Rotary Race League Guidelines :

• All race league paddlers, steersperson, callers, coaches are required to complete a Rotary Dragon Boat Waiver form prior to getting on a dragon boat.
• Team rosters may change at the discretion of the Rotary Race League Organizing Committee in order to balance the team’s competitiveness.
• Each team will race two 300 meter races per Monday night from May 30, 2005 up to and including July 25, 2005 – excluding July 4, 2005.
• A member of the Rotary Race League Organizing Committee will line up the boats at the start line and announce the start of each race.
• A member of the Rotary Race League Organizing Committee will determine the finish of the races by line of site.
• 10 points will be allotted to the winner of each race.
• 5 points will be allotted to the second place winner of each race.
• 0 points will be allotted to teams that cannot compete or do not finish the race.
• In the event of a tie, both teams will receive 7.5 points
• All points allotted throughout race league season (May 30, 2005 to July 25, 2005) will be accumulated on July 25, 2005 for each team. The team standings will be determined by the number of points they have.
• A minimum of 12 paddlers are required for a boat to compete in a race. The minimum number of paddlers can be fulfilled with anyone in attendance that is a member of the race league (from other teams).
• A maximum of 20 paddlers per boat can compete in a race. There is no minimum number of women or number of men.
• Teams that have less then 12 paddlers may practice during their scheduled times during the race league season.
• The Rotary Race League Organizing Committee may, at any time, cancel Race League practices and races (due to inclement weather). Any points allotted to teams that have already raced during that evening / night will be forfeited. (Example: 3 races have completed, lightening is witnessed by a Rotary Race League Organizing Committee representative, the last race is cancelled, and then no points will be allotted to those teams that competed in the first 3 races.)
• Coaches and steerspersons will be assigned each evening to your team by the Rotary Race League Organizing Committee.
• It will be the responsibility of the team manager to ensure the team has enough people to compete each evening.
• All members should be down on the island, ready to load into their boat 15 minutes prior to their scheduled practice start time.
• All discrepancies should be written out in a document no less then 5000 words and mailed to: “Don’t You Have Anything Better To Do, P.O. Box 000, Coldhere, Alaska” Someone will not respond within 185 non-working days.
• All financial bribes to racing officials will be gladly accepted. All proceeds will go towards Stratford Rotary Community Projects.

Safety Stuff:

• Each member should be able to swim 100 meters while wearing light clothing.
• Each crew member is solely responsible for his / her own safety at all times while engaging in activities relating to practicing and racing in dragon boats
• Personal Flotation Devises (PFD’s) are mandatory for all practices and races, no inflatable PFD’s will be allowed.
• All equipment used during the practice and races will be returned intact. The replacement cost or repair of such equipment will be charged to the responsible member should negligence be determined.