Spring Racing WELL Underway

Hello fans! We’ve been neglecting this blog site lately in favor of sending direct email recaps to alumni. If you are a parent or fan who doesn’t want to miss an update, please take a moment to add yourself to our contact list in FrontRush: https://www.frontrush.com/FR_Web_App/Player/PlayerSubmit.aspx?sid=MjIxMDA=-g7MWEYmPl0g=&ptype=contact

Meanwhile: here’s what’s coming up next for the team. Thanks for your support!!

NYS COLLEGIATE CHAMPIONSHIPS

4/19/24 – 4/20/24

Location:            1466 NY-9P, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866.  (Lee’s Park + State Boat Launch) Parking onsite is limited.  Attendants will direct spectators to lots with paid parking.

Participating Schools:    Army, Canisius, Colgate, D’Youville, Dominican, Marist, Nazareth, RIT, Skidmore, Smith, St. Lawrence, Stony Brook, Vassar, William Smith…

Departure Time/ Location:         W Team – meet at 3:45 for 4pm departure Friday. A&E Center Loading Dock. If you have class until 3:50, please make a plan to get yourself & your luggage to the bus quickly.

Drive Time:        3h 15m to Hotel Friday. 15 min Hotel – Course Saturday.  3.5 hours Course – Ithaca Saturday.  Bus movies rated PG-13 or milder are welcome.

Friday Meals:    Catered dinner will be provided at the hotel upon arrival. Bring snacks for the bus as needed.

Hotel:   Hyatt Place Saratoga/ Malta.  20 State Farm Pl, Malta, NY 12020

 18 Athlete rooms. 2 Coach rooms.  2 Bus Driver rooms. 

Race-day Morning:         Hotel Breakfast Opens 7am. (bagels, fruit, waffles, cereal, yogurt, eggs).      Grab-n-go available for early crews. First crews depart hotel at 7:00 for 7:15 arrival. Racing begins at 9. Bus will loop back to hotel to pick up crews with later race times.

Event Schedule:      The exact racing schedule has not been posted yet. It will become available at: https://streamlinerowing.com/regattas/nys-collegiate-championships-2024-2024/schedule IC Has entries in the W1V, M1V, W2V, M2V, WN8+, M4+, W2x, W1x, W2-, W4x, WN4+

Support Tent:    A google doc has been set up to help coordinate food for lunch and refueling between races. Please share the link below with parents & fans who may like to contribute.  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1cU7FenamQFLb8Dv10kFVCBpHc6zsrKLbruvuIb9qGXg/edit?usp=sharing

Burritos will be delivered to the course for lunch – Athletes, look for an email from coaches to place your order. Pizza will be delivered to the course after racing.

Return Trip:       Racing is likely to end by 2:45. Awards to follow.  We should be able to depart the course before 5pm, with estimated arrival in Ithaca before 8:30pm

Race Notes:       6+ lane fully buoyed racecourse with stakeboats.  Full description and course map may be viewed here: https://regatta.saratogarowing.com/site/course-maps-spring-season/.  Racing crews pass the spectator area in the last 500. Finish line is near launch/ landing docks.

Prepare for a long day, particularly if you are racing twice. Bring plenty of racing layers, rain gear, warm layers and mud-friendly shoes for your time at the course.  Championship events all contribute toward team points. Flight events (held after championship events) do not.

Be informed, courteous competitors (quick on the dock, on time, and aware of traffic patterns).

Travel safely & look out for each other.

RACE ITINERARY 9/27-28

Race:     Head of the Fish

Location:            Lee’s Park, 1466 NY-9P, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866.  Hosted by Saratoga Rowing Association.  Parking onsite is limited.  Attendants will direct spectators to lots with paid parking.

Participating Schools:    Clarkson, Skidmore, Montreal, Laval, Dominican, Suny Maritime, Gordon, Trinity, Rochester, MIT, Williams, Wesleyan, Hamilton, St Lawrence, Middlebury, Long Island, Vassar, Others…

Departure Time/ Location:         Scullers meet at 4:45 for 5 pm departure Friday / A&E Center Loading Dock. Athletes, please eat dinner before meeting the bus.

Drive Time:        3 hours to Hotel Friday. 45 min Hotel – Course Saturday.  3.5 hours Course – Ithaca Saturday.  Bus movies rated PG-13 or milder are welcome.

Friday Meals:    Eat dinner in Ithaca before meeting the bus.  Snacks may be available at the hotel, but should not be considered a substitute for dinner.

Hotel:   Comfort Inn & Suites – 99 Miller Road. Castleton, NY 12033. 6 Athlete rooms. 1 Coach room.  1 Bus Driver room. 

Race-day Morning:         Hotel Breakfast 6 am. (bagels, fruit, waffles, cereal, yogurt, eggs). Depart hotel at 6:15 for 7:00 arrival.

Event Schedule:      IC Sculling: C1x 9:07am, C2x 9:26am, O/C4x 11:38am.  

IC Men’s Rowing:  MC4+ 1:34pm, MCF/N8+ 1:51, MC8+ 4:08, MC2v8+ 4:17. 

Coach Devi DeOliveira: WM2x 2:18 and WO2x 3:00pm. 

Support Tent:    A google doc has been set up to help coordinate food for lunch and refueling between races. Please share the link below with parents & fans who may like to contribute.  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1cU7FenamQFLb8Dv10kFVCBpHc6zsrKLbruvuIb9qGXg/edit?usp=sharing

Post-race meals will be delivered to the course after racing.

Return Trip:       Scullers’ bus will aim to depart course by 1:30pm. Estimated arrival in Ithaca: 5pm. Rowers’ bus will aim to depart course by 6pm. Estimated arrival in Ithaca: 9:30pm

Race Notes:       3.5k head race. Course begins with an S-turn then opens to 2k of straight, wide water.  Racing crews pass the spectator area in the last 500. Finish line is near launch/ landing docks.

Morning fog, rain & mud are often issues at this race. Pack plenty of racing layers, rain gear, warm layers and WATERPROOF SHOES for your time at the course. Bring ANOTHER set of warm, dry clothes for the ride home.

Be informed, courteous competitors (quick on the dock, on time, know which ways to pass and yield on each part of the course). 

Travel safely & look out for each other.

ITHACA COLLEGE CREW– RACE ITINERARY 10/21-22

Race:   Head of the Charles

Location:         

Boston, MA. 

Trailer Site – FALS – Dr Paul Dudley White Bike Path, Boston, MA 02134. 

Look for us on the Cornell trailer near dock 4.

Participating Schools:     

Too many to list! 

Departure Time/ Location:          

Meet at 7:45 for 8am departure. A&E Center Loading Dock – (by Gardens lot)

Drive Time:       

Sat: Approx. 6 hours Ithaca to Boston. Short rest stop 3-4 hrs into drive. 

Sun: 30-40min drive Hotel to Course.  6 hours return after racing. 

Bus movies rated PG-13 or milder are welcome.

Hotel:   The Hampton Inn Natick – 319 Speen St, Natick, MA 01760

9 rooms – 6 athlete rooms, 2 coach rooms, 1 driver room

Saturday:           

8am – Depart Campus.

Breakfast & lunch will be ordered from IC Dining Services. 

Lunch will be distributed at a rest stop before arrival in Boston.

2-4pm – Unload & rig shells. Remaining time can be used to walk the regatta site, watch races & visit vendor tents.

4:30pm – Team will make a dinner stop on the way to the Hotel.  Athletes will be told a max dollar amount to spend to cover their dinner and lunch for Sunday.  Any additional snacks that athletes may wish to purchase will be their own responsibility.

10pm – In rooms, doors closed.

Sunday:

Breakfast at Hotel. 

11am – Load bus for Racecourse. (Coaches will likely head to course before the bus). Bring ALL layers needed for racing & staying warm & dry both before and after racing. The bus will NOT be accessible.   

4pm – Meet bus for trip home. 

4:30 – 30min stop for dinner at Whole Foods, 442 Washington St, Wellesley, MA 02482.

11:30pm – Estimated arrival back on Campus

Event Schedule: Men’s Collegiate 8+ – 2:16pm.  Women’s Collegiate 8+ – 2:51pm. 

(Look for IC Alumni in W Club 1x, W Champ 2x, …More??)

Support Tent:    There will be no IC food tent at this regatta, but there are MANY vendors on site.  BYO Snacks if you don’t want to pay premium prices.

Return Trip:     

Depart course by 4pm. Drive home will take approx. 6 hrs + 30min for a dinner stop + time for heavy traffic out of Boston & driver rest stops as needed.  Estimated return to campus – 11:30pm.  

Race Notes: 

The Head of the Charles is as chaotic as it is iconic.  Know your schedule & use the buddy system during your free time.  Mentally prepare for long dock lines, stop-and-go traffic during the warmup, and excellent crowds. 

Always aim to be an informed & assertive, but courteous competitor.  Your behavior & language on this course is very visible/ audible to spectators and officials. 

Bring layers for hours of being outdoors at the racecourse as well as your usual race uniform & dry layers for after. The forecast this weekend is VERY RAINY.

**Alumni Gathering 4pm Saturday at The Bell In Hand Tavern – 45-55 Union St, Boston, MA 02108

Travel safely & look out for each other.

NCAA Racing Starts Tomorrow

• 2V races at 8:24 and 1V races at 8:36 AM. All racing action will be streamed live on NCAA.com.
• Live results can be found here: NCAA Women’s Rowing Championship Schedule (regattatiming.com)

NCAA Itinerary 2023 – Camden NJ

Trip Duration:

Wed 4/24 8:30am – Sat 4/27 11pm.  

Hotel Information:

Fairfield Inn Deptford    1160 Hurffville Rd. Deptford, NJ 08096               856-686-1239

Contact: Christian Braico – Christian.Braico@marriott.com                         856-686-9188

Breakfast open 6:30-9 weekdays. 7-9:30 weekends.  6am opening requested for Friday.

Families hoping to stay at the same hotel should mention Ithaca College Rowing – the contact says he’ll give parents our group rate.

Bus Information:

Swarthout – Driver: Todd Dawson.  607-423-1923

Boat Transport:  Ithaca College Trailer

Date of Competition: May 26-27th.  Cooper River Park

Friday – Heats 8:12-8:48. Reps 3:48-4pm

Saturday – Finals 10:36 – 11:36 Awards Ceremony 12:45

Live stream available:   http://www.ncaa.com/liveschedule

Meals:

Panera Bread Ithaca, 748 South Meadow St., Ithaca, NY 14850 – Wed Lunch. 607-273-2590

Kitchen 519, 200 E Evesham Rd, Glendora, NJ 08029 – Wed Dinner(sandwiches < $20, entrees mid 20s).  5’ from hotel. 20’ from course. 856-312-8629

Wegman’s Market Café, 2100 Rte. 70 W, Cherry Hill, NJ 08002 – Groceries for Thu/Fri Lunch, Fri Dinner. 6’ from course. 20’ from hotel.

The Bistro at Haddonfield, 57 Kings Hwy E, Haddonfield, NJ 08033 – Thurs Dinner. 10’ from course, 16’ from hotel. 856-354-8702

Jersey Mike’s Subs, 512 Haddonfield Rd, Cherry Hill, NJ 08002 – Sat Lunch Delivery. 7’ from course.    856-382-7761

Asbury Park Beach/ Boardwalk 1300 Ocean Ave N, Asbury Park, NJ 07712 – Sat Dinner on your own.

Daily Schedules:

Tuesday 5/23

10am – Trailers may begin to arrive.
8pm – Virtual C&C Meeting over Teams.

Wednesday 5/24

7:30 – Trailer Leaves Ithaca
7:45 – Pickup Panera lunch before meeting bus.
8:30 – Bus Departs A&E Loading Dock.  15’ stop at the Allentown service plaza for driver rest/ distribution of Panera.
12:30 – Trailer arrives in Camden. (Volunteers will help unload to rack space. Trailer gets parked across the course near the 1k mark.)
1:30 – Estimated arrival of bus.  Bus must park offsite. Bring all items needed to rig & row.
2:30 – Boat Weigh-In Reservation
3 – 4:30 – Row (practice window 3-7, “starts system” available 4-6)
4:45 – Bus to hotel for check in & quick showers.
5:50 – Bus to 6pm Dinner at Kitchen 519 (5’)– Call if we need to divert from this reserved time.
7:15 – Bus returns to hotel
9:00 – In rooms/ doors closed.

Thursday 5/25

6:30 – Breakfast @ hotel (open 6:30-9)
7:00 – Bus to course. Head official available at finish line for coxswain questions 7-8:30.
8 – 9:15 – Row. (Practice window 7-9:30, starts available 7:30-9:30).
9:30 – Bus from Course to Hotel (16-20’). Coaches’ grocery run for lunch items.
11:45 – Grocery Lunch at Hotel
12:00 – “Pre championships coaches administrative meeting over Teams”
1:30 – 2:45 – Breakout meetings.
2:45 – Bus from Hotel to Course (20’)
3:30 – 4:45 – Row (practice window 3:30-7).
5:00 – Bus to 5:15pm Dinner at Bistro at Haddonfield (10’) (They don’t take reservations but can accommodate us all divided into smaller tables.) **BG – Call to let them know we’ll be there earlier than 6.
6:15 – Bus returns from dinner to hotel. (16’)
9:00 – In rooms/ doors closed

Friday 5/26

6:00 – Breakfast @ hotel (open 7-9:30 – requested open at 6)
6:15 – Bus from hotel to course. (20’) Coxswains weigh in upon arrival.
DIII Heats
8:12 – 2vH1 – Williams, Wesleyan, Wellesley, Washington College
8:24 – 2vH2 – Ithaca, Bates, Tufts, Lewis & Clark
8:36 – 1vH1 – Ithaca, Wellesley, Bates, Lewis & Clark
8:48 – 1vH2 – Wesleyan, Williams, Tufts, Washington College
9:45 – Bus to hotel. (20’) Shower/ change.
11:00 – Grocery Lunch at Hotel
1:50 – Bus to Course. (20’)
DIII Repechages
3:48 – 2v
4:00 – 1v
5:15 – Bus from course to Wegman’s for dinner. (10’)
6:15 – Bus returns to hotel. (20’)
9:00 – In rooms/ doors closed.

Saturday 5/27

7:30 – Breakfast @ hotel (open 7-9:30).  Check out of all rooms.
8:40 – Bus to course. (20’)
DIII Finals  
10:36 – 2v Petite
10:48 – 2v Grand
11:24 – 1v Petite
11:36 – 1v Grand
12:00 – Jersey Mike’s delivered to course.   Begin loading trailer.
12:45 – DIII Awards Ceremony
1:00 – Photos/ Finish Loading/ Finish Lunch.
1:30 – Bus from course to Asbury Park Boardwalk. (1h,20m)
3 – 6:30pm – Beach time. Restaurants, boardwalk, arcades in area.  Dinner on your own at the beach. Always keep a buddy with you & let teammates know where you’re going.
6:30pm – Bus from Asbury Park Boardwalk to Ithaca. (4h20m).  ETA to A&E 11pm.