REGISTRATION FORM:

Please contact deborah@whauriver.org.nz prior to the day and request a registration form. Registration Forms can also be filled in prior to 9.00am at the West End Rowing Club Saunders Reserve on the day of the event.

EVENT BRIEFING:

9.15am at the West End Rowing Club in Saunders Reserve pontoon. All individuals who wish to participate on the water or as part of the clean up on land must attend the Health and Safety briefing before starting at the West End Rowing Club in Saunders Reserve.

REGATTA START/FINISH:

Start will be at 9.30am from the West End Rowing Club in Saunders Reserve Avondale next to the pontoon. Regatta runs up the river on an incoming tide to the Archibald Park pontoon. The clean up will commence on leaving and cover Area 1 through to Archibald Park, move at your own leisure, and all vessels must return to the West End Rowing Club pontoon by 12.30pm.

HEALTH & SAFETY:

This event is held on open water. All individuals on the water must wear an approved life jacket. Anyone who is under 18 must have prior parental permission to participate. Anyone under 10 must be accompanied by an adult. On the water, safety crews from the West End Rowing Club will be patrolling the area. You must notify them if you have any safety issues. Covered shoes must be worn at all times. F

RULES:

- All persons participating do so at their own risk.

- Alcohol or other substances are not permitted.

- All persons under 18 years of age must have written parental consent in order to participate.

- All persons are responsible for their own, and their teammates safety, on the water.

- All persons must stay within the boundary that is shown on the map provided at the event.

- All crewmembers must wear a life jacket.

- No homemade rafts are to be used – the vessel must be a non-motorised pre-existing dinghy, paddleboard, kayak etc.

- No motorised vessels are permitted for the race, though authorised boats may support the clean-up