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Driving Directions for Trailers (59K)
Map of the Course (124K)
Preliminary Schedule (*PDF - 71K) updated 7/30
Final Mailing (*WORD DOC - 39K) posted 7/30
FINAL RESULTS (*PDF - 27K) posted 8/3
Deadlines:
Regular Entry deadline (fees must be received by):
Friday July 16th, 2004
Late entries must be received by:
Friday July 23rd, 2004
For questions:
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Call the LMRC voice mail (510-273-9041) and someone will call you back.
Ann Macdonald, Registrar
1618 Lea Court
Alameda, CA 94501
510-865-8479
Candace Swimmer, Regatta Director
415-550-7983
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Sunday, August 1, 2004
1520 Lakeside Drive, Oakland, California
THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!
Thank you to everyone that helped make the 2004 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!
Special thanks to Oakland Swift Water Rescue whose presence ensured everyone's safety during this event. 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.
Special thanks for Margaret Fago whose designed our t-shirts this year. Many of you were able to stop by her booth and view her wonderful watercolor work depicting scenes of rowing around Lake Merritt.
Thank you to our vendor, JL. Their participation at the regatta was a welcome and needed addition.
The most important thank you goes to all the participants. We had a record number of entries this year from 24 clubs and organizations. There were nearly 500 participants in 64 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 sprints@rowlakemerritt.org 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 2005.
Candace Swimmer, Regatta Director and The Regatta Committee
Please join us for a great day of racing at the 2004 Lake Merritt Sprints Rowing Regatta on Sunday, August 1st, at Lake Merritt in downtown Oakland!
SCHEDULE/ENTRY:
See Preliminary Race Schedule (PDF - 71K). 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. Races start on 7 minute centers - leave ample time between events to be on time. Proceed to Regatta Central for on-line registration (www.regattacentral.com). Please contact the registrar for non-electronic entries.
***** REGISTER EARLY! ENTRIES ARE DUE BY JULY 16TH . *****
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). Medals will be awarded to the winner of each event. For directions to the racing venue, please see the web site. No on-site security is provided for trailers arriving on Saturday.
The final regatta email will include the updated race schedule. Go to http://www.rowlakemerritt.org/ for the course map, parking and trailer information.
This is a U. S. Rowing Association (USRA) registered regatta. USRA recommendations for safety will be followed: bow balls and heel tie-downs or quick-release shoes are required. USRA membership for individual participants is not required. Please note that all rowing organizations that enter a USRA registered regatta must be a USRA member. If you have questions about this policy please contact Jody Pope at USRA (1--800-314-4769 - or email jody@usrowing.org). Scullers rowing as Unaffiliated are exempt
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 12/31/04. Age groups may be combined 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 ages will be rounded down. "AA" rowers are allowed to row in "Open", "AA" or "A" races only. In handicapped races, the average age of an entry with an "AA" rower is 27.
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 8/1/04). 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: Friday, July 16, 2004
Late Entry (late fee applies) Deadline: Friday, July 23, 2004
Registration is on-line atRegatta Central. Regatta updates will be available by joining the Sprints Yahoo Email Group or by adding LMRC Sprints to your RegattaCentral calendar. Please contact the registrar for non-electronic registration.
On-line entries can be paid through credit card (Visa or Mastercard) or by check. Make checks payable to: LAKE MERRITT ROWING CLUB. All entries must include payment in full. Entries are considered complete when the entry form, waiver and payment are received. Send checks, and correspondence to the Registrar. Entries received after July 16th will be assessed a $20.00 late fee PER BOAT, and event admission will be on a space-available basis. No entries will be accepted after Friday, July 23, 2004. No exceptions. No changes to boat personnel will be accepted after the first race of the day has begun.
If entering Masters events, indicate each rower's age as of December 31, 2004 and the boat average age.
| Fees Per Event: | 1X | 2X/- | 4X/- | 8+ |
| Rec'd =< July 16 | $18.00 | $28.00 | $44.00 | $72.00 |
| Rec'd > July 16 [reflects $20 late fee] | $38.00 | $48.00 | $64.00 | $92.00 |
AVOID THE $20.00 PER BOAT LATE FEE - SUBMIT YOUR ENTRY BY JULY 16th!
LMRC Members: Boats composed entirely of Lake Merritt Rowing Club members (must be in good standing) are eligible for a 50% discount if each complete entry is received by July 16th. Otherwise, the fees associated with "Rec'd > July 16th" 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 one waiver per year by faxing the form to USRA (see site link)! If your waiver is on file with USRA, just indicate that with your registration. Otherwise, submit hard copy waivers with the registration forms and entry fee for a complete entry packet. Please write your club affiliation on the hard copy waiver form.
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 apply:
RULES TO LIVE BY:
- All entries must be made in writing via RegattaCentral or mail. Entries are considered received and complete when the entry form, waiver and appropriate fee is received by the Registrar by Friday, July 23rd. Acceptance into an event is on a space-available basis at the time the entry is received. Please note, for those paying by check, your entry is considered complete when the fee is received.
- No entries will be accepted after Friday, July 23rd. There are no exceptions!
- Scratches after July 23rd will be charged $15 for each race scratched with no registration fee refund. If you must scratch, please let the Registrar know as soon as possible. There is no fee for scratches received by July 23rd and your entry fee will be refunded.
- All competitor changes must be submitted in writing or via email to the Registrar prior to the first race of the day on Sunday, August 1st. NO COMPETITOR CHANGES will be accepted after racing has begun - no exceptions!
- Any changes to your entry categories will be made on a space-available basis only. There will be no refunds for changes made after July 23rd 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 in the original event, the entry will be considered a 'scratch' and charged as outlined above.
- 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 substituting allowed in 1X races.
- After July 23rd, if competitor changes effect the average age of the boat, the registrar reserves the right to scratch the entry with no entry refund and no scratch fee assessed.
- 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 (www.regattacentral.com) and are considered complete when the form, waiver and fee is received.
- Entries must be received by Friday, July 16th to register at the lower fee rate.
- Late entries will be accepted through Friday, July 23rd, on a space-available basis.
- No entries will be accepted after Friday, July 23rd!
- Please bring bow numbers.
- Read the RULES TO LIVE BY!
The Regatta Committee
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