Notices: Mercer Club Regatta

This is the collection of regatta notices for the 2013 Mercer Club Regatta.

The river is high!

The river is high and moving fast due to the recent rain. Coaches should make sure their crews all know to be very careful in the conditions. Beach space to launch will be restricted and so all crews arriving to launch MUST be ready with oars to get on the water asap. After racing, proceed well above the bridge and wait in turn to go back to the beach. If lots of crews try to land at once, many will be at risk of sweeping downstream past the beach. At the start, make sure especially novice crews know not to sit still to avoid getting too far downstream past the start. Thanks!

2013-12-06 12:40:19
Bring water!

The Mercer Clubrooms currently have an issue with the water supply that means that there will be a restricted amount of drinking water available on Saturday. We advise all visitors to bring their own drinking water.

2013-12-04 09:27:02
Coaches: For all your rowers!

Coaches, please make sure that all your rowers know that if they are racing in Lane 1 or (especially) Lane 6 they MUST take great care not to drift into the path of boats travelling downstream to the start line.

2013-12-03 07:02:36
For all parents driving to Mercer Regatta

Traffic Management:

Holding the Mercer Regatta is dependent upon obtaining approval from Waikato District Council for a Temporary Traffic Management Plan (TTMP). This means that each of the cones and signs has been set out in accordance with the approved plan, which is monitored every two hours.

Drivers - please do not move any cones! They have been set out to ensure everyone's safety and moving the cones (e.g. in attempt to park nearer to the venue) could mean that safety is impeded - an obstruction to the line of sight for vehicles entering and exiting the access road to the Mercer Club rooms. In particular there is no parking on the side of the road between the Mercer Rowing Club entrance and the bridge over the Waikato River. There is ample provision for parking in a grass paddock well off the road behind the Mercer Rowing Club rooms

For those who choose to stay on the eastern side of the river, please remember that Riverbank Road forms part of SH22. It's not just a road through the Mercer village. It's quite narrow and a busy road too, especially with trucks carrying freshly harvested potatoes. To facilitate getting boats across Riverbank Drive, there will be stop/go lollypop signs to assist. Please work with CMRC parents who are manning the signs, to ensure there are no incidents or near misses.

2013-11-29 11:00:33
Slight Change in Event Order

Please note that event order in events 2-7 and events 31 and 37 has been shuffled as of midday Nov 20. Sorry for any confusion!

2013-11-20 12:58:16
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