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Here is a link to the PDF document, of what is written below:  https://www.dropbox.com/s/pbx4ud8b2asb9jl/2016%20faultline%20coaches%20packet.pdf?dl=0

Faultline Faceoff 2016

Parent & Visitor Information

Driving Information - ***NEW FOR 2016***

Permits:    ***NEW FOR 2016***

Permits will be sold to each team for $50 each, (these will be purchased only by each team online, no individuals will be allowed to purchase permits).  The permits will be for in and out privlidges for both Saturday and Sunday and parking in the main lot, by the boat launch.  Parents should check with their head coaches to see if there will be a permit available for them to use.  There will be no purchasing of permits on-site.  If you do not have a permit before you arrive you need to park in the overflow parking at the Orinda BART station and take the shuttle.  Please plan your time accordingly.  The shuttle will run every 20 minutes.

Location:

Address: 522 Old San Pablo Dam Road, Orinda, CA  (there is no address on the street) it is the East Bay Mud entrance toward the Boat Launch Site at the south end of the dam.  Big sign on the right about ¼ mile past Bear Creek Road off of San Pablo Dam Road.

Directions:

From 24 – Exit at Orinda, follow the signs to Camino Pablo Road follow it North toward San Pablo and just past Bear Creek Road, the name of the road changes to San Pablo Dam Rd.  ¼ mile past Bear Creek Road will be the entrance to the Boat launch, make a right there.  It is another mile down that road to the actual boat launch.

No Parking Permit??  Here are your directions:

All cars without a permit will be allowed to drop athletes at the athlete drop zone at 522 Old San Pablo Dam Road, Orinda, CA  , but will have to immediately leave the site and park at the Orinda BART station  The lot will be at the Orinda BART station. 

Shuttle Schedule from the BART Station:

Saturday:  Every 30 minutes beginning at 9:30am from the Orinda Bart Station and continuing until 5:30pm.

Sunday: Every 20 minutes beginning at 6am and continuing until 3:00pm

Athlete Drop off Information  ***NEW FOR 2016***

Plan ahead for getting your athletes to the site.  If your parents are carpooling and do not have a permit, you may want to plan on using some of your permits to shuttle your athletes into the venue.  We will do our best with the shuttles, but at peak times (6am to 8am on Sunday) we may be limited in our ability to get athletes to the site in a time efficient way.  Please plan ahead.

Food Trucks:

There will be food trucks at the venue both Saturday and Sunday.  Please tell your parents to feel free to use them.  We get no $$ from the food trucks, but supporting them keeps them coming back.

Vendors:

JL and other vendors will be at the site, so please visit them.

Faultline Faceoff 2016

Coach & Staff Information

Driving Information

Do not enter at the visitor center (North end of the lake) with buses or trailers, you will get stuck and could cause serious damage to your vehicles/boats.  The entrance for our events will be at the Boat Launch.

Permits ***NEW FOR 2016***

Permits will be sold to each team for $50 each, (these will be purchased only by each team online).  The permits will be for in and out privliges for both Saturday and Sunday and parking in the main lot, by the boat launch.  Each team will be able to buy up to 15 permits for the weekend.   If some teams need less, then they will be allocated to teams who would like to buy more.  These will be sent to the main contact at each club one week before the event and distribution of the permits will be up to each club.  There will be no extra permits. There will be no event permit pick-up or sales of permits on-site.  All truck permits and bus permits will be purchased in advance and mailed to the teams, cost will be $50 per truck and Buses are $100 for the weekend.  These prices are set by the park,

Boat Trailers:

Trailers are welcome to come into the park on Friday anytime (before 6pm) and Saturday morning (from 6am to 8:30am).  It is important that you understand space will be at a premium.  Please wait until the trailers are all parked before you begin laying out slings.  If there are trailers that cannot arrive before 8:30am on Saturday, you need to contact us immediately.

We need to fit all the trailers in one lot.  Please let us know when you will be arriving.  This is important, as we have to park many trailers, and all trailers need to be parked before any boats are off-loaded.  Space for boats will be tight, so please help us to make it a good experience for everyone.

There will be no parking of boats or trailers in the main lot.

Location:

Address: 522 Old San Pablo Dam Road, Orinda, CA  (there is no address on the street) it is the East Bay Mud entrance toward the Boat Launch Site at the south end of the dam.  Big sign on the right about ¼ mile past Bear Creek Road off of San Pablo Dam Road.

Directions:

From 24 – Exit at Orinda, follow the signs to Camino Pablo Road follow it North toward San Pablo and just past Bear Creek Road, the name of the road changes to San Pablo Dam Rd.  ¼ mile past Bear Creek Road will be the entrance to the Boat launch, make a right there.  It is another mile down that road to the actual boat launch.

 

Please Share the parking permit information with your parents.  Here are your directions:

All cars without a permit will be allowed to drop athletes at the athlete drop zone, but will have to immediately leave the site and park in the overflow parking lot.  The lot will be at the Orinda BART station.  The Shuttle from the BART Station will run from 6:30am to 1 hour after the last race each day.  Please plan accordingly. 

Athlete Drop off Information  ***NEW FOR 2016****

Coaches, please plan ahead for getting your athletes to the site.  If your parents are carpooling, you may want to plan on using some of your permits to shuttle your athletes into the venue.  We will do our best, but if everyone shows up at the same time, we may be limited in our ability to get athletes to the site in a time efficient way.  Please plan ahead.

 

Park Opening and Closing:

            Saturday –     Park is open from 7am to 6pm –

 We must leave at 6pm.  Please, do not plan on having dinner at the race course.

Course is open from 8am to 5pm  (all trailers must be parked by 8am on Saturday)

All athletes, buses & Parents must be out of the park by 6pm.  Do not plan on having your dinner at the race course.  Please eat at your hotel, or at another location.

Sunday -         Park gate will open at 6am

Only cars, trucks & Buses with an event permit will be admitted and allowed into the park.   All permits will be sold and distributed to the teams, No permits will be sold at the event or to individuals.

Permit -

$50 per weekend (Sat & Sunday)

Buses will cost $100 per weekend

Trailer Rig cost will bee  $50 per weekend

Information for Racing

Coaches & Cox Meeting:

Saturday at noon at the Finish Line

Boat Check for Mussels:

Please remember every boat must be checked for Quagga Muscles before launching.  If you launch without a blue tag on your boat you will be disqualified.  This puts our site and our ability to run regatta’s here in jeapordy.  To pass the muscle inspection, boats must be dry inside and out and need to be clean.  We will start checking boats at 8:30 Sunday morning.  That is the earliest we can unload trailers as well.  Remember if your boats don’t pass the inspection, you can’t launch.  So, please come prepared.

Starting Line:

We are hoping to use a starting platform for the races to facilitate starting.  This will require your crews to be able to back into a stake boat and to scull.  Please help us with this.   Please teach your crews to listen to the starter.  We will do our best to have a fair and calm start.

Bow Numbers:

Please use Bow Numbers for your lanes, it will make it easier for our finish line.

Lightweight Weigh-ins:

There will be no Weigh-ins at Faultline.

Hotel options

 

You can stay in Walnut Creek, a little farther, but a great place for the kids to be able to go find dinner on their own, etc… (about 15 miles to the course) Also, this might be the least traffic, although there shouldn’t be much traffic on the weekends.

You can stay in Oakland (about 12 miles to the course)  Possiblility of traffic on Saturday Afternoon, but it is an easy drive and free bus parking.

You can stay in Albany, questionable area with athletes.(12 miles to the course)  You are welcome to stay here, but I don’t recommend it and am not going to recommend any hotels there, if you do this, remember that it is right on the border of Richmond and you do not want to stay in Richmond.

 

Executive Inn & Suites

1755 Embarcadero, Oakland, CA 94606  (510) 536-6633

 

Homewood Suites by Hilton Oakland-Waterfront

1103 Embarcadero, Oakland, CA 94606  (510) 663-2700

 

Walnut creek

Walnut Creek Marriott

2355 N Main St, Walnut Creek, CA 94596  (925) 934-2000

 

Renaissance ClubSport Walnut Creek Hotel

2805 Jones Rd, Walnut Creek, CA 94597  (925) 938-8700

 

Embassy Suites-Walnut Creek

1345 Treat Blvd, Walnut Creek, CA 94597  (925) 934-2500

 

Holiday Inn Express Walnut Creek

2730 N Main St, Walnut Creek, CA 94597  (925) 932-3332

 

Please note the posted schedule is PRELIMINARY