Masters Rowing

A rower may compete as a Masters rower from the beginning of the year during which he or she reaches the age of 27.

A Masters rower is placed in the age category corresponding to the age that he or she attains during the current year. The average and minimum ages exclude the coxswain.

Mixed crew events may be held for Masters crews in which half of the crew excluding the coxswain are women and half are men. The coxswain may be of either gender.

For more information, contact the Masters' Committee .

Age Categories:

• A: average age 27 or more
• B: average age 36 or more
• C: average age 43 or more
• D: average age 50 or more
• E: average age 55 or more
• F: average age 60 or more
• G: average age 65 or more
• H: average age 70 or more
• I: average age 75 or more
  
  

  Canadian Masters Events

• FISA's Masters Calendar for 2010 - download pdf.  For more info on World Rowing events, see www.worldrowing.com
• Results of the 2009 RCA Masters Survey (pdf) and comments (Excel)
• Update on the organizing of the 2010 FISA World Rowing Masters regatta, to be held in St. Catharines, Ont. - September 2 to 5, 2010. 
• Information on the 2009 RCA Canadian Masters Championships (CMC), including pics and results, can be found here. Photos by Kevin Light can be purchased here.
  
• Each year, Rowing Canada sanctions the CMC.  In 2010 however, the CMC will not be held to give all masters the opportunity to compete in the FISA World Masters Regatta.
• The package to bid on hosting the 2011 CMC will be available in the spring of 2010.
• In 2007, the regatta was also held in Victoria at the Victoria City Rowing Club . See the Canadian Masters Wrap-up, link to Masters results and a background article on Masters Regatta in Victoria Going Green.
• For other regattas, see our Regatta Schedule.
  

RCA Masters Committee

Bonnie Anderson - Nova Scotia
Michael Clark - British Columbia
Neil Duckworth - 2009 CMC organizing committee rep
Lynda Dundas - RCA PRAC rep
Louise Hastings - Ontario
Brian McGuigan - Alberta - committee chair
Dave Millar - Saskatchewan
Eric Therrien - Quebec
Roger Tremblay - New Brunswick

Committee liaison:  RCA Domestic Development Officer - Sport Technical, Dave Derry dderry@rowingcanada.org

Photo: seated L to R: Roger Tremblay, Louise Hastings, Lynda Dundas. Back row, L to R:  Eric Therrien, Dave Derry, Michael Clark, Neil Duckworth, Brian McGuigan, Dave Millar.