At a special general meeting of the Stewards late in 1901, a motion moved by Colonel Makins ‘ that in the opinion of this meeting it is inexpedient that any alteration in the rules of the regatta be made at present ’ was carried by 19 votes to 5.

It has been cancelled due to the death of any monarch, and any year a coronation has taken place or a milestone jubilee celebrated, the regatta has been held in honour of the monarch.

The schools compete in both the fall and spring within regional districts and then, if they qualify through district championships, at a national championship regatta.

The final regatta is always held in Tórshavn on the national day, or actually on the day before the national day, which is called Ólavsøka.

The Admiral's Cup regatta was started in 1957 and was normally a biennial event ( occurring in odd-numbered years ) which was competed for between national teams.

Todos os Santos Bay has also been traditionally the venue for rowing contests at the Enseada dos Tainheiros, in Salvador and now the bay is included in the routes of the great international regattas, such as the Ralley Les Iles du Soleil, regatta Hong Kong Challenge and the Expo 98 Round the World Rally, which consider the bay an important stop along the route.

The conditions are sometimes such that an international regatta would be cancelled, but the Boat Race has a tradition of proceeding even in potential sinking conditions ( see Sinkings above ).

The regatta regularly attracts international crews to race.

The change of the international distance to 2000 m and the addition of a fifth day to the regatta in 1986 allowed the Committee of Management to revisit the decision.

The Jes also sends crews to Ghent, in Belgium, for the annual KRSG international regatta.

The World Rowing Championships is an international rowing regatta organized by FISA ( the International Rowing Federation ).

The European Rowing Championships is an international Rowing regatta organised by FISA ( the International Rowing Federation ).

The World Rowing Junior Championships is an international rowing regatta organized by FISA ( the International Rowing Federation ).

The first regatta was hosted here in 1933 and since been the venue of a large number of international rowing events ( including the first ever World Rowing Championships ).

The Coupe de la Jeunesse, is an international rowing regatta rowed over 2, 000 m every year.

In 1886 the ACA and the RCC held the first international canoe sailing regatta.

The Admiral's Cup is an international yachting regatta.

* Varsity ( rowing regatta ) ( Netherlands )

He was a member of the University rowing team that won the world famous regatta between Oxford and Cambridge for three consecutive years.

From 1886, the society provided members of the Common Room with tobacco and cigarettes from its funds, as well as tea and coffee ; however, " The President shall have the power to stop smoking while the Torpid rowing eight entering a regatta in Hilary Term and the Eight eight entering a regatta in Trinity Term are in training.

Despite the small size of the Hall, an VIII has been put on the river for many years, the self-proclaimed ' Benet's Bisons '; in recent years, it has had a good record of winning ' blades ', the trophy awarded for ' bumping ' ( rowing past teams ranked above ) every day in a regatta.

Indeed, the very occasional lapses in this winning run, such as the Lucerne regatta in 2000, were regarded with surprise by both the rowing community and the press.

Eights Week, also known as Summer Eights, is a four-day regatta of bumps races which constitutes the University of Oxford's main intercollegiate rowing event of the year.

Whereas paddlers face forward and the drummer backwards, it is reversed in rowing shells where all the rowers face backwards with the coxswain the only one in the boat facing forward and able to view the straight ahead course of the craft as it makes its way down the regatta course lane towards the finish line.

The championships and festival are held on the famous Schuylkill River rowing regatta course.

When the IRA moved the regatta to other venues, the Mid-Hudson Rowing Association was formed to preserve rowing in the area.

The Stewards felt that they faced a dilemma: on the one hand it was argued that women's rowing would never flourish whilst there were no women's events at Britain's premier regatta ; on the other it was clear that open women ’ s events would be dominated by foreign competitors, whilst events closed to foreign competitors would not serve the desired purpose.

It is the largest 2-day regatta in the world, with nearly 9, 000 athletes rowing in over 1, 900 boats in 61 events.

* Varsity ( rowing regatta ), the biggest student rowing regatta in the Netherlands

The inaugural programme included a fireworks display, parade, vintage car display, Henley rowing regatta, river floats including a " Lord Mayor's houseboat ", cycling race, tennis at Kooyong, concerts including performances by the Victorian Symphony Orchestra and Royal Philharmonic choir, crowning of the Queen of Moomba and riverside carnival.

The Ten Eyck Trophy is given to the rowing team with the highest score at the Intercollegiate Rowing Association regatta each year.

Competitors gain points in both rowing and sculling by winning a qualifying race ( a regatta race with more than 2 entries ).

See Links ) A Gaelic Athletic Association pitch to the west of the town caters for traditional Gaelic Games and a rowing regatta is contested every August bank holiday weekend.

The annual regatta takes place the third weekend of August. Sailing is the main attraction to the village however rowing and swimming are also a part of the community.

There was a weekend event which attracted 7000 spectators with the rowing course hosting a regatta attended by 188 crews and representing 80 South Island rowing clubs.

The college boat club has not enjoyed as much success, but were the highest ranked blades in the 2007 Summer Eights regatta.

The most prestigious event at the regatta is the Grand Challenge Cup for Men's Eights, which has been awarded since the regatta was first staged.

The regatta has official commentary, which is announced at these points along the course.

Leander Club has a large marquee constructed for the regatta week and holds a large function on the Saturday night of the Regatta.

Since the 1970s the number of girls competing in the regatta has increased significantly ; Seymour College ( an all-girls school ) gained entry to the regatta in 2006, and Annesley College ( an all-girls school ) competed for the first time in 2007.

The NEIRA championship regatta which has been held on the lake since the 1950s and now features over 40 schools in 8 +, 4 + and 1X divisions.

The recipient of the 2003 Halberg Award for NZ Sportsman of the Year, Fouhy has not since dropped out of the top 5 globally in his sport, and holds the world's fastest time in the K1 1000m event, which he achieved at a 2006 World Cup regatta in Poland.

It hosts the Hampton Court and Dittons Regatta and has its own an annual regatta on the river opposite Hampton Court Palace.

If a regatta has a point system for determining the overall champion, it is based on the showing of the Varsity 8, the Second Varsity 8, and the Freshman 8 plus other boats.

Since 2004 the regatta has used Intermediate, Senior and Elite categories instead of College, Club and Open.

The swim was suspended for some years in the 1990s due to high pollution levels in the river, but the race has recently been re-incorporated into the regatta following a decline in the pollution levels.

An annual regatta is held at Moville every year in August, and has done so since early in the 19th century.

The regatta has long-standing ties with the Canadian monarchy: The regatta has been visited by members of the Royal Family, including Prince Albert Edward ( later King Edward ) in 1860 and Queen Elizabeth II in 1978.