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Driving Directions for Trailers (59K)
Map of the Course (124K)
Preliminary Schedule (*PDF - 22K) updated 8/1
Final Mailing (*PDF - 25K) posted 8/1
FINAL RESULTS (*PDF - 30K) posted 8/12
Deadlines:
Regular Entry deadline (fees must be received by):
Friday July 18th, 2003
Late entries must be received by:
Friday July 25th, 2003
For questions:
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Call the LMRC voice mail (510-273-9041) and someone will call you back.
Ann Macdonald, Registrar
1349 Bay Street
Alameda, CA 94501
510-865-8479
Candace Swimmer, Regatta Director
415-550-7983
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Sunday, August 3, 2003
1520 Lakeside Drive, Oakland, California
THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!
Thank you to everyone that helped make the 2003 Lake Merritt Sprints a successful regatta. We would like to thank all the volunteers who worked so hard over the past few months and days to make this event a reality. To the Official Referees, without whom we never could carry out such an event, a very special thanks. Kudos on their ability to keep the regatta on time!
Behind the scenes, we had the invaluable support and assistance of the Oakland Parks and Recreation Department, making sure the sprinklers didn't come on at the wrong time, keeping the Lakeside area clean, and providing a launch and driver to help cover the racing on the lake. Thanks also to Oakland Strokes who generously lent us launches and engines.
Thank you to our vendor, JL. Their participation at the regatta was a welcome and needed addition. Special thanks to Richard Todd who was out on the water photographing the event. Proofs of his photos can be found at http://ftp.rtpfaa.com/.
The most important thank you goes to all the participants. We had a record number of entries this year from 21 clubs and organizations. There were over 300 participants in 52 finals. Thank you all for your patience and cooperation; it was quite a hectic day!
T-shirts are still available for purchase (sizes and styles are limited). Email
with your requests.
Again thanks again to everyone who made this event a pleasure to run. I hope to see you all next year at Sprints 2004.
Candace Swimmer, Regatta Director and The Regatta Committee
Please join us for a great day of racing at the 2003 Lake Merritt Sprints Rowing Regatta on Sunday, August 3rd, at Lake Merritt in downtown Oakland!
SCHEDULE/ENTRY:
See preliminary race schedule. Races begin at 7:30am and conclude at approximately 4:00pm. Every effort will be made to maintain the event sequence, however adjustments will be made based on the number of entries received, the need for heats, scratched events, etc.
Proceed to Regatta Central for on-line registration. Please contact the registrar for non-electronic entries.
***** REGISTER EARLY! LATE ENTRIES (> July 25th) WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED! *****
COURSE/EQUIPMENT:
All races will be 1000 meters with a seven-lane buoyed course and starting platform. BOW NUMBERS ARE REQUIRED (Please bring your own - a limited quantity will be available to loan). This is a USRA registered regatta. U. S. Rowing Association (USRA) recommendations for safety will be followed: bow balls and heel tie-downs or quick-release shoes are required. USRA rower membership is not required.
*** RACES WILL NOT BE DELAYED FOR LATE ARRIVALS - PLEASE BE ON TIME! ***
The final regatta email will include the updated race schedule. The website has the course map, parking and trailer information.
COMPETITOR CATEGORIES:
MASTERS: The event will use USRA age groups (AA:21-26, A:27-35, B:36-42, C:43-49, D:50-54, E:55-59, F:60-64, G:65-69, H:70-74, I:75-79, J: 80+). Ages are as of 12/31/03. Age group combinations may be modified based on the entries received. All masters races in combined age groups will be handicapped. In team boats, the average age of the rowers (excluding cox) will determine the age group and handicap. Average age of boats will be rounded down. "AA" rowers are allowed to row in "Open", "AA" or "A" races only. Handicapping will be adjusted accordingly.
OPEN: No age restriction and no handicaps applied.
COXSWAINS: May be any gender, age, weight, or level of experience. There is no coxswain weigh-in.
LIGHTWEIGHTS: Men 160 lb. maximum; Women 130 lb. maximum
MIXED: One half (or more) women rowers
NOVICE: A sculler whose first race was < 1 year ago (from 8/3/03). Same applies to sweep rowing.
OPEN WATER: Maas Aeros, and other open-water boats less than 22' long. (Maas 24s prohibited!)
"SPRINTS INTERMEDIATE"": No rower in the boat shall have placed in the top 3 in any national or regional championship event.
FEES and DEADLINES:
Race Entry Deadline (fees must be received by): Friday, July 18, 2003
Late entries must be received by Friday, July 25, 2003
Registration is on-line at Regatta Central.
Additional regatta updates will be available by joining the Sprints Yahoo Email Group. For non-electronic registration, please contact the registrar.
If entering Masters events, please indicate rower's age as of December 31, 2003 and average age of the boat. Entries received after July 18th will be assessed a $20.00 late fee per boat, and admission will be on a space-available basis only. On-line entries can be paid through credit card or by check. Make checks payable to: LAKE MERRITT ROWING CLUB. All entries must include payment in full. Entries are considered complete when payment and all race and rower information is received. Send checks to registrar. No entries will be accepted after Friday, July 25, 2003. No exceptions. No changes to boat personnel will be accepted after the first race of the day has begun.
| Fees Per Event: | 1X | 2X/- | 4X/- | 8+ |
| Rec'd =< July 18 | $18.00 | $28.00 | $44.00 | $72.00 |
| Rec'd > July 18[reflects $20 late fee] | $38.00 | $48.00 | $64.00 | $92.00 |
LMRC Members: Boats composed entirely of Lake Merritt Rowing Club members (must be in good standing) are eligible for a 50% discount if each entry and fee is received by July 18th. Otherwise, the fees associated with "Rec'd > July 18th" apply.
WAIVERS:
A liability waiver form must be completed by every rower participating in this event. The waiver can be downloaded from: http://www.regattacentral.com/regatta/waivers/usrowing.html. Submit waivers with the registration forms and fee. In the event all waivers are not submitted with the registration packet, submit the waivers by Friday, July 25th. Submittal of waivers on race day is strongly discouraged!
AVOID THE $20.00 PER BOAT LATE FEE - SUBMIT YOUR ENTRY BY JULY 18th!
The Lake Merritt Rowing Club strives to make this regatta enjoyable for all competitors, officials, volunteers, and spectators. Our goal is to maximize racing opportunities for all competitors, start races on time, minimize any confusion over entries and lane assignments, and to post timely and accurate race results. To help facilitate our goal of running a smooth regatta, the following rules have been developed.
RULES TO LIVE BY:
- Scratches after July 25th will be charged $15 for each race scratched with no refund. If you must scratch, please let the Registrar know as soon as possible. There is no fee for scratches by July 25th and your race fee will be refunded.
- Any changes to your entry categories will be on a space available basis only. There will be no refunds for changes made after July 25th that we are not able to accommodate. For example: if a women's 4+ is entered in the 4+ WOLt race, and wants to switch to the 4+ WO race, we will make every effort to accommodate the change. If we are not able to, and the competitor chooses not to race, the entry will be considered a 'scratch' and charged accordingly.
- No more than 50% of the competitors entered in a boat may be changed. For example, if an 8+ is entered, no more than four competitors may be replaced in the boat. No competitors can be substituted in 1X races.
- After July 25th, if competitor changes effect the average age of the boat, the registrar reserves the right to scratch the entry with no refund and no scratch fee.
- All competitor changes must be submitted to the Registrar prior to the first race of the day on Sunday, August 3rd. NO COMPETITOR CHANGES will be accepted after racing has begun - no exceptions!
- All entries and changes must be made in writing via the mail or email. Entries are considered received and accepted by the Registrar if the complete entry, including fees, is received by Friday, July 25th, and there is space remaining in the race at the time the entry is received. Please note, if you use email to enter, your entry will be considered received when the fee is received.
- No entries will be accepted after Friday, July 25th. There are no exceptions!
- If we must cancel an event due to insufficient entries, the contact person on the entry form will be notified and the entry fees refunded.
REMEMBER:
- All entries must be submitted using the Forms at Regatta Central. Completed waivers are required for entry to be complete.
- Entries must be received by Friday, July 18th to register at the lower fee rate.
- Late entries will be accepted through Friday, July 25th, on a space-available basis.
- No entries will be accepted after Friday, July 25th!
- Please bring bow numbers.
- Read the RULES TO LIVE BY!
The Regatta Committee
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