Tentative information for Senior World Championship Trials -- July 30-August 3, 2007
Please check back periodically for updates -- Last updated at 5:45 p.m. 7/30/07
Heat Sheets and Results provided by Powerhouse Timing
2007 Senior World Championship Selection Procedures can be found here.
Events: LM8+,M4+, W4-, LM4x, LW4x, LM2-, M2+, M1x, W1x, LM1x, LW1x, M2-
Racing will be conducted from the Finn M. W. Caspersen boathouse at Mercer Lake.
Lightweights: Lightweights will weigh-in no less than one hour and no more than two hours before their first race each day of competition.
FISA Rules Apply: Light Men Boat Avg. 70 kg. Individual athletes cannot weigh more than 72.5; Light Women Boat Avg. 57 kg. Individual athletes cannot weigh more than 59 kg.
Male coxswains must weigh a minimum of 55kg. (121.25 lbs.). A coxswain may only carry a maximum of 10 kg. (22.04 lbs.) dead weight to meet this minimum standard.
Parking Rules:
Trucks, large SUVs and boat trailers must park on the dirt access road behind the boathouse. Please be cautious as this area is marshland and vehicles may have difficulty navigating in the mud.
Compact vehicles must park in the lot as you come off Post Rd. and not in the gravel next to the boathouse.
Emergency vehicles will need to have a clear path from the paved road all the way to the tree line behind the boathouse.
Any vehicle not following the outlined parking rules will be towed at the owner’s expense.
You will NOT be able to drive your car behind the boathouse in order to unload your equipment. Please walk your equipment from the designated parking zones to the boat storage area.
Boat Storage:
All boats will be stored outside on the lawn next to or behind the national team bays (far side of the boathouse). Your boat will be moved if it is elsewhere.
Practice Schedule
The first opportunity for Senior World Championship trials participants to practice on Mercer Lake will be Friday, July 27, 2007. Please follow the practice times listed below and check in with USRowing staff for practice traffic patterns and boat storage before arriving.
Friday, July 27: Course will be open 9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. and after 6:00 p.m.-Sunset. **Be cautious of pleasure boaters on Mercer Lake. Lake use is at an all-time high during the weekends in the summer**
Saturday, July 28: Course will be open for practice 9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. and after 6:30 p.m.-Sunset. **Be cautious of pleasure boaters on Mercer Lake. Lake use is at an all-time high during the weekends in the summer**
Sunday, July 29: Course will be open for practice 9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. **Be cautious of pleasure boaters on Mercer Lake. Lake use is at an all-time high during the weekends in the summer**
Monday, July 30: Course will be open for practice 9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. and after 6:30 p.m.-Sunset. Be cautious of pleasure boaters on Mercer Lake.
Tuesday, July 31: Course will be closed at 6:30 a.m. The course will open at the end of racing until 11:00 a.m. Evening practice is from the end of racing to sunset. Be cautious of pleasure boaters on Mercer Lake.
Wednesday, August 1: Course will be closed at 6:30 a.m. The course will open at the end of racing until 11:00 a.m. Evening practice is from 6:00 p.m. to sunset. Be cautious of pleasure boaters on Mercer Lake.
Thursday, August 2: The course will be closed at 6:30 a.m. The course will open at the end of racing until 11:00 a.m. Evening practice is from 6:00 p.m. to sunset. Be cautious of pleasure boaters on Mercer Lake.
Friday, August 3: The course will close at 6:30 a.m. The course will open at the end of racing until 11:00 a.m. Be cautious of pleasure boaters on Mercer Lake.
There is no access to shower facilities at the Caspersen Boathouse. Restroom facilities will be available.
Entries due Sunday, July 22, at Midnight EDT.
If accepted, late entries are subject to a late fee. A $25/seat fee will be asses for scratches after the entry deadline.
Mandatory athlete meeting will be held on Monday, July 30, at 4:00 p.m.
A representative of each boat will be required to attend and confirm their participation at the roll call during the athletes’ meeting. Any crew failing to have at least one representative present at the meeting is subject to disqualification.
Trials Winners Information
All trials winners are required to propose a coach at the trials, who is required to travel with the crew for the length of the world championships.
All athletes winning berths at the selection trials must submit, in conjunction with their intent to compete, a payment per athlete to cover the expenses of food, lodging and local transportation during the world championships. Proposed coaches of boats at the world championships must submit payment in the full amount at the end of trials as well. The cost per athlete and per coach will be $3,000 per person. This price does not include airfare from the U.S. to Munich, nor does it include the cost of equipment. Those plans and expenses are left to the coach and athletes. However, athletes and coaches making the trip will be advised by USRowing staff which dates they should arrive/depart Munich.
Boat Logistics:
All crews are responsible for securing competition equipment while in Germany. USRowing will be able to provide contact information for international boat manufacturers.
Registration Information
- Register online through Regatta Central at www.regattacentral.com
- Entry Fee: $25 per seat
- Registration deadline: Sunday, July 22, 2007, at MIDNIGHT (EDT).
- USRowing membership is required: visit www.usrowing.org to renew or join.
- Senior National Team Trials are open to all club and unaffiliated athletes.
- There is no opportunity to double between events.
Schedule (Tentative and Subject to Change)
Tentative Schedule and Subject to Change (as of 7/30)
Adverse Weather Conditions Policy
Schedule
Due to time and course restrictions, events that are not finals-only will run final 2 and 3 on Friday, August 3.
Uncontested crews (LM8+, LM4x, W4-) will race Thursday in a Final.
Updated Heat Sheet provided by Powerhouse Timing
(Tentative: please check back for updates)
Boats will be weighed per FISA regulations. 1x: 14kg; 2x: 27kg; 2-: 27 kg; 4x: 52 kg
Directions to Mercer Lake and the Caspersen Olympic Rowing Center
From Route 1 North or South
- Take the Alexander Road Exit (east) off of Route 1 towards the Princeton Junction Train Station
- Alexander Road dead-ends at North Post Road
- Make a right hand turn on to North Post Road
- Proceed through two stoplights
- Stay on Post Road past the Conover Fields and the Mercer Oaks Golf Club. This road will take you right to the boathouse
- After these fields, there will be a 'road closed' sign at the entrance to the park, on the boathouse side of the lake.
- Ignore this sign and head straight down the access road; the boathouse will be on your left as you reach lake.
From North on Route 206
- Route 206 into Princeton
- Left at traffic light by Borough Municipal Building onto Nassau Street
- Go three traffic lights to Washington Road
- Washington Road to U.S. Route 1 South
- Use directions for "From North and South via U.S. 1"
From Hightstown (Route 30)
- Take Route 30 south and turn right at the Church Road traffic lights
- Stay on Church Road and Cross Old Trenton Road
- The next light will be Village Road . Make a left onto Village Road
- The next light will be Post Road . Make a left onto Post Road
- Follow the directions for "From Route 1 North or South" to the boathouse
From Allentown (Route 130)
- Take Route 130 north and turn left at the Church Road traffic lights
- Stay on Church Road and cross Old Trenton Road .
- The next light will be Village Road . Make a left onto Village Road
- The next light will be Post Road . Make a left onto Post Road
- Follow the directions for "From Route 1 North or South" to the boathouse
Accommodation Options in Princeton
- Holiday Inn: 609-520-1200
- Red Roof Inn: 609-896-3388
- Best Western: 609-452-2500
- Comfort Inn: 732-297-7400
All competitors are guests of the Finn M. W. Caspersen boathouse. Please be courteous to your fellow competitors and year-round tenants of the facility.