Rental boats will be offered. Further information can be found at our website from spring 2025. All boat rental at the regatta venue is reserved to the boat rental agencies authorized by the host.

The races shall be rowed according to the World Rowing Rules of Racing and related bye-laws. Deviating from this, a rower may compete in the “Young Masters” AA age category if he/she attains the age of 21 in 2025. Individuals whose age places them in the “Young Masters” AA category (age 21-26) may now compete in any age category where the average age of the boat falls within that specific age category. In general, the age that will be reached in 2025 applies for allocation to an age group.

(ma = minimum age,     aa = average age)

Within an age category, a sorting by the year of birth is applied equivalent to a World Masters Regatta. The sorting by year of birth will be done at the draw considering all valid entries by the time of the draw. The sorting within an age category will be done backwards from the oldest to the youngest participant. Late entries that will come in after the draw will row in the heat with the youngest participants, not considering their year of birth. If scratches occur, the regatta committee reserves the right to depart from that rule.

For the Masters lightweight events (MLW and MLM), “Rule 22 – Lightweights” und “Bye‑Law to Rule 22 – Weighing of Lightweight Rowers” of the World Rowing Rules of Racing applies analogously. Lightweight single scullers may not weigh more than 72.5kg (men/MLM) and 59.0kg (women/MLW). Lightweight rowers shall be weighed wearing only their racing uniform not less than one hour and not more than two hours before their race time.

The minimum weight of the coxswains for all races is 55 kg. Up to 15 kg short weight can be compensated by an additional weight. At the Euro Masters Regatta, coxswains do not have to be weighed before their race but will be randomly checked or selected by the Jury President or a delegate to be weighed immediately after getting out of the boat after their race. If, on inspection immediately after the race, the weight of a coxswain, together with the additional weight that the coxswain is required to carry in the boat during the race, is found to be less than the minimum weight prescribed in these rules, the team shall be excluded from the race.

Coxswains may be of either sex. They shall not be taken into account when determining the minimum age or the minimum average age.

Mixed crews (MM/W) are crews where half of the crew excluding the coxswain shall be women and half shall be men.

Each regatta participant must be able to proof his/her age by presentation of an official photo ID (passport, ID card, driver’s license). At the regatta office, you will be able to obtain an accreditation to avoid the necessity of carrying the photo ID. The age of the participants will be verified during the regatta. In addition, the identity can be checked at any time during the regatta, especially at the award ceremony.

Members of the same crew shall compete wearing uniform clothing.

The regulation regarding uniform clothing does not apply for mixed crews on Sunday. Teams may compete with oar blades that are not the same colour within the team.

When the number of entries in an event exceeds the number of available racing lanes, the event will be divided into two or more finals. If an event’s age category has one entry only, this crew shall start in the next lower age category.

Crew Changes are possible up to two hours before the start time of the first heat of the respective event at https://max.m-start.de. As a maximum, only half of the rowers of a crew may be substituted. Deviation from the World Rowing Rules of Racing: The substitutes do not have to be members of the same club (or, in the case of composite crews, do not have to belong to one of the clubs concerned). A substitute shall not be permitted if the age of the substituting rower would lower the average age of the original crew by more than one year or would change the age category of the team in such a way that the team would no longer be eligible to compete in the registered age category.

If a crew cannot or does not want to start in a race, the crew must withdraw its entry as soon as possible at https://max.m-start.de. For fairness reasons for the other crews in this race and for crews who want to participate instead by late entry, the withdrawal should take place until 1pm (CEST) of the day before the race, at the latest two hours before the start time of the first heat of the respective race.

1. If necessary (e.g. due to weather conditions), races will either be postponed to a later time on the same day or to the next day if time is available. This may also result in breaks in the schedule being omitted or race intervals being shortened.
2. Races may start earlier than announced. The announcement must be made at least three (3) hours before the race or by 21pm the evening before if it is a morning race.
3. Races may also be postponed to a later day of the regatta if time permits.
4. Races can be cancelled completely on individual regatta days.
5. Individual regatta days can be cancelled completely.
6. The regatta as a whole may be cancelled.

Under no circumstances will races be rescheduled for a date later than 22 June 2025.

It should be noted that doping controls are also possible at Masters regattas. The anti-doping regulations in the World Rowing Rule Book apply.

Each competitor shall be responsible for his or her own health and fitness.

Claims arising from any damage to the event location or on the water cannot be asserted by the participants. The insurance of equipment and persons is the responsibility of the participants. The organizer assumes no liability of any kind.

In the event of cancellation due to force majeure (e.g. pandemic), the organizer accepts no liability for any costs incurred. The clubs/participants are not entitled to claim a refund of the regatta fees or reimbursement of expenses from the organizer and its regatta committee. This also applies if the regatta is cancelled/interrupted for compelling reasons or if individual races are cancelled.