RegattaCentral

Information for parents and visitors:

The following guidelines are to help you have a fun and enjoyable day, while helping us maintain order and ensure a great event for everyone. Our regatta is intended to be fun, and we hate red tape, but please help us by following these guidelines:

1. Parking - ALL PARKING must be at the James River High School lots. It is about a 3/10 mile walk to the park from the school, so wagons are encouraged for carrying your supplies. A walkway follows the road, and no walking is permitted along the street. Bicycles may be used on the road. There is no parking along the roadways between the school and the park. 

• Buses with rowers may drop off kids, but must return to James River HS for parking.
• The only parking inside the park will be for boat trailer tow vehicles, referees, emergency personnel, event staff, and very limited spaces for handicapped vehicles as possible.

Unfortunately, vehicles parked along the roadway may be towed by park personnel. Please, please comply with our parking staff, so that we can have a safe and efficient regatta. 

2. Team tents - There are plenty of suitable spots available for team tents and camps, and no fees or reservations are required. Based on time of entry and size of the team, we will try to inform of spots before the regatta date.  Please be considerate of other teams and keep your camp as compact as possible.

Parking for the regatta opens at 6:30am, and we reserve the right to regulate team tent spaces as needed. Tents are required to be tethered with stakes and/or weights, in case strong gusts find our venue.

3. Food vehicles - One vehicle from each team that is carrying food tent supplies may unload at the waterside team camp area as quickly as possible and return to the James River High School parking lots during the event.

• Food trailers or chuck wagons may be dropped off at your camp, but the tow vehicle must be removed as quickly as possible until the event has concluded.
• No potable drinking water is available on the park grounds, so please bring water. (Alcohol is not permitted in the park)
• Grills - Gas grills *are* permitted in the park. Please be extra careful to keep grills clear of trees and branches, as well as your food tent. A fire extinguisher in your camp is requested by the County Parks staff. Electric generators are also permitted, but must be the 'quiet' type.

5. Pets - Dogs *are* permitted, but must remain on a short leash at all times (6ft or less, please), and must not interfere with the flow of walking traffic. Please be sure that all pet waste is collected and disposed of in trash bins.

6. Trash - Trash should be put in closed bags and placed beside the park trash receptacles. No loose trash is permitted, so please put EVERYTHING in a bag and seal it up. County staff will remove the trash from there.

7. Official Merchandise - The official event merchandise tent will be open, and the very popular annual 'James River Sprints' t-shirt typically sells out by mid-morning. Credit/debit cards and cash accepted.

8. Concessions - A concession tent with Starbucks coffee, doughnuts, fruit, Chic-fil-A sandwiches, water and Gatorade, plus other chips and snacks will be open from 7:30am until the end of the regatta. Credit/debit cards and cash accepted.

9. Restrooms - The park has a permanent restroom facility for your convenience. We will also have 10+ portable potties on site. No matter how hard we try, running out of TP is always a possibility, so prepare just in case.

We look forward to having you join us, and welcome to the James River!