Flick #4

Flick #4 is upon us and the team is in full prep mode. We have been using these races as tune ups for the bigger races. They have been a great tool to use to get lineups, racing starts, and racing strategies hammered down and ironed out. Below are a listing of events we are entered in and some general rules and regulations. There are some changes this week, including weigh ins for lightweights beginning at 8AM at St. Joe's Boathouse. Thanks again to all of the parents that have volunteered, fundraised, set up and managed the tent, etc.  The following are events we are entered and will compete in barring illnesses;

• Event #47 (3rd event of the day) Girls Novice 2x; 9:10 am, Lane 2, White/orange boat
• Event #42 (9th event of the day) Girls Novice 4x; 9:40 am, Lane 6, White boat blue deck
• Event #38 (12th event of the day) Girls Ltwt 4+; 10:00 am, Lane 2, White boat 
• Event #41 (18th of the day) Girls Varsity 1x; 10:25 am, Lane 1, White/light blue boat
• Event #44 (32nd event of the day) Girls JV4x; 12:30 PM HEAD RACE STYLE 3 HT Boats   -HT A Bow #79, Yellow Boat Red Oars; Starting 8th
     -HT C Bow #82, White Boat; CRC Oars; Starting 11th
     -HT B Bow #83, White/Blue Boat; CRC Oars; Starting 12th
• Event #9 (43rd event of the day) Boys Novice 4+; 2:15 pm, Lane 3, White Boat
• Event #15 (47th event of the day) Boys JV 1x; 2:35 pm, Lane 3, White/blue Boat
• Event #13 (54th event of the day) Boys Ltwt 4+; 3:10pm, Lane 3, White Boat

Crews to watch for this week will be the Girls V1x and Girls Nov. 2x who will race for the first time in their respective boats.  

Unfortunately, due to the high number of entries in the JV girls 4x, they will run this race Head Race style.  This means they will line up the boats and race down the course one at a time, recording their overall time.  Boats will most likely take a running start and row as hard as they can over the standard 2000-m course.  It is a certainly less entertaining way to run the race, as no one will know who wins until after the results are posted.   Please note some of the rule changes this week listed below:

• Coaches meeting 7:30AM upstairs in Gillin Boathouse.
• Referee's meeting 8:00AM upstairs in Gillin Boathouse.
• Races start at 9:00AM; see www.phillyflicks.com for race schedule.
• Weigh-in will be held at 8:00 AM at two locations: 1- St. Joe's Prep and 2- Vesper Boat Club.  There will be no afternoon weigh-in.
• If you are providing a launch, please make sure it gets to the ST. Joe's Prep dock by 7:30.  Also, you must have someone pick up the launch at the end of the regatta.
• Shuttle buses will be running this weekend.
• Parking will be available in Fairmount Park for $10.00.
• No overnight trailer parking in the St. Joe's Prep/Canoe Club parking.  Bring your trailers in on Sunday morning.
• Parking passes will be collected.  No admittance onto Kelly Drive will be permitted without a pass.
• A car or truck towing a chuck-wagon (small food trailer) must provide 2 passes as it takes up two parking spaces.
• Cars must park diagonally on Kelly Drive.
• Boat trailers and Team buses DO NOT need to provide parking passes to gain access to the Drive.
• The parking police at the entrance of Kelly Drive will have a list of guest crews.  They will allow only the parent booster vehicles of those crews to enter (i.e. chuck wagons etc.).
• We're encouraging everyone to use re-usable water bottles and water coolers in place of individual plastic bottles water bottles to reduce the amount of waste we're producing.