BLACK MOUNTAIN PENINSULA, canberra
Total prize pool $100,000
The 2025 Golden Oar regatta is a demonstration event to showcase an exciting new format for rowing in Australia.
Red Shed is embarking on the ambitious project to host this major rowing event to attract rowers from Australia and all over the world. Uniquely fashioned around mixed sculling events, The Golden Oar, will take place over two competition days in an multi distance event format with $100,000 being offered in cash prizes.
Entries will be limited to 42 boats per category.
Three Races
- 1500m on the Yarramundi Reach buoyed rowing course
- 3000m Time Trial
- 350m Sprint to determine winners.
Four Categories
- Open Mixed Quad Scull
- Under 19 Mixed Coxed Quad Scull
- Masters Mixed Quad Scull
- PR3 Mixed Double Scull
Big Prizes
A $100,000 prize pool will be on offer which will be awarded based on the following:
- Open 1st $30,000 2nd $15,000 3rd $7,500
- Under 19 1st $10,000 2nd $5,000 3rd $2,500
- Masters 1st $10,000 2nd $5,000 3rd $2,500
- PR3 1st $10,000 2nd $5,000 3rd $2,500
*PLUS $5,000 for fastest crew in each category
Entry fees will be $100 per seat i.e $400 per Quad Scull, $200 per PR3 Double Scull.
Regatta Overview Saturday morning 1 November The 1500m event will be held on 6 lanes of the fully buoyed course at Yarramundi Reach on Lake Burley Griffin. Up to 7 races in each category will be timed and the time achieved will be used to calculate total time by adding it to the time achieved in the Sunday morning Time Trial. The Organising Committee will attempt to make each race as competitive as possible. Sunday morning 2 November The 3,000m time trial will start from Scrivener Dam near Government House and finish in front of Red Shed at Black Mountain Peninsula. The event will be timed and the time achieved will be added to the 1500m time to calculate the total time. Starting positions will be based on the results of the 1500m, with the fastest crews starting first. Sunday afternoon 2 November The 350m Sprint will be held in front of Red Shed in seeded heats of six crews, starting from the slowest heat to fastest, based on the 1500m and 3000m results. The final six crews will race for the prize pool. If any crew in any other heat other than the final posts the fastest time of all heats, that crew will win the bonus prize of $5000.
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Presentation
Presentations will be held at the conclusion of racing on Sunday afternoon.
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Entries
How to Enter – coming soon.
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Other Info
Off the water there will be plenty of entertainment, food and beverage options and merchandise so be sure to bring your friends, family and supporters. Boat and trailer storage will be available adjacent to Red Shed, John Cardiff Close, Acton, ACT.
Our preferred accommodation supplier is East Hotel, Kingston ACT. 10% discount when you mention The Golden Oar.