US ROWING club code: CQWUM
6/22/19: MID-ATLANTIC CHAMPIONSHIP
(coming soon!)
6/15/19: SCHUYLKILL-NAVY
(coming soon!)
6/2/2019: STONEWALL REGATTA:
LINEUPS:
W 8+ (D): Allison, Katie, Rose, Sandra, Natasha, Denise, Jamie, Susan
W 4+ (C): Allison, Sandra, Rose, Katie
M 4+ (F): Bill, Mike L, Ed, John
Mixed 4+ (D): Ed, Mike L, Jamie, Susan
Mixed 4+ (F): Denise, John, Doug, Danielle
M 1X (G): Bill Flynn
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Lakers,
Our first regatta is almost here! Who else is excited to kick off the 2019 race season????
The Sign-Up for our 1st regatta, Stonewall Regatta (Sunday, June 2nd ) will be sent on April 29th. And if you haven’t already checked it out, the
2019 Race Calendar has been updated and is posted on our webpage:
If you missed the race orientation meeting, or you want a refresher on Racer Responsibilities, checkout the link below:
http://www.clra.com/Racing.aspx
If you plan on racing, even if only once, you must become a UR Rowing Member and sign a waiver. Our club code is shown above.
REMINDERS ON CURRENT ROWING POLICY:
As in prior years:
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Our participation at any particular regatta is contingent on sign-ups.
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While a regatta may be listed on our schedule, if we can’t properly field it, we will not go.
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So, if you really want to race somewhere……. talk it up and get your friends to sign-up!!!
About the Schedule:
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Some regattas will have overlapping practices. We will do our best to make that work. There’s always lots of rowing happening in the summer anyway, and we LOVE IT, right?
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If we should cancel a regatta for any reason, and it is feasible to add an extra week of practice to the next regatta, we will do that. We will work with boat captains on availability to schedule those few extra practices.
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Navy Day and the Head of the Housatonic are on the same day. We will be attending ONE of these races, to be determined by sign-ups. More details to follow.
Closed sign-up:
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The “close date” of the sign-up will be posted in the description section of the sign-up. After that date, you will still be permitted to view the sign-up, but you WILL NOT be able to add, delete or edit your entry. (The entries are only viewable from a computer, or from the “full site” option on your phone. “Full site” access is found by clicking on the three lines in the upper right corner of your mobile screen)
IMPORTANT~To ensure that our deadlines are met, once a sign-up is closed, IT’S CLOSED. Please don’t ask the Coach to add you on the race roster. This is a FIRM CLRA policy.
“I have issues” section of Sign-Up:
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There are multiple components to creating a race boat: Overall age, skill level, experience, gender, and most importantly, having even numbers! (ports vs. starboards, or having 4 or 8 people).
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Coach Molly will use the information in this section at her discretion when doing the boatings.
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(Example: 7 rowers sign up to race, 2 indicate "I have issues". Coach Molly will decide, based on age, skill, gender, and numbers, if she will create a 4 or recruit one of the "I have issues" rowers to make an 8. This means you may or may not be boated if you sign up under "I have issues").
What's considered an "Issue"?:
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RACE DAY LIMITATION. Most regattas have a morning schedule and an afternoon schedule. You might find yourself in the position of being free for only ½ the day….and since we say that regattas are a full day commitment, you don’t sign up. If you can meet all the other commitments related to the event (practices & loading), please use this section when you sign up, and write in your limitation (“I need to be gone by 11am” “I can’t get there before 2”, etc.).
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SIGNIFICANT PRACTICE ISSUE. Everyone understands that as adults, we have families, work and other commitments that may cause us to have to miss an occasional practice over the course of a practice cycle. Missing 1-2 practices in a 2-week cycle is not a problem. And, as we have done in the past, we will try to accommodate those requests. However, being away for a full week of practice would be classified as “significant”. Being available on race day, but not for any practices is “significant”. If a regatta only has 1 week of scheduled practice, and you have to miss 3 days, that’s “significant”. If your limitation is “significant”, use this section when you sign up. And again, remember to list your limitation.
That’s all for now~looking forward to rockin’ and rowing!!
Sandra