OS.Members -Important Information About Racing This Weekend
Mudge, Annie
AMudge@coxcastle.com
Mon, 20 Oct 2008 17:51:31 -0700
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Its here! The big weekend! =20
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Head of the American: Saturday, October 25, 2008
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A. All Rowers Need to Be at JLAC ready to board buses to Lake Natoma =
at 5:00 a.m. sharp. If your rower misses the bus, s/he must be driven =
to the racecourse by a parent or other adult. No rower may drive =
themselves to a Strokes event. There are no exceptions to this rule so =
don't miss the bus!!!=20
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B. Here is a Tentative Race Schedule from the race website. =20
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http://www.csusaquaticcenter.com/download/HeadoftheAmericanEntryPacket200=
8.pdf
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C. Tips for parents:=20
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1. Wear layers and comfortable shoes
2. Bring a hat and sunscreen, folding chair, the newspaper, =
binoculars (optional but helpful)=20
3. Coffee will be provided for parents ($1 donation per cup =
please) at the Strokes tent
4. The race day food is for the rowers only. Please bring your =
own snacks or purchase food from the concessionaires.
5. If you have questions for coaches, please save them for =
after the racing. During the races, the coaches are trying to get boats =
on the water and tend to be very busy. =20
6. Directions to the racecourse are in the Directory, on the =
Strokes website and can be found here: =
<http://www.oaklandstrokes.org/acrobatForms/directoLakeNatoma.pdf> =
http://www.oaklandstrokes.org/acrobatForms/directoLakeNatoma.pdf
7. Bring your cameras and take lots of pictures for the =
Yearbook. =20
8. It can be fun to watch the rowers launch before the race. =
Each boat will launch about 45 minutes before their scheduled event. =20
9. Bring your bicycle and ride to the starting line.=20
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D. Return to JLAC. Novice Women, and Novice and Varsity Men will be =
back at JLAC at around 3 p.m. Lightweight Varsity Women and Openweight =
Varsity women rowing in the WV4+ will be back by around 5 p.m. CAVEAT: =
these times are estimates only. Unless you have an important conflict =
and have cleared it with the coaches in advance, please do not bring =
your rower home early in the family car. The rowers need to help =
un-load and re-rig the boats at JLAC.=20
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Head of the Estuary: Sunday, October 25, 2008 =20
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A. Men's teams arrive at 7:00 a.m. to help set up
Women's teams arrive at 8:00 a..m. and will help clean up
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B. Tentative race schedule=3D =
<http://www.oaklandstrokes.org/acrobatForms/2008HERaceSchedule.pdf> =
http://www.oaklandstrokes.org/acrobatForms/2008HERaceSchedule.pdf=20
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C. The JLAC Parking Lot will be CLOSED to parents. Parking will be =
available in the Estuary Park parking lot, the lot across from the Jetro =
food outlet and along the street, where the signage permits. (Tickets =
are issued along this stretch, so watch the signs.) Please allow for =
extra time to park and walk. Drop offs of equipment, elderly =
spectators, etc. allowed. =20
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D. The same parent tips apply from above.
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E. Racing and clean up should be done by about noon on Sunday. =
Again, this an estimate.=20
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Many thanks to all the parent volunteers who are helping this weekend. =
We can't do this without you. =20
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GO STROKES!!!! =20
Co-Presidents, Annie and Evan =20
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<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff size=3D5><SPAN><FONT face=3DArial =
size=3D4>Its here! The big=20
weekend! </FONT></SPAN></FONT><FONT color=3D#0000ff=20
size=3D2><SPAN></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff=20
size=3D4><SPAN><B></B></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff size=3D4><SPAN><B>Head of the =
American:=20
Saturday, October 25, 2008</B></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial =
color=3D#0000ff><SPAN><B></B></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff><SPAN><FONT =
face=3DArial><B>A. All=20
Rowers Need to Be at JLAC ready to board buses to Lake Natoma at <FONT=20
color=3D#ff0000>5:00 a.m. sharp. </FONT> </B>If your rower =
misses the=20
bus, s/he must be driven to the racecourse <U>by a parent or other=20
adult</U>. No rower may drive themselves to a Strokes event. =
There=20
are no exceptions to this rule so don't miss the bus!!!=20
</FONT></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff><SPAN></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff><SPAN><FONT =
face=3DArial><B>B</B>. Here=20
is a <B>Tentative Race Schedule from the race website. =20
</B></FONT></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff><SPAN></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff><SPAN><A=20
href=3D"http://www.csusaquaticcenter.com/download/HeadoftheAmericanEntryP=
acket2008.pdf"=20
target=3D_blank>http://www.csusaquaticcenter.com/download/HeadoftheAmeric=
anEntryPacket2008.pdf</A></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff><SPAN></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff><SPAN><FONT =
face=3DArial><B>C</B>. Tips=20
for parents: </FONT></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff><SPAN></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial=20
color=3D#0000ff><SPAN> =
1. Wear=20
layers and comfortable shoes</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff><SPAN></SPAN></FONT><FONT face=3DArial><FONT=20
color=3D#0000ff><SPAN> =20
2. Bring a hat and sunscreen, </SPAN></FONT><FONT=20
color=3D#0000ff><SPAN>folding chair, the newspaper, binoculars (optional =
but=20
helpful) </SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial=20
color=3D#0000ff><SPAN> =
3. Coffee=20
will be provided for parents ($1 donation per cup please) at the Strokes =
tent</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial=20
color=3D#0000ff><SPAN> =
4. The race=20
day food is for the rowers only. Please bring your own snacks or =
purchase=20
food from the concessionaires.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial=20
color=3D#0000ff><SPAN> =
5. If you=20
have questions for coaches, please save them for after the racing. =
During=20
the races, the coaches are trying to get boats on the water and tend to =
be very=20
busy. </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff><SPAN><FONT=20
face=3DArial> 6. =
Directions to the=20
racecourse are in the Directory, on the Strokes website and can be found =
here: </FONT><A=20
href=3D"http://www.oaklandstrokes.org/acrobatForms/directoLakeNatoma.pdf"=
=20
target=3D_blank><FONT=20
face=3DArial>http://www.oaklandstrokes.org/acrobatForms/directoLakeNatoma=
.pdf</FONT></A></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial=20
color=3D#0000ff><SPAN> =
7. Bring=20
your cameras and take lots of pictures for the =
Yearbook. =20
</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff><SPAN><FONT=20
face=3DArial> 8. It can =
be fun to=20
watch the rowers <SPAN class=3D150562900-21102008>launch</SPAN> =
before the=20
race. Each boat will <SPAN=20
class=3D150562900-21102008>launch </SPAN>about <SPAN=20
class=3D150562900-21102008>45 minutes </SPAN>before their scheduled =
event. <FONT =
color=3D#ff0000> </FONT></FONT></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff><SPAN></SPAN></FONT><FONT face=3DArial=20
color=3D#ff0000><SPAN> <FONT=20
color=3D#0000ff> 9. Bring your bicycle and =
ride to the=20
starting line.</FONT> </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff><SPAN></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial =
color=3D#0000ff><SPAN> </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN><FONT face=3DArial><FONT =
color=3D#0000ff><B>D</B>. =20
<B>Return to JLAC</B>. Novice<SPAN class=3D150562900-21102008>=20
Women,</SPAN> and <SPAN class=3D150562900-21102008>Novice and=20
</SPAN>Varsity Men will be back at JLAC at around <B>3 =
p.m</B>. <SPAN=20
class=3D150562900-21102008>Lightweight </SPAN>Varsity Women <SPAN=20
class=3D150562900-21102008>and Openweight Varsity women rowing in the =
WV4+ =20
</SPAN>will be back by around <B>5 p.m</B>. <EM>CAVEAT:=20
these <SPAN class=3D150562900-21102008>times </SPAN>are estimates=20
only.</EM> Unless you have an important conflict =
and have=20
cleared it with the coaches in advance, please do not bring your rower =
home=20
early in the family car. The rowers need to help un-load and =
re-rig the=20
boats at JLAC. </FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff><SPAN></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff><SPAN> =
</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff =
size=3D2><SPAN> <SPAN><B><FONT=20
size=3D4>Head of the Estuary: Sunday, October 25,=20
2008</FONT></B></SPAN> </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff><SPAN></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff><SPAN><FONT =
face=3DArial><B>A.</B> =20
<B>Men's teams </B>arrive at <B>7:00 a.m.</B> <B>to help set=20
up</B></FONT></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff><SPAN><FONT=20
face=3DArial><B> </B> <B>Women's =
teams</B> arrive at <B>8:00 a..m.</B> <B>and will help clean=20
up</B></FONT></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial =
color=3D#0000ff><SPAN><B></B></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff><SPAN><B><FONT =
face=3DArial>B. =20
Tentative race schedule=3D </FONT><A=20
href=3D"http://www.oaklandstrokes.org/acrobatForms/2008HERaceSchedule.pdf=
"=20
target=3D_blank><FONT=20
face=3DArial>http://www.oaklandstrokes.org/acrobatForms/2008HERaceSchedul=
e.pdf</FONT></A><FONT=20
face=3DArial> </FONT></B></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff><SPAN></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN><FONT face=3DArial><FONT =
color=3D#0000ff><B>C.</B> The=20
JLAC Parking Lot will be <B>CLOSED</B> to parents. Parking =
will=20
be available in the Estuary Park parking lot, the lot across from =
the Jetro=20
food outlet and along the street,<B> where the signage =
permits</B>. =20
(Tickets are issued along this stretch<SPAN class=3D150562900-21102008>, =
</SPAN>so=20
watch the signs.) Please allow for extra time to park and=20
walk. Drop offs of equipment, elderly spectators, etc.=20
allowed. </FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial =
color=3D#0000ff><SPAN><B></B></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff><SPAN><FONT =
face=3DArial><B>D.</B> The=20
same parent tips apply from above.</FONT></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff><FONT =
face=3DArial><B>E</B><SPAN>. =20
Racing and clean up should be done by about <B>noon</B> on=20
Sunday<B>.</B> Again, this an estimate. =
</SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><B><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff></FONT></B> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff><FONT size=3D2><FONT color=3D#008000 =
size=3D4><FONT=20
color=3D#0000ff><FONT face=3DArial>Many thanks to all the parent =
volunteers who=20
are helping this weekend. We can't do this without you.<FONT=20
size=3D5> </FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff><FONT size=3D2><FONT face=3DArial =
color=3D#008000=20
size=3D4></FONT></FONT></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff><FONT size=3D2><FONT face=3DArial><FONT =
color=3D#008000=20
size=3D4>G</FONT><SPAN><FONT color=3D#008000 size=3D4>O =
STROKES!!!!</FONT> <FONT=20
color=3D#008000 =
size=3D4> </FONT></SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff><FONT size=3D2><SPAN><FONT face=3DArial =
color=3D#008000=20
size=3D4>Co-Presidents, Annie and Evan =20
</FONT></SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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