Safety Requirements

You agree to equip yourself and your crew with

- A seaworthy rowing boat

- Rowing boat insurance

- Capable and competent crew

- A guard boat (can be shared for singled and doubles)

- A life jacket / buoyancy aid per person (cox to wear)

- 3 distress flares

- A knife

- An attached rope suitable for towing

- VHF Radio

- Number identification (e.g your boat number) on guard boat

Compliance

Competitors will be subject to boat safety scrutiny checks at the finish of the race with the potential for disqualification for those not complying.

Race Rules

All competitors must read and confirm their agreement to the race rules (linked below) covering the boat insurance, equipment and the crew.

Race Rules

Guard Boat

All entries must have a guard boat. All quad boats should have a guard boat and double / singles could share a guard boat. It is important that guard boat is capable and equipped to rescue the whole crew and has a VHF radio.

There is a safety briefing at St Helier Yacht Club which will be confirmed (GRC will organise a briefing and publish a date).

This is mandatory for all Jersey skippers and the crew Captain should ensure they can attend. Failure to attend may result in the entry being withdrawn.

All skippers agree to safeguard the rowing boat in which the crew will be competing until the crew member(s) is/are returned to safety and will co-operate with the organisers to that end.