Competitor information
Thank you for your entry to the St Neots Regatta. We hope you will enjoy the racing at St Neots. We’ve planned the regatta with your enjoyment in mind.
THE REGATTA: The Regatta will be run according to the BR’s Rules of Racing, which are available at Race Control. They will be applied consistently throughout the Regatta. Please note the following:
- The Regatta Committee reserves the right to alter or amend the order of racing.
- Where entries have been insufficient to make an event viable, we have in some cases combined statuses.
- We will try to accommodate all requests regarding rearranging race times, provided both competitors are in agreement. To ease this process on the days of the Regatta, crews are requested to locate their opponents and approach Race Control together at the earliest opportunity. Any rearranging of race times not agreed with race control will result in disqualification.
- Any crews not at the boating area 20 minutes before their race will result in disqualification.
- Checks will be carried out on coxswains’ weights. Where coxswains need to carry additional weight, their provision is the responsibility of the crews. However, we will endeavour to make some weights available (at a reasonable deposit).
- On Sunday, no row-overs will be allowed.
- BR advise that: BR insurance is only valid for UK residents defined in the standard way as resident in the country for more than 6 months in a year.
- The river is not, and cannot be, closed to general navigation and other river traffic may be encountered using the navigation lane. Competitors must use caution, as other craft may not be familiar with rowing practices and may not heed the requests from regatta officials. We ask that courtesy to all river users and spectators is observed at all times.
SAFETY: The Competitors’ Safety Plan is at the end of this document: this encompasses both safety and competition information, including a plan of the course. This should be read by all competitors.
ARRIVAL/OVERNIGHT CAMPING: Directions to the Regatta Field can be found below along with a plan of the Regatta Field is enclosed. Parking is available on the Regatta Field; competitors are requested to adhere to the signage and any controlling marshals. Specifically, a speed limit of 5mph must be obeyed and the manoeuvring of trailers must only be carried out with a safety person at the rear of the trailer in line of sight with the driver. Overnight camping is available; toilets are available. For Fire Safety, Tents must be pitched with 1 Meter clearance from guide ropes. NO BBQs are allowed due to the risks presented by hot weather. Competitors are advised that the Regatta Field is a public area and that, to minimize the risk of damage, boats should be secured to trailers overnight. No overnight first aid cover will be provided.
IDENTIFY & VERIFICATION: Competitors must be able to produce their BR Racing Licence when requested, and this may be inspected as proof of identity and eligibility for the event entered. All event winners must bring their Racing Licences (with photograph affixed) to Registration for inspection and, where appropriate, update prior to prizes being awarded.
PRIZE GIVING: On Saturday and Sunday winners may collect their prizes from Race Control following their final.
SOCIAL: The Refreshment Marquee and Beer Tent is open all day both days; cooked breakfasts will be available on Sunday morning. On Saturday evening after racing, the Refreshments Marquee will be holding a Regatta Party and Disco with the Bar open until 12pm. Entrance is free on production of your BR Membership Card, or as a guest of a BR Member.
DIRECTIONS TO ST NEOTS REGATTA:
THE REGATTA FIELD
Note: The Regatta is not held at the Rowing Club. If you proceed there or use its postcode on a Satnav system you will arrive on the wrong side of the river.
SatNav: Use postcode: PE19 7AB to get to general location of Regatta Field entrance.
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ROAD DIRECTIONS:
From the A1, Southbound
Proceed passed the B1041 exit to St Neots and Little Paxton. Leave at the next exit, the B645 to St Neots and Hail Weston.
On leaving the A1, turn left at the roundabout, then right at the second roundabout onto Crosshall Road.
Crosshall Road goes down towards the valley and sweeps around to the right. The Regatta Field is on the left, with the entrance shortly after the pedestrian crossing lights.
From the A1, Northbound
Proceed passed the A428 St Neots and Cambridge exit. Leave at the next exit, the B645 to St Neots and Hail Weston.
On leaving the A1, at the T junction turn right and cross the A1. At the roundabout go straight ahead along Crosshall Road.
Crosshall Road goes down towards the valley and sweeps around to the right. The Regatta Field is on the left, with the entrance shortly after the pedestrian crossing lights.
From Cambridge on the A428 Westbound
At the first roundabout prior to St Neots take the signposted right-hand turning onto the B1428.
Proceed into St Neots, along the High Street, pass the Market Square and over the Town Bridge.
At the roundabout on the far side of the Town Bridge turn right, where the entrance to the Regatta Field is approximately 200m on the right (before the pedestrian crossing lights).
Alternatively, to avoid traffic congestion in the centre of the town: Keep on the A428 until the A1, then head North and follow the Northbound direction above.