This weekend Skibbereen Regatta kicks off the first Grand League event of the 2023 regatta season. With a huge entry of over 750 crews, it’s going to be an event not to be missed!

The Grand League is made up of four events; Skibbereen Regatta, Lough Rynn Regatta, Dublin Metropolitan Regatta and Cork Regatta. These events differ from regular regattas as the events are grouped in two divisions, allowing rowers to compete against crews of similar speed rather than just being confined to their age or points category.

Division 1 is made up of Senior, Lightweight, Intermediate, Club 1 and Junior 18A grades and Division 2 is made up of Club 2, Junior 18 B, Novice and Junior 16 grades.

At each of the Grand League events, clubs will win points depending on the finishing position of each of their crews. After all four events, the points for each club will be added up and a prize will be presented to the overall top club and the top clubs for Division 1 Men, Division 1 Women, Division 2 Men and Division 2 Women. In the event of a draw, the club with more 1st place finishes will win. The winning clubs will be presented with their awards at the Rowing Ireland Awards in December.

The points allocation can be seen in the below table:

Position1x2x/2-4x/48+
1st34435465
2nd27364656
3rd22303950
4th18253344
5th15212836
6th13182430
7th12162126
8th11152025
9th10141924
10th9131823
11th8121722
12th7111621
13th6101520
14th591419
15th481318
16th371217
17th261116
18th151015