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- A 2026 petition alleges Christ’s College’s carbon-fibre oars gave it a three-boat advantage in the 1988 Maadi Cup final and asks Rowing New Zealand to overturn the result.
- Rowing New Zealand received the petition on May 18 2026, says it is still reviewing it, and had earlier rejected a March 11 2026 complaint on March 20.
- The petition also seeks minimum-weight rules for oars, skiffs and coxswains, protest rights, and technology limits like cycling.
