FLORIDA INTERCOLLEGIATE ROWING ASSOCIATION 2018 STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS April 6-7, 2018 2000m at Cooper Creek, Nathan Benderson Park Sarasota FIRA Championships will again be held at the site of this year s FISA World Rowing Championships, Nathan Benderson Park in Sarasota. As a reminder, county ordinances mandate that there be NO ALCOHOL ON THE PREMISES. Also, there are NO PETS ALLOWED other than personal guide assistant dogs. Please instruct your crews and alumni booster associations accordingly. HEATS: Heats and Division 1 races will be FRIDAY afternoon, April 7. The initial schedule for heats on Friday is attached. Heats are currently based on historical data for entries that have required heats in the past. If there are new events that go into heats, they will be added to the back end of Friday s schedule. NOTE: An eight (8) lane final may be run when possible to avoid heats. All blind boats will be limited to a 6 boat final. The 7 th blind boat will cause heats in that event. B entries (second boat entry from single institution) cannot cause heats. FINAL HEATS SCHEDULE WILL BE POSTED ON THE WEB at http://www.firarowing.org or on the FIRA Facebook Page. http://www.facebook.com/firarowing ABOVE TIMES ARE PRELIMINARY. REGATTA TIME will be available at the headquarters tent. LIGHTWEIGHT WEIGH-INS: Friday at 3:00pm. Saturday from 7:00am 9:00am. Athletes will weigh-in with racing attire with a one-pound allowance. ELIGIBILITY/WAIVERS: It is necessary to have your athletes or legal guardian sign the waiver. Waivers are to be filed out online at http://www.noara.org/index.php?option=com_chronocontact&chronoformname=waiver_fira. All waivers for your entire roster (including substitutes) must be filled out prior to gaining access to the race course. The FIRA eligibility roster listing athletes and their racing status on race day must also be submitted prior to gaining access to the course. A school administrator outside the rowing organization must sign off on submitted team rosters. Outstanding membership dues, additional entry fees, boating forms, waivers and scratch fees must be submitted to the headquarters on Friday afternoon, before the heats begin. The FIRA treasurer will be on-site and will be responsible for receiving forms and proper assessment and collection of scratch fees and penalty fees prior to the offending institution(s) launching its first entered event. See additional FIRA eligibility information below. ENTRY PROCEDURES: Information will be distributed via the FIRA list server (fira@lists.fit.edu). If you are not on the mailing list email the registrar below. Registrar: John Corelli Mobile: 321-917-0149 e-mail: bikerjohnc@gmail.com (home) jcorelli@aeronix.com (work) All entries, scratches and inquiries are to be sent to the above email addresses. No Fax, mail-in or phone entries will be accepted. Entries and scratches will only be accepted from the HEAD COACH or COACHING STAFF from each particular institution. No entries will be accepted from club presidents, board members or other noncoaching individuals.
The following is the timetable to be used for processing and posting entries, scratches and lane assignments. FIRA Regatta Entry/Posting Timetable Entries Due March 23, Friday 5:00pm To: John Corelli (see above for contact information) Initial Entries Posted March 26, Monday 9:00am By: John Corelli Scratch Deadline March 31, Saturday 5:00pm To: John Corelli Penalties may be imposed after the 5:00pm scratch deadline. Final Entries Posted March 31, Saturday 9:00pm By: John Corelli Seeding shall be done for Varsity Eights and Varsity Fours events. Seedings will be completed by the seeding committee chaired by the FIRA VP (Adam Thorstad athorsta@fit.edu) Any optional seeding information for consideration should be sent to Adam no later than March 27. Aside from that, seeding will be based on available results that are posted on the usual outlets. Top four boats get seeded lanes with the remainder of the field getting assigned lanes on random draw (FIRA Fall Meeting, August 2013) Division I programs will be assigned lanes by random draw for Friday s racing. Saturday lane assignments will be based on Friday s results. Lane Assignments posted April 4, Tuesday 9:00pm By: John Corelli ENTRY FEES (per FIRA Fall 2016 meeting): For FIRA member programs: FIRA members receive 4 entries to the annual regatta upon payment of their $300 annual dues. All entries beyond the allotted four shall be assessed $75 per boat, with a fee cap of $400 for the sum of the additional entries. For non-fira schools (including guest institutions, but excluding D1 schools): Eights - $175 Fours - $125 Pairs/doubles/singles $75 Fee Cap for visitors: $800 men/$800 women (total fee cap $1600). Make checks payable to FIRA. For Division 1 Institutions (per FIRA Fall 2017 meeting): D1 institutions are provided races for V8, 2nd 8, 3rd 8, V4, and 2nd 4 in events to be run on Friday as well as Saturday morning (see schedule as a separate attachment). Entry fees for the total of ten (10) races is $750 for each institution. SCRATCHES: Scratches after the Saturday deadline will incur a penalty of $50 per boat. Penalties must be paid before any boat can race. Scratches accepted before race day only in writing by e-mail or standard mail. There is no fax available. You must receive a confirmation for your scratch to be accepted. A member institution can request an addition if it does not cause heats. Guest institutions can cause heats. Acceptance is at the Executive board's discretion.
If accepted, the add will be assigned to the first lane available after all correct entries are assigned lanes, (even if the add is 5 minutes after the entry deadline, and lanes have not even been assigned). Acceptance can be conditional, that is, the requesting institution can be put on hold pending any scratches. If scratches open up lanes, and do not eliminate heats, the addition can be allowed. Conditional add would be resolved at scratch deadline either way.
E-MAIL ENTRIES AND SCRATCHES TO: John Corelli (see above contact information) SEEDING INFORMATION See above table for details. REGATTA DIRECTOR: Shannon Ridgeway (hm) 352-331-5287 (e-mail) scer@ufl.edu (home and work) VOLUNTEERS: Since this is an association event, there is still a real need for volunteers on race day. SANCA provides some volunteers and sign-ups are handled online. Web site address to be published via the FIRA list serve. Please encourage your alumni to attend and lend their assistance as well. Each FIRA school must provide at least two (2) volunteers. The volunteer sign up web site will be distributed via the FIRA list server. DIRECTIONS: The Cooper Creek venue at Nathan Benderson Park can be viewed via Google from the following tinyurl link: http://tinyurl.com/b7mrs3. You can use the available on-line tools to generate a complete list of directions to the race course from your home town. PARKING: Parking for all shell trucks, trailers and up 350 spectator cars will be allowed on the regatta island. Overflow parking will be provided off-site. Additional parking information will be distributed via the FIRA list serve. Note that spectator parking is charged. Team buses can drop off athletes on the regatta island. Follow signs and instructions from parking personnel. LAUNCHING & TRAFFIC PATTERN: Traffic patterns will change from Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Teams that are racing FIRA can have access to the course for practice starting Thursday at 10:00am until about 7:00pm. Course is open again for practice Friday morning around 9:00am until no later than 1:30pm and then again after heats until about 7:00pm. Note that the practice course will be shared with pre-elite scullers who will be in town preparing for national team selection. Traffic pattern maps have been included in this packet for Thursday, Friday and Saturday. After boats finish their race, proceed around the island via return canal. DO NOT GO UNDER BRIDGE BEYOND FINISH LINE. Note: It is strongly recommended that coaches do not try to schedule hot seats closer than 45 minutes apart.
Legend: Red Arrows = direction of traffic Green Dots = stationary marshal Black Hatched line = keep out area Yellow Dots = Tetrahedron bouy marker Traffic Pattern for Practice Sessions on Thursday April 5
Traffic Pattern for Morning/Evening Practice Sessions Friday April 6 Note the pass thru point in warm-up lanes (500m) Legend: Red Arrows = direction of traffic Green Dots = stationary marshal Green Triangles = on-water marshal Black Hatched line = keep out area Yellow Dots = Tetrahedron bouy marker
Race Day Traffic Pattern (Note: distance from finish, behind island, and one loop of cool down approx. 1500m)
PRACTICE: The racecourse will be open for practice by 10:00am on Thursday. If heats are necessary, any crews not racing may practice in the designated area away from the course following the specified traffic pattern (in the eastern basin). All crews must be off the water by 6:45pm. Any practice on Saturday must be completed 30 minutes prior to the first race. Any crew violating practice procedures will be assessed a $100 fine. The practice and lane closure schedule will be posted at the launching docks (dock master will also have practice and lane closure schedule available). NO BOATS ARE ALLOWED TO PRACTICE WITHOUT A SAFETY LAUNCH ON THE WATER. VOLUNTEER SAFETY LAUNCH DRIVER(S) MAY BE SELECTED. AWARDS: Medals to first, second and third place crews, per the following table: Number of boats in event Medals Awarded 6 or more Gold, Silver, Bronze 4 or 5 Gold, Silver 3 or less Gold only NOTE: Medals for D1 races will be handed out at the return dock. Crews that actually race, not including scratches, determine numbers of crews racing. Awards presentation will begin 30 minutes following the last event. Points and trophies pertain only to FIRA schools. Schools that won trophies last year should polish them and bring them to the regatta headquarters early in the day. POINTS: 1 st Place Points # Boats finish Percentage of 1 st 2 nd 3 rd 4 th 5 th 6 th 7 th 8 th Varsity 8 30 2 20% Varsity Lt 8, JV 8 25 3 40% 20% All Frosh/Nov 8 s 20 4 60% 30% 5% All 4 s 15 5 80% 40% 10% 5% Pairs/Doubles 10 6 80% 40% 20% 10% 5% Singles 5 Note: It takes two boats to make a race. No row-overs. In the case of multiple entries from a single institution (i.e. A, B and C boats), the crew finishing the highest will receive the points for that event. All Non- B boat events are eligible for points (FIRA 2016). BETTING/TRADING SHIRTS: As of FIRA 2006 fall meeting, shirt betting is required by ONLY men s programs. As of FIRA 2015 fall meeting, all women s programs are excluded from shirt betting for NCAA reasons (D1 as well as D2 programs). All teams are strongly encouraged to exchange shirts in-person on race day. All shirt betting applies to FIRA and non-fira institutions. Future regatta invitations will be extended to those who participate. Non-FIRA colleges are eligible to win shirts.
FIRA ELIGIBILITY RULES: As a reminder, here are some important eligibility rules to follow. - Varsity Sport: NCAA rules governing eligibility - Club Sports and Non-NCAA Varsity Programs: Dad Vail governing eligibility - Participants may row in more than one event. - Any Varsity participant cannot row in any Junior Varsity event, regardless of the size of the boat. * Only one Varsity entry per institution will be accepted in each event - Lightweights: Dad Vail weights for men and women are employed for FIRA Championships. - Only FIRA member institutions can receive permanent trophies established for an event. - The collegiate winner of an event, regardless of FIRA affiliation, is declared state champion and receives medals for that event. - The top placing boat in an event earns the points for the place it finishes, regardless of A or B designation, making any subsequent institutional entries ineligible for points in that event. - An experienced rower or coxswain cannot come back the following year or any year thereafter and participate as a novice coxswain. - A coxswain shall be permitted to become a novice rower. - A non-varsity coxswain shall be permitted to cox a varsity B 4 (FIRA Fall Meeting, August 2013) RULES OF CONDUCT: Instruct your crews on proper sportsmanlike conduct at all times. USRA certified judge-referees will enforce all rules of conduct and sportsmanship and any breach thereof including, but not limited to, event exclusion. Coaches are expected to educate their teams on appropriate on-water behavior. ACCOMMODATIONS: Refer to the http://www.worldclassrowing.com/venues/nathan-benderson-park website for information on local hotels.
The worksheet below is for your reference only. Please use the electronic entry form that was sent with the race packet. 2018 FIRA STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS (Friday Racing) Event 32. 3:20pm DI 2n V4 33. 3:30pm FIRA Heat as needed 34. 3:40pm FIRA Heat as needed 35. 3:50pm DI V4 36. 4:00pm FIRA Heat as needed 37. 4:10pm FIRA Heat as needed 38. 4:20pm DI 3rd v8 39. 4:30pm Men's Frosh/Novice 4+ "B" Final 40. 4:40pm Women's Frosh/Novice 4+ "B" Final 41. 4:50pm DI 2ndV8 42. 5:00pm DI 1st V8 43. 5:10pm FIRA Heat as needed 44. 5:20pm FIRA Heat as needed Entry
2018 FIRA STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS (Saturday Racing) Event 1. 8:00 Women's DI V8 2. 8:12 Men s Varsity 8 (Top four seeds in [ ]) 3. 8:24 Women s Varsity 8 (Top four seeds in [ ] ) 4. 8:36 Women's DI 2ndV 8 5. 8:48 Men s Junior Varsity 8 6. 9:00 Women s Junior Varsity 8 7. 9:12 Women's DI 3rd V8 8. 9:24 Men s Frosh/Novice Lightweight 4 9. 9:36 Women s Frosh/Novice Lightweight 4 10. 9:48 Women's DI V4 11. 10:00 Men s Lightweight Varsity 8 12. 10:12 Women's DI 2nd 4 13. 10:24 Women s 2x 14. 10:36 Men s Pair Without Coxswain 15. 10:48 Women s Pair Without Coxswain 16. 11:00 Men s Frosh/Novice 8 17. 11:12 Women s Frosh/Novice 8 18. 11:24 Men s 1x LUNCH 19. 12:30 Women s 1x 20. 12:40 Men s Junior Varsity 4 21. 12:50 Women s Junior Varsity 4 22. 1:00 Women s DII 4 23. 1:10 Men s Lightweight Varsity 4 24. 1:20 Women s Lightweight Varsity 4 25. 1:30 Men s 2x 26. 1:40 Women s Frosh/Novice 8 B * 27. 1:50 Men s Frosh/Novice 4 28. 2:00 Women s Frosh 4 29. 2:10 Men s Varsity 4 B 30. 2:20 Women s Varsity 4 B 31. 2:30 Men s Varsity 4 32. 2:40 Women s Varsity 4 Entry