Nationals Regatta
General Information Print

 

 

 

The 2011 SCHOLASTIC ROWING ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA NATIONALS (SRAA) Regatta will take place on            May 26-27, 2011 in Cooper River, NJ.  Rowers who place (1st, 2nd, or 3rd) in the Virginia State Regional Championship qualify for the Nationals Regatta.  In the past few years, South County has had 18-26 rowers participate in the Nationals competition.

 

 
 
Rower Information Print

 

Forms must be signed by all of your teachers and parents, and turned in with your check to Sandy Patterson on May 25th at the beginning of practice!


What to Bring/Pack

  • Don't forget the unisuit AND compression shirt!
  • Pack clothing for ALL kinds of weather. Check www.weather.com but BE prepared no matter what.
  • Bring HEALTHY snacks for the time you’re in the room after dinner. (When you are at the river, breakfast, lunch, and snacks will be provided).
  • Pack lunch for the ride up to New York on Thursday. We will stop at a rest area, but not for food.
  • BRING MONEY!!! You will need money to buy dinner on the way home on Saturday. We will stop at one of the highway rest stops that has restaurants. You will also want money for concession stands at the regatta. They sell the usual regatta items (shirts, sweatshirts, memorabilia, etc.), so come prepared.

Thursday Morning Departure

  • The rowers/coxswains will need to arrive by 5:15 a.m. and bring their luggage to South County Multipurpose room.
  • The coaches and chaperones will be at the Multipurpose Room to search bags (school policy for overnight trips) and collect final items that they need.
  • After bags have been searched, rowers/coxswains should take their bags and report to the cars they have been assigned.
  • The cars will depart by 5:30 a.m.
  • Unless explicit permission has already been granted by the coach, each rower/coxswain is required to travel to and from the regatta in the car they have been assigned.

In Saratoga Springs

  • Rowers, coxswains, coaches, and chaperones will be staying at the same lodging.
  • Dinner for the rowers, coxswains, coaches, and chaperones Thursday and Friday will be arranged as team dinners.
  • In case of emergency overnight, rowers/coxswains should phone:
    1. Chaperones
    2. Coaches

Saturday Evening Return


RETURNING HOME: Day/time of returning home won't be locked down until we get the results of the races. If we advance on Friday we will race on Saturday and come home on Sunday.  If we do not advance on Friday we will pack up and come home on Saturday.

  • Saturday dinner will be at a rest stop on the way home. Rowers/coxswains will need to bring money to buy their food.
  • Bus will arrive back at SCSS by midnight. Rowers/coxswains will check-in with parents by phone while en-route to provide an estimated time of arrival.
 
Food Assignments Print

Similar to Stotes (without grills), breakfast and lunch will be at the SC Crew Hospitality tent. The team will go to dinner at a restaurant in the Saratoga Springs area on Thursday and Friday.  There is typically enough water and gator-ade from Stotesbury to take care of what we need at Nationals.
 
Required travel forms Print

Each rower must print, complete, and submit the following forms to the Coaches on or before Monday May 24, 2010 to participate in the SRAA Champsion Nationals Regatta.

Field Trip Permission Slip

Field Trip Luggage Search

Teacher Approval
 
Travel and Lodging Information Print

 

Given the small number of students going, we won’t be taking a charter bus due to the cost so we have to look for parents willing to drive and take rowers.  We typically need a minimum of 3 parent chaperones since we are required to have one per 10 students.  Drivers can be chaperones but they don’t have to be.  In addition to getting our rowers to NY and back, parent drivers need to shuttle rowers between the hotel and race course both days.


Racing is on Friday and Saturday.  Travel up would be Thursday, May 27st.  The drive time is about 7 1/2 hours.  Depending on results, return trip would depart New York  late afternoon on Saturday arriving home late evening.