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SARASOTA 2014

Travel and location info for Pathways TEAM SOS NJ crew members attending the October 25-26 Sarasota BCS Races

WE ARE 1 of 102 teams participating!!!

REVISIONS:   TON OF UPDATES AND CHANGES 10/16/14. I strongly suggest you reread everything! Items listed in red are important!

PARTICIPANT INFO

• IMPORTANT LINKS

  • READ THESE notes offered by Ingrid regarding your Flight (updated 10/15/14).

  • What to bring

  • REGISTER your twitter account to send msgs to your cell phone. I will post any last minute changes on www.twitter.com/njdragonboat OR on this team info webpage. 

  • EVENT Race Schedule - Saturday races (ver 10/15/14)

  • Event link

• TEAM NOTES

  • Schedule of Sarasota Team Meetings

  • Check Hotel lobby for a message board or my room door for team messages or info.

  • I will go on a shopping run with 2 or 3 team members to secure race day food stuffs either after Thurday's team dinner, or after Friday's AM practice. The event provides buffet lunch on both Saturday and Sunday.

  • SOS races: Saturday = race #7 @ 9:36, race#18 /2 12:48; Sunday = ??, ??

  • Official team group photo - to be scheduled on site.

• SCHEDULE - Schedule of events

  • 23 Thur

    • 6:50 UA#219L (EWR to Chicago@8:20) / 9:20 UA#1190 (Chi to Sarasota) - arrive 1PM (19=Ann, Caye, DawnMarie, Debbie, Fran, Ingrid, Jacqui, Josie, Karen, Kelly, Lily, Lois, Maria, Michele, Pam, Peggy, Sally, Theresa, Val). Linda leaves EWR 4:30PM.

    • 4PM practice / Meet 3PM at hotel lobby for carpool to race site. WEAR BLACK Team SOS shirt for practice. (black shirts needed by: Anne, Caye, Henrietta, Ingrid, Kelly, Maria, Sally, Val). Linda, Henrietta will miss this practice. Car pool vehicles: Pam (van), Michele (SUV), Trudie (car), Ellen/Danny (full size flat bed!) EVERYONE expected to attend (except Linda, Henrietta)

    • 7PM Team Dinner (free) - site: Bearded Clam. http://www.thebeardedclamsarasota.com/. It's 2.5 miles (5 minutes) from the hotel. It's close enough to make a few loops with the van. Reservation confirmed for 27 people. We will be eating inside. 

  • 24 Fri

    • 7:30AM - 1st team meeting at team tent. ANYONE who expects to paddle in 1st Saturday race must attend this meeting. This includes anyone housed at off site locations.

    • 7:00AM - Shuttle bus (#s 36) departs hotel for practice

    • 8:30AM-11AM - 2 team reps to attend IBCPC Congress Meeting (Hyatt Regency, 1000 Blvd of the Arts, Sarasota). Val and Peggy will attend.

    • 9AM practice. Wear White SOS (or any white Tee) for practice. No shuttle bus scheduled to return to hotel until 7:50PM - therefore team will coordinate a carpool return to hotel and then back to race site in time for opening ceremonies.

    • 3:15PM - Captain/steerer meeting (Michele, Lily, Caye, Ellen) @ ???

    • 5PM-6:30PM - opening ceremonies on Regatta Island (wear event shirt for aerial photo), appetizers provided

    • 6:30-7:30PM - event organized wine and cheese mixer

    • 7:50PM - our shuttle bus leaves AREA C for hotel

  • 25 Sat

    • 7AM - Our shuttle bus (#s 36, 37, 38) departs hotel to race site

    • Team Meeting = @ 7:30AM at team tent

    • 1st team race = 9:36, lunch=10:54-noon, 2nd race = 12:48PM (all races = 8AM-2:30PM)

      • 3PM our bus leaves race site AREA C to hotel. We may coordinate a team carpool to take folks back to hotel earlier if desired.

    • 4:45PM our shuttle bus leaves hotel for Parade.

    • 6:30-7PM Parade of Nations @ Lakewood ranch - We will figure out at 1st team meeting what to wear. I think we will be walking down Main street towards a strip mall. Here's the Google street view.

    • 7-10PM - Paddlers block party at Lakewood Ranch Main Street Loop, appetizers & entertainment provided (many restaurants in area). It would be tough to have a team dinner here. so all are suggested to eat out on small groups.

    • 9:50PM our bus leaves Lakewood Ranch Main Street area for return to team hotel. If members want to head back early, we will position several team vehicles nearby to shuttle members back to hotel before 10PM.

    • All team members need to check team message board to confirm Sunday AM departure.

  • 26 Sun

    • 7AM, 8:30AM - shuttle buses departs hotel to race site

    • Team Meeting = 90 minutes before 1st race at team tent (race schedule posted in hotel lobby by Saturday evening 11PM. AND I will POST on twitter)

    • 8:30AM-3:30: 2 - 500 Semis and Final races (tail held starts)

    • 3:45-4PM - Sandy Smith Global Race - includes at least 1 member from each teams

    • 4-4:15PM - BCS flower ceremony is the last event on the water with all the SSGR racing teams.

    • 4:30-5:30PM - Closing ceremony w/Dr Don McKenzie

    • 5PM our bus leaves race site AREA C to hotel.

  • 27 Mon

    • 1:15PM UA #1179 (SRQ to ORD@3:10) / 5PM UA#1058 (ORD to EWR) arr 8:13PM (18=Ann, Caye, DawnMarie, Debbie, Ingrid, Jacqui, Josie, Karen, Kelly, Lily, Lois, Maria, Michele, Pam, Peggy, Sally, Theresa, Val)

• TEAM Housing - Holiday Inn (Sarasota Bradenton airport), 8009 15th Street East, Sarasota, 34243 - 941-355-9000

  • 5 rooms w/King beds with sleeper sofa (Pam, Josie, Val/Caye, Debbie/Theresa, Dawn/Henrietta+Ken/Ellen+Dan)

  • 5 rooms w/2 double beds (Sally,Peggy/ Linda,Maria/ Michele,Jane/ Fran, Lily/ Lois, Ann/ Kelly, Karen/ Ingrid + ?)

  • Off site: Trudie, Barry, Jacqui

  • Holiday Inn offers FREE SHUTTLE service from Sarasota Bradenton Airport. Call them and ask for pickup!

  • BREAKFAST included!!!! served 6-11AM. All rooms have a mini-frig! Facility w/indoor pool, fitness center

  • We are sharing our hotel with: Against the Wind (Philly), Pendragons Abreast (Penrith, Australia), Pink Steel (Pittsburgh), Survivorship Penticton (BC, Canada)

• Event Info

  • Sponsor = International Breast Cancer Paddlers Commission

  • Event info = 2014 IBCPC Participatory Dragon Boat Festival @ Sarasota, Facebook

  • Frequently Asked Questions

  • On Race Day @ Nathan Benderson Park

    • race site parking = $5/day. This includes a shuttle to race site.

    • Water stations on site. Save and label your water bottles.

    • Each tent provided 1 table and 20 chairs on Sat/Sun (Ellen will bring 4 aluminum tables, 5 chairs and Michele's alum cot)

    • lunch provided,

    • 2 free wellness day activities offered to all participants and supporters

    • site map of the 2017 World Rowing Championships at this location

  • Parade of Nations = Main Street at Lakewood Ranch, Lakewood Ranch, Fl

Other Info

• Stuff to bring - suggested items to bring (this list updated 10/20)

• Getting around - Van=Pam and Caye, SUV=Michele, Henrietta, Trudie

  • Directions:  Hotel to race site: 15 min/8mi, Hotel to The Bearded Clam Sarasota: 6 min/3mi,

• STATS - 102 teams = 8 nations (Australia/12, Canada/46, Ireland/1, Italy/2, New Zealand/2, Singapore/1, United Kingdom/2, USA/36)

• About Sarasota - a Touristy stuff

• Weather forecast - 80s, with rain and humidity (sat/sun rain)

• OTHER TASKS

  • Trudie to pickup team registration packet at Registration & Packet Pick Up* (Wed=12:00pm – 5:00pm, Thur=10AM-7PM) @ University Town Center