Re: Scullers Head

"Neil Wallace" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> However, I was simply surprised at the lack of even a partial refund
> (correct me if I'm wrong here), but that may well be due to my being
> relatively new to the sport. I have benefited from your explanations, and
> assume all competitors new that this would be the case in the eventuality
of
> a cancellation.
>
> Is this commonplace accross sport?
> It is maybe unfair to site having a ticket to a cancelled football match,
> but if I entered, say, the London marathon and it was cancelled as we
> congregated at the start, would there similarly be no refund
> And back to rowing..... do any clubs out there give refunds for cancelled
> head races or regattas? (I am unsure of my own clubs position on this.)

Wallingford HOR state full refunds in the event of cancellation - but I
suspect that many of the extra costs of Scullers HOR and the rest of the
Tideway races stem from the need to involve many external agencies (PLA,
Police, Council, St John etc etc), all of whom require payment regardless of
whether the event happens or not.  A smaller event, on a less congested bit
of river, in a less congested bit of the country may be able to make more
use of volunteers, who do not need to be so fully compensated in the event
of cancellation.

The Tideway races, like Football matches, are not only major rowing races,
but major events in their own right, given the numbers of participants and
supporters.  I rather suspect that a "on the start line" cancellation to the
London Marathon would not result in a full refund - or if it did that would
be at a substantial loss to the organisers, which perhaps they can manage
because of the income from corporate sponsorship / TV rights.

Conor