9th Annual
JUDGE DUNNE REGATTA
Sunday April 27, 2008
DAMMRICH ROWING CENTER
3220 Oakton St.
Skokie, Illinois 60076

Our 9th Judge Dunne Regatta was a wounderful success due to many volunteers under the leadership of Carole Szpunar.

Congratulations to the Rambler medalists:
1st place--Men's Varsity Eight, Women's JV Eight
2nd place--Women's Varsity Eight, Men's JV Four, Women's Novice Eight

Many thanks to Craig Lofgren and his communication with the Pioneer Press on behalf of LARA and thank you to the Pioneer Press for their coverage of the Judge Dunne.

Pioneer Press photos of the Judge Dunne regatta

 

2008 Participants

Loyola Academy (Host)
Crystal Lake
Lincoln Park Juniors
New Trier
North Suburban/Woodlands

Event Day Information

Site Plan
Map to Dammrich Rowing Center

Race Format

The race format for all heats is head-race style, 1500 meters in length;  finals are duals, side-by-side.  (The head-race trials will determine progression to finals for each event.)  The crews posting the fastest two times from each heat will advance to the finals in their event.  Finals will be raced in a two-lane sprint format.  Medals will be awarded for FIRST and SECOND places.

Schedule

The first boats are expected to launch by 8:00 a.m., in order to be north of the starting line by the 8:45 a.m. start time.  The first event begins at approximately 8:45 a.m. with all others following in a timely fashion in the order stated.   Boats will launch from the dock near the boathouse. 

Finals are expected to commence at approximately 2 p.m. and to conclude no later than 4 p.m. 

Check here for order of events
Check here for regatta results

Parking

Parking is available in the Sam’s Club parking lot, accessible east of the intersection of Main Street and McCormick Boulevard, several blocks north of the boathouse. No spectators, coaches, or participants may park in the boathouse parking lot.  The boathouse parking lot is very small and will be reserved for BOAT TRAILERS ONLY. 

Course and Viewing

The race course is set up between Grove Street and 8200 block of McCormick Boulevard. Boats will race NORTH to SOUTH with the finish line at the south end of the course near the soccer fields.


Contacts:

Head Coach: Matthew P. Baldino
mattbaldino@loyolaacademycrew.com

Regatta Chair: Carole Szpunar
CSZPUNA@luc.edu

Volunteers: Donna DeFrank
Land Operations: Lou Langone
Water Operations: Steve McNulty
Race Central Operations: Carole Szpunar
Sponsorship: Ellen Leemputte and Sharon Meyers
Press: Craig Lofgren
Publicity: Kris McDonell and Suzie Shoup

Waiver


Regatta History

The Judge Dunne Regatta is Loyola's “home” regatta. It is named in honor of Judge Arthur Dunne, the former presiding Judge of the Circuit Court of Cook County, whose son, Edward “Fitz” Dunne, convinced his father and Loyola teacher Martin Fahey to begin a crew team at Loyola Academy. Judge Dunne came up with the idea of trading three parcels of Metropolitan Water Reclamation District land to the Village of Skokie in exchange for the right to use one of the parcels for a Loyola boathouse.

The Judge Dunne Regatta is a perfect opportunity for families and friends of Loyola rowers to attend a race. For new Loyola rowing families, it is a great way to learn how a race is run. LARA parents run this regatta, and we must all work together to make it a success. The Judge Dunne Regatta is a US Rowing registered event, and there are many opportunities to volunteer! Please be sure to get involved.