Nottingham City Regatta

Saturday 9th May 2026

Six lanes (2000 m) at the National Watersports Centre (Holme Pierrepont)

Events

• The regatta has two divisions, morning and afternoon: no doubling up is allowed within a division. Sharing of equipment within a division is at clubs' own risk.

• For each boat type, we offer Championship, Intermediate and Development events, all of which will take place within a single division. 

• The intention is that clubs' top crews will enter the "Championship" events, less experienced crews will enter the "Intermediate" events, and relatively inexperienced crews enter the "Development" events. Suggested average PRIs for the Intermediate and Development events are 200 and 50 respectively.

• To allow doubling-up, in the "opposite" division we offer an unbanded event for the same boat type that is open to all crews. For example, an Open sculler could enter Championship.1x in the morning and the Unbanded 1x event in the afternoon.

• Within each event, an Academic prize will be awarded to the highest placed University or School crew (there must be at least two University or School entries for this to be awarded, and it will not be awarded if the University/School wins the event overall). 

• We reserve the right to move a crew to a higher band of event if their CRI is significantly above the average for the event, i.e. to upgrade Intermediate to Championship, Development to Intermediate or Championship.

Race progression 

Entries Races
2 - 6 Straight final
7 - 12 Two heats leading to a final (maximum of three to progress from each heat)
13 - 18 Three heats leading to a final (maximum of two to progress from each heat)

• Medals will be awarded to the winning crew of each final.

• Maximum of 18 entries in a single event.

Entry fees

Entries close 6 pm on Thursday 30th April 2026

• Eights £TBD

• Fours/quads £TBD

• Doubles/pairs £TBD

• Singles £TBD

CANCELLATION REFUNDS : If the event is cancelled before it starts we will try to refund a proportion of the entry fee after the fixed costs of the event have been covered. Any amount withheld would be to cover unavoidable costs. 

Conditions of entry

General

1. The Regatta is open to all club and composite crews. 

2. All competitors must provide their own boats and blades. 

3. All boats must be fitted with slots for numbers on the bows.

The draw

4. The draw will be made in Nottingham Rowing Club on Saturday 3rd May at 1 pm. It will be published on this website on Tuesday 6th May.

5. The maximum number of entries in any single event is 18. If there are more than 18 entries in a single event then we will either: (a) split the event into two separate events, each having <= 18 entries; (b) cap the entries at 18 using criteria of payment, date of payment, time of entry. The fallback position will be to select the 18 entries by drawing of lots. 

6. If there are insufficient entries in a crew's entered event then the default action will be to "upgrade" the crew (e.g. if there are insufficient entries in a Development event then the entry will be moved to the corresponding Intermediate event, and so forth). If this is not the preferred outcome then it should be indicated in the notes on the entry. 

7. The committee reserves the right to alter the list of entries to correct a mistake of the Regatta, or should it be in the best interests of racing. 

Competitors

8. All competitors must be able to produce a valid BR racing licence on demand.

9. Coxes will be weighed before their first race in the event; coxes requiring deadweight must bring their own clearly identifiable weights.  

10. Lightweight athletes will be weighed not more than two hours, nor less than one hour, before the published time of the first race in the event.

11. Lightweight events will not be banded by CRI

12. Junior events  will not be banded by CRI. The committee reserves the right to move junior crews to corresponding senior events on the basis of CRI if no appropriate junior event can be formed.

Prizes

13. Immediately after a final, winners will be instructed to proceed directly to the presentation pontoon. Be aware of rule 8 above.