SDRC New Member Orientation - San Diego Rowing Club · 2019-05-14 · San Diego Rowing Club 4 BRIEF HISTORY Read author Joey Seymour’s outstanding article about this special Club

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NewMemberOrientation

There’smoretolifethanrowing,butnotmuch!TheAmateurs.

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ContentsBRIEFHISTORY.......................................................................................................................4

VOLUNTEERINGATSDRC........................................................................................................5

SCHEDULEOFEVENTS............................................................................................................5

COMMUNICATION.................................................................................................................5FromtheBoathouse.........................................................................................................................5FromtheCoach................................................................................................................................5SocialMedia.....................................................................................................................................5

SDRCFLEETofBOATS.............................................................................................................6PARKING..........................................................................................................................................6

SAFETY...................................................................................................................................6AroundtheBoathouse.....................................................................................................................6Weather...........................................................................................................................................6OntheWater...................................................................................................................................7CarryingBoatsandOars...................................................................................................................7Repairs/Maintenance.......................................................................................................................7

THINGSTOKNOWASANEWROWER.....................................................................................8WhattoWear..................................................................................................................................8WhattoBringintoTheBoat.............................................................................................................8MakingAdjustmentstoYourSeat....................................................................................................8Blisters&TrackBurns......................................................................................................................9SignoutSigninSheet.......................................................................................................................9TheBoats(akaShell)......................................................................................................................10

ROWINGPROGRAMSATSDRC..............................................................................................11LearntoRow..................................................................................................................................11Novice/Development.....................................................................................................................11CompetitiveTeam..........................................................................................................................11JediCompetitivegroup...................................................................................................................11BreakfastClub................................................................................................................................11

PRACTICE..............................................................................................................................12CoachedPracticeandLineups........................................................................................................12RowingEtiquette............................................................................................................................13TheChocolateRule.........................................................................................................................13

RACINGWITHSDRC...............................................................................................................14RegattaSignup...............................................................................................................................14RegattaFees...................................................................................................................................14Uniforms........................................................................................................................................14USRowingMembership..................................................................................................................15RaceFormats.................................................................................................................................15


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RowingClassifications-USRowing.................................................................................................15

REGATTABOATCLASSES........................................................................................................16

THEREGATTA........................................................................................................................17LoadingandUnloadingtheTrailer..................................................................................................17TravelLogistics...............................................................................................................................17RaceDay........................................................................................................................................18Racingschedule..............................................................................................................................19

BOATHOUSEAMENITIES........................................................................................................20LockerRooms.................................................................................................................................20Ergs................................................................................................................................................20WeightRoom.................................................................................................................................20

ONLINERESOURCES..............................................................................................................21Rowingtechniqueresources...........................................................................................................21

COXSWAINCOMMANDS.......................................................................................................22

ROWINGTERMINOLOGY.......................................................................................................23


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BRIEFHISTORY

ReadauthorJoeySeymour’soutstandingarticleaboutthisspecialClubIn1888agroupofSanDiegansformedtheExcelsiorRowingandSwimClub.Atthattime,the

townwasinthemidstofapopulationboomandthenumberofresidentshadreachedabout14,000,upfromonly2,600peoplein1880.RowingwasthenoneofthemostpopularsportsCompetitiverowingevents,alongwithboxingandhorseracing,drewverylargecrowdsandfosteredextensivewagering.In1891theClubdroppedthenameExcelsior,andbecametheSanDiegoRowingClub.Ineightyearsthemembershadraisedthe$2,000necessarytobuildtheirfirstboathouse.TheboathousebuiltonpilingsinSanDiegoHarborwouldhousetheClubforseventy-nineyears.Tocelebratethenew

boathouseagroupswim,calledtheNewYear’sDayPlunge,wasorganizedonJanuary1,1900.Today,thistraditioncontinuesatthenewboathouseonMissionBay.

A.W.Coggeshall,alongtimeSDRCmemberandcompetitiveoarsman,diedin1987andleftthelocalrowinggroupsseparatebequeststofosterthesportthathadmeantsomuchtohim.ThisresultedinthebuildingoftheCoggeshallRowingCenter.TodaythiscenterhousestheSanDiegoRowingClubinfourboatbaysplustheGartyPavillionandtheUniversityofCalifornia,SanDiegoandUniversityofSanDiegocollegiatecrews,eachintheirownboatbay.

TheClubmembershipinthisnewfacilityhasgrowntoover300

menandwomen.TheClubincludesalargeandsuccessfuljuniorprogram,amastersgroup,aswellasrecreationalrowers.RowingprogramsfocusonbringingthisgreatsporttothewiderSanDiegoCommunityandtakeintoconsiderationathleteswithuniqueneeds.Stateoftheartequipmentandover120shellsarehousedinourfacility.TodaytheredandwhitecolorsoftheSanDiegoRowingClubareseenfrequentlyinCalifornia,acrossthecountryandoftenatchampionshipsthroughouttheworld.http://www.sandiegohistory.org/journal/v57-1/v57-1seymour.pdf


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VOLUNTEERINGATSDRCThesuccessofSDRCcomesfromamembershipofeagervolunteersandboardofdirectorswithsoundgovernanceandfinancialmanagementpolicies.Werequireeachmembervolunteeratleast10hourseachyear,manymembersvolunteersignificantlymore.Volunteersareneededforboathousecleanupdays,SDRCeventsintheGartyPavillion,NationalLearntoRowDay,theFallClassic,groundsmaintenance,painting,tonameafew.

SCHEDULEOFEVENTSOurnon-rowingannualeventstypicallyinclude:

February AnnualMeetingMay-August ThursdayeveningSummerBBQ

SummerGamesandBeachBoilSeptember FallGalaFundraiserDecember HolidayParty

COMMUNICATION

FromtheBoathouseCommunicationfromtheboathousetoallmembersisdonethroughConstantContact.Everymemberreceivesamonthlynewsletter.Whennecessary,importanttime-sensitiveinformationwillbesentbetweennewsletters.Pleasebesuretoaddbhmanager@sandiegorowing.orgtoyourcontactssoyoudon’tmissanycommunications.

FromtheCoachIfyouareinorwishtobeinacoachedprogramofferedbySDRC,besuretocontacttheBoathouseManagerandHeadCoachbhmanager@sandiegorowing.orgcoach@sandiegorowing.org.Communicationfromcoachescomesthroughgooglegroups.

SocialMediaJointheconversationandconnectwithmembersonFacebook(SDRCSanDiegoRowingClub).TheJunior’sFacebookpageiswww.facebook.com/sdrcjrs


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SDRCFLEETofBOATSSDRChasanoutstandingfleetofboats–oneofthebestinthecountry.TheBoardofDirectorsandboathousemanagementhaveworkeddiligentlytodevelopacapitalplanthatincludesthepurchasesandsaleofourboatsonawellthoughtoutbasisthataddressestheneedsofallmembers.

PARKINGParkingcanbeachallengeattheboathouse.AdditionalparkingcanbefoundonthestreetandattheMissionBayAquaticCenteronSantaClaraPoint.Planaheadasyoumayneedanextra10-15minutestosecureaparkingspot.

SAFETYSafetyisparamountatSanDiegoRowingClub.PleasereviewUSRowingSafetyGuidelineshttp://archive.usrowing.org/safety/safetyguidelines.Thisdocumentshouldbereviewedbyeverymember.

Hereareafewsafetybestpracticestoconsider:

AroundtheBoathouseIfyouseeanythingthatseemsoutofplaceordangerous,pleaseletsomeoneknow.

AED–TherearetwoAEDs(defibrillators)attheboathouse–onthewalloutsidethelockerroomsandnexttotherollupdoorinthebayclosesttotheGarty.

FirstAidKit–OnthewallnexttotherollupdoorinthebayclosesttotheGarty.

Weather

• Fog-IfyoucannotseetheIngrahamSt.bridgerowingisnotallowed.• Wind-Ifthewindisblowingabove13mphyoushouldnotrow.• Keepaneyeontheweather.Ifconditionsbecomeunsafe,returntothe

boathouse.Inextremeconditions,landtheboatonthenearestshoreandwaitforbetterconditionsorcalltheboathouse.



OntheWater• Allrowersmustbeconfidentswimmers.• Signoutbeforeyourrow,andsigninwhenyoureturn.• Areyouconfidentyouwouldbeabletogetbackintoyourboatafterithas

flipped?Haveyousuccessfullycompletedafliptest?• Knowthetrafficpatterns.• Knowwherethebuoysarelocated.• Lightsarerequiredifyou’reonthewaterinthedark–bowandstern(stern

lightistypicallywornonthehead).• It’salwayswisenottorowalone.• Don’tgounderthebridgethatleadstotheocean(aka‘badbridge’),unless

yourintentionistogothroughthechanneltotheOcean.

CarryingBoatsandOars• Carryoarsbladeforward,lowatyourwaistoronyourshoulders.• Makesureacoachorteammateshowsyouhowtoproperlycarryaboatof

anysize.It’simportantthateveryonelistentothecoxswainoronepersonmakingthecallstomovetheboatinsync.

• Neverstepoveraboatorinsidearigger.Youmayfallandinjureyourselfand/ordamagetheboat.

• Thedeckistheonlyplaceyoucanstepwhengettinginoroutofaboat.

Repairs/Maintenance Ifyounoticeanitemthatneedsrepairorjustsomeattention,writeitupintherepairloglocatedonthepodium.Anyrowercausingdamageduetonegligencewillbefinanciallyresponsibleuptotheinsurancedeductiblefortherepairofthedamage.



THINGSTOKNOWASANEWROWERYourinstructorwillgooveralltheseitemsduringyourclasses.SDRCmembersareagreatbunchofpeopleeagertoassistnewrowers.Ifyoueverhaveanyquestionspleasedon’thesitatetoasksomeonewholooksliketheyknowwhattheyaredoing.Iftheyarenotabletohelp,justasksomeoneelse.

WhattoWearClosefittingclothing–rowingtrou,tights,‘bikeshorts’(withoutthepad).Nothingbaggyasthingswillgetcaughtinthemovingpartsandoarhandleswillgetcaughtinaloseshirt.

WhattoBringintoTheBoatSocks.Thefollowingareoptional:waterbottle(nometalbottles),sunglasses,hat.Aheadlampifyouplantorowinthedark.

MakingAdjustmentstoYourSeatYourinstructorwillgooveradjustmentsthataremadetoaboatbeforeyourow.Ingeneral,thefollowingitemsshouldbeadjustedandcheckedbeforeeveryrowandtypicallydoneonthedeckwhiletheboatisinslings.

• FootStretchers–Thereare3nutstoloosen(donotremovethenutcompletely),

tomoveforwardorbackwardsowheninthefinishpositionyourhandsareabouttwofistsapart.

• Spacers–Theycanbemovedaboveorbelowtheoarlock.Thepurposeofthespacersistoallowtheforearmtobeparalleltothewater(ataller/longertorsorowermayneedmorespacersonthebottomtoraisetheirforearmpositionrelativetotheboat).TheMaastrainingboatsarenotadjustable.

• Shoes–Someshoesareadjustable.• Tracks–Sometimes,butnotoften,thetrackswillneedtobeadjustedforward

orbackward.It’sbesttoquicklycheckthatyourtracksareinthesameplaceasothersintheboat.Iftheydoneedtobeadjusted,usethetwowingnutsunderthetracks,belowthedeck.



Blisters&TrackBurnsSome,okallrowerswillexperienceallsortsofblistersandcallusesontheirhands.Therearevaryingopinionsonhowtobestdealwiththem.Googleoraskyourteammateswhattheydo.Yourcoachwillprobablysayyou’regrippingyouroartootightly.Somerowersmayexperiencetrackburns,wherethetrackrubsthebackofthecalf.Youcanpurchaseormake‘calfguards’(neopreneorsocks)thatcanbeworntoprotectthecalves.

WhatBoatShouldYouUse

Onceyou’vecompletedtheLearntoRowclassesyoumaytakeoutboatsonyourown.Butwhatboatshouldyoutake?Asanewrower,stickwiththetrainingshells(Maas),theyarefantasticfordevelopingtechniqueandconfidenceinyourrowingandsteeringabilities.Theycomeinadvancingsizes(skinnierandlonger).Asyouprogress,trythePeinertsingles,theyareracingshellsbutatadmorestableandabitlessfinicky,buttheyaresleekandfast.It’swisetoavoidtheracingshellsuntil…youareracing.

TheDirectorofRowingoraCoachcanhelpdecidewhentotrythenextlevelofboatclass.

SignoutSigninSheetYoumustsignoutbeforelaunchingandsigninwhenyoureturn.Besuretocheckthelogthatnoonehasreservedtheboatforthattimeslot.Atthepodium,thereisalistofboats,theircategorybytraining/racingshellandsize.Youmayreserveaboatforaparticulartimeslotuptooneweekinadvance.PriorityisgiventoallcoachedprogramsandLearntoRowclasses.



TheBoats(akaShell)Therearetwotypesofboatsorshellsusedinrowing.Insweeprowing,eachrowerusesoneoar.Insculling,eachrowerusestwooars.Sweepboatscanhavetwo,four,oreightrowers.Scullingboatshaveone,two,orfourrowers.Eachboatmayormaynothaveacoxswain,theon-boardcaptainwhosteerstheboatandcontrolsthetempo.Boatsaredesignatedbyanumber,indicatinghowmanyrowersareonboard;theletterxtoindicatescull,andasymbol(+or-)toindicatewhetherthereisacoxswain.

Single(1x).Onerower,nocoxswain.

Double(2x).Tworowers,nocoxswain.

Quad(4x).Fourrowers,nocoxswain.

Pair(2-).Tworowers,nocoxswain.

StraightFourorCoxlessFour(4-).Fourrowers,nocoxswain.CoxedFour(4+).Fourrowers,coxswain.

Eight(8+).Eightrowers,withcoxswain.

Eachseatintheboatisnumberedstartingfromthebow(1)tothestern(stroke).



ROWINGPROGRAMSATSDRC

TheHeadCoachdevelopsandmanagesallthecoachedprogramsfortheMastersandJuniors.Feesfortheprogramscanbefoundonthewebsite.www.sandiegorowing.org

LearntoRowLearntoRowclassesarescheduledthroughouttheyear.Visitthewebsiteformoreinformationanddates.

Novice/DevelopmentSDRChasacoachedNovice/DevelopmentProgramtofocusonimprovingarower’stechniqueandskills.Inaddition,itpreparesthosewhowishtocompeteandadvanceintotheCompetitiveteam.AnymemberwhoispartofanotherpaidcoachedprogramiswelcometojointheNoviceprogramtoreceiveextratechniquetraining.TojointheNoviceprogram,arowermusteithercompleteScull1,Scull2andtheSweepclassorbeapprovedbytheCoach.TheNovicepracticesareMonday,WednesdayandFridayfrom5amto7am.Feeispaidquarterly.

CompetitiveTeamGoodtechnicalabilityandfitnessaswellascoachability,goodsportsmanship,attitudeandteamparticipationareessential.Thepracticesfocusonrefinementofrowingtechniqueandskills,developmentofsportspecifictrainingandracingskills.Theteamcompetesinregattasregionally,nationallyandinternationally.Technique,seatracing,ergtestingandracingskillsareusedbytheCoachtodetermineracelineups.Participationmustbeapprovedbythecoach.TheCompetitiveTeamtrainsonTuesdays,ThursdaysandSaturdaysfrom5amto7am.Feeispaidquarterly.

JediCompetitivegroupSDRChasacoachedcompetitivegroupthat“rowinthelight”anddon’tneedtorowearlyinthemorning.MostparticipantsaretheF+category(60+).Goodtechnicalabilityandfitnessaswellasgoodsportsmanship,attitudeandteamparticipationareessential.Focusisonrefinementofrowingtechniqueandskills.Participationmustbeapprovedbythecoach.TheJedigroupmeetsTuesdaysandThursdaysfrom6:45amto8:30am.Feeispaidquarterly.

BreakfastClubWetypicallygotobreakfastatOlive’sCaféafterSaturdaymorningpractices.TuesdayandThursdayswegatherintheGartyforsomecoffeeandbreakfast–donationskeepthistreasuregoing.



PRACTICE

CoachedPracticeandLineupsTheCoachwillsendouttheworkout,lineupsandboats/oarsforpracticethedaybefore.Youshouldreviewtheworkout,everyseatshouldknowtheworkoutbeforepracticestarts.Typically,ittakes15-20minutestogetboats,oarsandyourseatreadyforpractice.Thecoachusuallygivesaquicktalkbeforeboatsheadtothewater.Forthe5amto7ampractice,wearrivenolaterthan5am,launchby5:30,returntotheboathouseby7am,andfinishwashingandputtingequipmentawayby7:15.ThissamegeneralprocessisfollowedforallprogramsItemsyoumaywanttobringtopractice,andintotheboat

• Socks• Waterbottle–pleaseusereusableplasticwaterbottles.Metalbottlesrattle

aroundloudlyintheboatandmaycauseminordamage.• Seatpad,ifthecoachsuggestsyouwouldbenefitfromusingaseatpad.

Standardproceduresbeforepractice

• Alongwithyourteammatestakelaunchesoutofthebayssoboatscanbemoved.Makesurelaunchesarenotblockingthecollegedeckspace

• Alongwithyourteammates,bringthecoach’slaunchtothewater• Bringoarstobeusedtotheracksonthesand• Coxswainsorchestratemovementofbigboats(4s,8s)offracks,outof

boathouseandintoslings• Whenit’sdark,bowandsternlightsarerequired.Bowlightsarelocatedunder

thesignoutpodium.SternlightsarewornbythestrokeorplacedontheboatCheckyourseatbeforetakingyourboattothewater

• Theboltsonriggeraretight• Theseatrollssmoothlyandthetracksareclean• Checkthefootstretchersandadjustaccordingly• Checktheoarlockspacersandadjustaccordingly• Ifsomethingdoesn’tlookright,askateammateorcoach

TimetoRow

• Smallboatslaunchfirst• Coxedboats-thecoxswainisincontrolfromthetime“HandsOn”iscalleduntil

theboatisbackintoslings



• Fornon-coxedboatsthebowpersonor“toe”isincontrol(theruddercableisattachedtothetoeoftheshoeforsteering)

• Coxswainsand“toes”trytokeepboatsclosetogethersoit’seasierforthecoachtocoacheveryone

• HAVEFUN!Standardproceduresafterpractice

• Rinseoarsandputbackintotheirproperslots• Rinseboatandwipedrywithchamois.Wipethetrackswithpapertowels.• Rinsefeetbeforeenteringboathousetokeepasmuchsandoutofboathouseas

possible• Largerboats(4s,8s)arecoxedbackontotheracks• Smallerboatsareputonracksbytheirrowers• Putslingsawaythatarenotneededforboatsstillonthewater

RowingEtiquetteAnyBoat,AnySeat,AnyTime.Ifyouarerowinginacoachedprogram,understandthatthecoach’slineupismeantforapurpose.Whateverboatorseatyouareassigned,itshouldbeyourgoaltomakeitthebestpossiblerowforyourselfandyourteammates.NotalkingintheboatReally,thisshouldbeextendedtoincludeanytimethatyouaretouchingaboat.Thereareacoupleofreasonsforthis,mostimportantlyforthesafetyofrowersandtheboat.Nottalkingallowstherowerstopayattentiontotheirsurroundings,handletheboatsafely,andmostimportantlyhearthecoxswainorcoach’sinstructionsandrespondquickly.Whileonthewater,italsoallowseachrowertofocusontheirownrowing,andthefeeloftheboat.ListentoyourcoxswainWehaveallheardthecommandsmanytimes,anditiseasytogetcomplacent,butitisimportantthatthereisonlyonevoiceinaboat.Beingalertandconscientiousofwhatyou'redoingwhilehandlingaboatisabigpartofpreventingdamagetoequipmentandkeepingeveryonesafe.

TheChocolateRuleIfyouflip,itiscustomarytobringchocolateforyourteammatestothenextpractice.



RACINGWITHSDRC

RegattaSignupEveryrowerwhowishestoparticipateinanyregattawithSDRCmustfillouttheRegattaSignupSpreadsheet(besuretobookmarkthispageforfuturereference).Indicatewhichregattasyouplantoattend.Ifyouchangeyourmind,pleaseupdatethespreadsheetASAP.Youshouldindicateatleast4weeksinadvanceforlocalracesandseveralmonthsinadvanceforthelargerraces(Regionals,Nationals,International,HeadoftheCharlesakaHOC,SDCrewClassic).Someregattasentriesclose2weeksinadvance,some4monthsinadvance.Someracesareconsidered‘Institutional’raceswhereparticipationislimitedbytheregattaorganizersandnotallrowerswhoindicateda“yes”fortheregattawillrace.Thecoachwilldecidethefinallineups.

RegattaFeesThereareentryfeesassociatedwitheveryrace.Ifthetrailerhastotraveltoaregatta,thetrailerfeesarespreadamongtheparticipants.Aftertheregatta,youwillreceiveanemailwiththefeesowed.Alatefeeisincurredafter30days.Allfeesassociatedwitharegattaarepaidforbythethoseparticipatinginthatregatta.

UniformsAllrowerswhoraceinanSDRCboatareexpectedtowearanSDRCuniform.Thereisateamstoreatwww.SewSporty.com/SDRC.Youcanvisitthesiteandselectyourgear.Ifseveralrowersplantoplaceanorder,theycanallbeshippedtogetherto

theboathouse(1220ElCarmelPlace,SD92169)–besuretocontactSewSportydirectlytogetthemknowabulkorderiscoming.Allowatleast4-6weeks.Youwillneedatanktoporunisuit,blackbottomsandwhitehatifyouplantowearahat.Hatsarealsoavailableforpurchaseintheoffice.



USRowingMembershipPriortoyourfirstrace,youmustbecomeaUSRowingmemberandcompletethewaiver.Youwillneedtorenewbothannually.Pleasegowww.usrowing.orgtojoin.TheSDRCClubCodeisQ7ERJ.

RaceFormatsSprint-Thestandardinternationalracingdistanceis2000meters,thestandardracedistanceforMastersis1000meters.Thecourseusuallyhassixtoeightboatsracingagainsteachotherintheirseparatedesignatedlaneswhichmayormaynotbemarkedbybuoys.HeadRace-Theseraces,whicharegenerallyheldinthefall,aretypically3000-5000meterslongandtheboatsarestartedintheirrespectivedivisionsseparatelyat10secondintervals.Theseregattasaretypicallyconductedonariverorbaywithanassortmentofbridgesandturnsthatcanmakepassingquiteinteresting.

RowingClassifications-USRowingClassification-byAgeYourageistheageyoubecomeinthecurrentcalendaryear.Theaverageageofthecrewistheclassificationoftheentry.Theageofthecoxswainisnotcounted.

AA 21to26A 27to35B 36to42C 42to49D 50to54E 55to59

F 60to64G 65to69H 70to74I 75to79J 80andover

Classification-byWeight

• Lightweightwomencannotweighmorethan130pounds.Theaverageweightintheentireboatcannotexceed125pounds.

• Lightweightmencannotweighmorethan160pounds.Theaverageweightintheentireboatcannotexceed155pounds.



REGATTABOATCLASSES

Incompetitiverowingevents,abbreviationsareusedfordifferentboatclasses.

M MenW WomenMX Equalnumberofmenandwomen(excludingcoxswain)1,2,4,8 Thenumberofrowersinthecrew.x Scullingboat(thinktwocriss-crossoars)+ Coxed(withcoxswain)- Coxlessor‘straight’(withoutcoxswain)ExamplesMD8+ Men’sD(50-54aveage)eightwithcoxswainW4- Women'sstraightfourWLtD1x WomenlightweightAge50-54singlescullWO4x Women'sOpenquadMWC2x Masterswomen'sC(43-49aveage)doublescullMx8+ MixedEightwith4womenand4men



THEREGATTAArrangingracesfordozensofdifferentagecategories,weightcategories,port/starboard,scull/sweeplimitations,andracelimitscanbeadauntingtask,especiallyregattaswhererowerscanraceupto6racesoverseveraldays.Whenthecoachsendsoutracelineups,takeaquicklooktomakesuretherearenoconflictsassometimesthingsaremissed(egyourracesare10minutesapart).LetthecoachknowofissuesASAP.Morningoftheraceistoolate.

LoadingandUnloadingtheTrailer

Whenracesareoutoftown,wetransportequipmentontheclubtrailer.

Thecoach/boathousemanagerwillsendoutanemaillettingpeopleknowwhentrailerloadingwillhappen.Bepreparedthatittypicallyhappensafterpracticethemorningthetrailermustdeparttoarriveatthedestinationintime.Therewillbealistofboatsandoarsthatwillbetravelingtotheregatta.Boatsneedtobederigged,allpartsaccountedfor,marked,wrappedandloaded.Equipmentthatgoesonthetrailerincludesboatshells&riggers,oars,slings,ergs,coolers,toolboxes,extraparts,bownumbers,straps,etc.Whenthetrailerreturnsfromaregatta,itmustbeunloaded,boatsre-riggedandallequipmentneatlystoredbackintotheboathouse.Bepreparedfortheannouncementlettingeveryoneknowwhenunloadingwillhappen.

TravelLogisticsSomeregattas,likeMastersNationalsaremulti-dayout-of-towneventsthatrequirealotoforganization.ThereareSDRCvolunteerswhoworksdiligentlytoorganizedetails-blocksofroomsnearthevenue,flightandtravelsuggestions,racevenuefoodanddrink,theteamdinner,etc.Bekindtothishard-workingvolunteer,pleasereviewmaterialssentaroundandrespondinatimelyfashionifinformationisrequested.



RaceDayBring/wearyouruniform–uniorSDRCtank,blackbottoms,whitehat(optional),socks.Fluids,snacks,sunglasses,sunscreen,money–oftentimestherearevendorssellingrowingrelateditemsandfood.Ifyoubringawaterbottleuseplastic,metalwaterbottlesrollaroundloudlyintheboatandmaycauseminordamage.Besureyouknoweveryraceinwhichyouareentered.Knowwhotheotherrowersareinyourboat(s),knowtheevent#,thestarttime,bownumber.Plantobeatthecourse2hoursbeforeyourfirstrace.Thecoachwillsendanemailwiththeboatandspecificoarstobeused,timetobeatyourboatreadytolaunchforyourrace.Assoonasyouarrivemakeanyadjustments(footstretchers,spacers)andcheckthatequipmentisinworkingorder(nuts,bolts,riggers,plugs).Beawarethatanothercrewmaybeusingthesameboatjustpriortoorafteryourraceandmake“hotseating”arrangementisnecessary.Ifthere’sacoxswain,theywillmakesurethecoxboxworks,attachthebownumber,andattachracenumberonthebowperson(coxswaininan8+,bowpersoninacoxed4+).Besureyouhavearrangedforsomeonetocarryoars,orthatyouhaveplacedthemnearthelauncharea.Beawarethatanothercrewmaybeusingtheoarsprior/afteryourrace.Becourteousandcommunicatewithyourfellowteammatesasequipmentisalwaysshared.Bringyouroarsbacktotheappropriateplacewherethenextcrewwillexpecttofindthem.Thecoxswainand/orcoachwilldiscusstheraceplanwiththeboatbeforeyourrace.Youmayhavedonethisinpracticebeforetheregatta,butalwaysgoodtoreviewduringthe‘peptalk’.



RacingscheduleListedbelowisageneralscheduleofregattasthatSDRCMastersmayattend.January

• IndoorErgClassic|SanDiego,CAFebruaryMarch

• TempeTownLakesRegatta(MastersandJuniors)|Tempe,Arizona• SoCalOpeningDayRegatta|LongBeach,CA

April• SDCrewClassic*(MastersandJuniors)|SanDiego,CA• FISAWorldMastersGames|Differentinternationallocationeachyear

MayJune

• NationalLearntoRowDay|SDRCJuly

• SWMastersRegionals|LakeMerritt,Oakland,CA• GamesandBeachBoilAllSDRC(JulyorAugust)|SanDiego,CA

August• USMastersNationals|Differentlocationeachyear

September• AnnualGala/Auction• WorldMastersChampionships|Differentlocationeachyear

October• HeadoftheCharles*|Boston,MA• RowfortheCure|SanDiego,CA• HeadoftheAmerican|Sacramento,CA

November• SanDiegoFallClassic|SanDiego,CA

December• ChristmasRegatta|LongBeach,CA• WinterClassic|SanDiego,CA

*Someracesareconsidered“institutionalraces”wherenotallthosewhowishtorace,willraceeg.HeadoftheCharles,CrewClassic,andsomeinternationalraces.



BOATHOUSEAMENITIES

LockerRoomsThereareseveraldayuselockersavailablewhileyouarerowing.Afewwomen’slockersareavailabletorentonamonthlybasis.Althoughweliketothinkweareallrespectfulofeachother’sbelongings,usegoodjudgementwhenleavingvaluablesinthelockerroom.

ErgsThereare25+ergsthatmaybeusedanytimebyanymember.Theremaybetimesthatthejuniors,masters,universitiesorlearntorowclassaretrainingontheergs.Ifthereisanunusederg,youcanmovetheergtoanareawhereyouwon’tdisturbtheirpracticesession.Asignonthemirrorindicateswhichergscannotbebroughtoutside(thenewest).Thereisabucketofsanitarywipestocleanthehandleandseatafteruse.Pushthescreenallthewaydown,putthehandleallthewayintothemachineandreturntheergtoitsuprightposition–carefulnottotouchthemirror.

WeightRoomTheweightroommaybeusedanytimebyanymember.Usebestpracticesandproperliftingtechniquetoavoidinjury.Pleasereturnallequipmenttoitsproperplace.Therearematsnexttotheergroomthatmaybeusedinsideoroutside.



ONLINERESOURCES

www.sandiegorowing.orgwww.sewsporty.com/SDRC Rowingclothesandgearwww.jlracing.com Rowingclothesandgearwww.RegattaCentral.comMostregattasuseRegattaCentralastheirsinglepointofinformation.Clubscanmakeandpayforentriesfromthissite.Thecoacheswillmakeclubentries.Theyalsohaveanappavailable.www.Row2k.comAsitededicatedtoallthingsrowing.www.HereNow.comMany,notallregattasuseHereNowfortimingandresults.It’saveryhandyapp,andresultsaretypicallypostedwithinminutes.

RowingtechniqueresourcesCalmWaters https://www.calmwatersrowing.net/Concept2 http://www.concept2.com/USRowing https://www.youtube.com/(search‘usrowingdrills’)

ThereareendlessvideosyoucanwatchonYouTube RegattaCentral https://www.regattacentral.com/Row2k http://www.row2k.com/



COXSWAINCOMMANDS

Inorderforthecrewtoworkateamorunit,thecox'nwillgivespecificcommands.Mostofthecommandswillbebasedoffofathree-partsequence,startingwiththedescription,thenthequestions"Ready?",andfinallythecommandtomove.Thesecommandsshouldcomeinanevencadence,sothatthecrewwillactinunison.

Tomoveaboatstoredonarack:• Handsonthenameoftheboat• Upandofftherack,READY?(pause)Up• Showsides(leanyourheadtothesideoppositethepersoninfrontofyou),to

shoulders,READY?(pause)Up.Walkitout,watchtheriggers(meaningtomakesuretheboatriggersbeingcarriedout,donothittheriggersonthestoredboats)

Tomoveaboatthatisrightsideup,fromthewatertoslings:• Handson.• Overheads,READY?(pause)Up• Showsides,READY?(pause)Down(boatgoestotherower’sshoulders)• Walkitup(thebeachtotheconcretepad)• Weigh-enough(Whenonthepadandadjacenttotheslings)• Towaist,READY?(pause)down• Toslings,READY?(pause)down

Whenrowingthecox'nmaywanttohaveonlyhavesomeofthecrewrowing,iftheywanttochangesomethingtheycoulddosomethinglikethefollowing:

• Intwo,3and4todropout,5and6toaddin• One,(saidatthecatch)• Two,(atthesecondcatch)• Onthisone

Therowersin3and4seatcontinuetorowuntiltheRELEASEofthatsecondstroke,atwhichtimetheywillstoprowingandbalancetheboatwiththeiroars.Therowersin5and6seatwillcontinuetobalancetheboat,untiltheRELEASEofsecondstroke,thentheywillbegintorowfollowingtheSternpairofrowers.

Toincreasethestrokelengthorpressure:• Intwo,3/4pressure• One,(saidatthecatch)• Two,(atthesecondcatch)• Onthisone



ROWINGTERMINOLOGYLikemanysports,rowinghasalanguageallitsown.Forthenovicerowerwho'stoldto"wayenough,"ortheparentwhoseteenagercomeshometalkingabout"catchingacrabduringapowerten,"it'shelpfultoknowsomebasics.

TheBoatBow:Forwardsectionoftheshell,thepartoftheshellwhichcrossesthefinishlinefirst.Alsousedasthenameofthepersonsittingnearesttothebow(1seat).Therowersalwaysfacethestern.

Stern:Therearoftheracingshell.Thedirectiontherowersarefacing.

Starboard:Therightsideoftheshellwhenmovingforward.Oarsonthestarboardsideofastandard-riggedboataretheBow,3,5,7.Notethatfortherowers,starboardoarswillbeontheirleft.

Port:Theleftsideoftheshellwhenmovingforward.Oarsontheportsidearenumbered2,4,6and8(stroke).

Seat:Wheretherowersits.Theseatslidesbackandforthtoenabletherowingmotion.

FootStretcher:Thestretcherconsistsoftwoinclinedfootrestswhichholdtherower’sshoes.Therowers’shoesareboltedintothefootrests.Thestretchersaremoveableforwardorbackwardtoallowrowersofdifferentleglengthsmaximumsliderange.

Tracks:Thesetofmetalrunnerssetinsidetheshell,toacceptthewheelsonthebottomofeachrower’sseat(slide).

Slide:1)thephysicalrailsuponwhichtheseatrolls,and2)thepartofthestrokewhentheseatismoving,bothduringthedriveandduringtherecovery.

Gunwale:Thetopedgeofaboat’sside:pronounced“gunnel.”

Rigger:The"arms"attachedtotheexteriorsideoftheshelltowhichtheoarlocksareattached.Theriggeractsasthefulcrumfortheoar.

Oarlock:Thedeviceattheendoftheriggerthatholdstheoar.

Rudder:Small,moveablepieceonthebottomoftheshellbywhichthecoxswaincansteertheboat.

Skeg:Thestationaryfinlocatedatthesternsectionoftheboatusedtohelpstabilizetheshellinholdingatruecourse.Itisnotthesameastherudder.



TheOarOar:Usedtodrivetheboatforward.Rowersdonotusepaddles.Sweepoarsarelongerthanscullingoars.

Grip:Therubberpartoftheoarhandlethattherowergrasps.

Shaft:Themainpartoftheoarbetweenthegripandblade.

Blade:Thewideflatpartthatcontactsthewater.(Sometimesoarsarecalled"blades.")Bladesarecommonlylongitudinallysymmetrical(spoons)orshapedlikehatchetblades(hatchets).

Collar:Alsoknownasthebutton;thisistheringaroundthesleeveoftheoarthatismovedtoadjusttheloadontheoar,andtherelativelengthofthehandle.

TheStroke

Catch:Thebeginningofthestrokewhenthebladeentersthewater.Therowerisfullycompressed(kneesbent,armsreachingforward)andtheseatisforwardontheslide.Thebladeisfully“squared”(perpendicular)tothewateratthistime.

Drive:Thepartofthestrokecyclewheretherowerappliespowertotheoar.Thisconsistsprimarilyofthelegdrive,thenstraighteningtheback,andfinallypullinginthearms.Mostofthepowerinthestrokeisaccomplishedduringthelegdrive.

Finish:Thebladecomesoutofthewaterandthelegsarestraightandthehandshavefinishedpullingtheoarsintothebody.Whenthebladecomesoutofthewateritisimmediatelyrotatedor“feathered”sothatitisparalleltothesurfaceofthewater.

Feather:Rollingtheoarhandleinyourfingerssothebladeisparalleltothewater.

Recovery:Beginswiththehandscomingawayfromthebodyduringthefinishfollowedbytherowerswingingtheupperbodybacktoaslightlyforwardbodyangleposition.Therowerthenmovesslowlybackuptheslidetowardsthecatch.

Release:Thedownwardmotionofthehandthatservestoremovethebladefromthewaterandstarttherecovery.



AdditionalTerms:Someofthesetermsarecommandsusedbycoxswainstocontroltheboat.Backorbacking:Topropeltheshellbackwardsbyturningtheboatbypushingthehandleawayfromthebodywhilethebladeisinthewater.Oftenonesideoftheboatwhiletheotherrowsnormallyinordertospintheshellaround.

Crab:Anaccidentthatoccurswhenarowerlosescontrolofhisorheroar.Therower’sbladegetstrappedinthewaterbythemomentumoftheshell,andtheoarhandlefliesbackwards,goingovertherower'sheadorstrikingtherower'schest.Oftenthehandleendsupbehindtherower.Inextremecases,therowermaybethrownoverboard.It'scalled"catchingacrab,"andsoonerorlaterithappenstoeveryone.

Checkitdown;holdwater:Toplacethebladesoftheoarsverticallyinthewaterasameansofslowingorstoppingtheshell.

Coxbox:Anelectronicdeviceusedbycoxswains,consistingofaheadsetmicrophoneandspeakerslocatedthroughtheshell,throughwhichthecoxgivescommandstothecrew.Connectedtosensorsunderaslidingseat,thecoxboxhasreadoutsthatcanshowspeed,strokerating,numberofstrokesandtimerowed.

Ergometer:Betterknownasthe"erg,"it'sanindoorrowerfortraining.SDRCusesergsmanufacturedbyConcept2.

Fullslide:Typeofstrokewheretheseatismovedonthetracks,sothattherowerusedlegs,backandarms.

Halfpressure:Theapplicationofpowerinaracingshellsuchthattherowersarerowinghalfashardastheycanatfullpressure.Therowersarepullingharderthantheywouldatpaddlepressure,butnotashardasiftheywererowingatfullpressure.

Headrace:Aregattainwhichcrewsraceagainsttheclockoverasetdistance,ratherthanside-by-side.Thestandardheadracedistanceis3miles,thoughitisdependentontheracecourse.HeadracesbegininSeptemberandlastthroughthefall.

Layback:Therower’sactofleaningbacktowardthebowduringthestroke.Laybackshouldnotbemorethanafewdegreespastvertical.

Letitrun;letherrun:Acommandtostoprowing,holdingthebladesoutofthewaterandparalleltothesurfacesotheboatcontinuestoglide.

Piece:Atermreferringtoanyperiodofworkperformedintheshellorintrainingontheergs:a"ten-minutepiece,"a"500meterpiece,"ora"20strokepiece,"forexample.

PowerTen:Acoxswain'scommandfortherowerstotaketenoftheirbest,mostpowerfulstrokes-astrategytopullaheadofacompetitor.



Puddles:Themarksleftbythebladeonthewateraftertherelease.Thepuddlesindicatethe“run”oftheboatbyshowinghowfarithastraveledsincethepreviousstroke.

Rating:Thenumberofstrokesrowedperminute.

Repechage:A"second-chance"raceforthosecrewsthatfailtoqualifyforafinalfromanopeningheat.Repechagequalifiersmoveontosemifinalsorfinals,dependingonthenumberofentriesinanevent.

Run:Thedistancetheshellmovesduringonestroke.Goodspacingmeansthecrewislettingtheboatworkwhiletheyareontherecovery.Byrushingtherecovery,thecrewwillmaketheshellsurgetowardsthesternimmediatelypriortocatchingandshortentherunforthatstroke.

RushingtheSlide:Atechnicalerrorcausedbyslidingtooquicklyandabruptlytowardthestern.

Set:Thebalanceoftheboat.

Settle:Thepartoftherace(orotherpiece)wherethecrewdecreasestheratingfromtheinitialhighstroketoalowerpacethatthecrewwillmaintainuntilthefinalsprint.

Skying:Theincorrectactionofcarryingthehandstoolowduringtherecovery,especiallywhentherowerdipshis/herhandsjustpriortothecatch(i.e.sortofwindingup).Thisactionusuallyresultsinthebladebeingtoohighoffthewater’ssurface.

Sprintrace:Racesinwhichboatsrowasetdistanceinside-by-sidecompetition.Dependingonthenumberofentries,theremaybequalifyingheatsandsemifinalstodeterminewhichboatsrowinthefinalface.Thenumberofboatsinaraceisdeterminedbythenumberoflanesonthecourse,usuallysix.Highschoolsprintracesare1500meters(2000inCanada);collegesprintracesare2000meters.Thespringhighschoolracingseasonissprintraces.

Stroke:Therowerwhositsclosesttothestern.Thestrokesetstherhythmfortheboat.Allrowersbehindthestrokemustfollowthestroke’scadence.

Swing:Occurswhentheentirecrewismovingperfectlyinunisonandtheshellseemstobemovingveryfastwithoutmucheffort.

Washingout:Whenthebladecomesoutofthewaterduringthedrive–creatingsurfacewaves,losingpowerandunsteadyingtheshell.

Wayenough(alsoweighenough):Acommandtostoprowing,orstopwalkingwiththeboatoverheadonthedock(usedonlyintheUS).

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