The Races

The boats are held by the stern on starting positions and the bows are aligned on the start line. The rower in the bow seat may raise his/her hand to indicate the crew is not ready, up until the time when the starter conducts a roll call of the crews. After the last crew has been named in the roll call, the starter raises his red flag and gives the warning command "Attention", and after a pause, says "Go", simultaneously dropping his flag. In case of a false start, a bell is rung and the starter waves a red flag to recall the crews. Crews are allowed only one false start before they are eliminated. A restart can be called for equipment breakage within 100m from the start. Straying form the line is punishable by the umpire by disqualification if interference takes place with another boat. The winner is the boat whose bow touches the finish line first, monitored by judges and a photo-finish camera. The umpire must raise a white flag at the end of a race to signify that it has been completed in accordance with the rules and that there has been no protest.

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