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OARS Youth Invitational

  • Mar 9, 2024 To Mar 10, 2024
  • sprint
  • Orlando, FL (USA)
  • Hosted By: Orlando Area Rowing Society, Inc.
  • USRowing Registered (Self-Insured regatta)
  • Sanctioned by Florida Scholastic Rowing Assoc.

Results email:

Dear Coaches, 

Thank you for your patience & willingness to keep the kids racing. Results up to 17a are on Crew Timer as usual.

After flipping the course, (with 17b) Crew Timer was not used on the water and the referees completed placement manually. Here are the results for the 750m races.  OARS Invitational Results (shortened/flipped) course

We will be awarding medals by heat for the races after the course change. We will make arrangements to get those medals to you (either mailing or delivering at the next regatta).

Team Points will be awarded based on the races up to 17a.

Let me know if you have any questions.

Thanks, 

Kirsten

 

 

 

Race Day Update:

Because of unsafe conditions at the start, The race officials have made the decision to stop running the full race course. 

Here is what we are doing:

  • Reversing the course (starting at the finish line)
  • Floating starts
  • Running a 750 meter race
  • The boats on the water will remain and the officials are directing them to the start in an organized fashion.

  • All new times are updated on the Heat Sheet.

  • We are treating 17a as a complete separate race because they were able to race the full course.  17b, 17c, 17d will be together. 

  • Thanks for helping us pivot! We are doing our best to keep kids racing!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bulletin sent 3/7

Hi Coaches, 

Here's your daily reminders/FAQs for the OARS Invite. The bulletins are also posted on the news page of RC.

  • The Heat sheet is posted. Keep reviewing and taking care of any changes now. We would like to make as few changes as possible on race day. 
  • C&C Meeting with Ed Murphy is posted and available here:  OARS C&C Meeting  Please make sure your coxswains and rowers watch. There is no C&C meeting on Saturday morning.
  • Send a coach to the registration pavilion just to check in and make sure your team is all set for racing.
  • If you have any missing waivers or outstanding balance, please take care of them before Saturday.
  • The course will be open on Friday from 3:00– 5:30 p.m.  All teams must exit by 6:00 p.m.
  • Lightweight weigh-ins are Saturday morning from 6:30-9:30 am. Please send your whole boat together. 
  • Remind your families to purchase park entrance passes ahead of time.
  • On Saturday morning, our "Crew Angels" (OARS Parents) will kick-off the regatta with a launch drive-by with the National Anthem. 

Looking forward to a great event!

 

 

Heat sheet sent 3/6

Hi Coaches, 

Here is the first draft of the schedule.  Please check that all of your entries are in. One we get final scratches tonight, I will make adjustments and possibly accept more waitlist entries (Thursday evening).

OARS Invitational Draft 2024

The Sports Engine link for the park entrance fee is now working. Please make sure everyone is purchasing their entry pass. If your families have trouble, we suggest that they make a Sports Engine account and then open the link. If it is still an issue, let me know.

See you Saturday!

Kirsten

Regatta Bulletin sent 3/5

Coaches, 

We are looking forward to having you attend the 26th Annual OARS Invitational. Our coaches, parents, and volunteers are hard at work making final arrangements for all of you. This will be a full weekend of racing and we need all of you to review any information that is sent your way. 

Please be sure to share it with other coaches, parents, and rowers as needed. 

A few reminders:

  • We've accepted as many waitlisted entries as we can for now. As scratches happen, we will accept more. 
  • Prepay now for park entrance. Please share this with your entire team. This includes tow vehicles They will not accept cash at the gate.  Click here: https://oarsrowing.sportngin.com/register/form/615588985 
  • Check your compliance and get your waivers completed. 
  • Make sure all of your lineups are correct. 
  • Check your boats & make sure bow balls & heel ties are secure.
  • Bring your own bow numbers.
  • Teams that are arriving on Friday need to plan on arriving between 12:00 - 5:00 pm. The course will be open from 3-5:30 pm. 
  • If you need to arrive after 5:00 pm, please text Coach Nick Hall at 407-963-5727 in advance and he will arrange to meet you on Friday evening. Trailers should not arrive after 7:30 pm.
  • Saturday morning trailer arrival should be after 5:30 am and before 6:30 am.
  • For your parents that are asking about cooking, there is no open flame cooking at the park. They may use sterno to warm food.
  • C&C Meeting will be virtual. We will send out a link later in the week. Please ensure that your coxswains & rowers know how to back into a stake boat, get their point by sculling it around, and safely steer down a course!
  • We should have a first draft of the schedule by Wednesday night or Thursday morning
  • Wednesday, March 6th 
    • Scratch deadline
    • Line Up deadline
    • Payment deadline

Let me know if I can help you with anything!

Thanks, 

Kirsten

Email sent 2/27

Hi Coaches, 
Just a reminder that the deadline to register for the OARS Invitational is approaching. Get your entries in as soon as possible, so that we can start accepting waitlist entries.
 
Our coaches, parents, and volunteers are hard at work making final arrangements for all of you. This will be a full weekend of racing and we need all of you to review any information that is sent your way.  Please be sure to share it with other coaches, parents, and rowers as needed. 

A few reminders:

  • Prepay now for parking.They will not accept cash at the gate.  Please share this link with all of your team members, parents, boards & anyone coming to the regatta. https://oarsrowing.sportngin.com/register/form/615588985
  • Check your compliance and get your waivers completed.
  • Entries are limited to one entry per team in each event. We will have a waitlist, so please enter early and add waitlist entries. As soon as we can accept waitlist entries, we will. This will help us to manage the overall race day and ensure we can fit all races into the schedule. 
  • Bring any Concept 2 Blades that you need repaired. Concept 2 will be on site to service blades.
  • Universal is offering discounted group tickets for teams. See the News tab on RC for details
  • We have lunch catering options for any teams not wanting to bring your entire food team. 
 
Let me know if you have any questions.
Kirsten

Dear Athletes & Families,
We are very excited to announce we have partnered with Universal Orlando to offer you all deeply discounted tickets to Universal!Both youth & adults (chaperones) get to take advantage of these heavily discounted rates.
Tickets will be valid March 4, 2024 – March 15, 2024.
Please complete the attached Ticket Order Form, this must be submitted in-advance as per the instructions on the form.
For any specific questions, reach out to Zach Pleeter by emailing [email protected] or call (407) 883-9837.

Email - Sent 1/30

Coaches, 

We are now accepting entries for the OARS Invitational on Saturday, March 9th and Sunday, March 10th. Registration is available on Regatta Central

Our masters are also back to hosting their event on Sunday, which will include more opportunities for Middle School racing. 

  • High school races are on Saturday
  • Middle school races are on Sunday
  • Masters races are on Sunday

The park is still using special procedures for park entrance fees & cooking.  Please read those areas of the overview carefully.

We anticipate a full day regatta with many entries. To fit in all the races and as many entries as possible, we are initially limiting entries to one per team per each event. We will accept waitlist entries, so please get your entries in early. 

Let me know if you have any questions.

Thanks, 

Kirsten