National Championships

A beach sprint orientation will occur for athletes to gain more experience with the rowing discipline. All competing athletes and boat handlers are required to attend this orientation from 10-2 p.m. 

Practice and Time Trials for All Events and E/F/G/H Finals

Practice

Practice will run from 8-11:30 a.m., followed by a lunch break from 11:30-12:30 p.m. Time trials will commence at 12:30 p.m. E/F/G/H finals will begin at 3:45 p.m. in the men's and women's youth single and double sculls. 

Heats, Semifinals and Finals

Heats decided from the time trials on Tuesday will take place on Wednesday morning at 8:30 a.m followed by semifinals and finals. 

No – both boat handlers for a race entry can be of any gender for the 2025 USRowing Youth Beach Sprint National Championships.  

Yes – crews may be comprised of athletes from different clubs, and athletes may also race unaffiliated. 

Oar rentals will be available for $75/day from our vendor Croker Oars. Contact Greg Doyle greg@crokerusa.com to arrange a rental. 

Boat Handlers are considered Support Staff with access to the athlete/participant area. Because of this, Support Staff must be entered in RegattaCentral under the ‘Coach & Support Staff’ tab. Support Staff must have the following to be compliant:  

• Current Membership (for the full duration of the regatta) 
• Signed Membership Agreement & Waiver
• SafeSport Self-Attestation/Current SafeSport Training (valid for the full duration of the regatta).

We recommend that athletes wear their usual rowing unisuits as they would for classic rowing competitions. Some athletes prefer to wear sun shirts for extra protection. Sunglasses and water shoes are highly recommended. 

There will be access to water on-site. Athletes are recommended to bring their own food, however there may be a food vendor on site. 

Athletes must meet the “Youth” definition to be eligible to race at the 2025 USRowing Youth Beach Sprint National Championships. The definition of “Youth” can be found in the event entry packet.  

Our regatta will use racing shells manufactured by Lite Boats, provided by USRowing. Participating athletes do not need to bring any shells when racing at the 2025 USRowing Beach Sprint National Championships.  

Yes – Boat handlers play an imperative role for racing crews to steer around the course buoys during competition. The hand signals will be taught during Monday’s orientation and the coach's practical. 

Boat handlers are registered in RegattaCentral by clicking on ‘Coaches and Support Staff’ listed under Registration in the left-hand menu. They are considered support staff for the regatta and should be listed here to receive credentials. Note, only the RegattaCentral account that made the event entry will be able to submit the boat handler as Support Staff.   

We will be adopting the same rules of racing in terms of time penalty for missing turn buoys consistent with the World Rowing’s rules in section d(i-ii), “A crew not correctly rounding any buoy on the course shall be awarded a sanction of a time penalty as follows: (i.) Not correctly rounding the first or second buoy from the beach – 30 seconds each instance; (ii.) Not correctly rounding the third buoy from the beach – 120 seconds.” 

No – Rigging may not be adjusted to any of the boat’s hardware and is kept standardized. In the boat, the only elements that may be adjusted are the oars and foot stretcher position (tracks, not angles).