Rowing: Beach Sprint Championships 2026-27

DATES

Friday 4^th September 2026 – Sunday 6^th September 2026

VENUE

Bournemouth, Dorset, in front of the “Toft Zig-Zag”.

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ADDRESS

Undercliff Drive

Bournemouth

BH1 3EP

ENTRY OPENING DATE

Thursday 06 August 2026

ENTRY CLOSING DATE

Individual Events

Tuesday 25 August 2026 at 23:59 – Student / Competitor Deadline

(Students / Competitors must apply by this deadline)

Thursday 27 August 2026 at 23:59 – Institution Administrator Deadline

(Institutional Administrators are given 48 hours after the student / competitor deadline to approve entries)

ENTRY COSTS

£40 per competitor

Open Championship (1x)

Women’s Championship (1x)

Please see Appendix 1 and Reg 6 for available BUCS Points.

This event is aimed at those with experience competition in coastal rowing.

To apply for the competition all eligible competitors must follow these steps:

1. Competitor to apply to the event on BUCS Play (Instructions on how to do this can be found here)
2. Institution administrator approves entry (Instructions on how to do this can be found here)
3. BUCS approves/denies entry into competition and publishes confirmed entry list

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By participating in this event you agree to adhere to BUCS General Event Disclaimer

To check whether you are eligible to compete in BUCS competitions, please visit REG 4 Individual Eligibility.

IAs are not required to enter a boat as it is an individual competition only. The student should enter themselves and the IA is required to approve their entry.

Please refer to the Notice of Competition for all event information.

The BUCS General Regulations can be found here

The BUCS Rowing Regulations can be found here - Please note where there are differences in regulations for the BUCS Rowing Beach Sprint Championships compared to the other BUCS Rowing events.

All competitors should be familiar with and understand available gender categories and regulations under REG 4.3. Please find further information on gender eligibility here.

Competitors are required to have British Rowing Race Membership at the time of entry. You will be asked for your membership number when entering. If you do not already have a British Rowing Membership, you can purchase from the British Rowing website

Please see REG 7.9 for our withdrawal policy

Official photographers will be appointed by British Rowing.

This will be released closer to the competition date.

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