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2018 Head Of The Charles Regatta Announcements

HOCR Schedule

The 54th HOCR will be the last time the event will be held on a single weekend. To accommodate the ever growing capacity at HOCR, the event will now take place on multiple weekends beginning in 2019. Sculling events will now take place on the antepenultimate Sunday of October, with remaining sweep events taking place on the traditional penultimate weekend in October. With increased capacity the lottery process will be discontinued and entries will be served on a first come, first serve basis until event capacity (85 hulls) is met.

Drone Pilots

Inspired by the increasing demand of autonomous cars, we are excited to announce a new event of self-steering boats. Athletes who are unable to acquire a cox for their boat will be placed into a self-steering boat event. Shells will be equipped with GPS technology that controls the rudder based on course input. HereNow has been developing the technology and will be 'piloting' at sprint races this spring/summer.

National Anthem

Head Of The Charles will serve as the last stop for Beyonce and Jay-Z's OTRII Tour. They will sing the National Anthem Saturday and Sunday mornings at 7:30AM. All competitors will receive a free membership to Jay-Z's streaming service TIDAL.

New Penalties for Buoy Violations

2018 rule change includes new penalties for buoy violation. In addition to time penalties, a charge of $10 for first buoy, and $30 for each additional buoy cut. Appeals for buoy penalties will require a $100 review fee - which is refunded if the penalty is overturned.