updated 5pm 4/9/05
Boys:
The Boy's first race
2nd Varsity 11:48am
with the 2nd Varsity racing St. Aug A, Holy Spirit, St. Aug B,
Mainland, and St Joe's Prep.
This race will be a regular "off the starting line" race.
All other races will be head style racing one boat starting every 10
sec racing down the course for the fastest time. This is not the
most exciting race venue, but they have too many entries to race the
conventional way.
Novice 8 12:48pm (18 crews)
Freshman 8 1:07pm (14 crews)
JV Four 1:16pm (15 crews)
JV Eight 1:25pm (16 crews) |
Busses leave from
the 34th St. "BOATHOUSE" at 9:00 AM
for the Boys' and the Girls' Teams.
Be there by 8:45 AM.
The Girls will begin their races after the Boys' races end and they
will go until 4:30PM so we should be on the road back to the 34th
St. "BOATHOUSE" by 5:00PM with a
6:30 PM arrival.
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Trailer Up:
The
Meyers
Set Up and Tent
Committee: The Costigans,
the Deckards, The Nefoskes, Dave Newsome, the Meyers, Sue Haviland
and Debbie Agzigian, the Roysters, Sean O'Donnell, Bob Scully
Master
Grillers:
Craig Costigan and Frank Nefoske
Asst. Chefs/
Prep:
The Stickels
Break Down:The
Bauers, the Bohrers, the Steindls, the Fahys and the Stranges
Trailer Back/Clean
Up:
The
Meyers
Thank You Volunteers! |
A special thanks to today's Volunteers!
Since some people did not show up for their assigned dates, other
people had to fill in and step up to do the jobs. When you see the
Costigans, the Nefoskes, Debbie Agzigian, the Stickels, Sue Haviland
and the Deckards.
thank them for putting in a 10 hour tour of duty. If you haven't
signed up, contact us. If everyone works at least one regatta, we
can all enjoy the season! |
FDirections
to the Schuylkill River:
From South Jersey
via the Walt Whitman Bridge:
- Take I-76, the
Schuylkill Expressway, west.
- Follow I-76 West
to exit 340 on the right.
- Take this exit,
turn right at foot of exit and get in the left lane as you go
over City Avenue Bridge across the Schuylkill River.
- Stay left and
follow signs for Kelly Drive.
- The ramp will
spiral downwards in a counter-clockwise direction and will merge
you onto Kelly Drive, southbound. Be very careful, especially
if you are pulling a boat trailer on this tight, descending
curve!
- Move to right
lane of Kelly Drive after merging at the bottom of the spiral.
- Take Kelly Drive
past four traffic lights.
You will not be able to get onto the Drive after a certain time
without a parking sticker. Additional parking is located up
above Kelly Drive. Parking is well marked.
Kelly Drive is
closed to thru traffic for regattas at Strawberry Mansion
Bridge. Parking occurs along the section that is closed to thru
traffic right on Kelly Drive itself – Parking is on the diagonal
to the curb closest to the river. Parking traffic is permitted
with a parking pass and goes only in one direction – towards
Center City. Therefore the best way to approach the regatta and
parking is to get onto Kelly Drive either from Ridge Ave or the
Falls Bridge. The Drive opens back up to traffic downstream from
the grandstands at Fountain Green Drive.
Park wherever you find a space and
head to our tent. We are usually closer to where the boats go
into the water.
We do not
have assigned space so we set up wherever we find a space when
we get there in the morning. The Hospitality Tent(s) are white
with a red and white OCHS Crew Banner. Since there will be so
many tents, look also for the large white OCHS Crew Trailer
(which is now easily identifiable). A deep red Chevy van with a
Crew Magnet on the back, will be parked near the Tent site.
When parking is full along Kelly
Drive, the police will not allow cars along Kelly Drive and you
will have to go up the hill via Strawberry Hill Drive and park
up along E. Reservoir Drive. The point at which Kelly Drive is
blocked offers easy access to Strawberry Hill Drive by veering
off to the left. Never park on the grass (unless it is a paid
parking event) or you risk a $100 parking ticket!! Once you’ve
legally parked your car, your choices for getting to the river
bank are a) to hike thru the woods and down the steep hill
(definitely shorter, wear good shoes and pay attention to where
you are going) or b) along the road towards Center City and
double back on Kelly Drive to the event.
Keep in mind that West River
Drive closes to traffic from the Art Museum to Falls Bridge
starting in April. If you are coming from Boathouse Row to the
regatta you will have to work your way back onto Kelly Drive
from above where it is blocked.
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