The 77^th Annual Stotesbury Cup Regatta

• 2003 Regatta Schedule - Please send any entry questions to Carole Graham.
• Weather forecast for Philadelphia
• Regatta Information - all the rules and regulations
• How to register - all registration done on-line at Regatta Central. Entry deadline May 1.
• Traffic patterns and time trials rules
• Parking guidelines
• Events, Trophies, 2002 Champions
• Winners - the winner of every Stotesbury Cup Regatta race since 1927.
• Inclement weather plan

Regatta Information

Location - Schuylkill River, Philadelphia, PA

Host Organization - Schuylkill Navy of Philadelphia

This is a USRowing registered regatta.

Questions - Contact Clete Graham, home: 302-479-9294

Registration

• Registration will be held on Thursday, May 15, 3:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m., Lloyd Hall
• All crews MUST register on Thursday and be represented at the Thursday evening meeting.
• Entry information for each school will be provided in a team packet at the time of registration. The coach or team representative should check and verify the entries and boats for his/her school. All substitutions and scratches must be reported at registration.
• All trophies must be returned by their 2002 winners at registration or earlier, if possible. Please contact Reg Witzeling to make arrangements.

The Course - All events will be 1500 meters. The course will be open for pre-regatta practice on Thursday, May 15.

Regatta Schedule - Final races will be held in the order listed below. There will be no exceptions.

Head style time trials for all events will be held on Friday. Semi finals will run on Friday afternoon and Saturday morning. Finals will run on Saturday afternoon.

Races will not be delayed for crews that are late to the start for any reason. Crews must start in the order assigned for time trials. For semi-finals and finals, crews must be in their lanes and locked onto the stake boat two minutes before the start of their race.

The regatta schedule will be posted after the entry deadline on May 1. We expect to have it by May 5. Our best guess of the regatta schedule is last year's schedule:

• Time trials
• Semi-finals and finals

Team Roster - As part of the on-line entry procedures at Regatta Central, you will prepare a team roster. Team rosters must be signed by the Headmaster, Principal, or Athletic Director of the school and contain only the names of bona fide students who are in regular attendance at day classes and whose academic eligibility meets the regular requirements of their school. Rosters must include every individual listed on entry forms.

Waivers - Every competitor must complete a waiver and return it with the entry forms. No competitor will be allowed to race without a signed waiver on file. Coaches, note: Waivers must be signed by parents. Start early!

Substitutions - A crew other than a single scull may substitute up to one-half of its rowers, as well as the coxswain. Any substitutions MUST be announced at registration and MUST be accompanied by a team roster signed by the Headmaster, Principal, or Athletic Director of the school in accordance with the "Team Roster" rule above.

Entry Deadline - Entries are due no later than Thursday, May 1, 2003. After that date, entries will be accepted at the discretion of the Regatta Committee on a "lane available" basis and only with a $25.00 per boat late fee. Entry Fees

• 8 - $100.00
• 4+, 4x - $75.00
• 2x - $55.00
• 1x - $35.00

Scratch Fees - Entry fees will be refunded if the scratches are made before Friday, May 2, 2003. Those scratching after that time will forfeit their entry fees. Those scratching after Thursday, May 1, 2003, will forfeit their fees and be assessed a $25.00 scratch fee to be paid prior to competition by any other boat from that school in subsequent races.

If fewer than three entries are received for a given event, the event may be scratched and the entered schools notified. Entry fees for such scratched events will be refunded.

Eligibility - Competitors may enter and compete in only one event. All competitors in a boat must represent the same high school. Eligibility is assigned to students in their freshman through senior years (9th through 12th grades). Each athlete has four consecutive years of eligibility beginning with entry into the freshman year (9th grade).

Age Requirements - Eligible competitors must not have attained the age of 19 years prior to September 1, 2002, except that each eight may contain two competitors and each four or quad may contain one competitor who must not have attained the age of 19 years, 6 months prior to September 1, 2002.

Juniors - Junior events are restricted to competitors in the junior year (11th grade) or lower. Juniors, including coxswains, must not have attained the age of 18 years prior to September 1, 2002. Senior (12th grade) students may not compete in Junior events.

Second Eight - A school must enter the senior eight in order to enter a second eight.

"B" Boats - No "B" boats are permitted. Only one entry per school per event is permitted.

Freshman Eight - All competitors in Boys Freshman Eight and Girls Freshman Eight, must be high school freshman, 9th graders. 8th graders are not permitted.

Time trials - Head style time trials will be held for all events. Here are the guidelines for time trials, including traffic patterns. Click here if you don't already have Adobe Acrobat Reader.

• Boys and girls senior eights and fours - the top eighteen boats from the time trials will advance to three semi-finals, with the top two boats from each semi advancing to the finals.

• Events with twelve or fewer entries - the top six boats will advance directly to finals on Saturday afternoon.
• Events with more than twelve entries - the top twelve boats from each will advance to conventional semi-finals.

Lane placement will be determined by the time trial as follows:

Final only (12 boats or less):

• 1st place - lane 3
• 2nd place - lane 4
• 3rd place - lane 2
• 4th place - lane 5
• 5th place - lane 1
• 6th place - lane 6

• 1st place - semi #1, lane 3
• 2nd place - semi #2, lane 3
• 3rd place - semi #2, lane 4
• 4th place - semi #1, lane 4, etc.

• Lightweight boys shall weigh no more than 150 lbs.
• Lightweight girls shall weigh no more than 130 lbs.
• No weight averaging is required.

Per the recommendations of the USRowing Sports Medicine Committee, athletes must be within two pounds of the required weight on the first try or they will not be allowed to weigh in again. If they are within two pounds they are allowed to return up to two additional times.

The Athlete's Village - All visiting crews will be parked at and launch from the Athlete's Village near the Three Angels, approximately 500 meters downstream from Columbia Bridge at the finish line. No visiting crews will be permitted to launch from the Canoe Club or the Robert M. Gillin Jr. Boathouse, the new home of St. Joseph's Prep.

Heat/Lane Assignment - Heat/lane assignments will be posted by Monday, May 12.

Bow Markers - For the time trials races, bow numbers will be provided.

For conventional six lane semi-finals and finals, bow numbers will not be provided. Each school must provide its own bow number. Bow numbers one through six will be used, corresponding to assigned lane numbers. We will have sets of bow numbers on hand for purchase at registration and during the regatta. No shell may race without a bow number.

Bow numbers must be a minimum of 7" high and 5" wide and can be purchased at:

• Graphic Concepts, 1-732-356-5959, ask for Jerry
• Potomac Rowing, 1-800-477-0400

Uniforms - All crews must wear matching shirts. "Matching" means identical in style, color, and detail, including any insignia. No crew will be permitted to race in violation of this rule.

Bow-coxed Boats - Bow-coxed boats must adhere to USRowing rules governing the size of the opening, i.e., minimum 2.3 foot long longitudinally, minimum 1.64 foot long as wide as inner hull, inner surface smooth and free of obstacles.

Awards - All contestants will receive ribbons. Medals will be awarded to all first, second, and third place crews. Trophies and plaques will be given to the schools of all first place crews.

Unsportsmanlike Conduct - The crew of any competitor caught stealing or engaging in any unsportsmanlike conduct will, at the discretion of the Regatta Committee, be disqualified.

Tents - Anyone using a tent, awning, canopy, etc. that is more than 120 square feet is required to obtain a permit from the city's Licenses & Inspections Department at a cost of $75.00. Contact Wendell Bellamy (215-686-2535), Patricia Whaley (215-686-2534), or Aaron Cornelius (215-686-2392). We recommend the use of individual 10' by 10' canopies, which can be erected at no cost.

Vendors - All manufacturers, clubs, and sellers of rowing-related equipment and goods are welcome to apply for vendor space. Interested vendors should contact Anne Miller by April 27.

Advertising - Advertising in the regatta program is encouraged. For more information, please contact Anne Miller. Please pass this along to your parents group. Many have asked in the past how they can take out an ad in the program.

Hotel Information - Information for area hotels is posted on our web site at www.boathouserow.org.

AP Exams - College Board Advanced Placement (AP) tests are scheduled for Friday, May 16. Students may be able to arrange to take a late test. The AP charges a $40 administrative fee for this, if permitted. Contact your school’s AP coordinator for details or check the AP web site.  Another alternative may be to make arrangements with a Philadelphia area high school to take the test there on May 16.

Reminders

• NO use of the name "Stotesbury".
• NO selling food without Regatta Committee permission
• NO unauthorized selling

Order of Events and Trophies of the Stotesbury Cup Regatta

2002 winners are required to return the trophies at registration. Any trophy questions, please contact Reg Witzeling at 610-296-0243.

Previous Year's Results

• 2002
• 2001
• 2000
• 1999
  • Friday heats
  • Saturday semis and finals
• 1998
  • Friday heats
  • Saturday semis and finals
• 1997 - finals only