Your boat and its riggers must be structurally sound and race worthy. Don’t forget to place secure watertight caps on buoyancy tanks.

A supple ball at least four centimeters in diameter must be securely attached to the bow. It must be either white or a fluorescent color. If you aren’t certain why bow balls are important, click here. The boat must have a bow number that corresponds to your lane assignment.Quick releases for footgear that is attached permanently to the boat. You may use string or Velcro devices, but each shoe in the boat must have a functional release allowing rowers to leave the boat quickly in the event of a capsize.Sweep oars may not be less than 5mm thick; sculling oars may not be thinner than 3mm.Your boat may have an electronic amplifier such as a cox box, and you are permitted to row with equipment that provides statistical information about crew performance, such as stroke rate or elapsed time. Radios or other equipment capable of sending or receiving information to or from the boat are prohibited, whether or not they are actually used.

Your hull may not have bottom tape or any substance that alters the mechanical or chemical interaction between the hull and the water.