Three cheers to the rowers who prevailed on the keepers of the Gay Games dogmatists!

For years, the Gay Games organizers have insisted that athletes must pay both a participation fee and a sports fee in order to compete. For rowers, the idea of paying upwards of US$200 just to have the right to pay a regatta registration fee of US$70 was beyond ludicrous.

So now we can just pay the event-only registration fee of US$70. Unlike most regatta entries, the fixed price allows crews to enter any number of races in five boat divisions. So if you have the crews and the energy, you can can race as much as you want!

As stated in our earlier news, regular Gay Games registration ends on 31 May 2014, and late registration begins on 01 June 2014.

For event-only, there is no published deadline for registration as of this writing. If you visit the Eventbrite event-only registration page, it does give a 'sales end' date, but we would encourage everyone who is considering competing to register sooner than that.