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2008 Race Form and Instruction
Moose Nugget Regatta
Saturday July 19, 2008
The Moose Nugget Regatta features 1,000 meter side by side racing on Wasilla Lake in Wasilla, Alaska, followed by a lunch and award ceremony. Independent racers as well as members of clubs are welcome to race at this event. Each team should submit a single entry.
New this year: T-shirts for pre-order!!
T-shirts are $15 and must be pre-ordered. Email the total number of S, M, L, and XL t-shirts desired by the team to moosenugget@anchoragerowing.com by June 21.
Equipment
Bow numbers are required.
Overnight parking for trailers is available at the park with one ARA representative camping at the park but please remember you park at your own risk.
A limited number of boats are available for reservation from local teams. Requests should include the type of boat and type of rowers (men’s heavyweight double, women’s eight, etc.) to help us match up the limited number of boats available. Email requests to moosenugget@anchoragerowing.com by June 21.
Cost
Cost for athletes is $15 and includes as many races as you want to participate in, snacks, and lunch. Additional lunches for spectators are $10 for adults, $5 for kids under 12, and free for babes in arms. Please reserve spectator lunches at the time of event entry. Teams are responsible for collecting payment from members and submitting a single payment by check or credit card.
Entry
Entries for races must include the number of boats in each event, the stroke or single sculler’s name, and the boat’s average age as of race day (except juniors). Email (1) race entries, (2) the total number of athletes participating, and (3) the total number of spectators requesting food to moosenugget@anchoragerowing.com by July 5. (See attached entry form for guidance.) A confirmation email will be sent after receipt of your entry. Mail checks to ARA, PO Box 242161, Anchorage, AK 99524. No changes are allowed from this deadline until the morning of the race.
Categories and Handicapping
Open Masters: Athletes who are 19 or older as of the end of this calendar year.
Novice: Athletes who started racing after January 1 of this year.
Junior: Athletes under the age of 19 as of the end of this calendar year.
Age handicaps will apply to all races unless indicated otherwise. Athletes 19-27 will be handicapped as 27, and age-specific handicaps will apply to those older than 27.
Course
All boats will launch from the designated area along the park’s sandy beach. Rowers should expect to wade into the water up to mid-thigh and must wear water shoes for foot protection. The 1,000 m course will be partially buoyed, with lane markers at various intervals. Other non-regatta markers are present, and the finish line is not perpendicular to shore, so be sure coxes and scullers understand the course markings.
Practice Times
Selected boats will be available on Friday before the race for teams wishing to practice. No safety launches will be on the course, so row at your own risk. Email moosenugget@anchoragerowing.com for more info.
Regatta Schedule
8:00AM: Coaches and Coxswains meeting at the Picnic Pavilion – scratches and average age changes will be taken here. There is a $1 scratch fee.
8:15AM: Officials, volunteers, and timers meeting at the timing tent.
8:30AM Course open for launching first boats. Safety launches will not be on the water before this time so row at your own risk.
For More Info
Contact Anchorage Rowing Association at moosenugget@anchoragerowing.com with any questions. More details and updates will be available on www.anchoragerowing.com. |
