• Mon 8/17/09 - First day of practice (5:15 - 7:15pm)
• Thurs 8/27/09: Mandatory Parent Meeting 7:30-8:30pm at the JCC shelter house. Deadline for payment of fees.
• Sat 8/29/09:New Parent Orientation meeting 8am at the JCC shelterhouse. Get acquainted and learn everything that you wanted to know about crew and regattas.  Will last about one hour. Questions, contact Jo Sobiech jsobiech3@hotmail.com
• Sat 9/19/09: Head of the Cuyahoga (day trip) Cleveland*
• Sat 9/26/09: Frogtown (day trip) Toledo*
• Sat 10/3/09: Head of the Ohio (overnight on Friday night) Pittsburgh*
• Sat 10/10/09: Columbus Fall Classic - Hoover
• Sat 10/17/09: Hamilton Fall Classic  (Tentative) - we will make a decision on this by 9/20/09

*See Hotel/Travel Information Section below

   

Registration

 

STEP 1:   Register online.  This MUST be completed by the date of the Parent Meeting.  Please do this even if you completed it last season.  Rowers are not added to the roster until registration is complete.  Signups for volunteer positions are included in the registration process.  We are an all-volunteer club.  Parents are required to sign up for at least one job under the Club Activities section and the WCrew-hosted Regatta section.  This will give the club a starting point for volunteer assignments, but reassignments are likely to occur.  We appreciate your cooperation!  Click here to Register

 

STEP 2:  Download the Club Waiver form (below), sign and bring to the Parent Meeting AND Download the Cuyahoga waiver (the only regatta that requires a paper waiver)

 

STEP 3:  Make your payment by the Parent Meeting.

              Season Fees:

                   $ 485.00*   by check, made checks payable to Westerville Crew.

                   $ 500.00*  by Visa/MC credit card (can only be done at the Parent Meeting)

              *Families with multiple youth rowers may deduct $100 from the second rower on.

 

STEP 4:  Sign online waivers for regatta participation: Please go to https://www.regattacentral.com/athletes, submit the roster code (QC-576448) and register your athlete. This waiver must be completed to row in regattas. Note:  USRowing needs online waivers signed at the beginning of each year and it applies for the entire year (Spring and Fall Seasons).  Therefore, for Spring Season, ALL rowers must complete the online waiver.  For the Fall Season, only rowers that did not row the preceding Spring Season must complete the online waiver.  Rowers that participated in the Spring Season may skip this step.

 

STEP 5:  At least one parent must attend the Parent Meeting on August 27, 2009 (includes JV/varsity).  Bring the signed Waiver form, and payment (if not mailed).  This meeting is scheduled to last one hour. 

 

Club fees cover the cost of the hotel stay for one ‘over-night’ regatta per season for all youth rowers. For parents and other ‘day trip’ out-of-town regattas, the club arranges special room rates at designated hotels for parents/rowers.  When these arrangements become available, the information will be posted on the website, and it is recommended that you reserve your room early, as supply is limited.  Parents are responsible for making their own reservations and paying for their rooms.

 

For the out-of-town day trips, expect to leave early (4 a.m.) if not reserving a hotel room.   All parents are expected to drive their rowers to regattas. If you are unable to drive to a regatta, you must contact Elizabeth Watts  elizabeth.watts@duke-energy.com  at least one week prior to the regatta.  She will attempt to find your rower a ride.

 

Communications

 

Westerville Crew website: http://www.westervillecrew.org/

 

 

Your cooperation is appreciated!