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USRA Racing Rules: USRowing racing rules will apply.  The official USRowing Rules of Rowing book is available from USRowing.  Please familiarize yourself with these rules before attending the coaches/coxswain meeting.  The regatta committee will not discuss rules of racing at this meeting.

One person from each team is expected to attend the meeting as course safety, last minute rule changes, flights, and start times may be discussed.  Attendance will be checked.

Final Schedule of Events: A final heat sheet schedule will be issued during the Coaches and Coxswains' meeting on Friday evening, April 4, 2008.  There will be two calls to launch prior to each event and launch officials at the launch docks will make every effort to launch boats on time.  Coaches and coxswains should be ready to launch 45 minutes prior the scheduled time of their event.

 Traffic Pattern: The traffic pattern within the launching embayment will be clockwise.  Proceed off the launching docks toward the marina slips and then proceed out of the embayment keeping to your port side, closest to the shore.  There will be a marshal on land at the point as you enter the course, please take directions from this crossing marshal before crossing the course.  Go straight across the course, race traffic permitting, and keep your starboard side closest to the far shore.  Maintain single file up the racecourse.  Competitors may proceed up stream past the railroad bridge for practice.  However, competitors must be below the railroad bridge and within hailing distance of the marshall 15 minutes before race time.

Practice Session: The course is open for practice on Friday, April 4th from 3:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. For safety purposes, no boats shall be allowed to launch before 3 p.m. or after 5:00 p.m. All crews must be off the water no later than 5:30 p.m. During practice, the race day traffic patterns will apply throughout the course.

Bow Numbers: Bow numbers for each boat will be required.  It will be your responsibility to supply your own bow numbers.  If a team does    not have their own bow number, the organizing committee will make them available to you after receiving a refundable deposit of $5.00 per number.  Crews will not be allowed on the water without a bow number.

Foot Gear Release and Shell Safety: Where the feet of the competitor are held by footgear affixed to the stretcher of the boat, the design of such footgear shall provide for the quick release of the competitors feet, without the use of hands, in case of a boat capsize. Such design may consist of Velcro or pull strings at the heels.

All boats will be checked for such appropriate footgear.  If such footgear is not present at all seats that boat will not be launched. The checking of the boats will occur immediately prior to launch. All boats, even if they row in multiple races, will be checked prior to each race. No racing shell will be allowed to race or practice without a bow ball.

Weigh-Ins: Lightweight men and lightweight women will be required to weigh-in on Friday, April 4, 2008 from 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM or Saturday, April 5, 2008 from 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM.  Rowers must wear racing uniforms at the weigh-in.  College lightweight women: 130 lbs. maximum; College lightweight men: Average 155 lbs. with no individual rower more than 160 lbs; Junior lightweight women: 130 lbs. maximum;  Junior lightweight men: 155 lbs. maximum.  The coxswains shall not be counted for the purpose of this rule.