody new to the organization can look in previous years information to bring themselves up to speed.