Tentative information for U23 Trials - July 9-11, 2007

Please check back periodically for updates.

Thursday's Time Trial to meet the MPS will begin at 7:30 a.m. Weigh-in will be at 5:30 a.m.

Heat Sheets and Results (Provided by Powerhouse Timing)

2007 U23 Selection Procedures can be found here

Events: M4+, M4-, W4-, LM4x, M2x, W2x, LM2x, LW2x, M2-, W2-, LM2- M1x, W1x, LM1x, LW1x.

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

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, Individual athletes cannot weigh more than 72.5; Light Women Boat Avg. 57 kg, Individual athletes cannot weigh more than 59 kg. Male coxswains must weigh a minimum of 55 kg (121.25 lbs.) A coxswain may only carry a maximum of 10 kg (22.04 lbs.) dead weight to meet this minimum standard.

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 U23 World Championship Trials participants to practice on Mercer Lake will be Saturday, July 7, 2007. Please follow the practice times listed below and check in with USRowing staff for practice traffic patterns and boat storage before arriving.

Practice Schedule

Saturday, July 7: Course will be open for practice from 9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. and after 6:00 p.m.-Sunset. **Be cautious of pleasure boaters on Mercer Lake. Lake use is at an all-time high during the weekends in the summer**

Sunday, July 8: Course will be open for practice 9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. **Be cautious of pleasure boaters on Mercer Lake. Lake use is at an all-time high during the weekends in the summer**

Monday: July 9: Course will be open for practice 9:00-11:00 a.m. and after PM racing (if no TT, practice will be 6:00-Sunset).

Tuesday: July 10: Course will be open for practice after AM racing -11:00 a.m. and after 6:00 p.m.-Sunset.

Wednesday: July 11: Course will be open for practice after AM racing-11:00 a.m.

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

Entries due Wednesday, July 4, at Midnight EDT.

Mandatory athlete meeting will be held on Monday, July 9, at 4:00 p.m.

A representative of each boat will be required to attend and confirm their participation at the roll call during the athletes’ meeting. Any crew failing to have at least one representative present at the meeting is subject to disqualification.

Race Schedule (Tentative and Subject to Change)

The U23 Trials schedule will overlap with senior camps and junior camps. As such, U23 athletes should be prepared to have blind (no cox) boat traffic around them during warm-up and racing.

Adverse Weather Conditions Policy

5th place in the LW1x will be dropped in Monday’s Time Trial.

5th and 6th place in the LM1x will be dropped in Monday’s Time Trial

All other crews race Tuesday in Final 1 of their event, unless they are uncontested.

Uncontested crews will race Wednesday in a final.