Get Ready for the Schuylkill Navy's 97th Stotesbury Cup Regatta presented by Toyota on May 17-18 !

#Stotes2024 Coaches and Coxswains Meeting

All programs (at least one per school) are expected to attend the Coaches & Coxwains Meeting on Tuesday, May 14th at 7 pm, and all coaches, coxswains, and bow persons are encouraged to attend.

• Pre-Registrationis necessary (and the Webinar will cap out at a maximum level of participants).
• Register for the meeting (now) by clicking HERE.
• You will need to register to receive the link to join.
• Please spread the word and give your and other crews the maximum level of success by ensuring that everyone has the information they need!
• The webinar meeting will be recorded (and a link to listen sent) to all those who register but are unable to make it.

Important Communication Reminders

• Please follow and use #Stotes2024 hashtag on all social media feeds (including Twitter, Instagram, Snap etc).
• Results will be posted at www.rowtown.org (Live link to be added as we get closer to Friday, May 17th). 
• Twitter Feed @StotesRegatta will be the primary mode of communication as we enter the final week before the regatta and during the regatta itself.  Be sure you and others in your program are following this channel in advance for the latest updates and news (including weather alerts, etc).
• After Twitter, Regatta Central Regatta Bulletins will be the next mode for update.   
  • If you placed entries under a Regatta Central account that does not carry your own email, please alert the holder of that account (now) that you'll heed him/her to be on-point to forward all communication from us (email: [email protected]).
• The Stotesbury Regatta website itself will remain static and not refresh during the regatta.

Parents/Fans Information

Parents/ Fans: We will host a final Parents/ Fans Webinar on Tuesday, May 7th with an overview of #Stotes2024. The recording will be loaded HERE (when available), and we recommend you forward it to 100% of your Parents. 

Questions to nearly 100% of the answers regarding Stotesbury will be answered here; and, we will likely not be able to answer any additional questions via email.

Weather

• TBD:
  • Thursday: XXX, XX Degrees, Rain Chance X%, Winds XXX at X mph
  • Friday: XXX, XX Degrees. Rain Chance X%, Winds XXX at X mph
  • Saturday: XXX, XX  Degrees. Rain Chance X%, Winds XXX at X mph
• Prioritized/ Protected Events:
  • If, due to weather and/or water conditions, significant racing time is lost and it is determined that the elimination of events is the best route to complete the regatta,  the Regatta’s Core Executive Racing Committee** will  schedule racing in the priority order as above in the left column.
  • Note that, per USRowing, a regatta’s Chief Referee has final authority on the presence (or lack) of safe conditions.
• Events for Potential Elimination:
  • If events have to be eliminated, the scratch order will be as above in the right column.
  • If additional events can be included, they will be in order from the bottom of the right column.

• Prioritized Events	Eliminated Events
  V8+	F4x
  V1x*	F8+
  V4+	JV2x
  V4x	JV4x
  V2x*	JV4+
  Adaptive/Inclusion 2x*	JV8+
  Lt4+
  Lt 2x*
  2nd 8+
  2nd 4+

   *  Conditions permitting, as determined by Chief Referee, in consultation with Regatta’s Core Executive Racing Committee.

  **Core Executive Racing Committee = Dir of Racing, Racing Dir Emeritus, Chief Referee, Deputy Chief and Commodore with presence/input from add’l Racing Dir Emeriti and add’l Regatta Directors (Operations/Sponsorship).  Having sought consultation from the Coaches’ Committee and any add’l selected coaches most familiar with local conditions.