Summer Extravaganza

  • Hosted By: Green Lake Crew
  • USRowing Sanctioned Regatta

5900 West Green Lake Way N, Seattle, Washington 98103 (206) 684-4074

 

Please join us for the

62ND ANNUAL GREEN LAKE SUMMER EXTRAVAGANZA!

DATE:                                    Saturday, August 3, 2024

LOCATION:                          Green Lake in Seattle, Washington

DISTANCE:                          1000 meters, buoyed lanes

TIME:                                     Racing from 7:00am to 5:00pm

COACHES' MEETING:       August 1 at 7:00pm (coxswains too!)

Link: https://seattle.webex.com/wbxmjs/joinservice/sites/seattle/meeting/download/34985c3b8c9b4e1880c8b0b785d12942?siteurl=seattle&MTID=mcee61b44c347624f028f3f791bbf8e82

View C & C meeting recording at: Link:2024 Green Lake Summer Extravaganza Coaches and Coxswains Meeting-20240802 0238-1 - Webex

Password is QipPJeG7

ENTRY DEADLINE:            July 26, 2024

ENTRY:   Entries and fees must be received by Friday, July 26, 2024 to be considered.  Our goal is to have the final schedule on the web page (www.greenlakecrew.org) by July 31, 2024   

Entry Fees:

 8+: $175

4+/4x: $90

2x: $45

1x: $25

Entries will not be accepted without payment; entries received after March 13will be assessed a late fee and are subject to space availability.  Entry fees will only be refunded if the event is cancelled due to insufficient entries or if your entry is waitlisted.

ENTRIES: First entries made in an event by the entry deadline will be prioritized.  Second entries or lower registered by the entry deadline will be accepted while space permits.  A random selection will be used to fill any vacancies for a second (or lower) entry.  Events with fewer than three entries, from different clubs, will be removed from the schedule unless it is possible to combine the event with another. 

RACECOURSE:  We will be putting in an 8-lane buoyed racecourse for the Spring Regatta.  Our goal is to offer one of the finest organized regattas your crew will attend this year, keeping safety and fair racing as our top objectives.

EQUIPMENT:  Please make arrangements to bring your own equipment.  Bow numbers are required and not provided.  We will be having overnight security at Green Lake, but equipment will be left at your own risk. Parking for trailers will be available in the parking lots west of the boathouse.  We will be closing parking lots early Friday morning.

SITE INFORMATION: Construction has affected our site in the following ways:

  • Teams may only park trailers in the designated trailer areas
  • Shell may only be stores in the designated shell storage area
  • No visiting crews may stage by the Aquatheater

 

 

SHELL STORAGE: Shell storage is available in the parking lot. This will be changing slightly now that we have a new facility and the configuration has changed. More information to come at the C&C meeting August 1.

COACHES & COXES MEETING:  The online coaches and coxswains meeting is scheduled for Thursday, August 1st at 7:00pm. A meeting link will be made available to all teams one week prior to the event. Every team MUST have a representative in attendance, and it is recommended that all coxswains attend. This will be your last chance to make any changes in the race schedule prior to racing (i.e., Master's ages, scratches, etc.). Regatta rules and racing procedures will be reviewed, as well as new site map, launching and docking procedures, and rules about equipment storage.

EVENT CLASSIFICATIONS: 

  • Junior:  High School in the fall, 2024, or 18 years of age and under.
  • Junior Men/Women U16:  A competitor may compete in the U16 category until December 31 of the year of their 15th birthday.
  • Master:  Age 21 and older as of Dec. 31, 2024 (except cox).  Handicapping will be used if combining USRA age entries.  Ages must be included with entries, or they will be listed as age 27!
  • OPEN:  Elite, Varsity, no restrictions. 
  • Coxswain:  110 lbs. minimum for women’s crews / 120 lbs. for men’s crews.  (There will be no formal weigh-ins; honor system only.)
  • Mixed:  50% women & 50% men (except cox).
  • Novice:  New to rowing since June 1, 2023.

INSURANCE:  This is a USRowing registered and insured regatta.  Regatta insurance is included in the entry fee.

USRowing Waivers and SafeSport: Clubs must confirm for all participants that USRowing online waivers and SafeSport training (for adult participants and junior participants 18+) are on record prior to racing.  All individuals must be members of a USRowing member organization. 

PARKING:  Parking on site has been a problem in the past and is limited due to construction. We ask you to PLEASE inform your participants to park legally.  The Seattle Police are diligent about ticketing and towing illegally parked vehicles. Expect to park by the tennis courts and/or soccer and baseball fields at Lower Woodland.  Please do not plan on parking along West Green Lake Way; it now has a bicycle path and is a no parking zone.

PERMITS PROPANE/TENTS:  The Seattle Fire Department has requested that we obtain an LPG Assembly Occupation permit for all the crews that will be using propane.  Green Lake will apply for this permit for the regatta.  If you use any propane, you will be required to have an approved fire extinguisher. Acceptable fire extinguishers require a classification of 2A 40BC or greater.  For crews wanting to put up tents larger than 200 square feet or shelters larger than 400 square feet, you will be required to apply for a permit with the Seattle Fire Department www.seattle.gov/fire. The permit that you will need is the 3201 Tent or Air-Supported Structure.

AWARDS:  Medals will be awarded to first, second, and third place crews in all races.

CONTACT INFORMATION:

Green Lake Small Craft Center SPRING REGATTA
5900 W Green Lake Way N
Seattle, WA  98103-5900
Tami Oki: 206-684-4074
E-mail: [email protected]

 

SCHEDULE: will be available on www.crewtimer.com .

HOUSING INFORMATION:  Hotel Nexus, 206-365-0700, 2140 N Northgate Way, Seattle 98133

IMPORTANT DATES

July 26th: Entry Deadline. Entries, Masters’ average ages, and money must be received by this date. All entries received after this date will be charged a late fee.

July 31st: A draft schedule of events will be on Green Lake web page: www.greenlakecrew.org

August 1st - 4:00 p.m.: Deadline for scratches without fee.

August 1st – 7:00 pm: Coaches and Coxswains meeting. Link will be made available to participating teams 1 week prior to the meeting.

July 26th: Deadline for having all team members to sign online USRowing Waivers and SafeSport training