JUDGE DUNNE INVITATIONAL REGATTA

10th Annual Judge Dunne Invitational (JDI) Regatta
Sunday, April 26, 2009
Dammrich Rowing Center
3220 Oakton Street
Skokie, Illinois

Head Coach:                Matthew Baldino
                                    matthewbaldino@gmail.com

Event Coordinator:       Maria Langone
                                    312-342-1616 - mobile
                                    312-226-6763 - home
                                     773-777-7562 - fax
                                    m-langone@northwestern.edu

Points of Contact:         Race Central:                TBD
                                    Water Operations:        Steve McNulty shmcnulty@gmail.com

                                    Sponsorship:                 Ellen Leemputte            eleemputte@aol.com
                                    Land Operations:          Lou Langone    louislangone@cityofchicago.org
                                    Volunteers:                   Margaret Largay            mlargay1@yahoo.com
           
                                    DockMaster:                Chris Shoup
                                    Publicity:                       Kris McDonell, Suzie Shoup

Invited Teams

Camp Randall Rowing Club
Crystal Lake Rowing Club Juniors
Lincoln Park Juniors Chicago
Loyola Academy Rowing Association
Madison Country Day School
Mendota Rowing Club Juniors
New Trier High School Rowing
North Suburban Crew
Rochester Rowing Club Juniors
Saint Ignatius College Preparatory School
Woodlands Academy

Entry Information

Entries:  Each team may enter a maximum of 3 boats per event.  A team may not enter a Junior Varsity (JV) event, unless it also enters the corresponding Varsity (V) event.  (However, in unusual circumstances, teams may petition for an exception to this rule.  Decisions on such petitions are matters at the sole discretion of the JDI Regatta Committee and/or Coordinator.)  Entry information is posted on the Loyola Academy Rowing Association (LARA) website:  loyolaacademycrew.com.   Entry Forms

Entry forms may be mailed or faxed, and must be received by Friday, April 17, 2009.

Waivers:  In order to race, each rower and each coxswain must provide a waiver, filled out completely and appropriately signed by a parent or legal guardian.  - 2009 Waiver

Waivers may be mailed or faxed, and must be received by Friday, April 17, 2009. 

Fees:  $45 for each eight (8+) entry, $35 for each four (4+) entry. 

Please make checks payable to the Loyola Academy Rowing Association (LARA), postmarked, when mailed, no later than April 17, 2009. 

If mailing entry forms, waivers, and/or checks, please address to:

LARA – JUDGE DUNNE REGATTA
P.O 599
Glenview, IL 60025-0599

Please mark the envelope   “URGENT – Judge Dunne Regatta.”

If faxing entry forms and/or waivers, please address to   Maria Langone

Event Day

Upon arrival at the site on the day of the regatta, teams should register (team coach or designated individual) at the Registration Table, set up in the vicinity of the Dammrich Center Boathouse.

Coach and Coxswain Meeting:  7:30 a.m. in the vicinity of the boathouse.

Regatta Information: 

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.  The actual starting time of each race thereafter may vary from its estimated starting time, due to the actual duration of each race and subject to weather conditions and other circumstances.  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.  Actual starting times of races may vary from the estimated times.

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.

The race course is set up between Grove Street and the 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. 

Boats are expected to be launched for heats in mini-flights consisting of no more than 2 events at a time.  For the afternoon finals, boats will be launched in three flights. 

Bow numbers will be provided at registration for each boat in the heats.  All boats must display a bow number to launch from the dock.  Bow numbers should be securely fastened and clearly visible, either on the back of the rower in the bow seat (seat 1)   *or*   on the bow of each individual boat.

No hot-seating will be permitted for events within the same flight or mini-flight.

A designated crew member must check in with the DockMaster before a crew’s scheduled race.  In order to facilitate efficient dock operations, please bring bins for rowers’ shoes and clothing.

Communications will be set up to link the launch dock (DockMaster), starting line (Starter), and finish line (Race Central).

Tentative Order of Rowing Events (subject to change):

Events will launch in the following order, both for the heats and for the afternoon finals.

  1. Women’s Novice 4+
  2. Men’s Junior Varsity 8+
  3. Men’s Varsity 4+
  4. Men’s Novice 8+
  5. Men’s Junior Varsity 4+
  6. Women’s Junior Varsity 8+
  7. Women’s Novice 8+
  8. Women’s Varsity 4+
  9. Women’s Varsity 8+
  10. Women’s Junior Varsity 4+
  11. Men’s Novice 4+
  12. Men’s Varsity 8+

 

Parking:

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.  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.  Signs will be posted.  There is a sidewalk from the Sam’s Club Lot to the race venue.  The boathouse parking lot will be supervised and enforced all throughout the day in order to ensure compliance and for the safety of all competitor equipment.

Tent Set-Up:

There will be a designated area for tents to be set-up.  All tents must be set up west of the sidewalk (near the water) in order to avoid damage to the municipal soccer fields.  The area directly south and east of the finish line (in front of the finish line) will be reserved for Race Central Operations and merchandise sales.  No team tents may be pitched near the finish line area;   if tents are set-up unaware or in violation of this rule, they will be forced to move.

Comfort etc.:

Food will be available for purchase on site and at near-by establishments.  Feel free to bring food, water, etc. for your rowers. 

Porta-potties will also be available on site.

Souvenir T-shirts commemorating the event will be available for purchase. 

Regatta site plan

 


 

The Judge Dunne Regatta is our “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 LARA rowers to attend a race. For new LARA 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.