| Canadian Secondary Schools Rowing Association Regatta |
Friday, Saturday, Sunday
June 3 - 5, 2011
Royal Canadian Henley Course
St. Catharines, Ontario
Please see the Travel and Team info document for detailed information about the trip
Parents of Rowers Competing in Canada-
The team will be staying at the Niagara Residence and Conference Centre. The Boosters have a limited number of rooms reserved for parents. The nightly rates range from $74.95 for a single to $84.95 (Canadian) for a quad. Each room has 2 double beds. If you would like to reserve a room or have any questions please emil Neal Niswonger at nniswonger@fhccrew.org by May 26th.
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Canada Trip Information
First, all outstanding paperwork, passports and payment need to he turned into Coach Bradford at practice Wednesday night.
Second, all rowers must have their student ID with them and turn it into Coach Bradford before they can get on the bus Thursday morning.The bus will depart from the school at 9:00 a.m. on Thursday. All athletes need to arrive at the Circle Dr. no later than 8:30 a.m.
Please note that any athlete who has not turned in the appropriate paperwork, passport, payment or student ID will not be allowed on the bus as they will not be eligible to compete at the regatta.
FURTHER, each athlete should pack a lunch to eat,healthy snacks, and water bottle to drink on the bus trip to Canada. We will not be stopping at restaurants. The only team provided meal on Thursday will be dinner at the regatta site. The paper work sent home was in error on this. We apologize for the confusion 5/31/11
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This event is one of the largest High School rowing events in North America. The Regatta is open to any Collegiate, High School or Secondary school in the world as long as the athletes meet the entry requirements of age and attendance at the competing school. The Regatta is hosted and run by the Canadian Secondary Schools Rowing Association.
The regatta continues to grow in size with over 130 schools competing for the title of Canadian Champion in 36 events. All qualifying heats and semi-finals are run on Friday and Saturday with the 36 finals competed for on Sunday. There are over 180 races run over the three day period. If you want to witness one of the best run regatta's in the world as well as the best High School competition, this is the event that has it all. On Friday and Saturday, races are run on 7 minute centers continuously from 8 in the morning until 5 or beyond in the evening. The finals begin at 11 AM on Sunday and continue until after 6 PM. The race course for this event has hosted the best rowers in the world including the world championships.
It is a great achievement to make the finals at the regatta. FHC has been able to compete with the best with at least one boat making a final in the last 8 years and we have won two bronze medals and one silver over that time frame. This event is also the last of the year and the last time that several of our seniors will compete in the sport of rowing.
As this is a championship regatta, we unfortunately cannot take all of our team members to the event as entries are limited. For those unable to travel to the regatta, including athletes and parents of those that are competing, you can monitor the racing with real time updates on the CSSRA web site.
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