OURCs Rules
Please note that the ARA is now British Rowing - all references to the ARA found within these rules should be read as British Rowing whilst we approve the necessary changes.
OURCs Rules & Constitutions
Dates refer to last updates within each chapter.
- Chapter 1: Constitution (9th Feb 2010)
- Chapter 2: Rules and Regulations Relating To Conduct of College and University Boat Clubs (9th Feb 2010)
- Chapter 3: General Rules of Racing (18th Jun 2009)
- Chapter 4: Rules For Bumping Races (18th Jun 2009)
- Chapter 5: Rules for Autumn Fours (22nd Jan 2009)
- Chapter 6: OURCs Regulations For Other Regattas on the Isis (24th Mar 2008)
Appendices
These appendices provide extra useful information which supplement the rules.
- Appendix A: Affiliated College Boat Clubs (27th Jan 2010)
- Appendix B: Duty of Care: Common Law Negligence (24th Mar 2008)
- Appendix C: Example Documents (24th Mar 2008)
- Appendix D: Items relating to "Rowing on the River" from the Proctors' and Assessor's Memorandum (8th Oct 2008)
- Appendix E: Council for Oxford University Rowing (24th Mar 2008)
- Appendix F: Change Log (9th Jun 2008)
- Appendix G: Record of Honorary Memberships (22nd Feb 2010)
Under rule R9.1 the OURCs committee may grant permission for crews to have more than one crew out on a weekday morning. Details of who has permission for this are contained on this page.
Explanatory Notes
These are part of the ourcsWiki and form helpful notes about why certain rules exist and previous interpretations of rules.
Other Rules
These are external links containing rules which may be useful to OURCs clubs. These links will be updated shortly to recognise the transformation of the ARA into British Rowing.
- Summary of 2007 ARA Rule Changes (David Biddulph)
- FISA Rules of Racing (FISA)
