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 $1,000 Overall Points Champion Prize Package

Exciting new development!!!  With a new course, NEW TIMING SYSTEM, and new name ~ the Regatta Committee has put together a $1,000 prize package including gifts from Hudson Boat Works, Rowing News and many more.  The Head of the Welland ~ Overall Points Champion will be presented to the club or school with the most combined points from all classifications.  So fill up your entries!!!

The Regatta Committee is also looking to crown winners of the Masters Points Trophy and Youth Points Trophy.  Spread the news and get your entries in.  Race to the prize!!!

Clemson University ~ Scheduled to Attend the Head of the Welland

"We are very excited and looking forward to traveling to Welland", said Richard J. Ruggieri, Head Coach of Clemson University's Women's Rowing. 

The 2008 Head of the Welland ~ Five Bridges Fall Classic is pleased to announce:

• a New and Exciting Course with five bridges and a great mix of open water to navigate and race on
• 3 miles (4.8 km) of unobstructed powerboat FREE waterway on which to race
• full buoyed course
• festival atmosphere
• FINISH LYNX Timing System
• Realtime Results Posting
• course is asphalt trailed on both sides to watch the race on foot or bicycle
• plenty of room for Crew Tents

With exciting support from the Province of Ontario (Ministry of Tourism), Welland Recreational Canal Corporation and the City of Welland's 150th Annivesary Committee, we are thrilled to be able to bring you these many improvements. 

It will truly make for a fantastic event!!  See you in Welland on September 27th!!

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Canadian and U.S. citizens traveling by car do not need a passport to cross the border!

Requirements for U.S. and Canadian citizens seeking entry into the United States through a land or sea border are as follow:

Effective January  31, 2008, oral declarations of citizenship alone will no longer be accepted by U.S. Customs.
U.S. and Canadian citizens ages 19 and older will need to present a government-issued photo ID, such as a driver's license, along with proof of citizenship, such as a birth certificate or naturalization certificate

• Children ages 18 and under will only be required to present proof of citizenship, such as a birth certificate
• Passports and trusted traveler program cards – NEXUS, SENTRI and FAST – will continue to be accepted for cross-border travel 
  

All existing non-immigrant visa and passport requirements will remain in effect and will not be altered by this change.
 
For further information, please visit: www.dhs.gov

Documentation for Minors

New policy will go into effect January 1, 2008. With the new policy, Canadians 18 years old and under will be required to present only a birth certificate.

For additional information on WHTI, please visit the CBSA Website at:  http://cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/whti-ivho/menu-eng.html

What is a secure document?

The U.S. government released the final rules for air travel to the United States on November 24, 2006. The following items will be considered acceptable for entry into the United States from within the western hemisphere by air:

A valid passport;

• A NEXUS Air membership when used at a NEXUS Air kiosk;
• A valid Merchant Mariner's Document for U.S. citizens; or
• Valid U.S. military identification and orders, when travelling on active duty.

 The United States has yet to release the rules for land and sea travel; however, a passport will be valid for all modes of travel under the WHTI.