OVERVIEW
The Robert E. Day, Jr. Capital Sprints Regatta began as a scrimmage among cross-town rivals and has grown into a summer racing tradition for rowing teams all over the D.C. area and up and down the East Coast. It was renamed in honor of Robert E. Day, Jr., in 2018.

Each year, more than 200 youth and adult athletes with various physical abilities compete in 30+ sweep and sculling rowing categories.

All races are 1000m. We expect to have great competition for all entry interests.

We have food trucks, medals, and loads of fun seeing old friends and making new ones. 

RACE CATEGORIES
Capital Sprints will include masters, novice, juniors, inclusion, and adaptive events. There will be men's, women's, mixed gender, and open gender events.

We are excited to be using the new World Rowing handicap calculator for the masters races at Cap Sprints this year!

Novice: No age requirements. Novice is a defined as someone for whom 2026 is their first year of racing.

Junior: A competitor who, in the current calendar year, does not attain the age of 19.

Master: A competitor who has attained or will attain the age of 21 during the current calendar year.  A competitor's age is determined as of December 31 of the current calendar year.

Open Age: No age restrictions.

Inclusion Events: Lineups must be composed of at least 50% para rowers. Inclusion partners may be any gender. While rowers are generally required to represent only one club at a regatta, inclusion partners may represent their para rower’s club in an inclusion event.

Mixed Gender Events: Lineups must be composed of at least 50% women. The other rowers may be any gender.

Open Gender Events: Rowers of any gender and any combination of gender lineups are welcome to participate in Open Gender events.

OTHER DETAILS

Bow Numbers:
Please bring your own bow numbers if possible.

On-Site Water:
Please bring reusable water bottles as we will have potable water on site.