11.26.2004
disqualification
So the Keble Men's Boat Club has been disqualified from the Christ Church Regatta for what seems to be a very stupid reason. The rules for eligibility are as follows:
a) Rowers who have competied in Chirst Church Regatta before may not compete
b) Rowers who have competed in any bumps race or attempted to "row on" for any Bumps race in any year may not compete
c) Rowers who have competed in any ARA, SARA or WARA event (or any foreign equivalent) at junior or senior level may not compete
d) Experience and senior coxswains are allowed cto compete and can be of either sex
To this point, none of our rowers failed to meet any of these requirements.
Added 3 weeks ago, however, was a rule which drastically affects the boatclubs, but which was not made public when it was added to the regulations:
g) And, added 3 weeks ago: Rowers must be in their first temr of rowing. This means that novices may compete in an event in the current Michaelmas Term, but they must not have rowed before.
Note that both clauses a - d remain, while clause g directly clashes with clause c.
So we've got this guy, Noah Riner, who rows for Dartmouth. Collegiate rowing is not part of the Amateur Rowing Association's American counterparts, so we met all of the requirements of A - D. However, he (and I, and Dan) have all rowed before; so none of use meet the requirements of clause G. Of course, probably 75% of the other crews are in the same position. The Christ Church Regatta captains, who are two over-stressed and over-worked girls, decided to go after Noah, since he apparently insulted one of their boyfriends earlier in term. So now none of us can race. I'm very very very upset.
a) Rowers who have competied in Chirst Church Regatta before may not compete
b) Rowers who have competed in any bumps race or attempted to "row on" for any Bumps race in any year may not compete
c) Rowers who have competed in any ARA, SARA or WARA event (or any foreign equivalent) at junior or senior level may not compete
d) Experience and senior coxswains are allowed cto compete and can be of either sex
To this point, none of our rowers failed to meet any of these requirements.
Added 3 weeks ago, however, was a rule which drastically affects the boatclubs, but which was not made public when it was added to the regulations:
g) And, added 3 weeks ago: Rowers must be in their first temr of rowing. This means that novices may compete in an event in the current Michaelmas Term, but they must not have rowed before.
Note that both clauses a - d remain, while clause g directly clashes with clause c.
So we've got this guy, Noah Riner, who rows for Dartmouth. Collegiate rowing is not part of the Amateur Rowing Association's American counterparts, so we met all of the requirements of A - D. However, he (and I, and Dan) have all rowed before; so none of use meet the requirements of clause G. Of course, probably 75% of the other crews are in the same position. The Christ Church Regatta captains, who are two over-stressed and over-worked girls, decided to go after Noah, since he apparently insulted one of their boyfriends earlier in term. So now none of us can race. I'm very very very upset.
