Head of the Lake
- Nov 6, 2022
- head
- Lake Washington
- Seattle, WA (USA)
- Hosted By: Lake Washington Rowing Club
- 2022 Registered Regatta
Frank Cunningham All Points Cup Winner: University of Washington
Bob Ernst Collegiate All Points Winner: University of Washington
Francis Cunningham Junior All Points Cup Winner: Holy Names Acadamy
Masters All Points Winner: Sammamish Rowing Club
Special Cup Winners
Womens Championship 8+ Sponsored by Pocock Rowing Shells: University of Washington
Womens Championship 4+ Cup: University of British Columbia
Ben Porter Mens Collegiate 8+ Cup: University of Washington
Mens Championship 4+ Cup Sponsored by Pocock Rowing Shells: University of Washington
Men's Junior 8+ Cup: Green Lake
Women's Junior 8+ Cup: Holy Names Academy
Men's Junior 4+ Cup: Bainbridge Island Rowing Club
Women's Junior 4+ Cup: Holy Names Academy
Race Day
9:00AM Sunday November 6. Due to weather conditions, all 1X and 2X races cancelled. We are running the short course. Fox Point is the new finish line. Race starts remain the same.
Follow the races in real time. Times updated as crews pass by each of the four timing stations.
8:14PM Saturday November 5. At this time, racing is on as planned tomorrow. We will have another check point in the morning before racing begins and will communicate accordingly.
Resources
HOTL Coaches & Coxswains Meeting
Race Day is almost here and we are sure you are watching the weather as closely as we are. Race officials will be meeting this evening to assess the situation. We will communicate decisions after we meet. Of course, safety is our number one concern.
Weather Appropriate Rowing Gear It is important that all rowers dress in warm rowing gear and have a water resistant layer available as needed. USRowing Uniform Rules will not be enforced. Referees and race officials will NOT allow rowers to launch if they are not dressed appropriately for the weather conditions.
New Time for Parking Trailers at the University of Washington on Saturday. The window is now 2PM to 5PM. If you are arriving with a boat trailer for HOTL, you MUST contact Don Kuehn (206 660-9911) and provide him with your contact information and time of arrival.
News Bulletin November 6: Small Boat Cancellation
News Bulletin November 5: Weather, Late Breaking Regatta News
News Bulletin November 4: Cold Weather, Late Breaking Regatta News
News Bulletin November 3: Cold Weather, Practice, Waivers
News Bulletin November 2: Coach/Coxswain Meeting, Line-up Changes, Parking
News Bulletin October 20: Scratch Deadline, Trailer Parking
News Bulletin September 25: 1x, 2x Guaranteed Entries
News Bulletin September 22: Registration Open Announcement
HOTL 2022 Gear is available for pre-order. All presale orders will be available for pick up Saturday November 5th at LWRC 3:00-6:00 pm and November 6th at Conibear Shellhouse 6:30 am-12:00 pm.
Communication to HOTL Coaches and Crews
- If the race course or race events are altered, racing delayed or cancelled, we will broadcast on all outlets: HOTL Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.
- Normal messages such as Racing Underway, etc will be broadcast on the HOTL Twitter, Instagram and Facebook pages.
- The communication channels along with the feed are also on the HOTL Website Communications page.
Packet Pickup, Merchandise Sales/Pickup Saturday at LWRC from 3-6PM, Sunday at Conibear starting at 6AM. See the complete HOTL Schedule on our website.
Coaches and Coxswains Meeting The coaches and coxswains meeting will be held via Zoom on Friday evening at 7PM. The meeting is required for all coxswains, bow coxswains and coaches. You may attend either the live presentation or watch the recorded presentation. The live presentation will be posted on the HOTL Website following the live event.
2022 Coaches and Coxswains meeting slides are available for viewing now.
Race Videos There are also videos and maps, including a Google Earth View of the HOTL course.
Race Booklet The HOTL Race Booklet is available on the HOTL Website.
Trailer Parking: If you are bringing a trailer and you have not contacted Don, please do so ASAP at [email protected] For trailers arriving on Saturday you may begin parking at 2PM. For trailers arriving on Sunday morning you may begin parking on Sunday morning, November 6th beginning at 4:45AM. If you are attending the Frostbite Regatta at Greenlake, please move your trailer to UW after racing on Saturday. There will be a security guard on site. Please visit the HOTL RegattaCentral Directions and Parking page for additional parking instructions.
Car Top Boats: All car topped boats must launch and land from Conibear. There is NO launching and landing at the Waterfront Activity Center (WAC). Cars with shells can park in E18 with the trailers. ALL CARS NEED TO ENTER THE E-1 PARKING LOT AT THE NORTH ENTRANCE. The south entrance will be closed. Please visit the HOTL RegattaCentral Directions and Parking page for additional parking instructions.
Boat Rigging and Oar Staging
You must rig your boats in E-18 and walk them to the boathouse for launching. No boats may be rigged or staged in the E-8 parking lot or the wood chip area. You may pre-stage blades in the wood chip area.
Compliance (waivers and SafeSport training) and Packets: In order to participate in the regatta, athletes must have a current, signed USRowing waiver, and adult athletes (18 and over) in the US must complete the SafeSport training. Packets will not be released for any lineups with compliance issues. Please resolve any compliance any issues as soon as possible to help packet pickup run smoothly. Packet pickup is scheduled for Saturday at LWRC from 3:00 to 6:00PM and Sunday morning at Conibear from 5:30 to 8:00AM. Compliance