Tentative Information for National Selection Regatta 2 -- April 26-29, 2007

UPDATE: Friday AM racing has been delayed until Friday evening due to lightning. A new schedule is posted below.   

Please check back periodically for updates.

NSRII Update:  Boat storage and launching will be conducted from the Finn M. W. Caspersen Boathouse side of the lake.  Please take note of the new parking rules in place (see below).

View entries at RegattaCentral.com

Please click here or see below for the tentative schedule as of 4/27/2007 

Events: M2x, W2x, LM2x, LW2x, M2-, W2-, LM2-

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, Individuals 72.5; Light Women Boat Avg. 57 kg, Individuals 59 kg.

Racing will be conducted from the Finn M. W. Caspersen boathouse at Mercer Lake. 

NEW 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. 
 
The first opportunity for NSR 2 participants to practice on Mercer Lake will be Wednesday, April 25. Please follow the practice times listed below and check in with USRowing staff for practice traffic patterns and boat storage before arriving.

Practice Schedule

Wednesday: Course will be open for practice 10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. and after 6:00 p.m.- Sunset.

Thursday: Course will be open for practice 10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. and after 6:00 p.m.- Sunset.

Friday: Course will be open for practice after AM racing-3:00 p.m.

Saturday: Course will be open for practice after AM racing-1:00 p.m.; 4:30-5:00 p.m.

There is no access to shower facilities at the Caspersen Boathouse. Restroom facilities will be available. 

Tentative Schedule (Subject to Change)

Adverse Weather Conditions Policy

The LM2x has been eliminated due to scratches.

Due to scratches, the W2- and LM2- have been cut down to six entries or fewer. There will be no time trial in these events. Seeding heat will take place on Saturday (see below).

19th in the M2- Time Trial will be dropped. There will be no Final D.

In events requiring A/B/C Heats...

Places 1-4 will advance to the A/B Semifinal.**

• **Please click here to see the scenarios from which the progression will be randomly selected for events going from three heats to two semifinals.

Places 5 and 6 from A/B/C Heats will advance to Final C

Places 1-3 from A/B Semifinals will advance to Final A

Places 4-6 from A/B Semifinals will advance to Final B

In events requiring A/B Heats...

Places 1-3 will advance to Final A

Places 4-6 will advance to Final B

Thursday, April 26, 2007 

Athlete Meeting -- 6:00 p.m.  

Meeting will be held at the Caspersen Olympic Rowing Center in the national team bays (far side of boathouse). You or your representative MUST attend the meeting or you will be scratched from competition.

Registration Information

• Register online through RegattaCentral at www.RegattaCentral.com 
• Entry Fee: $25 per person
• Registration deadline Wednesday, April 18, 2007, at MIDNIGHT (EST).
• USRowing membership is required: visit www.USRowing.org to renew or join.
• Senior National Team events are open to all collegiate, club and unaffiliated athletes. Junior national team candidates will not be considered.

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.