Brunswick Crew will be sending a Varsity Eight (which races in the category called “Senior Eight”), a Second Eight, and a Freshmen Eight to the Stotesbury Cup Regatta, the largest high school regatta in the world, with boats coming from up and down the east coast to compete.
The boys who have been selected to race in Philadelphia will be dismissed from class at 11:30am on Thursday, May 17th. They will be encouraged to grab lunch at school and then to board a coach bus for a noon departure from Maher Avenue.
On Thursday afternoon the team will rig boats and practice on the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia. They will spend Thursday and Friday nights under the supervision of their three coaches at the Crowne Plaza in downtown Philadelphia at 1800 Market St. — (866) 618-0410. They will have team dinners each evening, but will need to bring some cash for breakfast and lunch foods.
The boys will look to proceed through Time-Trial Heats (no racing starts) to qualify for the Semi-Finals in an effort to gain a place in the Grand Finals on Saturday. So, the possibility exists of an early exit from this highly competitive regatta. Boys must bring academic materials with them as there will be ample time for studying between races.
Race Schedule for Varsity Eight and Second Eight:
Friday, May 18:
1pm – Second Eight time-trial heat (BSBC is bow #657, 14th of 26; the top 12 go to Saturday AM semis)
2:50pm – Varsity Eight (“Senior Eight”) time-trial heat (BSBC is bow #927, 22nd of 37; the top 18 go to Saturday morning semis).
Saturday, May 19:
9:54am/10:00am – Second Eight semis (if they qualify)
11:48am/11:54am/12:00pm – Varsity Eight (“Senior Eight”) semis (if they qualify)
4:20pm – Second Eight final (if they qualify)
5:40pm – Varsity Eight (“Senior Eight”) final (if they qualify)
Race Schedule for Freshman Eight:
Friday May 18:
8am – Freshmen Eight time trial (BSBC is bow #17, 17th of 45; top 18 go to afternoon semis)
4:00pm/4:06pm/4:12pm– Freshmen Eight semis (if they qualify)
Saturday May 19
1pm – Freshmen Eight final (if they qualify)
The Brunswick coach bus will return to Greenwich on Saturday once all three boats have finished racing.
Go to http://stotesburycupregatta.com for more information.
