Following the success of the Junior Coxed Fours events in 2010, the committee will be retaining these events for 2011 race with the same entry conditions (i.e. only one entry per club or school in each of Open and Women’s J4+, with no composite entries and no point minimum applying).

Schools are advised not to attempt to get around the one entry rule by entering a second crew under the guise of an alumni club crew, as it is likely to be refused entry.

Senior events will return to the 2011 HOR4s, with the re-introduction of Open Senior coxless fours and the introduction of a Women’s Senior coxless fours event – the first Women’s Senior event to be offered.

The biggest change for 2011 is in the Intermediate 2 coxed fours events, where a club and academic split will no longer be offered. However the ‘no composite’ rule has been dropped.

Alongside this, the points minimum for all crews entered in Sweep events -- excepting Junior coxed fours events and overseas crews -- will be raised to 8 points with immediate effect (was 6 in 2010) to reflect changes in the British Rowing points rules that were implemented on 1st April 2011.

To summarise, the events on offer at the 2011 HOR4s will be:

QUAD SCULLS:
OPEN Elite; Elite lwt; IM1; Junior
WOMEN Elite; Elite lwt; IM1; Junior

COXLESS:
OPEN Elite; Senior; IM1
WOMEN Elite; Senior; IM1

COXED:
OPEN Elite; IM1; IM2; Junior
WOMEN IM1; IM2; Junior

Entries for the 2011 race will close on Friday 21st October or earlier if the race is fully subscribed.