SRAA® Registration Instructions
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January 15, 2020-March 15, 2020
All lightweights must be registered with USRowing. Signed forms must be submitted to USRowing by March 15th. See USRowing's website for details.
April 2020
Go to Regatta Central’s website (www.regattacentral.com). Check that all of your athletes who might compete at the SRAA® Regatta are on the roster and that waivers have been signed.
All lightweights must be registered with USRowing. Signed forms must be submitted to USRowing by March 15th. See USRowing's website for details.
April 2020
Go to Regatta Central’s website (www.regattacentral.com). Check that all of your athletes who might compete at the SRAA® Regatta are on the roster and that waivers have been signed.
- If you do NOT have a user account with Regatta Central, set up a new account and import your Roster.
- Questions regarding Regatta Central User Accounts and/or Roster should be sent to Regatta Central:
Telephone: (614) 360-2922
Email: support@regattacentral.com
Support Hours: Weekdays 9am-5pm EDT
Schools without Qualifying Regattas
April 7-May 12, 2020
Schools without qualifying regattas may Petition for Open Slots.
To Petition for one of the Open Slots
• Log on to Regatta Central and select the Petition option for the event in which you
would like to petition.
• The Petitioner MUST provide a short paragraph justifying the petition entry; include
previous results and as much detail as they believe will help the Petition Committee in
determining the Boat’s qualifications.
• Without supporting evidence, the petition will not be considered.
May 13, 2020
A subcommittee of the SRAA® Board of Directors will consider petitions as they are received; with priority given to competitive teams that do not participate in one of the qualifying regattas. Again, schools will be notified by email No Later Than Wednesday, May 13, 2020 whether their petition has been Accepted, Waitlisted, or Denied.
May 15, 2020
Schools who receive notice on Wednesday May 13, 2020, must accept the petitioned bid and
make payment on Regatta Central No Later Than Friday May 15, 2020 at 11:59PM EDT. Purchase Order Authorization Form is due at this time if paying by check or Purchase Order. If payment or related paperwork is not received by this deadline, a $100 late fee will be assessed for each entry.
May 18, 2020
If payment of the entry plus late fee are not received by Monday, May 18, 2020 at 11:59pm EDT, the slot will be forfeited and offered to the first waitlisted entry.
Team Roster Eligibility Form must be completed, SIGNED, and emailed (roster@sraa.net) by 11:59pm EDT on May 18, 2020.
**There is a link for the Team Roster Eligibility Form on your Regatta Central Invoice.**
After 11:59pm on Monday May 18, 2020 you may ONLY substitute up to 50% of the lineup.
There is no longer a formal TEAM CHECK-IN process at the venue. SRAA® will have a Board Member on site Thursday afternoon and Friday morning to answer questions.
Schools without qualifying regattas may Petition for Open Slots.
- Early acceptance may be given to schools that are traveling from the opposite coast or long distances.
- Those schools meeting the requirements for consideration of early acceptance will be notified on a rolling basis.
- Acceptance of an Open Slot must be completed within 48 hours of notification. Payment or Purchase Order Authorization Form is expected at time of acceptance.
- The deadline to petition for one of the Open Slots is Tuesday, May 12, 2020 at 5pm EDT.
- All decisions on petitions will be made by Wednesday, May 13th. At that time, all
petitioners will be notified via email from Regatta Central indicating their status: Accepted, Waitlisted or Denied.
To Petition for one of the Open Slots
• Log on to Regatta Central and select the Petition option for the event in which you
would like to petition.
• The Petitioner MUST provide a short paragraph justifying the petition entry; include
previous results and as much detail as they believe will help the Petition Committee in
determining the Boat’s qualifications.
• Without supporting evidence, the petition will not be considered.
May 13, 2020
A subcommittee of the SRAA® Board of Directors will consider petitions as they are received; with priority given to competitive teams that do not participate in one of the qualifying regattas. Again, schools will be notified by email No Later Than Wednesday, May 13, 2020 whether their petition has been Accepted, Waitlisted, or Denied.
May 15, 2020
Schools who receive notice on Wednesday May 13, 2020, must accept the petitioned bid and
make payment on Regatta Central No Later Than Friday May 15, 2020 at 11:59PM EDT. Purchase Order Authorization Form is due at this time if paying by check or Purchase Order. If payment or related paperwork is not received by this deadline, a $100 late fee will be assessed for each entry.
May 18, 2020
If payment of the entry plus late fee are not received by Monday, May 18, 2020 at 11:59pm EDT, the slot will be forfeited and offered to the first waitlisted entry.
Team Roster Eligibility Form must be completed, SIGNED, and emailed (roster@sraa.net) by 11:59pm EDT on May 18, 2020.
**There is a link for the Team Roster Eligibility Form on your Regatta Central Invoice.**
After 11:59pm on Monday May 18, 2020 you may ONLY substitute up to 50% of the lineup.
There is no longer a formal TEAM CHECK-IN process at the venue. SRAA® will have a Board Member on site Thursday afternoon and Friday morning to answer questions.
Schools with Qualifying Regattas
EVENT DATE(s) |
QUALIFYING CHAMPIONSHIP REGATTA |
ENTRIES AVAILABLE IN REGATTA CENTRAL |
4/4 - 4/5 |
Florida State Sculling Championship |
4/6 |
4/25- 4/26 |
Florida State Sweeps Championship |
4/27 |
4/25 |
Garden State Scholastic/ Championship |
4/26 |
5/2 |
VSRC - Day 1 |
5/3 |
5/2 |
West Coast Championship |
5/4 |
5/2 - 5/3 |
Philadelphia City Championship |
5/4 |
5/3 |
DC Metro Championship |
5/4 |
5/9 |
VSRC - Day 2 |
5/10 |
5/9 - 5/10 |
Midwest Championship |
5/11 |
5/9 - 5/10 |
New York State Scholastic Championship |
5/11 |
Because this is an “Invitational” Championship, Schools will only be eligible to enter boats on Regatta Central once they have qualified.
Please Take Note of the Following Instructions
May 11, 2020
After 11:59pm EDT on Monday, May 11, 2020, all UNREGISTERED qualified boats will be removed from Regatta Central and their slots become Open Slots. After this deadline you will have to petition to be considered for an Open Slot. The deadline for petitioning is No Later Than 5pm EDT, Tuesday May 12, 2020.
SUNDAY NIGHT OF YOUR QUALIFYING REGATTA WEEKEND
NOTE: Only crews who actually qualify may fill the bids from each Qualifying Regatta. If one of the Automatic Bid slots is not filled by the qualifying crews, that Bid will be moved into the “Open Slots” where all crews may petition for that slot.
Example: GV8 - if a crew did not place in the top 3 in their final; they may not fill one of the automatic bid slots
Petitioning for Schools with a Qualifying Regattas
Schools with qualifying regattas may petition for an Open Slots beginning the Tuesday following their qualifying regatta.
Schools must submit their Petition No Later Than 5PM EDT Tuesday, May 12, 2020.
REMINDER: Do not submit a Petition for a Boat that Qualified.
To Petition for one of the Open Slots
May 13, 2020
A subcommittee of the SRAA® Board of Directors will consider petitions as they are received; priority is given to competitive teams that do not participate in one of the qualifying regattas. Schools will be notified by email No Later Than Wednesday, May 13, 2020 whether their petition has been Accepted, Waitlisted or Denied.
May 15, 2020
Schools must accept their petitioned bid and make payment on Regatta Central No Later Than Friday May 15, 2020 at 11:59PM EDT. Purchase Order Authorization Form is due at this time if paying by check or Purchase Order. If payment or related paperwork is not received by this deadline, a $100 late fee will be assessed for each entry.
May 18, 2020
If payment of the entry and late fee are not received by Monday, May 18, 2020 at 11:59PM EDT, the slot will be forfeited and offered to the first waitlisted entry.
Team Roster Eligibility Form must be completed, SIGNED, and emailed (roster@sraa.net) by 11:59pm EDT on May 18, 2020.
**There is a link for the Team Roster Eligibility Form on your Regatta Central Invoice.**
After 11:59pm on Monday May 18, 2020 you may ONLY substitute up to 50% of the lineup.
There is no longer a formal TEAM CHECK-IN process at the venue. SRAA® will have a Board Member on site Thursday afternoon and Friday morning to answer questions.
Payment
If payment and/or required paperwork and the Late Fee for each entry is not received by 11:59PM EDT on Monday, May 18, 2020, those entries will be scratched and not allowed to Race.
NO CREW WILL RACE WITHOUT PAYMENT IN FULL.
Please Take Note of the Following Instructions
- DO NOT ENTER A QUALIFIED BOAT IN A PETITIONED SLOT.
- A SCHOOL MAY ONLY QUALIFY ONE BOAT PER EVENT CATEGORY.
- YOU MAY NOT PETITION FOR AN OPEN SLOT UNTIL AFTER YOUR QUALIFYING REGATTA.
- QUALIFIED BOATS WILL BE AVAILABLE ON REGATTA CENTRAL AT 5PM EDT ON THE MONDAY AFTER YOUR QUALIFYING REGATTA.
- IF YOU DID NOT QUALIFY, YOU MAY PETITION FOR ONE OF THE OPEN SLOTS.
- DEADLINE FOR PETITIONING IS NO LATER THAN 5PM EDT, TUESDAY, MAY 12, 2020.
May 11, 2020
After 11:59pm EDT on Monday, May 11, 2020, all UNREGISTERED qualified boats will be removed from Regatta Central and their slots become Open Slots. After this deadline you will have to petition to be considered for an Open Slot. The deadline for petitioning is No Later Than 5pm EDT, Tuesday May 12, 2020.
SUNDAY NIGHT OF YOUR QUALIFYING REGATTA WEEKEND
- The Qualifier Representative is responsible for reporting official event results to Charles River Timing (info@regattatiming.com), No Later Than 11:59PM EDT on Sunday of the regatta weekend.
NOTE: Only crews who actually qualify may fill the bids from each Qualifying Regatta. If one of the Automatic Bid slots is not filled by the qualifying crews, that Bid will be moved into the “Open Slots” where all crews may petition for that slot.
Example: GV8 - if a crew did not place in the top 3 in their final; they may not fill one of the automatic bid slots
- If the Qualifier Results and bid information are not received from the Qualifier Representative by the posted deadline, the automatic bids will be added to the Open Slots. Schools will then have to petition each boat to be included in the Championship. The deadline to Petition an entry is No Later Than 5pm EDT, Tuesday May 12, 2020
- Charles River Timing will authorize entry in Regatta Central and schools will be able accept their bids; make payment by credit card or make necessary notification of check or purchase order payment.
- After 12pm (noon) EDT on the Monday following your qualified regatta, you may log into Regatta Central and populate your qualified boats.
- If you do not see your entries on the date listed below, please contact Deb at Charles River Timing (deb@regattatiming.com).
- DEADLINE to accept your Automatic Bid and complete the entry process at Regatta Central is 11:59PM EDT on Monday May 11, 2020.
- Payment of entries on Regatta Central or submission of Purchase Order Authorization Form to poauthorization@sraa.net is due at the time of accepting bids.
Petitioning for Schools with a Qualifying Regattas
Schools with qualifying regattas may petition for an Open Slots beginning the Tuesday following their qualifying regatta.
Schools must submit their Petition No Later Than 5PM EDT Tuesday, May 12, 2020.
REMINDER: Do not submit a Petition for a Boat that Qualified.
To Petition for one of the Open Slots
- Log on to Regatta Central and select the Petition option for the event in which you would like to petition.
- The Petitioner MUST provide a short paragraph justifying the petition entry; include previous results and as much detail as they believe will help the Petition Committee in determining the Boat’s qualifications.
- Without supporting evidence, the petition will not be considered.
May 13, 2020
A subcommittee of the SRAA® Board of Directors will consider petitions as they are received; priority is given to competitive teams that do not participate in one of the qualifying regattas. Schools will be notified by email No Later Than Wednesday, May 13, 2020 whether their petition has been Accepted, Waitlisted or Denied.
May 15, 2020
Schools must accept their petitioned bid and make payment on Regatta Central No Later Than Friday May 15, 2020 at 11:59PM EDT. Purchase Order Authorization Form is due at this time if paying by check or Purchase Order. If payment or related paperwork is not received by this deadline, a $100 late fee will be assessed for each entry.
May 18, 2020
If payment of the entry and late fee are not received by Monday, May 18, 2020 at 11:59PM EDT, the slot will be forfeited and offered to the first waitlisted entry.
Team Roster Eligibility Form must be completed, SIGNED, and emailed (roster@sraa.net) by 11:59pm EDT on May 18, 2020.
**There is a link for the Team Roster Eligibility Form on your Regatta Central Invoice.**
After 11:59pm on Monday May 18, 2020 you may ONLY substitute up to 50% of the lineup.
There is no longer a formal TEAM CHECK-IN process at the venue. SRAA® will have a Board Member on site Thursday afternoon and Friday morning to answer questions.
Payment
- For Crews who earned an Automatic Bid, payment is expected at the time of accepting your Automatic Bid, due No Later Than 11:59PM EDT Friday May 15, 2020.
- For Crews who petitioned for an open slot, payment is expected at the time of accepting your Petitioned Bid, due No Later Than 11:59PM EDT Friday May 15, 2020.
- Credit Cards are accepted on Regatta Central.
- All Purchase Order Authorization Forms for Checks or Purchase Orders are due No Later Than 11:59PM EDT on Friday, May 15, 2020. Checks will not be accepted without prior authorization. Email the completed form to poauthorization@sraa.net.
- The Purchase Order Authorization Form can be found here.
- If payment and/or required paperwork is not received by 11:59PM EDT on Friday, May 15, 2020, a late fee of $100 per entry will be assessed.
If payment and/or required paperwork and the Late Fee for each entry is not received by 11:59PM EDT on Monday, May 18, 2020, those entries will be scratched and not allowed to Race.
NO CREW WILL RACE WITHOUT PAYMENT IN FULL.
Entry Fees
8+ $190
4+ $120
4x $120
2x $80
1x $55
8+ $190
4+ $120
4x $120
2x $80
1x $55
Lineup DEADLINE - 11:59PM Monday, May 18, 2020.
Team Roster Eligibility Form must be completed, SIGNED, and emailed (roster@sraa.net) by 11:59pm EDT on May 18, 2020.
**There is a link for the Team Roster Eligibility Form on your Regatta Central Invoice.**
After 11:59pm on Monday May 18, 2020 you may ONLY substitute up to 50% of the lineup.
There is no longer a formal TEAM CHECK-IN process at the venue. SRAA® will have a Board Member on site Thursday afternoon and Friday morning to answer questions.
PO Authorization
Chronological Deadlines
February 26, 2020
March 30, 2020
April 6, 2020
May 11, 2020, 11:59PM EDT
May 12, 2020, 5:00PM EDT
May 13, 2020
May 15, 2020, 11:59PM EDT
- Qualifying Regattas must submit to the SRAA® at roster@sraa.net, the name of a Qualifier Representative to serve in the capacity of notifying Charles River Timing of the results of their Qualifying Regatta and who has accepted their bid to compete at SRAA®. (Results must be submitted via email to roster@sraa.net No Later Than 11:59PM EDT ON SUNDAY NIGHT OF YOUR QUALIFYING REGATTA WEEKEND)
March 30, 2020
- Charles River Timing will reach out to the Qualifier Representative from each Qualifying Regatta to provide them with instructions for submission of results.
April 6, 2020
- Schools without a Qualifying Regatta may begin to Petition for Open Slots
May 11, 2020, 11:59PM EDT
- Deadline for all Qualified Boats to Complete the Entry Process on Regatta Central and submit Payment or purchase order authorization form
- If schools miss this deadline, they will have to go through the petition process for one of the Open Slots
May 12, 2020, 5:00PM EDT
- Deadline to submit a Petition for one of the Open Slots
May 13, 2020
- Notification of Petition Decision
May 15, 2020, 11:59PM EDT
- Payments Due; Late fee assessed after deadline
- Purchase Order Authorization Form is due via email to poauthorization@sraa.net
- Late fee assessed after deadline
- Final Deadline for all Entry Payments and Late Fees- or entry forfeited
- Deadline for Team Roster Eligibility Form (Link on your Regatta Central Invoice)
- Deadline for Lineups to be Entered into Regatta Central
- After this date-50% Substitution Rule goes into effect