RACES BEGIN AT 8 AM AND RUN UNTIL 5 PM
LENGTH OF RACE IS 1,000 FT
CONDITIONS OF RACE ENTRY & RACE INSTRUCTIONS
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I. CONDITIONS OF RACE ENTRY. EACH
PARTICIPANT AGREES TO:
1. Abide by the race and the
instructions of the race officials. 2. Sign a waiver prior to the race
regarding any claims against the Rhode Island Dragon Boat Races.3. Use
only the equipment provided by the Race Committee, including boats,
paddles, drums and life jackets.4. You must wear the life jacket
provided for you.
II. TEAM COMPOSITION
1. Each team shall consist of 22
members: 20 paddlers, 1 drummer and 1 steersperson. 2. All steerspersons
must be checked out and cleared for steering prior to race day. This
will be done at a practice session prior to race day or the morning of
the race. 3. All teams are allowed 5 alternate paddlers. Alternate
paddlers may be rotated into the race.4. If members of any team do not
show up on race day, the team captain may fill the vacancies with
alternate or substitute paddlers, including paddlers from other teams,
as long as they sign a waiver with the restrictions of the division.
However no team may race with more than 5 alternate or substitute
paddlers.6. All teams must race with a drummer and a steersperson in
addition to their paddlers.
III. PRE-RACE INSTRUCTIONS
1. A schedule of events with the
starting times for all of the preliminary heats will be distributed to
each team captain prior to race day.2. Race day is September 10, 2005.3.
Paddlers should report to race officials at the check in booth by 7:00
am on race day. A captain’s meeting will be held September 9th at 5:00
pm.4. Times for semi-final and final heats will be announced as soon as
race officials determine them.5. Shirts will be provided but are not
required to be worn. 6. Team captains shall insure that all participants
are wearing a lifejacket.
IV. RACE INSTRUCTIONS
1. Race officials will call teams to
report for their heats 10 minutes before the start of the heat. Failure
to report in a timely manner may result in disqualification and that
team will be given last in their heat.2. Steerspersons should get their
crews onboard and move their boat into a starting position as quickly as
possible.3. Steerspersons shall hold their boats in position and wait
for the starter’s instructions. “Hold water” means that paddlers in the
water stop the boat from drifting forward in the water. “Back water”
means that paddlers should put their paddles in the water to move the
boat backwards.4. When the starter is satisfied that all boats are
properly lined up, he/she shall say “Paddles up” and sound the air
horn.5. Any boat that crosses the start line prior to the sound of the
air horn will be disqualified for a false start and assigned last. No
heat will be restarted for a false start.
V. RACE CONDUCT.
1. The correct course for each boat is
a straight line from the start line to finish line. Each boat must
remain in its lane.2. If race officials determine that one boat has
interfered with another by not keeping a proper course, the interfering
boat is disqualified.3. All team members must remain in the boat from
start to finish.4. If any member falls overboard during the race, the
boat must stop and pick them up. Failure to pick up a team member will
result in disqualification and last place in the heat.5. If race
officials determine that any team has deliberately swamped or capsized
another boat, that team will be disqualified, get last place in the heat
and may be refused further participation in the races.6. At the
conclusion of each heat, the head judge will determine the official
order of finish.7. After crossing the finish line, team members shall
remain in their boats and return to the dock immediately.8. In the event
of a tie between any boats, the boats will race again in a tiebreaker
heat.
VI. SAFETY
If a paddler breaks or drops his/her
paddle, he/she should not attempt to retrieve it. Each boat will carry
two spare paddles.2. If a boat swamps, team members should stay with the
boat until the water safety officials arrive.3. If a boat becomes
unusable throughout the course of the day, race officials will
reconfigure heats accordingly.
VII. PROTESTS
1. Only the team captain may file
protest.2. Protests must be filed with the Protest Committee* within 10
minutes after the completion of the disputed race.
*The Protest Committee shall consist of the Race Director and two finish
judges. Their decisions are final.
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