Saturday Sprint Racing Assignments
Saturday, May 15, 2027 — Referee Position Descriptions
Launch & Control Commission
C/C Control Commission — Three Angels & Canoe Club
- Does safety check of launching crews
- Records who have launched and when they launched
- Monitors radio for inquiries from the start
- Works with Dock Masters and keeps traffic moving to launching dock in a safe and timely fashion
Marshall 3 — Strawberry Mansion Bridge
- Will hold boats launching from the Canoe Club & Gillian Boat House until race on course passes by
- Will allow crews to cross, perpendicular to the racecourse, to west bank and continue upriver to marshalling/warm-up area
Marshall @ Twin Stones Bridge
- Will check-in crews and start crews down the course by race # to Marshall 1
- No more than 10 minutes prior to race time
Marshall 1 — 2000m Start Line
- Will verify crew has next race and are in the proper lanes
- Releases them downriver to Marshall 2
Marshall 2 — Start Marshal
- Will bring crews down to stake boats
- Makes sure crews are in the proper lanes
Following Referees on the Water
Course Presence & Positioning
- Will always make every effort to follow up fast at the Start
- Minimize the waking of athletes as you progress down the course
- Scan the whole course; make eye contact frequently with your partner referee
- Be analytical in launch positioning — predict where problems may arise and be close enough to effect a change if necessary
- Will return after races behind Peter Island; position launch to minimize wakes
Crew Interaction & Flag Etiquette
- With flagging, less can be more
- Address crews by name, if possible, as needed
- Observe proper flag etiquette at the Finish
- If all is well, hold a taut white flag up with two hands in the direction of the athletes, then towards the finish
- Report the winning time by megaphone to the Judge in the tower, using tenths only — e.g., "TIME, SIX FIVE THREE POINT TWO" = 6:53.2
Finish & Recovery
Marshall 4 — Top of Peter's Island
- Will hold crews returning to the Gillian Boat House & Canoe Club until the race on the course has passed them
- Will then direct crews to cross the course on a 90-degree angle to the east bank & lane "0"
Marshall 5 — Finish Marshal @ Columbia Avenue Bridge
- Will allow crews returning to Three Angels & Boat House Row to continue downriver
- Will instruct crews returning to Gillian Boat House & Canoe Club to the west bank & back upriver
- During Regatta Finals: communicates with the finish tower and returns winning crews, in reverse order, to the awards dock
Marshall 6 — Three Angels Dock
- Will allow crews to continue to Boat House Row
- Will keep crews launching from cutting across the river
Marshall 7 — Safety Marshal, Above Gerard Avenue Bridge
- Will turn crews heading for the starting line to the west bank & upriver
- Will allow crews going to Boat House Row to continue (row through) to Boathouse Row
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