2007 Junior Fall Speed Order Results

Date: November 17, 2007

Location: Mercer Lake, West Windsor, N.J.

Events: JM1x, JW1x

Schedule

Friday, November 16, 2007

Practice Schedule: 1:00 p.m. -4:30 p.m.  Read traffic pattern map before launching and keep an eye out for other blind boats.

No boats are allowed on Mercer Lake before or after posted practice times. You are subject to disqualification if you are on the water at any time other than the posted practice time.
Scales and course map will be made available at the athlete meeting.

Saturday, November 17, 2007

Athlete Meeting: 7:00 a.m. in front of National Team bays (a representative from each boat must be present or the entry will be scratched)

Tentative Racing Schedule:

8:00 a.m. Launch

8:30 a.m. JM1x/JW1x 2k head race.  Start list to be available at athlete meeting.

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

Registration Information

• Register online through Regatta Central at   www.regattacentral.com
• Entry Fee: $25 per seat
• Registration deadline: October 31, 2007, MIDNIGHT (EST)
• If accepted, late entries are subject to a late fee. A $25/seat fee will be asses for scratches after the entry deadline.
• USRowing membership is required: visit www.usrowing.org to renew or join.
• The 2007 November Junior Speed Order open to any USRowing Junior athletes.

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