Weekly Quote

"Speak softly and carry a big stick" Theodore Roosevelt

Saturday, May 2, 2009

Details for the City Championship Regatta:

Dear Coaches and Parents groups,
  • The Coaches meeting is at 6:30M upstairs in the Gillin Boathouse.
  • Weigh-in will be held from 7:30 to 9:00 AM at two locations, both St. Joe's Prep and Vesper Boathouses.  
  • Referee's meeting 7:00AM upstairs in Gillin Boathouse.
  • Races start at 8:00AM; see www.phillyflicks.com for race schedule.
  • Coaches, please arrive early to pick up your bow numbers for head racing!!  Bow #'s will be available for pick-up at 6AM.  A $5 deposit is required for each bow number.  You will get your money back when you return the bow numbers at the Finish line tower.
  • If you are providing a launch, please make sure it arrives at the ST. Joe's Prep dock by 7:30.  Also, you must have someone pick up your 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.
  • Please park your trailers where the parking attendants ask you to.  Don't leave too much space in between trailers.
  • 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 counts a two vehicles and 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.
  • 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.