October 7, 2023, 5:00 pm Coxswains’ Meeting Agenda
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slide1. October 7, 2023, 5:00 pm
Coxswains’ Meeting<br>
slide2. Agenda<br>
slide3. Welcome<br>
slide4. Weather Forecast<br>
slide5. Choke Points<br>
slide6. Parking Only trailers in the park (or cars with boats on the roof, disabled sticker, and referees) Regatta Central Parking Directions Link
All other cars park find legal street parking in the Tillicum neighborhood (Portland, Grant, Washington Avenues and side streets; Tillicum Elementary School)
Do not block people’s driveways
Do not leave visible valuables in the car
With permission of parking attendant, heavy items can be dropped off in the park, but the car must offload and exit immediately<br>
slide7. Registrations, Compliance, Changes Coaches, please come to the registration table outside the boathouse
Rowers without or with expired US Rowing memberships will not be allowed to row (bring proof of renewal)
Clubs with unpaid regatta entry fees will not be allowed to row<br>
slide8. Launching and Docking Boats Heat Sheet
Course Map
3 flights: 9 am, 11:15 am, 1:30 pm
Course entry no sooner than 8:15, 10:30, and 12:45
Control Commission on top of hill will check shoe ties, bow balls, and bow numbers.
Expediency on the docks! (But be patient with each other)
45 minutes should be sufficient for warm-up
Coxswains must be 100% of aware of race time and bow number in front of them
Some events have been switched
15 - 20 second centers
Only one-way traffic on the docks<br>
slide9. The Course Regatta Central Course Map Link
Watch for speed (cigarette) buoys during warmup
Keep orange buoys on the port side of the boat
Location of orange buoys on the map will not match the actual location on the course
Yellow vertical buoys for start and for finish
Yellow triangular buoys for the two turns<br>
slide10. What to do after finish line Regatta Central Course Map Link
Do not instantly stop; keep paddling a few strokes
Turn to starboard (the shore), do a 180, and paddle back to the docks (if windy, may be asked to turn left)
Listen to instructions from the Finish Marshal and Dock Masters
Be quick on the docks!
Boats must be carried back to your location between each flight (no storing of shells in the launching area)<br>
slide11. Novice Coxed Quad Races: Races 44 and 64; shorter course, start times 12:10 pm and 2:29 pm Course Map
Coaches must work closely with these novice coxswains and crews
Warmup area between Silcox Island and the VA Hospital
Do not get close to the race pattern during the warmup
Start line just south of the Hospital
Their shortened course is about 3,000 meters<br>
slide12. Medals First, second, and third medals for all events.<br>
slide13. Introducing Kathleen Crowe: U.S. Rowing Chief Referee<br>
slide14. Questions, Comments?<br>
Coxswains’ Meeting<br>
slide2. Agenda<br>
slide3. Welcome<br>
slide4. Weather Forecast<br>
slide5. Choke Points<br>
slide6. Parking Only trailers in the park (or cars with boats on the roof, disabled sticker, and referees) Regatta Central Parking Directions Link
All other cars park find legal street parking in the Tillicum neighborhood (Portland, Grant, Washington Avenues and side streets; Tillicum Elementary School)
Do not block people’s driveways
Do not leave visible valuables in the car
With permission of parking attendant, heavy items can be dropped off in the park, but the car must offload and exit immediately<br>
slide7. Registrations, Compliance, Changes Coaches, please come to the registration table outside the boathouse
Rowers without or with expired US Rowing memberships will not be allowed to row (bring proof of renewal)
Clubs with unpaid regatta entry fees will not be allowed to row<br>
slide8. Launching and Docking Boats Heat Sheet
Course Map
3 flights: 9 am, 11:15 am, 1:30 pm
Course entry no sooner than 8:15, 10:30, and 12:45
Control Commission on top of hill will check shoe ties, bow balls, and bow numbers.
Expediency on the docks! (But be patient with each other)
45 minutes should be sufficient for warm-up
Coxswains must be 100% of aware of race time and bow number in front of them
Some events have been switched
15 - 20 second centers
Only one-way traffic on the docks<br>
slide9. The Course Regatta Central Course Map Link
Watch for speed (cigarette) buoys during warmup
Keep orange buoys on the port side of the boat
Location of orange buoys on the map will not match the actual location on the course
Yellow vertical buoys for start and for finish
Yellow triangular buoys for the two turns<br>
slide10. What to do after finish line Regatta Central Course Map Link
Do not instantly stop; keep paddling a few strokes
Turn to starboard (the shore), do a 180, and paddle back to the docks (if windy, may be asked to turn left)
Listen to instructions from the Finish Marshal and Dock Masters
Be quick on the docks!
Boats must be carried back to your location between each flight (no storing of shells in the launching area)<br>
slide11. Novice Coxed Quad Races: Races 44 and 64; shorter course, start times 12:10 pm and 2:29 pm Course Map
Coaches must work closely with these novice coxswains and crews
Warmup area between Silcox Island and the VA Hospital
Do not get close to the race pattern during the warmup
Start line just south of the Hospital
Their shortened course is about 3,000 meters<br>
slide12. Medals First, second, and third medals for all events.<br>
slide13. Introducing Kathleen Crowe: U.S. Rowing Chief Referee<br>
slide14. Questions, Comments?<br>