It is the responsibility of the individual clubs to enter only crews and coxswains that are sufficiently competent to race. Crews must be capable of completing a ten-mile outing, and may be on the water for two hours.

If a club enters a crew that is deemed not to be sufficiently competent, the crew will be escorted off the course and action will be taken against the offending club.

NOTE:

Captains and participants are asked to pay particular attention to the Safety section (especially points i, ii, iii, v and xiii) of the Safety and Marshalling Instructions following a fatality in a recent canoeing event on the tideway.