Veteran Handicap Events

(The contents of this page have been borrowed from 'Richard & Judy's Rowing Page' and from the National Veterans Championship site. Thanks and attributions to both. These two handy little javascript calculators can be used as ready reckoners to sort out problems otherwise requiring mental arithmetic - which we don't do anymore at our age, do we?

There's more detailed info on Veteran handicapping here.

Veteran Handicapping Data - UNOFFICIAL Calculator

Veteran Classes
Standard Race Time (mm:ss)




Graphs

Looking at the data in the handicapping tables, it is clear that a linear relationship between Standard Time and Handicap has been assumed. Handicap Factors, expressed as "seconds of Handicap" per "minute of Standard Time" can be calculated from the published table. To work out the handicap time, calculcate the difference in Handicap Factor (below) for the appropriate Veteran categories, then multiply this by the Standard Time in minutes.

e.g. (taking the example from the Rowing Almanack), 1000m 4+, standard time 3:20.

Age Category Calculator

Select Boat Type

1x
2- / 2+ / 2x
4- / 4+ / 4x
8o

Specify Year of Birth for Each Crew Member

bow

Notes

All Veterans in 2005 must have been born in or before: 1974

Vet

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

Age

31

36

43

50

55

60

65

70

75

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Born in

1974

1969

1962

1955

1950

1945

1940

1935

1930

'Year'

74

69

62

55

50

45

40

35

30

Range

1970 - 1974

1963 - 1969

1956 - 1962

1951 - 1955

1946 - 1950

1941 - 1945

1936 - 1940

1931 - 1935

1930 and before

Total of 'year's for the whole crew (excluding the cox) must be less than or equal to :-

 

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

1x

74

69

62

55

50

45

40

35

30

2x

148

138

124

110

100

90

80

70

60

4x

296

276

248

220

200

180

160

140

120

8x

592

552

496

440

400

360

320

280

240

 

For example: -                                                                                                                                       

                                                                                                                                                                

For a double scull whose members were born in 1969 and 1960 the total of the 'year's would be 69 + 60, i.e. 129 so they would have to row Vet B.                                                                                                               

                                                                                                                                                                

For a coxed four with members born in 1943, 1944, 1945 & 1946 the total would be 43 + 44 + 45 + 46, i.e. 178 so they would have to row Vet F.