It may take 15 to 20 minutes to complete the course. The length of the race depends on the venue, but it is normally around 5000 meters. Sprints are 2000 meters in length, down a mostly straight river or lake. The course is usually 6 lanes wide with a start and a finish line. Power and mental control often determine the winner of these races.
Boats line up together at the start and race head to head down the course to the finish line.
Competitions include a variety of varsity and club teams from colleges as well as teams from local and distant boat clubs. We compete against everyone from University of Toledo, Ohio State, OU, Miami to Purdue, Wisconsin, University of West Virginia and many others. Land practices are held at the student rec. Those practices are for endurance training and muscle attention. They usually occur in the beginning of the spring semester, but may take place on occurrence during the fall semester.