The 82nd Annual Stotesbury Cup Regatta May 16 and 17, 2008 Regatta Schedule

Reminders:

• National Weather Service forecast:
  • Friday: Rain. High near 59. Northeast wind between 8 and 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
  • Saturday: A chance of showers after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71. West wind between 5 and 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

  Bring rain gear!!!

• Registration is Thursday, May 15, 3:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m., Lloyd Hall

  

• Here is a detailed map of the start line chutes for time trials. Please print it and review it with your coxswains and scullers.

• Coaches and Coxswains Meeting - A meeting for all coaches, coxswains, single scullers, and bowmen/women in doubles and quads will be held Thursday evening at 7:00 p.m. at Lloyd Hall, #1 Boathouse Row. All crews will be responsible for the information delivered at the meeting.

• Weigh-ins are Thursday, 3:00 to 6:00 pm, and Friday, 7:00 to 10:00 am, at the Athlete's Village near the Three Angels. Crews must weigh in wearing racing uniforms, and no weight allowance will be permitted. All members of a boat must be present. Coxswains do not weigh in.

• Please remind your crews of this very strictly enforced rule: 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.

• Please review all the rules and regulations in the Regatta Bulletin.

• Trailer parking instructions.

• No tents may be set before Thursday, May 15.

• No rented port-a-potties permitted in the venue. The regatta committee will provide an adequate supply.

• No private golf carts permitted. We don't have room for them to operate safely.

• Parents:
  • New for 2008: We can send a text message to your cell phone with race results minutes after the race concludes. Sign up thru Regatta Central at https://www.regattacentral.com/servlet/ServiceController?job=692&sid=4. Enter your school name and you'll get a text message every time a boat from your school crosses the finish line. $12 plus your standard text message charges from your carrier. Questions: Clete Graham
  • We'll print pictures from our timing camera and sell them for $10 at the finish line. Buy a picture of your favorite rower competing at the largest high school regatta in the world. Here's an example.
  • We will be posting results live from the finish tower, minutes after each race.
  • No RVs permitted to park along Kelly Drive. We don't have room.

• Any entry questions, contact Carole Graham - email is your best bet.

• Any other questions, contact Clete Graham - email is your best bet.

• Friday: Time trials for all boats, from 8:00 am to 3:00 pm. An hour break to set stake boats, then semifinals to 6:24 pm.
• Saturday morning: Semifinals continue, 8:00 am to the lunch break.
• Saturday afternoon: Finals, starting at 12:45 pm, every ten minutes until the Stotesbury Cup race for Boys Senior Eights at 5:20 pm, followed by the Girls Senior Eights racing for the Engman Trophy at 5:30.

Launching and Recovery during time trials:

• For teams recovering at the Three Angels dock, be aware that there may be a delay in getting your boat off the river. We strongly advise that you have appropriate clothing and fluids with you when you launch in anticipation of a delay in recovery.
• Boats will be marshaled into the recovery dock in the bow number order.
• Hot seating will be allowed based on approval from the Dock Master. In order to Hot Seat, the coach must discuss the plan with the Dock Master. If approved, the Dock Master will provide a Hot Sheet placard. The returning crew must alert the Marshall of the Hot Seat and follow the Marshall's directions for returning to the dock.
• All teams must provide assistance to launching and recovering crews to facilitate timely dock management. This must include extra people to carry oars. We do not want the rowers to make an extra trip up the ramp to get or drop off oars. Each team must provide one person for every two sweep oars or pair of sculling oars.
  • Eights and quads: four extra people to carry eight oars.
  • Fours & doubles: two extra people to carry four oars.
  • Singles: one extra person to carry one set of sculling blades.

Here is the 2008 Stotesbury Cup Regatta schedule.

pdf format - prints a little better, less paper:

• Time trials
• Semi-finals and finals

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