Rowing regatta management software

Rowing is divided into sculling and sweep rowing. Scullers hold two oars, one in each hand, and race in single sculls, double sculls and quadruple sculls. Sweep rowers hold a single oar with both hands and race in pairs, fours and eights. Some boats carry a coxswain who steers and directs the crew, and the eight always does.

A regatta programme combines boat classes with categories. The same boat class may be raced by junior, under-23, senior, lightweight and masters crews, by men, women and mixed crews, and by club or school crews of different standards. Zeetius Tournaments lets an organiser build each event from its boat class, category and gender, with its own entry limit and fee.

Para-rowing, indoor rowing and coastal or head races can be added to the same calendar. Each is set up as its own event with its own rules, so a club or federation can keep all of its rowing competitions on one platform rather than in separate systems.

• Sculling. Single sculls, double sculls and quadruple sculls, each rower with two oars.
• Sweep. Pairs, fours and eights, each rower with one oar, with or without a coxswain.
• Categories. Junior, under-23, senior, lightweight and masters events, set by the organiser.

Rowing uses its own progression system. Crews race in heats, and the fastest crews in each heat advance directly, while the others race again in a repechage for the remaining places. Larger events add quarter-finals and semi-finals, and crews that do not reach the main final may race in B or C finals to decide the lower places.

The right progression depends on the number of crews entered. On Zeetius, the rounds, the number of crews advancing from each race and the use of repechages and lower finals are configured for each event, so a small event can race a straight final while a large one runs a full progression.

Lane draws decide which water each crew races on. A regatta course is usually divided into several lanes, and draws for later rounds are often made according to the results of the previous round, with the leading crews placed in the centre lanes. The draw method for your regatta is configurable, and start lists show each crew's lane.

• Heats. The fastest crews in each heat advance directly to the next round.
• Repechages. A second chance for the crews that did not advance from the heats.
• A, B and C finals. The main final for the medals and lower finals to decide the remaining places.

Results are published race by race as soon as the officials confirm them, so crews, coaches and families can see the outcome and the next round's draw without waiting at the results board. Every crew member can receive a certificate generated in bulk from the results. Live scoring for your regatta can be discussed with our team.

Over a season, results become rankings. Zeetius Federation prepares rank lists from real results by boat class, category and gender, which is how a federation tracks its leading clubs and crews, builds a points table for a regatta series and selects rowers for national squads. Each ranking can be traced back to the regattas that produced it.

Regatta records and course records can be kept alongside the results that set them, with the crew, the event and the date recorded once. Because times on the water depend heavily on wind and stream, each record is kept with the regatta and the date that produced it, and a club or federation keeps all of its rowing history in one place.